Kluny

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by Kluny 10y ago
Sounds like a horrible person living a horrible life in a way that will never affect me in any way. I'm okay with this.
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by Kluny 10y ago
The candidates who are running are listed with contact information at city hall. You can call them on the telephone or write them an email asking detailed questions about whatever is relevant to your interests, and you will probably get an
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by Kluny 10y ago
That's not at all true. There are still lots of republicans at the state and municipal level, and they're often the most competent candidate. The lower you go in government, the more likely it is that someone will be personally ac
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by Kluny 10y ago
> - Not having my stuff. No extra electronic equipment, tools, furniture, etc. When you are traveling a lot you need to be a minimalist which means no collection of books, soldering irons, etc. Which is fun for a few months but the 3rd t
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by Kluny 10y ago
Thank you!
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by Kluny 10y ago
I just checked out vets.gov to have a snoop around, and it's mostly quite impressive. But I found an SSL configuration error on this page ( https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits/vonapp ) that will probably prevent
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by Kluny 10y ago
It's not necessarily cutting the person out of your life. You can move on from the conversation, then come back to it another time.
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by Kluny 10y ago
I don't think he was advocating accepting the bullying, to me it reads like he's saying that should not be the status quo.
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by Kluny 10y ago
This might be a dumb question, but when an ejection seat is activated, what prevents the crew from being fired straight into the helicopter blades?
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by Kluny 10y ago
I bet they had a few pina coladas before this episode, as well as after.
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by Kluny 10y ago
It's a good start. Read Mr Money Mustache to continue.
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by Kluny 10y ago
> While this specific move may turn out to be a net positive for users, they are sending a clear message: pay us or we'll kill your business. I mean... facebook needs to make money too. These clickbait companies are making money of
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by Kluny 10y ago
Hope so. I'm happy to be rid of ironic clickbait as well.
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by Kluny 10y ago
I've been telling people to host wordpress sites on Dreamhost's Dreampress. They handle core updates for you and they'll help you out if it all goes wrong. I'd also say use Shopify you're doing eCommerce. It's
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by Kluny 10y ago
Anyone wants to work for the federal government or in politics needs French, beyond a certain level. So making sure your kids learn it opens some really valuable opportunities for them.
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by Kluny 10y ago
All services that serve Quebec have to be available in french. So if you're making an application front end, you have to provide a french version even if your userbase doesn't care. It's just extra overhead.
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by Kluny 10y ago
Didn't I read this exact story right here on HackerNews last year, only that time it was posted on someone's personal site? Was it also Mick Stute that time, or is this guy passing on someone else's famous story as his own st
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by Kluny 10y ago
Coding is different from normal work though, isn't it? I mean, if I have 3 hours of data entry ahead of me, I get in the zone almost instantly and crack through it at high speed with little difficulty, take lunch, then go on to the nex
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by Kluny 10y ago
I like this: electric pulse, wavefront growing. Integrate mass and weight
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by Kluny 10y ago
> A few years ago, 6 mpg was considered good. Now 8.5 mpg is not uncommon. Are you serious? That's horrific...
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by Kluny 10y ago
I just tried to look up what is an actuary. The first two results were the same forum thread from a forum for actuaries, where the actuaries were complaining that people don't know what actuaries are. The third result was a page of jok
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by Kluny 10y ago
It's madness. I take a month off every year. I only get paid for two weeks vacation, but I take a month because, come on. Two free weeks a year? Who the hell ever thought that was reasonable?
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by Kluny 10y ago
As a follow up to this article, I need about 40 examples that illustrate the difference between manager opinions that are worth two cents, and useful manager feedback. Or about 10 years of experience, but I'm hopeful that someone will
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by Kluny 10y ago
Ha, not really. I think they ought to be ridiculed in a court of their peers.
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by Kluny 10y ago
I think the article answered that, oddly enough - the liars may not have done any actual science, but they told a great story. Apparently that's enough!
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by Kluny 10y ago
I fully agree that storytelling is an important skill, but boy howdy is that experiment ridiculous. Every time I read about one of these ridiculous studies I wish someone would start an organization for reproducing and debunking bad studies
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by Kluny 10y ago
What are people using for video chat? I use it so rarely (maybe once a year) that every time I do, I have to learn some new software, install stuff, sign up for accounts, etc. Facebook messenger is great for talking with my niece, but that&
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by Kluny 10y ago
I checked the date on this article assuming it was written in 1998. Nope, July 16, 2016. O-kay. Thought we had moved on, but I guess the Economist hasn't.
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by Kluny 10y ago
> Also your friends and family will tear into you, lobsters in a bucket style grabbing one trying to escape, unless you do the selfies at the tourist trap thing. "What you relaxed and had fun instead of stood in line for three hours
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by Kluny 10y ago
> you don't need this 4 days vacation in a mansion in spain for 1200eu+ if you are under 30 and don't enjoy financial freedom yet. Why would anyone do that? It sounds awful.

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