Zelphyr

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by Zelphyr 7y ago
> I’ve heard that grocery stores sell milk for less than they buy it for just to get you into the store, because they know you will buy other things. I wonder if this is why they always put it in the back of the store? That way you have
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I've been saying for awhile that we need to work against the stigma of crying. Sure, sobbing because your idea isn't chosen at the office probably isn't going to get you anywhere but that's not what I'm talking abo
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I'm curious what about that piece you thought was combative? My reading of it simply points out that women cry more than men in this day and age. To me, it would be stating the obvious were it not for the contrast to the ratios in pa
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I cancelled my Nextdoor account in part because I got tired of all the paranoia and inevitable devolvement into political bickering, but also in part as a protest against Nextdoor that they need to police this kind of activity. It was only
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
from a financial POV working for a startup is--how should I put this?--suboptimal. Your equity is probably worth nothing (even if you get acquihired, liquidation preferences probably mean all non-founder stock is worth $0). The hours are w
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
You are just scraping the surface but that's ok. I've been using Vi/Vim for over 20 years and I'm still learning it but to me, that's what makes it so much fun! I learn a new thing (e.g.; `%` for toggling the curs
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
> when people said something and I had learned before, instead of diminishing their statement by saying I knew that I know someone like this. Their reply is always, "I'm not stupid". Clearly they were offended when I tol
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
My Vizio that I’ve had for years recently popped up an “opt in” that asked me to allow them to track my usage. Except it wasn’t opt in at all. I couldn’t use any of their services if I didn’t agree to let them track me. So I promptly did a
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
Someone once pointed out to me how "engagement" is often misread by companies. The product team makes a change to their website or app and suddenly engagement skyrockets. They think, "Wow! That change really got people to
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
"He dared to ask what would happen if he were to truly listen and hold space, without jamming the meeting with his ideas on what to do and how to solve things." Over the past year I have made a conscious effort to do this in all m
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I don't think we can make the Internet and tech blameless here. I personally feel like it is playing a part, but I would also like to see some research here so we can point to evidence when deciding what to do about it.
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
While were confessing our wishlists for books-to-tv: I'd love to see "Rendezvous With Rama" made into a series.
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
While I really enjoyed Ready Player One as a movie, I couldn't help leave it feeling it would've been better as a mini-series.
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I second this. I rarely see injuries like OP described at my academy.
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Doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is one of those super hard things I try to do a day. It's not as "super hard" physically as one might think, especially as one improves their technique. Rather, for me and many others, it's ve
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
This is very true because yes, kids can be a lot of fun. They can also be exhausting, frustrating, terrifying, and just plain boring at times. That too is ok. It's kinda how it's supposed to be. I suspect one of the reason Paul
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
All of modern Javascript is built on hundreds of NPM packages that will disappear in two or three years This is soooo true! I actually really like Javascript but NPM is in such a bad place and it's having effects outside of just it&
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
That’s not limited to Clojure nor does it matter whether it’s a batteries included framework or not. I’m seeing this more and more, to the degree that often I’m back to rolling my own instead of relying on a library or framework that has a
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
The answer to your first question is: Yes. As you say, there are some really great editors like VS Code available these days and I have used many, if not most of them but I keep coming back to Vim. The reason is that I feel so much more pro
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
What are some examples? Genuine question since I really don’t have a dog in this fight and am curious about learning more.
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
> The problem here is that you're waiting for an entrepreneur to say this, which is the wrong kind of person to expect this from. I agree and can’t help but wonder if this is why we’re seeing more and more developers trying to make
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
It sounds like what you’re saying is: the best way to hack a test is to actually learn the subject. Thus, the best way to learn is to be in love with the subject.
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
Everybody (except, unfortunately for the moment, our government it seems) has realized just how valuable personal data is. That's turning not only antimalware companies into spyware companies but also search engines, TV manufactuers,
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
This strikes me as such an odd law. Does CA feel the same about houses? Can one go break into a house and get away with it if the homeowner can't prove the doors were locked? I suspect not and, so, if not, why not? What was the imp
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I used to spend a lot of time out there between 2000 and 2008 and I loved it. The bay area had a charm to it and I loved just exploring the whole area. But now... I haven't been there in over 10 years but from what I'm hearing it
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
I had this happen to me. I was hired as a contractor for a big company and was shown to a cubicle I was to share with another developer. Only, I had nothing to do. I was told what I'd be doing when I interviewed but that project go
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by Zelphyr 7y ago
Disney is definitely milking that acquisition for all its worth. Which is understandable if you read the history of Disney. Licensing for Mikey Mouse was a cash cow for them from the start. And if I'm being honest, I have to admit t
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I wonder how much they're interested in resuscitating their reputation with this product vs hoe much they're interested in targeting a demographic they may not have had a lot of in roads into. A demographic that has time and mone
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I've been writing Clojure lately but I'm a greybeard (literally) Vi/Vim user. vim-fireplace is nice but I can't help wonder if I'm losing something by not using Emacs. At the same time, Clojure is so wonderfully d

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