Freak_NL

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by Freak_NL 2y ago
People who depend on LLMs to polish their words will run into the same problem as people who rely on autocomplete functionality: their language skills will suffer. There's nothing wrong with using tools to check written text, but I&#x2
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
I am seeing this on the OpenStreetMap forums, which are an international affair, and it really annoys me. We get well-meaning mappers who join a thread in a language not their own (in case something is discussed within a national community)
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
OsmAnd~, the premium version of OsmAnd (OpenStreetMap map application) is available for free on F-Droid (as permitted by the source licence).
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
You can file that one with the other bathroom myth: cleaning staff knows that the really, really filthy bathrooms are the women's bathrooms¹. People are (and have) assholes. Hardly an argument against unisex bathrooms. 1: https:/
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
Besides, the whole bathroom thing is so old hat. You know what I hate in a bathroom? Other people. Of any gender. Thankfully, stalls have doors. I miss the days of Ally McBeal when unisex bathrooms were hip and the future.
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
As an amateur leatherworker myself, these talented folk are so incredible to read about. Quite reassuring to see the familiar Fiebing's products in their workshops though (dye reducer in this case).
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
> […] so it's highly unlikely that anyone will want to beat you up again. That is, unfortunately, not how this works. The only ways to stop bullying are to be able to stand up to the bullies, which usually is not a realistic proposi
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
That is one of the reasons some governments have now stopped pushing the cashless society. In the Netherlands this realisation has set in, and the central bank now explicitly recommends people keep a sensible stash of cash for the inevitabl
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
> It's not just HN. It's the whole industry. I've got a zealot in my company too. The worst thing is that our customers (healthcare providers) really want to hear this, so it actually helps in marketing, which in turn keep
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
> Bee Movie is mainly a meme, isn't AFAIK a beloved movie, […] All you had to do was add one more 'e'. What a senseless waste of a pun…
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
You're not alone. From the description it should have been right up my alley — avid reader, including Philip K. Dick, can appreciate weird stuff — but something about the way the protagonist was interacting with other characters sat wr
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
Absolutely. Totally normal in the Netherlands. I do this (28 hours). My wife too (32 hours). We've got a kid to raise and a house to look after. We earn more than we need, so why work more hours?
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
Same for KPN: http://195.121.82.125/ Would Tweak have blocked this? Most households in the Netherlands currently have the choice of Ziggo, KPN, and Odido. Long live VPNs…
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
> 7×8 < 6×9 Not usually, no. Typo?
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
This makes me wonder about the point he briefly touches at, but otherwise leaves out: his partner. Are there no children planned at all? Have they already raised kids and are done with this? Is he planning to break up with her? You can&#x27
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
There are some (Alfred J. Kwak, obviously, which he very much enjoyed), but it's too soon for foreign language productions without dubs, and what quality Dutch stuff does exist is often hard to find. Often you'll be relegated to w
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
I hope you'll manage to turn that around. My five year old (nearly six) is allowed one episode of something suitable after school, and in the weekends after his swimming lessons something longer. I suspect we've lucked out with hi
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
> […] coma inducing toddler videos […] Otherwise known as CocoMelon.
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
It's not a competition. Teach her to use her brain, and hope school will end up being a net positive. You can't fix other parents and their children. It starts now for you by the way. Keep her away from screens for now, and be a g
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
Standard disclaimer. Like inserting a bunch of 'hypothetically' in a comment telling one where to find some piece of abandoned media where using an unsanctioned channel would entail infringing upon someone's intellectual prop
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
You're pretty much leaving with one year's pay without the risk of the startup never even making it to a year if you were to stay, and 1% of shares which might be worth something one day (kind of like a fancy lottery ticket). Make
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
Honestly, if I ever reach the point where my savings would keep me comfortable with a pension to look forward to pick up the slack at the end, I'd quit my job and just focus on my interests, providing a clean house and having a good me
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
The thing about replacing them frequently is that that goes against the principle of using something until it is worn out. (That is, reducing the amount of plastic we use.) I'm not sure if this is a problem, or if there are better solu
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
'Slop' on the other hand has a bright future ahead. I picked it up just last week, and it is so incredibly apt at what it does. I like it (not the thing it refers to though, i.e., AI generated content and imagery).
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
I'm looking forward to the day when a group of trolls, ahem, I mean concerned netizens, manages to find the right words and hype to declare 'main' an extremely harmful and hurtful word we should all avoid™. Fortunately, for t
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
Answer truthfully I guess. Tell them about the things you did then, and why you left them out (not relevant for this position). If you're at the stage where you are answering questions about your CV you have your foot in the door at le
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
It might be a moot point anyway. If we can consider Disney a bellwether¹, expect more content producers to step back on the diversity front. Personally I think it completely depends on the story and artistic direction. Wolf Hall (casting mo
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
Yeah, that's sleeper train travel 101. Either be young and not too tall and on a budget, or pay for a private cabin.
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
> In high risk stations you can put walls and gates in that only open when a train can be boarded. That is only possible with fully standardized train units. Which is why you will see this in subways and dedicated high speed networks, bu
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by Freak_NL 2y ago
Why until then? Print in any case. It is an excellent way to have all of your important travel documents separate from your smartphone. Use you smartphone as the backup, not the other way around.

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