TexanFeller

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by TexanFeller 5y ago
< The fact that the most important IC manufacturer is there is important but less important than the humans who live in Taiwan. Oh you sweet summer child.
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by TexanFeller 5y ago
“metamate” is a straight up embarrassing thing to be called. If I worked there I don’t think I could get that out of my mouth without gagging or heavy sarcasm.
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by TexanFeller 5y ago
Truckers as a group are not what most people would call privileged! Hard work, long hours away from their family, and not great pay. Most of them aren’t very educated and came from humble homes.
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by TexanFeller 5y ago
Well we’re in luck because, as has been pointed out many times in recent years, the private organizations I mentioned are not bound by the first amendment!
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by TexanFeller 5y ago
The Heaven’s Gate cultists have been spreading dangerous misinformation for 20 years? They MUST be deplatformed! Why on earth do Google, Facebook, Hacker News, their web hosting and DNS providers allow their dangerous messages to be spread?
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by TexanFeller 5y ago
lol this advice might not apply as much to Scala. All the CanBuildFrom stuff was overwhelming to look at the first time, and a lot of things in the stdlib are implemented in a way that’s not idiomatic in app-level Scala. They’ve simplified
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by TexanFeller 5y ago
Maybe it can be rebooted. Call it…Phoenix!
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by TexanFeller 5y ago
I’m very annoyed that they mention safety so prominently. With miraculous vaccines available to all ages at significant risk, and data showing those vaccines continue to be effective at preventing bad outcomes from Delta, I just don’t think
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by TexanFeller 5y ago
“You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.” — Davy Crockett…and also me
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by TexanFeller 5y ago
So far vaccine immunity fades with time as well. The Pfizer Gang have experienced that already at 6mo or so, but Moderna protection has faded much more slowly.
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by TexanFeller 5y ago
This seems like a GREAT problem to suck kids into math and computer science. It’s simple enough to explain to an average 12yo, but has enough depth to still be vexing them after they complete their maths PhD. And it’s natural motivation for
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by TexanFeller 5y ago
There are tons of competent developers in Central and South America in time zones close to the US. The language/accent barriers as well as cultural differences are much less than say India IMHO. On average the folks I’ve worked with ha
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by TexanFeller 5y ago
Much of what you describe(including comorbid depression and anxiety) is typical of people with ADHD. There are many other potential causes so please talk with a professional for diagnosis rather than assuming.