Mezzie

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by Mezzie 4y ago
I was mostly referring to conversation within a certain camp, not between the two sides. For example, I'm pro-choice and my own side would be ready to flay me alive for agreeing with the legal theory behind the overturning + thinking t
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by Mezzie 4y ago
Probably a wise decision, and not just because of conflicts between the different sides (I can't imagine there's a large pro-life contingent at Meta), but because of the dumpster fire that intra-political discussions have turned i
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by Mezzie 4y ago
Can you try to play something that isn't musical and note the differences? It might be easier than just turning it off. White/brown noise or nature sounds or something. > I do wonder whether there is some "distraction mete
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by Mezzie 4y ago
I genuinely prefer greyscale displays. If I weren't visually impaired and/or so much UX didn't rely on color, I'd turn it off permanently except for art creation.
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by Mezzie 4y ago
Disagree with blaming the general public. I'm a librarian-programmer who's dabbled in writing and done some political comms work, though never journalism. You're right about the lack of financial ability for writing to keep o
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by Mezzie 4y ago
Exactly. The competence is in knowing which questions to ask. That knowledge comes from a deep and intimate understanding as to not only how you (the individual) goes about solving problems, but how human beings in general approach problems
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by Mezzie 4y ago
Have you considered setting up Calibre to automatically fetch and convert articles?
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by Mezzie 4y ago
There are some things that just cannot be addressed via free markets. There are some pre-conditions for markets that just cannot be met: Either because the demand for something is inelastic OR there's no way for the consumer to have th
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by Mezzie 4y ago
This is one problem with socio-economic class: When somebody's 'socio' doesn't match their 'economic', things get weird. I'm a first generation college student who has 3 great-grandparents with college deg
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by Mezzie 4y ago
To a degree. Companies also have to have a stable society in which to operate, and the lowest classes in American society have zero ability to absorb any additional costs because over the last 10-15 years, the increase in data collectabilit
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by Mezzie 4y ago
I'm an American, but I did my graduate degree in Canada, and the difference was so extreme I (and others) would just get stuff shipped to the border and go pick it up.
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by Mezzie 4y ago
There's a huge difference in where plumbers vs. SWEs live, though. You have to compare the actual purchasing power. SWEs are more likely to be located in HCOL areas and therefore have higher salaries because SWEs need the infrastructur
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by Mezzie 4y ago
Also, there's an opportunity cost to taking any job. If that job exhausts you (either physically or mentally), then you're not going to be able to put your best foot forward in the application process, which can be killer if you&#
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by Mezzie 4y ago
This. I'm similar to OP (but I've got ~30 years of 'smaller' work/experience under my belt). I've never had problems picking up on a new language or framework; if you understand the underlying fundamentals, it&
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by Mezzie 4y ago
Thanks!
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by Mezzie 4y ago
Curious what you would have those of us IN that group do? I'm far from a brilliant programmer, but I did start as a 4-year old back in the 90s and I'm competent. I also got MS in my last semester of grad school. Why is the grandpa
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by Mezzie 4y ago
I was in your situation and then I came down with MS when I was 26. How am I to succeed on my merit when my medication costs > 300k/yr and I have no idea how long I'll be able to work (or what I'll be able to do for the sc
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by Mezzie 4y ago
Can you suggest any reading about this? This is a fascinating concept and I'd like to learn more.
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by Mezzie 4y ago
I've had the thought kicking around in my head for a while that the decentralized, difficult to alter nature of blockchain might have some use for the long-term preservation of provenance in the archival sense: Often figuring out whe
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by Mezzie 4y ago
Agree with this as somebody who does the inverse. I like front-end much more than back-end, but knowing at least some back-end helps me understand how things fit together, how to make things more efficient, etc. If nothing else, learning ab
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by Mezzie 4y ago
Frostpunk requires a lot of resource management and focuses a lot on hard choices. For example, choices between letting people die in the wilderness or taking them in when you may not have enough food to feed everyone.
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by Mezzie 4y ago
My fortunes have improved dramatically, mostly due to the pandemic, ironically. I need remote work and have some background in Instructional Design. I'm FAR more valuable now than I was 3 years ago. Odd how that works.
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by Mezzie 4y ago
I declared Chapter 7 two and a half years ago and I currently have a score in the mid-700s. Granted, my bankruptcy was due to medical stuff rather than irresponsibility.
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by Mezzie 4y ago
This is it for me. I'm a librarian, so I'm AWARE each time I look at my dumping grounds that I should organize them. Of course, that also feels like work, so then I don't do it.
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by Mezzie 4y ago
People really underestimate how environment and infrastructure can matter when it comes to heat/cooling. I'm a Michigander, and in my lifetime (I'm 33) our summers have changed from bearable without A/C (Temps topping ou
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by Mezzie 4y ago
He was always like this, from what I remember. Then again, I was put off of him back in the 90s because it was just kind of embarrassing to watch someone who was (at the time) 2-3x my age be so desperate for validation. Elon was bullied pre
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by Mezzie 4y ago
> But even though it's better than hooking up ID verification to social networks, "pretend teenagers don't use the Internet" isn't harmless policy, it's not just that there are popups people click through. R
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by Mezzie 4y ago
I would support efforts at restraining exploitative use of algorithmic content for all ages. The main issue is that age-restricting teens especially is logically difficult and can create unintended consequences. Teens are going to act on
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by Mezzie 4y ago
Yes. I have some concerns about this bill and tactic. For example, even if it worked as intended, would we see an uptick of problems in 18 year olds' use of algorithmic social media as they're suddenly away from home/out from
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by Mezzie 4y ago
This is already allowed for under-13s, but almost no site/service actually allows for that. I imagine this would have similar results with it being a functional ban and the kids just all signing up as '18 year olds'.

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