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by balaji1 3y ago
I may be reading the critiques rather than the original "techno-optimist manifest". Either way, I want to avoid the original article for some reason. "Optimists" may just be inevitable. But we need a few generations of i
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by balaji1 3y ago
kitchen nerds and or (growing?) microplastics OCD among such crowd
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by balaji1 3y ago
I have wondered about danger to health. The microwave interference is obvious with the airpods.
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by balaji1 3y ago
Seeking full-time or Summer'24 Internship: PM roles Experience: MBA 2023-2025. 5+ years SWE and product ownership. Current role: building enterprise software in the finance domain. Technologies: Product management, finance, fintech, en
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by balaji1 3y ago
Chipotle and Starbucks apps work great. If you have go-to items you want to order and pickup.
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by balaji1 3y ago
if you and your kids use Chrome, you can log into the same email id as their device (in a separate chrome profile on your device). You can access browsing and YT history. Believe there's a way to turn off incognito also. Might work on
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by balaji1 3y ago
might be obvious - online games much more tempting than offline single player games. I have not played single player games in decade+ but have played several days the latest multiplayer games. Does it mean online games are more addictive fo
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by balaji1 3y ago
> I understand now how people stagnate in midlife Only way to gain some advantage is to delegate/hire help. Which is beyond the reach for most ppl. At the same time, there is a lot more filler admin-work for adults. Wondering, are k
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by balaji1 3y ago
> I suspect it's just a sloppy comic That's a nice way to put it. And yeah evaporative water coolers and plain fans go a long way in hot climates.
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by balaji1 3y ago
maybe he means fans? I mean they must have had and still have fans everywhere. Somehow he doesn't mention fans.
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by balaji1 3y ago
There has to be survivor bias when we look at law breakers who made it. Tho when they do make it, they become huge... ie Airbnb is an exception.
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by balaji1 3y ago
great news. tho it is not intuitive. I will def take a look at the link later, but is it per car or per mile or some normalized comparison?
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by balaji1 3y ago
genuine question: electric cars have to be worse per car on the environment than a gas-car right now? reasoning: lets compare the carbon footprint of the entire supple chain (production, maintenance, etc) of electric and gas(petrol) cars; g
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by balaji1 3y ago
the hardest part of consuming info from books or online, especially online info, is to figure out how to calibrate that info for you. Lets say you are techie in your late 20s earning decently, living in a bubble of a unique society. What is
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by balaji1 3y ago
damn.. what's the TLDR? What is the speculated worst?
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by balaji1 3y ago
was there a similar (policy or functionality) change to "the great suspender" chrome extension recently? Browsers seem to have marked it as unsafe.
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by balaji1 3y ago
there seem to be many features that are flawless for some, and hit-or-miss for others. Example Airpods pairing, airplay are not always consistent.
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by balaji1 3y ago
I can understand why Rust feels like jumping thru hoops. In a way, working with Rust feels like working with Ruby/RoR. Is there similarities? I understand Rust is just as powerful and way safer and faster than Ruby.
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Migratory Beekeeping in U.S. Farming(ecowatch.com)
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by balaji1 3y ago
> In seriousness though, I've come across decently plausible information in the past that suggests that the volatile chemicals given off by natural wood has calming effects. That could be true, def can't be harmful. So I hoped
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by balaji1 3y ago
so Haber-Bosch which is very energy intensive, fueled by fossil fuels. So in a way, the fossil fuel supply chain over the last century is another black swan (it wasn't a singular moment, but a systemic shift and adoption). If we develo
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by balaji1 3y ago
> a checkmate to the environment more than other personal computers/devices? how so?
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by balaji1 3y ago
so none of the previous more esoteric superconductors were ever measure for zero resistance?
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by balaji1 3y ago
insane agricultural productivity. storage and transportation of food.
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by balaji1 3y ago
a shrug and an upvote from me
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by balaji1 3y ago
Another serious question: Don't the foldables have insanely good unit-economics?
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by balaji1 3y ago
> Honestly if you drink alcohol and you worry about microplastics you're just hypocritical That’s correct. Some people feel powerless to address the bigger elephants in the room. Being obsessively anti-plastic (or anything) shouldn
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by balaji1 3y ago
Sprints are effective for delegation. It is a way to communicate what to work on, the order and how long tasks are expected to take. If a tool like JIRA is used more systematically, we can just document and communicate many things thru it.
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by balaji1 3y ago
so if you put the "natural" back around the people, biology and mental well-being will improve? > I suspect improvements in communications media... But this is an interesting take. So wifi is hurting us after all haha
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by balaji1 3y ago
> We have been steadily identifying and reducing the number of toxic agents the public is exposed to In some cases, we have just been uncovering what the businesses selling a toxic product already knew but covered up for a quick buck -

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