allhailkatt

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by allhailkatt 9y ago
Premium RSS feeds are one option, as well as putting only a brief summary of the article into the RSS with a link to the full site. The monetization model will probably look similar to Twitter, except without needing to dodge algorithmic u
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
> I get that Facebook keeps being compared to cigarette companies under the whole addiction narrative, but lets not forget the big reason cigarettes aren't marketed to children; they kill a lot of people, and perhaps most distressin
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
Try working through the DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) handbook. It's designed to build skills to lessen the impact of anxiety, depression, and other chronic mental illnesses, and draws a lot from Stoicism. Particularly, there are
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
Sidenote, is anyone else amused that boingboing became relevant again, if only briefly?
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
Fair enough, mu apologies for getting all Reddit-y. I'm in the camp that at some point, everyone needs help. The unfortunate fact is, a lot of people aren't going to get the same amount of help, or even help at the right time, an
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
Bullshit. At some point, someone encouraged you to succeed. Maybe it was when you grew up and were encouraged by any given authority figure to do something, maybe it was finding common ground talking about your wife instead of your husband
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
Seconded. If you're just looking at "work hard", you're not seeing other people need to work harder, and overcome a terrifying amount of uncertainty, to get to the same place.
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
If you're happy, you're doing something right, so kudos. To stop from stagnating, play with things. New things, old things, interesting things you aren't going to need to worry about, because you're doing great. Read a
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
Because single mothers exist, so supporting a family on one income is needed to ensure a minimal amount of suffering happens to children who didn't ask to be poor, and have no way of opting out of poverty. Also, modest = minimal by the
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
Or if you're small. I'm 5'2, so even adjusting for physical activity my BMR is about 1600 cal. 2000 cal/day means I'm going to gain about a pound a month.
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
We met through gaming -- a mutual friend was in two different Dungeons & Dragons games (well, D&D and WoD) with us, and introduced us. Honestly, he took my breath away at first sight. And then we hit it off by talking about how to
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
No, be adherent. You do not want to deal with the audit process, it is hell. Also, remember that while HIPAA has a lot of the broad details, the HI-TECH act has a lot of the technical specs.
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
IQ can be higher and lower during a lifetime, surprisingly, as long as you maintain brain plasticity. This works even better for people who think of intelligence as something improvable, like physical skill. You might not start with great
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
Keep in mind, cows were way smaller before they were cross-bred with bison. The price reflects less pounds of meat on average.
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
I'm guessing it's going to create power differences, where those willing to deal with social complexity will end up on top. The more people you can talk to, the better your career will do. Much like any game of Settlers of Catan.
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
This site was frighteningly reassuring. Thank you. I hope this becomes the new FML/TFLN
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
Did anyone else find the tone of this article just a touch self-congratulatory? When I want to hear about mental disease, I want to hear about it from the actual sufferer. Otherwise, even someone willing to try to do the work is somehow a h
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
Stoicism. It's a practical philosophy where ability to be rational and do good work is considered the only goal worth pursuing, and incorporates mindfulness into that system to be able to pursue Virtue. Quotes from adherents include:
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
Right now, your LinkedIn profile looks like it belongs to a new on the market 20-year-old, which I'm assuming is accurate. If your're looking to upsell, go for these: * Go to local Meetups, and start getting more people linked to
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
My employer has good policies on ADA accommodations. I still need to go into the office, but I feel good that when I can't anymore I'll still have a job with them. Plus, I went from being responsible for the PM side of data archi
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
I do, but I also have fibromyalgia, which makes me an atrocious point of comparison. But that does mean I've gotten a lot of experience working around physical and ergonomics engineering. Intense mental work can drop your blood sugar
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by allhailkatt 9y ago
Exception state: Music helps with chronic fatigue/pain. If you're one of the unlucky ones, go with any and all effective pain management. By all means, make your Skinner cage to lengthen assumed times for rewards, but make sure y