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by cmckn 5y ago
Your analogy is useful, but the numbers have a lot to do with the conclusion. We're not talking about people choosing a Tesla or a beach house, we're talking about people choosing between living in section 8 + riding the bus, or l
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by cmckn 5y ago
I know you’re correct, but I cannot for the life of me remember or imagine how people pronounce these differently, even after having it explained many times. Is “hover” done like “over” (long ‘o’)?
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by cmckn 5y ago
I would argue that you are the one in the alternate reality, my friend. The majority of Americans live near where they grew up[0]. Mobility has actually decreased in recent decades. The lifestyle of switching jobs and locations every few
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by cmckn 5y ago
Except the harm is not theoretical, and such a market correction doesn’t happen overnight. People don’t deserve to be ground to a pulp while your simulation plays out.
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by cmckn 5y ago
These types of businesses are building wealth for the owner, sure; but no one is "getting rich" from owning a couple apartments. Maybe we have different definitions of rich. I would rather give ~$500 a month in profit to a member
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by cmckn 5y ago
Parent is referring to El Salvador's proposed usage, not the wider lightning network.
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by cmckn 5y ago
Landlords will always need to exist, because there will always be situations when renting is advantageous or necessary. But yes, I wish it was easier for folks (read: me) to make the transition from renting to owning.
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by cmckn 5y ago
My landlord owns two properties. I live in an expensive area. If I didn’t pay my rent for a year, it’s unreasonable to assume that they could float that. Do we want to live in a world where all landlords are large corporate entities with th
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by cmckn 5y ago
I appreciate the moonshot thinking, but I don’t think this is a realistic framework for human civilization. We already live in a society in which not everyone contributes (rich and poor), and it’s problematic. Inequality and resentment are
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by cmckn 5y ago
It totally depends on the API and how critical of a code path you're writing tests for. For simple GET/POST calls, it's usually pretty easy to do this and I think you get a lot of value out of it. I've used an in-process
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by cmckn 5y ago
I’m a bit confused as to why a “unit test” would ever be hitting a real, external API. I would call that an integration test, E2E test, etc. that probably shouldn’t be run frequently (as part of a normal build, for example). This API sounds
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by cmckn 5y ago
Yes. Unless your explanation is thousands of words (which it probably shouldn't be), just inline it. I only speak for me, but if I had to look up (potentially multiple) Jira tickets just to understand what was happening in a source fil
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by cmckn 5y ago
I've had my checking accounts set to deny charges when the balance is insufficient for years. I have played the odds with a floated check before, but it's really not that hard to avoid an overdraft. These days, I just buy everythi
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by cmckn 5y ago
My thoughts exactly, is "Dave" really the best we can do here?
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by cmckn 5y ago
I worked at a tech support desk at my university, and we asked for passwords. We were supporting software, so there's really no way around that. I always felt a bit uneasy that a dozen college kids had full access to the data on every
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by cmckn 5y ago
This is another way to extract money from developers -- you have to purchase the search ad for your own app in order to show up first when someone searches for the exact name of your app. Not only does this cost feel a bit silly, it can a
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by cmckn 5y ago
People without a ton of disposable income probably aren’t buying electric vehicles today (or brand new cars in general). The industry will cater to those folks in the medium term, I think; but for now I think it’s just one of the trade offs
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by cmckn 5y ago
I have to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbhcRKsRwFM
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by cmckn 5y ago
It’s generally the same price that anyone else has, with the exception of small items like cabling or accessories. It can be hard to get a price-match on that type of thing, because the brands are more niche/whitelabel. I think Best Bu
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by cmckn 5y ago
I’ve just kept a couple things, yeah; but usually I could have gotten a better deal if I purposely bought used or “renewed”, so the return is more about the price than the principle. For some things, I’d return anyway because the practice f
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by cmckn 5y ago
They do still occasionally have flash sales that I’ve gotten brick-and-mortars to match. But yeah, their business model has shifted away from undercutting everyone; makes sense but it’s disappointing.
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by cmckn 5y ago
The open box thing is a huge issue. I bought probably 5 things last year >$100 sold as “new” that just weren’t. Returns have always been easy, I live near an Amazon Go and they even have an attendant that helps. But not being able to tru
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by cmckn 5y ago
They actually purchased drapes for the bedroom that were (allegedly) to address this! But yeah, not a great way to spend 15k. The home was on a large, rural property, so at least they'll escape the Alexanet.
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by cmckn 5y ago
Oh this is definitely already a thing among conspiracy theorists, I saw an episode[0] of Grand Designs New Zealand recently in which a couple paid thousands of dollars for paint and wire mesh to block electromagnetic radiation. I guess ther
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by cmckn 5y ago
A teaspoon of baking soda has about 1200mg of sodium, which is about half of your daily allowance. If you have heartburn regularly enough that this intake is worrisome, I'd say a prescription would be a better option for you. I also pr
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by cmckn 5y ago
A teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in a glass of cold water is also the absolute best, instant cure for heartburn. TUMS could never.
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by cmckn 5y ago
Woah, that's a heroic effort. Can't wait to try it! Huge thanks :)
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by cmckn 5y ago
> gray boxes simulating text This is one of the worst UI trends in the last decade. Mock content gives devs permission to ship slow APIs, and they can even look janky when your API is too fast. It feels like watching a half hour of trail
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by cmckn 5y ago
To be clear, recycling is greenwashing. The problem is consumption. It truly does not matter if we put waste in the correct bin if we do not also dramatically decrease our use of single-use and otherwise disposable goods. Recycling is a mar
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by cmckn 5y ago
So, I can choose to see only un-cropped images on my TL, and the author can see a preview of the algorithm's crop before they tweet -- but a glaring omission is simply exposing a crop tool to the author. The model works by choosing a p

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