Tichy

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by Tichy 13y ago
Not sure - unemployment would cause a lot more anxiety, I would imagine. Are pensioners especially depressed (if age and diseases are factored out)?
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by Tichy 13y ago
It would be difficult to let kids live in squalor, though. Presumably parents would receive at least some extra money, but perhaps it would decline with the number of children.
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by Tichy 13y ago
I guess something like that will be inevitable. Unfortunately it will have to be combined with a control of population size or it will be unsustainable.
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by Tichy 13y ago
Apparently an English Major enables you to fill an entire page without providing any arguments at all. That's definitely a useful skill.
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by Tichy 13y ago
They seem to have a problem with the notion of sex, though.
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by Tichy 13y ago
A bit further on they also write that the seducer should learn to figure out when NO really means NO. And if humans are wired that way (responding to touch) then it's not the fault of somebody writing a book. There is also scientific r
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by Tichy 13y ago
I guess to understand this one has to consider that Kickstarter is based in puritan America?
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by Tichy 13y ago
Not making a case against Excel, more against J2EE consulting really... Although I admit I have no idea how it could be possible to create a bug free Excel sheet. It's funny that people avoid programming like the plague but somehow man
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by Tichy 13y ago
Also, watch the movie Office Space and read lots of Dilbert cartoons to mentally prepare for your mind numbing career in IT.
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by Tichy 13y ago
"you are looking for a MS Excel spreadsheet which has ever been mailed by Bob to Cindy" That's how I (unenthusiastically) described my job as a Java developer in the first decade of the 21st century. Not sure if by now all Ex
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by Tichy 13y ago
You want somebody you love to die so you can fulfill your dream of building farm machines from scratch? OK... To each their own I guess :-) What if somebody you loves dies and suddenly you find that spending time with that person would have
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by Tichy 13y ago
Very cool!
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by Tichy 13y ago
I'd expect cognitive dissonance to have the higher effect - "I paid so much for this, it must be good".
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by Tichy 13y ago
Ugh - I am constantly at the limit of my 256GB SSD and it is very annoying. Unfortunately in the MB Air there is no way to swap the SSD for a bigger one... So I'd go with the 512GB any day. Before the Air, I used to always upgrade HD a
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by Tichy 13y ago
What's the benefit of being broken down? Not thinking "I know what's up" can also be achieved simply by thinking, no need to die for it.
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by Tichy 13y ago
How can the world not be a limited resource? Have you thought this through?
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by Tichy 13y ago
That theory seems awfully simplistic. Or on the other hand, perhaps the whole world is deflationary, because it is a limited resource. So the the bleak future you depict is inevitable.
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by Tichy 13y ago
Isn't that theory automatically refuted because films were successfully made before DVD and Video even existed?
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by Tichy 13y ago
Perhaps related: in his latest book about traditional societies Jared Diamond mentions that most people from traditional societies decide to join "civilization" quickly once given the chance. One of the biggest benefits that attra
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by Tichy 13y ago
I've been thinking about this a lot, but I wonder if the ususal affiliate fees would be enough to pay for rent, staff and demo objects. I rather doubt it, and maybe online shops can't pay much more without raising prices.
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by Tichy 13y ago
Curios about the 200k group - what kind of things do people who earn so much do?
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by Tichy 13y ago
Religion is just superstition, too. And it can make people go on murdering sprees as well. Better teach them rational and independant thinking.
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by Tichy 13y ago
Why is it inappropriate to communicate about a job for a presumed friend via text message? I mean I think it would depend on the relationship, maybe the "kid" just judged it wrongly. Wouldn't calling be much more intrusive, for example? Als
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by Tichy 13y ago
Maybe there is a reason for not letting developers talk to the press. This is not good marketing...
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by Tichy 13y ago
Why?
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by Tichy 13y ago
Happiness is not an illusion, it is actual neurons firing, hormones rushing and what not. Of course from an abstract standpoint it is meaningless, but you can catch the ball nature has thrown you and play. There is a reason humans haven't g
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by Tichy 13y ago
Sorry, but it's rather funny that what you deem depressing is not making 6 figs rather than being a lonely alcoholic. Maybe some pondering about happiness would do you some good?
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by Tichy 13y ago
Recently I have wondered if forcing posts and comments to be anonymous might be worthwhile to try. Perhaps there would be less fighting about ego? I have my contact info in ,my profile, but I worry more and more asbout being identifiable on
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by Tichy 13y ago
Out of fear you might not dare choosing a more rewarding path/job. Should be obvious? I suppose you are also at risk of working longer hours, risking your health.
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by Tichy 13y ago
Living in a permanent fear of being jobless could be quite harmful in the long run...

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