bg4

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   by bg4 7y ago

   We've had a lot of success with praising desired behaviors rather than discipline of unwanted behaviors. Also, using 'think throughs' has been an effective teaching tool (ask the child to think through and say out loud what n
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   by bg4 7y ago

   This is great advice for life in general.
3. 63.▲
   by bg4 7y ago

   I feel the exact same way. I'm on a 5 year exit strategy to become a luthier.
4. 64.▲
   by bg4 7y ago

   I think it's better to document the context/intention/business reasons and let the code speak for itself.
5. 65.▲
   by bg4 7y ago

   > and most folks are not used to accommodating
6. 66.▲
   by bg4 7y ago

   I work remote for a company and about 50% of the workforce is remote. It works fine as there are enough remote workers that everyone is used to accommodating. If you're a one off remote worker, and most folks are used to accommodating,
7. 67.▲
   by bg4 7y ago

   And self-indulgent.
8. 68.▲
   by bg4 7y ago

   It’s all in how you perceive it. You’re in control. You can dispense with misperception at will, like rounding the point.
9. 69.▲
   by bg4 7y ago

   I have ADD and sleep apnea, a double whammy of conditions that society likes to mislabel as 'character flaws'. I took ADD for a few years; it helped at first but after a year or so I had to stop because I was becoming very angry w
10. 70.▲
    by bg4 7y ago

    The claim was that there was no such thing as a traffic jam. I suspect induced demand and bus bunching would cause bus filled traffic jams.
11. 71.▲
    by bg4 7y ago

    Yes, there would. It would be traffic jams full of buses.
12. 72.▲
    by bg4 7y ago

    I think a good engineer knows when to heed the advice of subject matter experts.
13. 73.▲
    by bg4 7y ago

    I've been working from home for over a year. Far more productive than working in an office.
14. 74.▲
    by bg4 7y ago

    They tried to charge me $7500 for a few stitches on my son's chin when he fell at preschool. Outrageous.
15. 75.▲
    by bg4 7y ago

    Fool me once, shame on you... Fool me 100 times, shame on me...
16. 76.▲
    by bg4 7y ago

    Diet Coke isn't food.
17. 77.▲
    by bg4 7y ago

    Almost 42, I believe I'm much more content than happy. That's what has made all the difference.
18. 78.▲
    by bg4 7y ago

    It's about having "passion"!
19. 79.▲
    by bg4 8y ago

    And what's to prevent insurance companies from exploiting those laws to reduce costs and increase profits?
20. 80.▲
    by bg4 8y ago

    I wonder if Reddit will one day trigger a Digg-like death for themselves?
21. 81.▲
    by bg4 8y ago

    Why not both?
22. 82.▲
    by bg4 8y ago

    I'd love to see this in combination with Knowhere News ( https://knowherenews.com/ ).
23. 83.▲
    by bg4 8y ago

    Do both: Microbiology + software development is your golden ticket.
24. 84.▲
    by bg4 8y ago

    Interesting, thanks for the link
25. 85.▲
    by bg4 8y ago

    See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation
26. 86.▲
    by bg4 8y ago

    > avoiding suffering is not living to the fullest Stoicism isn't about the avoidance of suffering. It's about accepting fate, loving others despite their behavior, and not creating anguish for yourself, in your own mind. It doe
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    by bg4 8y ago

    I think you should question your own biases if you're this emotionally invested in a technology.
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    by bg4 8y ago

    A child is a child.
29. 89.▲
    by bg4 8y ago

    It's modern day indentured servitude.
30. 90.▲
    by bg4 8y ago

    Agree 100%. A handful are awesome. Many are doing software for the wrong reasons and most are generating mountains of shit code.