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by axaxs 6y ago
Did you do the test? It seemed very basic and simple, to me. I got 13/14 which it says 'may be a superrecognizer', but I definitely don't think I am, so assume the test isn't much good. Curious to know how others
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by axaxs 6y ago
But you end up back in the same position. You have a 5 person team requirement, 3 men and 2 women. Where do you put trans?
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by axaxs 6y ago
Everyone wants equality until it affects them negatively then, it seems. Being a smartass aside, I don't think it will be the end of competitive sports for women. I think we'll see new sports emerge, which would be pretty interes
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by axaxs 6y ago
I think generally all competing against all is the logical conclusion to this mess. Biological males competing against females isn't fair, nor are biological females on male hormones. Making a trans category could be seen as insultin
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by axaxs 6y ago
Yeah, power usage is going to be a hard one. One of the biggest things to drain battery, moreso than screen time even, is a super weak cell signal. I am curious how they are going to mitigate this effect, especially with mid band and mmwa
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by axaxs 6y ago
I remember this being the case on the dawn of each new cellular technology. Edge vs 3g, HSPA(+) vs 4g, etc. It'll get better over time. That said, I am purposely avoiding 5g until that time. No sense in paying extra for the phone
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by axaxs 6y ago
I think COVID is going to be make or break for mRNA, at least for infectious disease. It's either going to usher in an exciting new era of treatments, or we're going to see a lot of funding dry up and shops close. I for one obvi
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by axaxs 6y ago
I'm not sure that's a fair presumption. Neustar was spun as a separate entity out of Lockheed many years ago, as a neutral body to do number porting mainly. It was a government contract, but not a military one AFAIK. Source: ht
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by axaxs 6y ago
I'm not refuting you, but now I'm genuinely curious. We all know or think of turbulence like hitting bumps in the road, shaking, etc.. I was on a shorthaul, some embraer or similar sized plane, and experienced this only once. W
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by axaxs 6y ago
I see your point, but I wasn't listing my example as helping or hurting any cause, just how 'techies' can have influence on the broader community. If it helps, you could replace the word Brave with Firefox, for example. If
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by axaxs 6y ago
Agreed. I've turned my wife, daughter, and Mom, none of whom are tech oriented at all, into Brave converts on mobile.
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by axaxs 6y ago
What about turbulence? I've been in some doozies where it felt like the pilot was fighting it hard, constant up and down and left and right corrections. I wonder what effect that fast change in altitude has, if any? Just G Force?
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by axaxs 6y ago
Thanks for the correction and link, guess I should have refreshed on it before commenting.
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by axaxs 6y ago
That's what I was thinking. I've been on a lot of planes that banked -hard- on approach. I can't begin to imagine what that would feel like sitting in this configuration.
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by axaxs 6y ago
Barbaric didn't have the same meaning then as now. To the latin speakers, they made fun of the Germans as sounding like 'Bar Bar' when they talked, hence Barbarians. To call something 'Barbaric' in those times sim
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by axaxs 6y ago
Yep. I've bought two things in the last week that each offer $15 for a five star review. The weird thing is, both were truly great products, so there wasn't an ethical dilemma for me, but it's kinda gross it exists.
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by axaxs 6y ago
That's actually a fantastic idea. Like that one service here not long ago that sent letters to Chase opting out of arbitration. Some company that can figure out the exact verbiage needed and contact address, and send off as needed. W
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by axaxs 6y ago
Seriously, I'd pay 100 dollars right now if someone just handled this all for me. And I'm sure at least a few thousands of others would too. Sounds like a decent startup idea to me. Edit to add: I did read the other comments. j
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by axaxs 6y ago
Yep, same shit. Just checked my email, the last one in question was 'Apollo'. The form in question makes you attest you are a resident of California, which began the back and forth. APOLLO Dear Alex, On behalf of Apollo, we are
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by axaxs 6y ago
If anyone cares, there are a nontrivial amount of companies who have your 'private' LinkedIn info. I don't know if they make fake accounts to friend you, recruiter profiles, or buy it from LinkedIn. I asked one to please re
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by axaxs 6y ago
Yeah, and I can find no way to either modify the fs or at least mount out. Opera, I think it is, requires codecs be installed in a specific directory. So, the snap is effectively useless.
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by axaxs 6y ago
I always assumed getting sun(in moderation) was good for oneself. As much as I dislike the heat in general, I always have way more energy after spending a few hours in the sun. I assume(perhaps incorrectly) this was due to a Vitamin D bum
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by axaxs 6y ago
Sure. I just did it quickly in Python, it was all of about three or four lines long. I've gotten a bit rusty in Python so when I see a small task I try to give it a go.
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by axaxs 6y ago
The problem is defined, but all of the proposed solutions don't seem fitting. When using a semaphore, it's usually for a reason. I think the solution with the least overhead and perhaps most idiomatic is to spin the found readin
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by axaxs 6y ago
That gives me an interesting idea. What if employer provided health insurance was outlawed? Once people see the real costs of their coverage, I feel they'll all be all in on reform of some kind.
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by axaxs 6y ago
Not necessarily. Right now, hospitals/doctors/etc can tell insurance companies to pound sand if they aren't willing to pay much. If there is only one insurance company, they are beholden to it and have to negotiate from a p
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by axaxs 6y ago
I still remember when Trump was campaigning in 2016, someone asked him about health care (I don't care to look up the specifics). He replied pretty vague that he wasn't going to let people just die. The audience boo'd. I s
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by axaxs 6y ago
This is ridiculous. I'm what most here would consider pretty conservative, but even I have trouble understanding the arguments against universal healthcare. Do that many people exist that really vote against it? Please don't po
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by axaxs 6y ago
I'm inclined to agree. Assuming they aren't advertising more or some other obvious factor, people are generally a) stuck at home on electronic devices, b) afraid to go out to many places, and c) loss of income. Of course an onli
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by axaxs 6y ago
Google Maps is making it easier on them by seemingly becoming worse and worse, in my opinion. The newest act of telling you it's changing your route if you don't click something is so idiotic it borders on malice. So going 70mph

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