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by darkteflon 7y ago
The Saudis engaged in a widely-publicised example of state-sanctioned murder of a US journalist last year with limited repercussions. I’d think twice before trusting in the rule of law where our politically expedient friends are concerned.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
This isn’t consistent with my experience. Imo the fish rots from the head.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
Nonsense, man. Germany’s done a fantastic job of keeping a liberal centrist - _humanist_ - coalition together in extremely difficult circumstances and under assault from predatory oligarchs from Moscow to London to Kansas.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
Unless you are a PhD in finance working at one of a handful of the world’s top money managers, I guarantee that what you confidently refer to as your “edge” is gonna end up poking you in the eye. Age and experience will teach you that if yo
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by darkteflon 7y ago
“Is Apple still capable of innovation?” must be one of the most tedious and clapped out topics in all of tech. No one can even remotely agree on a definition of what constitutes “innovation” and yet people keep showing up to dash themselves
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by darkteflon 7y ago
This is excellent, thanks.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
Truetone doesn’t work with external displays, unfortunately.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
The times are always weird. You’ll be perpetually waiting if you’re waiting for stuff to get “normal”. Absorbing the essential truth of this is part of the zen of indexing. Nobody knows what outcome you’ll get, but indexing is a solid proce
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by darkteflon 7y ago
The objectively best advice you can get is to buy index funds - either ETFs or through a Vanguard account. This will give you the highest probability of a favourable outcome over the long term. Unfortunately people also find this advice to
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by darkteflon 7y ago
Yeah this RGB-everything trend in PC building is how I know I’m getting old.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
This. After-sales service and support have kept me on Apple hardware for years and will do for years to come - butterfly keyboard or no. When there’s a problem, in my experience they own it. Shudder to think what it’s like to get through on
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by darkteflon 7y ago
It’s sort of weird to see this stuff on HN. There’s another top article atm on Japan machine orders. These articles are clickbait noise with zero informational value - or worse.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
Finally found my climate change prepper car.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
I’ve lived in Tokyo for 14 years and think that this characterisation also applies here. Comparatively low Gini coefficient, very high level of community trust and susceptibility to endemic fraud.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
I’ve been using Arq for years and also find it to be excellent.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
That headline is _awful_.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
Writing software is easy.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
That’s pretty standard for electrek.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
It’s been interesting in recent years to see the slow disintegration of the taboo against the study of psychedelics as potential treatment for mental health issues.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
This answer is very, very good.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
I worked for a US law firm in Tokyo for a number of years; my paternity leave was 3 days and I was expected to field emails as and when needed. It is a race to the bottom, my friends - believe it.
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by darkteflon 7y ago
“If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.” - Cardinal Richlieu, 17c.