Dylanlacey

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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
Hygiene != Dress. I can wear a nice, clean teeshirt and cargo pants with some comfortable new Vans and still shower, shave and wear deoderant, fix my hair et al. I'm not untidy and I'm not naked, I clearly know how to clean and present my
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
This is the argument I usually take. WHY is it better to wear a suit besides the investors want to see you in one? If someone willing to put hundreds of thousands of dollars into my business won't do so because I don't wear what's effec
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
I See (Or perhaps a different sense) what you did there.
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
A THOUSAND TIMES yes. There seems to be a distinct tendency among people with the interest (Or perhaps the money) to want to "ban" things, as though their consumers had them foist upon them. Yes, there are people who can not afford to make
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
Cheers! I was asking honestly; I realized re-reading today it sounded hostile. I have quite a bit of freedom at work, I might give this a go.
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
So you believe it's best to wait until you're quite tired and then go to bed with no alarm?
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
I think the most impressive are the publishers and the webcomic artists. Having actual content creators and distributors opposing the acts gives much more authority to the entire blackout.
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
Wonderella posted a news post, along with this comic: http://nonadventures.com/2012/01/18/soon/
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
Yes. I would. Whether it's something I agree with or not, they're an independent entity. It might change whether I'm willing to do business with them, but I'm not going to wail and rant and piss and moan. They're under no obligation to
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
That's really the crux of things. She didn't help people pirate, she made money off other people's content, and didn't pay a cent for it. To my mind, that's wrong.
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
Yes it's still wrong. You're not entitled to media content. It's not a civil right or a natural resource or something you've earned . It's an entertainment product you can choose to access.
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
How was their honesty? How was their transparency? How was their respect for their customers?
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
This seems to be a wee bit of "ideas which I didn't think of and don't appeal to me, which I'm bitter are successful." Or, to put it another way, people busy making don't have time for complaining.
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
I think concealment is a big problem in most industries, and one of the main reasons companies try the "not allowed to discuss your salary" trick. The other one is so that people who aren't as well paid as others but think (or are) better
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
I do love that talk, but it all basically boils down to: * Have a lawyer * Have them create you a standard contract * Don't ever talk without lawyering, to their lawyer * Never assign rights of any sort "Until full payment is rece
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
Yes, because turning off your phone and Internet access by yourself is MADNESS . It has to be thrust upon you. Seriously, it is not news that peace and quiet can help you get things completed. The value of 'the zone' has been known for y
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
Even better, hooked up to the Internet in order to maximize shenanigans.
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by Dylanlacey 15y ago
These seem to be more "12 steps to be someone who people think gets things done". Most of these steps are about image management rather then production. My GTD rules: 1. Talk Less 2. Make Shit
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by Dylanlacey 16y ago
Why not add a code puzzle that has to be solved before accepting a submission? Then you'd weed out some of the spray.
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by Dylanlacey 16y ago
Really? Huh. I guess. Being someone with ADD I've stopped stressing about being consistently 5 minutes late, but I guess you're right, people are/were disproportionately upset with it until they've come to know me for a while and know I'
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by Dylanlacey 16y ago
There are even sub-sub-culture examples. Rovers ( http://www.rovers.com.au/ ) for instance have RAT: Rover Adjusted Time, which is approximately "the next x.30 to occur after the start time" and which is compensated for by the "car park m
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by Dylanlacey 16y ago
What I really appreciate is they've gone and found a reshipping service, obtained a special deal and are using them to allow them to really ship internationally, not just to three continents. That's an excellent example of trying to help
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by Dylanlacey 16y ago
This is the same thing I've found, in Brisbane. People apply for jobs without skills, without hobbies involving development, without experience and without even looking at the website. I simply don't understand it... Are they hoping to get
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by Dylanlacey 16y ago
Given Intellectual Venturers' reputation, perhaps they are afraid of being sued? Modernist Cooking is still a fairly niche tome, even amongst the technorati hobbyist cooks. I actually only stumbled across it a few weeks ago, and I have Food
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by Dylanlacey 16y ago
corollary: ONE entity cannot have three priorities. If you have to answer to three departments equally you CAN have three priorities. That's what managers are for, to turn those into 1. Lots of companies still don't seem to get this.
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by Dylanlacey 16y ago
Software tends to be good at amplifying people, where the people involved don't need ... skills.
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by Dylanlacey 16y ago
More Mythical Man Month.
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by Dylanlacey 16y ago
It would be easy to say that this is "Not of interest to hackers". I found it an interesting example of what NOT to do with your userbase.
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by Dylanlacey 16y ago
I don't think it's deliberate evil, rather it's the old "Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely" mixed with arrogance and less-then-steller thinking through of the effects. You open your platform, and people use it. Then LOTS of people use it.
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by Dylanlacey 16y ago
Stop mryall, he's being a rational adult! I completely agree, the 'old' model doesn't apply 100% but I don't think that publishers are trying for a new model that's fair. I can give thousands copies for free, yes... But they can SELL thous

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