Outdoorsman

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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
>So, we're not going to resolve the question in favor of either #1 or #2. Those personas are like the two daemons on the shoulders of anyone who does programming... or politics... or law... or urban planning... or economics...< A
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Your comment raises the question: if a substantial profit is involved is a claimant still "impartial", "neutral", "unbiased"...? Or, "external" to the proceedings, as your choice of terms suggests...?
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
The allure of the Internet is strong...agreed... I waste more time than I should with the excuse that I'm keeping abreast of current events... I'll share this with you...if you read a good book, a really good one--you pick the sub
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Interesting article...lots of up-votes, but few weighing in... I'll give it a go... Money is at stake for one side..a stock has been publicly shorted... Money, and a "way of life" created, for many, by an organizational struc
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
The point you make is an important one...as the article points out, we knew bacteria moved toward light for years...now we know how... As humans we imagine that we're very efficient processors, and we are...but, much of the time we&#x2
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
This can be a crazy profession that will willingly chew people up... Realize that....when money's to be made some will drive you until you can no longer function.... There's a lot to life...part of it is fast-lane, part of it is s
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
The only honest reply that comes to mind is that we're likely finite beings and we should share whatever we think we've learned while we can....
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
I don't look at ads...that's remiss of me, as some ads probably contribute to my salary... When I see a three column layout on a client's page, with the right column "blinking" I think, usually, that they're pr
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
It is, indeed, what you make of it....I agree... I know that the next day, or the day after that, worst case scenario, anything immediately relevant to me, or my community, will appear in my local newspaper, or RSS feed... I live locally, i
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Jobs in our industry are "intense"... Speaking for myself, I chose this profession, years ago, because I loved problem solving, absolutely loved it... I also knew I was the type of person who needed a certain amount of time away f
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Thanks...I owe thanks to the people who taught me the difference between escape and interpretive fiction... So, I'm repaying a debt, or attempting to pay it forward... I'm happy with either interpretation....
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
I very much enjoyed reading this...thanks for posting it... Two very common pieces of advice are commonly given to beginning writers (which some take): 1} Find your voice...through repetitive practice...write compulsively until you do! 2} O
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Some products are chosen, by consumers, because of one thing...simplicity...an easily intuitive UI, use-ability..the product fills a need, just as it is, when introduced to the market... Scaling up is difficult for such products... It doesn
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
I have four kids...two in college now...the other two are on track to be in a few years...I get compliments on them all the time... The number one piece of advice I can give you is to suspend any preconceptions you have, consciously or unco
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
No...and I avoid clicking URLs offered on all but a few very trusted sites, and never in emails...
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Agreed...you grow by entertaining ideas other than your own, or those of the group you find yourself closely identifying with... As F Scott Fitzegerald said: A test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mi
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
I may offer an opinion different from other responses you receive... If you're not unhappy where you are--adequate salary, good living conditions--then take things slowly... Land the next job before leaving your current one, and only i
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
No, the web isn't going anywhere...many have come and gone, as you correctly point out...and will again... It's very likely that only so many "home runs" can be hit...that doesn't mean you can't do very well fo
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
A business has to make a profit...consumers prefer quality products...investors prefer businesses who are profitable and indicate the wherwithal to ensure future profitability...businesses that sell "entertainment" are vulnerable
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Sowa's Law: Whenever a major organization develops a new system as an official standard for "X", the primary result is the widespread adoption of some simpler system as a de facto standard for X... Your point is worth conside
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Over the long run there are an infinite number of thing to "break", or "disrupt"...you'd better have a solid product when you attempt to fill the void you've created... The analogy of conquering armies pushing
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
The author makes some very strong points...well worth a read...two caught my attention: 1} A solid performing "pared down" product is often more easily adopted by new consumers...simple intuitive use hastens understanding and spe
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
I backpacked Australia in 1986... I was asked, very straightforwardly, by a woman I met,"Why does Ronald Reagan want to destroy the world with nuclear weapons?"...I replied that I doubted very much that he did... The U.S. has cert
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Canadian City Eradicates Homelessness with New Approach(aplus.com)
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
The launch has already been condemned by the UN Security Council... http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/07/asia/north-korea-rocket-launch...
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Agreed... Three years ago they put a satellite in orbit...orbit is decaying for that one... Of course, there's quite a bit of speculation that they're more interested in testing rockets than orbiting a functioning satellite... ht
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
When the page loaded for me my IP and a street view 13 miles away from me loaded in the upper left hand panel... Read later that it updates with each visitor...
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Interesting...the article posits, if frequencies can be discovered, it might be possible to intercept/capture transmissions from the satellite, when in range, using something as simple as a ham radio or SDR dongle (police scanner)... M
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
A wonderful write-up and great photography... I especially enjoyed the diversity evidenced in the photos...what a variety of personalities... The band shifting on-the-fly to a hoedown when a fight broke out...this place had personality! Thi
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Agreed... After reading the article I was curious about the actual adhesives used...I've seen what mother nature can do to sheets of ordinary plywood after only a couple of years outdoors an had my doubts about exterior applications..

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