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by EMM_386 4y ago
Interesting. I've used json-translator in the past. It supports Google Translate, Bing Microsoft Translate, Libre Translate, and Argos Translate. https://github.com/mololab/json-translator
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by EMM_386 4y ago
Two Point Hospital is really a fantastic game. I'm curious how Two Point Campus is, I am not sure if I'm as interested in that one.
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Same age, same concerns. I was 8 when I started on a PcJr with BASIC. I'm now in my 40s writing everything from Angular to C# APIs to database stored procedures. Honestly, I've had enough and already suffered through one massive b
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by EMM_386 4y ago
> Were the recommended places all real places? For us, they worked. They were all real minus the one I mentioned, and the descriptions weren't vague. They were accurate and what we were looking for.
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by EMM_386 4y ago
> Sad to see a name like A16Z reduced to this. It really is. These ICOs were essentially considered "free money". Mint a coin, put some power behind it, profit. This isn't a business, it's a get rich quick scheme.
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by EMM_386 4y ago
> chatGPT’s conversational mode requires a lot of superfluous language, whereas a Google search does better with only keywords I was recently travelling in another country and was able to ask ChatGPT for breakfast/lunch/dinner
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I have worked remotely in IT in multiple positions for over a decade, far pre-dating the pandemic WFH transition. I have never had a problem with communication or feeling noticed. Everything I do is tracked, and I am at my desk during work
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by EMM_386 4y ago
I was given ketamine to reduce my dislocated shoulder. I experienced something very similar to what the author writes, ending up in a black void and feeling like I'm tumbling into nothingness. I remember yelling out in the ER "no
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by EMM_386 4y ago
> That's "You were used" with extra steps. Why are you trying to rebrand this? Of course you were "used". You were used to get work done in exchange for a paycheck. That's how work ... works. I am confused
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> You were used, they got what they needed and now it is time to go. That's how workers are treated and people should understand that. I can't tell if all of this is due to the age of people who have joined the workforce over t
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The thing is, there are simply too many variables. Using your example of lecithin, there are numerous studies that show it is effective in improving/reversing fatty liver disease. https://www.bcm.edu/news/lecithin-
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> The assumption being that your body will just dispose of any excess safely. Not always. Fat-soluable vitamins (A, D, E, and K) will build up in fat tissue and can lead to toxicity.
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> I don't use it on any OS You don't even leave the built-in Windows Security (or Defender) running on Windows? I haven't noticed any performance impact or false positives in the years it's been running, and it is sup
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> One of the most well-known of those efforts was a series of emails that Virginia Thomas, wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a supporter of former President Donald Trump, sent to a host of state Republican House and
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by EMM_386 4y ago
Agreed. My hatred for JS arose from having worked with it in the late 90s/early 00s and it was really painful. I did everything I could to avoid it during the ensuing years, focusing mainly on back-end work. Having circled back aroun
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These companies are using forward-looking metrics to make these types of decisions, it really isn't follow-the-leader. I don't have access to the data, but it's quite possible with interest rates rising, high inflation, and t
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> It doesn’t seem rational at all at this point. Layoffs are rational and are common in downward cycles. I get the feeling that a lot of the shock and awe here is due to age and a lot of people starting their careers during an extended b
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by EMM_386 4y ago
I'm going to buck the (numerous) trends here and keep it simple at the same time. C# REST APIs on Linux with PostgreSQL and the front-end framework of your choice. I generally stick with Angular.
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by EMM_386 4y ago
Civilian airports don't all have radar, but approach and departure facilities (known as TRACONs) do, as do enroute centers.
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Note that none of those things would "prevent the next MH370", only be able to locate the wreckage faster. There isn't much that can be done to "prevent" incidents like this.
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> Not sure if the metrics being sent is the biggest problem unless you're super paranoid about intellectual property theft. Exactly, there seems to be a high level of paranoia with some developers about any software that "phone
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> But that implies that I dislike any and all "phoning home" (which is the vast majority of instances is simply anonymous statistics to help you, the user, find the most popular packages) enough to shun it. I totally agree with
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VB6 does not equal VB.Net. I personally know developers who switched careers after Microsoft transitioned to .Net. I worked with them around 2001. They didn't understand OOP concepts and were not interested in having to relearn everyt
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> It's not like they hacked into Google's servers without their knowledge or consent, they were given access to the data. This is not true. The NSA hacked Google without their consent. The relevant slide from the Snowden leak
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No matter where you go, there you are.
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I was diangosed with syncope on standing shortly after getting Covid (the first time). I'd never experienced anything like this before in my life, but suddenly the world would fade to black if I stood up too soon from a reclined posi
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> An entire web browser could be written from scratch independently for that kinda cash. It honestly couldn't be. Not one that is on par with Chromium. I can't imagine how much Chrome "costs" if you add up all the en
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> we can't forget that a lot of IE and Firefox users ultimately decided to try Chrome, then went ahead and actually installed Chrome, then actively used Chrome, and most importantly, decided to keep on using Chrome instead of the ot
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OpenAI is in talks for tender offer that would value it at $29B(wsj.com)
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I had my thyroid gland removed 30 years ago and my TSH has recently been out of range (hypothyroid). I still managed to lose 40 pounds via calorie restriction and absolutely no change in exercise. I basically did strict keto for 6 months.

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