Bakary

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by Bakary 6y ago
If it's that dire, you could probably try to investigate the root problem instead of devising workarounds
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by Bakary 6y ago
Even a group of talented and selfless devs would lose marketshare to Google It's precisely the reason why those projects are so important. Not that we should tolerate anything, but the alternative is a shady ad-tech monster and various
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by Bakary 6y ago
Start moving to as many non-Google servies as possible. Some things are hard to replace, some aren't.
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by Bakary 6y ago
Can you imagine Google doing such a thing? I'm chuckling just thinking about how improbable that would be. This is why those services as so necessary.
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by Bakary 6y ago
He's probably quite wealthy and established already. It doesn't strike me as strange that he might burn out on some projects and not feel as motivated to continue as someone with no online profile.
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by Bakary 6y ago
I prefer to group the interventions based on their methodological intent. Meds and talk sound like they would have radically different outcomes, but if the core intention is just to paper over the worker's reluctance to work, they will
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by Bakary 6y ago
The problem is that the procrastination is triggered from the subconscious realization that much of the work we have to do is nonsensical or the result of societal barriers being there because there is too much competition and too many othe
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by Bakary 6y ago
That sort of pomodoro stuff only works on unpleasant tasks that don't require too much thought or creativity
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by Bakary 6y ago
The biggest threat in your case is the PM2.5 In Beijing, the difference before and after the air purifier was enormous in my own experience.
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by Bakary 6y ago
The anglo-american repackaging of stoicism is precisely this: just a variation on hustle porn and blaming the individual. The same goes for mindfulness. Both of these industries (yes, they are industries) have been eagerly embraced by the p
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by Bakary 6y ago
The corollary to that is to understand that when you soothe a negative feeling with a short-term coping mechanism (distraction, drugs...), you prime yourself to feel more of the same in the future. Exposure to the negative feeling and learn
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by Bakary 6y ago
The more important distinction is not to treat it as if the activity itself has magical properties that automatically translate into a better life in some form. Ask yourself what you want to read and what you want to get out of that. If you
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by Bakary 6y ago
Aren't references closer to what you earlier described as inane content? Don't get me wrong, I appreciate them too, but they bring nothing other than a jolt of dopamine from the recognition. An auteur making a reference to another
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by Bakary 6y ago
There is the crypto-Rand crowd as you've described it, but there's also the neoliberal technocratic mindset that everything can be condescendingly fixed with technology or scientific/bro-scientific inquiry. In this case, the
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by Bakary 6y ago
>So I would like to know if any of you have such experiences. I am specifically looking for stories like: 1) I posted this project and I started some company. Sold it or earning a lot of money or living my dream 2) I was hired because of
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by Bakary 6y ago
It sounds as though that many films a year would strip away enjoyment and banalize the art form for the viewer
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by Bakary 6y ago
At the time of writing, the parent comment I replied to ended with "Thanks GDPR". To me, there can be no clearer indictment of the law instead of the shitty practices. Reading through the thread has been frustrating. There are man
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by Bakary 6y ago
>It's just a really disingenuous and dismissive comparison. Nobody is complaining about flashlights. I don't make that comparison lightly. I'm not dismissing the issue: it is a serious problem that is widespread over the i
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by Bakary 6y ago
This topic is above my paygrade since I lack the relevant legal knowledge. But some things I've noted so far: - GDPR shone a light on these practices that is visible to the casual user. This highlights some examples long term counter-p
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by Bakary 6y ago
Thanks for letting me know. Looking through the thread again after my initial off-the-cuff reaction, I'm starting to think that I may be reading too much into the term due to my own biases and assigning interpretations to people that t
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by Bakary 6y ago
As a non-native speaker, I appreciate the feedback. I have yet to master the intricacies of this language :)
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by Bakary 6y ago
>Is it? It's comforting to think so, but I'm not convinced there's a meaningful dichotomy that can be drawn. I rework my store's checkout workflow, making it simpler so users only have to click a couple buttons to buy
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by Bakary 6y ago
When it will cease to be profitable or seemingly so
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by Bakary 6y ago
I don't think everyone who uses that term has an agenda. I'm sure most have good intentions, or just are naturally attracted to new buzzwords. It just so happens the term does play into the agenda of those who have one and who man
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by Bakary 6y ago
I can't say I completely agree with the philosophical outlook behind this list, but this specific term you cite seems like a clear improvement
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by Bakary 6y ago
There's a spectrum of gray in the effect and scale of the manipulation, but deciding to manipulate the user or not is a binary choice.
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by Bakary 6y ago
I sincerely doubt that much financial reward will come for any random individual doing this to any randomly selected website in that sample that does not meet the GDPR requirements. On one hand, you've technically got the right idea th
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by Bakary 6y ago
Much of the audience benefits from this sort of manipulation and tracking, so it's normal they would be hostile to any cookie law
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by Bakary 6y ago
That's like accusing the flashlight of making rats scurry under the floorboard
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by Bakary 6y ago
>Would you consider the fact that bread and fruit and veg are always at the start of a supermarket journey a dark pattern? No, because the term seems superfluous or euphemistical to me. But yes in the sense that it is psychological manip

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