Tarsul

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by Tarsul 5y ago
(not op) well, we Germans are very direct. So we would write something like "Can you give me the coordinates? Thanks in advance." whereas a Brit would like it if it was written as "I would very much like to get the coordinate
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by Tarsul 5y ago
wow. I can't work with people who take everything personal; it stresses me out because I don't have the mental capabilities to ALWAYS explain that it's not about them (good that it worked out with your wife). No problem with
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by Tarsul 5y ago
huh, this site is blocked by our IT. Weird.
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by Tarsul 5y ago
I recently read the manga about Hitler's life from Shigeru Mizuki and noticed I learnt more about the man and how he came to be than in history classes in school (and I say this as a German where WW2 was basically half of all history c
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by Tarsul 5y ago
he, this reminds me of a recent interview with Daniel Kahneman (of behavioral science nobel fame) where he closes with saying he works on the "how the inability to solve the famous “bat and ball problem” [bat and ball cost 1,10 togethe
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by Tarsul 5y ago
well, yeah. The cynical part of me has a similar reaction: "This is typical of America", we also see a lot of comments here that justify his actions, so there certainly is a cultural assessment that this type of "showmanship&
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by Tarsul 5y ago
So we have a regulation since October of 2020 [!] in the EU that says that water distributors ("Wasserversorger") have to check how much PFAS is in the water and cope with it if it's too much. This reminds me that I had a not
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by Tarsul 5y ago
yes, not too many people tinkered with their computers then. But the real question is: how many of those who tinkered then, would tinker now if they were born in the 00s? Probably less then if they were born in the 80s, just because e.g. ip
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by Tarsul 5y ago
I read an article in the Guardian today that had a little stat in it that said that the richest 1% in the US own 43% whilst the richest 1% of Greeks only own 9%.[1] I wouldn't have thought that the contrast is SO big between countries.
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by Tarsul 5y ago
well a good teacher could probably notice whether his colleagues are good teachers quite easily (at least if he had access to their classes etc.). Now that I think about it: colleagues probably are the best metric even for jobs like program
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by Tarsul 5y ago
Why? Even Wikipedia has no summary of its teachings so what's in it?
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by Tarsul 5y ago
the problem is that smart devices are much more important for the economy and business (and users) than gaming devices (like the switch). So it is in the public interest that those oligopolies (Android/IOS) have a business model that i
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by Tarsul 5y ago
just the fact that we have SO many comments here (and always when it comes to this topic) about how this problem can be misunderstood (e.g. knowing that the showmaster will never open the winning door before yours and that he will ALWAYS sh
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by Tarsul 5y ago
Is it an eternal question? Because I have a hard time finding examples where cynicism is the better course of action than pragmatic encouragement.
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by Tarsul 5y ago
Well, Trumps actions would have been self-serving and cynical (as they all were). Biden hasn't shown those 'qualities'. Which is why I (and the WHO) give him the benefit of the doubt in this case.
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by Tarsul 5y ago
hmm.. world of goo is probably one of the oldest indies in that list (wasnt it the first humblebundle game ever or something?) so its shell life was more or less over anyway, so I dont fell really sorry. I rather feel sorry for RiME since t
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by Tarsul 5y ago
I've used this since 1.5 years for sweets (basically daily...). So I take out a few sweets and lock it for a few hours, so that I don't have to fear that I overeat. It works really well and I'm really happy about it. Also, I
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by Tarsul 5y ago
12% more ads shown and ad price increases... so... good for facebook, bad for everyone else? I've certainly noticed that Instagram has too much ads for me nowadays and don't use it anymore (maybe once a week).
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by Tarsul 5y ago
hmm... Tenorite is out, can't make a standard font with those a's that look like alphas / too similar to o's. The other fonts don't stand out too much at first glance. If I had to choose I'd probably take Skee
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by Tarsul 5y ago
I really like the expression "metadata analysis". It's very succinct, describes very much what AI/ML often boils down to in 2 (rather) simple words. I will try to remember this. The marketing guys in cooperation with jou
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by Tarsul 6y ago
but still, one of the big reasons for the weakness of the CDU is because of the "Maskenaffäre" (read: corruption), so in a way this IS a public intervention because of corruption. We might see how the Greens handle government but
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by Tarsul 6y ago
Complacency. As a German it pains to see me how we went weeks with knowing that the numbers won't get better but not doing anything against it (the same in November or whenever the last time was). There was no strategy behind it (expec
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by Tarsul 6y ago
if we're talking Germany then architects don't earn a lot. Some do but many of them earn less than people in administration in big companies (so less than 60k). Mechanical engineering and IT (Engineers) earn comparatively high in
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by Tarsul 6y ago
thats roundabout 45% but yeah. Actually high earners pay less taxes than those stuck in the middle (like 40k to 60k) because after a certain threshold (i think around 60k) your contributions to health care (which is until then around 15% of
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by Tarsul 6y ago
If China hadn't tried to put it under the rug, Italy/Europe wouldn't have been so underprepaired (well it also would've helped if the US would have played its usual part as a world leader). But I'm digressing... all
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by Tarsul 6y ago
well one of the masterminds behind it is JPMorgan Chase, American.
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by Tarsul 6y ago
the solution involves buying a 100 euro product with 6 customizable buttons (cool product but expensive). Anyone know of cheaper alternatives for a keyboard buttonset (between 4 and 20 keys)? Probably standalone numpad (with customizable ke
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by Tarsul 6y ago
at least humans are held accountable.
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by Tarsul 6y ago
I appreciate your comment. In my childhood open world games were - at least in my mind - the non-plus-ultra because the possibilites appeared to be endless. Nonetheless, you are right: Too often those possibilites are trite. I dislike Skyri
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by Tarsul 6y ago
I love your slogan "Pay once, own it forever".

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