dmerks

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by dmerks 4y ago
Probably refers to epistemology, a branch of philosophy related to theories of knowledge
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by dmerks 4y ago
Thanks
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by dmerks 4y ago
This was the generally accepted approach nationwide in the past, until we realized it fuels systemic transgenerational inequalities, a bit like economic, racial, residential, etc. forms of segregation.
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by dmerks 5y ago
Windows 10 home blocks the installer for some reason... Is this new behavior for Windows?
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by dmerks 5y ago
I have been following my dreams for... perhaps the past 16 years, since late adolescence. It's always been a part of my makeup to chase after what seems most desirable while being somewhat risk averse. It's been a tumultuous ride.
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by dmerks 5y ago
I received a notification, I had to open the app and upgrade for free by pressing a button. I have an annual family plan.
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by dmerks 6y ago
As far as I know, AWS is not an ISP-- it's a business, a bit like the one not selling cakes to homosexual individuals.
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by dmerks 6y ago
How could it easily be better?
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by dmerks 6y ago
A thousand or so vocal Facebook users found on anti-mask groups were surveyed... Not exactly the epitome of representativity... 94% of them say they will refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19... Both educated and anti-science. Maybe thei
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by dmerks 6y ago
Sacrificing oneself for a chance at exposing a story may not be worth the risk? We hear of anonymous sources all the time that make it, don't we? Perhaps there are other ways to bring on change. I hope whomever you denounced doesn&#x27
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by dmerks 6y ago
I wonder if this subscription model can be sustainable for web applications that have recurring expenses like server and storage costs. Does anyone know any successful examples?
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by dmerks 6y ago
> Of course, but not sure how that's relevant here. The relevance is fairly obvious in my previous comments. See the child who knows of squirrels example. Here is an excerpt from the article that speaks for the relevance: "For
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by dmerks 6y ago
The contextual backdrop is never negligible, but it's the powers that be that change the course of the world. Secularization has been seen as the step forward. So has quality initial and ongoing Education for all. We trudge forward as
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by dmerks 6y ago
There is plenty of evidence indicating socio-economic status correlates with educational outcomes. Wouldn't you agree victims of disinformation are those least equipped to tell apart facts from fabrications? Isn't it the heart of
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by dmerks 6y ago
Pro-democracy votes also go a long way, for your distantly involved citizen.
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by dmerks 6y ago
Helping those in need overcome their difficulties and become ready to learn is a part of accessibility to Education. It's a part of offering equal opportunity to all.
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by dmerks 6y ago
If I tell a child who knows squirrels are usually white, brown, grey or black, and say "hey look! A purple squirrel!", chances are the child will think I'm fooling around. If I say the same thing to a child who has never seen
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by dmerks 6y ago
The patch to gullibility is critical thinking. Rudimentary critical thinking in any field requires general knowledge of it. Citizens of democracies need to think critically on many topics, hence they need to know a lot in many fields, and t
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by dmerks 6y ago
If memory serves, the policy mandating the removal of the appendix before travel to Antarctica was born after the sole physician living there had no other choice than to perform an appendectomy on himself. Wikipedia: The operation started a
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by dmerks 6y ago
Similarly, the despair and agony is really what hit me most. Last autumn, my father began experiencing occasional cramps in one leg after a regular 75k bike ride. During the following month, the pain gradually spread throughout his body and
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by dmerks 6y ago
I was a special education teacher for a decade in both private and public settings. I worked with children of all school ages who had difficulties keeping up. I'm also a parent. A thought: students are expected to learn to function tog
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by dmerks 6y ago
Look at how similar products were sold... OSS combined with cloud offerings seem to be an established approach
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by dmerks 6y ago
From memory, it's absurdism that embraces absurdity, referring to the conflict between the human tendency for meaning attribution and the inherent lack of universal meaning. Absurdism is more comparable to existentialism and nihilism.
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by dmerks 6y ago
Makes me think of "Enterprise plans" or "support" with "custom" pricing. Perhaps a third option in your pricing to target businesses in addition to developers? I imagine consulting is a way to gradually develo
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by dmerks 6y ago
I remember some software VC lady explaining this tactic among others for OSS businesses on the software engineering daily podcast. Her world seemed so inherently competitive, yet here she was, revealing her cards. Even though burning bridge
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by dmerks 6y ago
Download speed on current device: with ISP speed test: 230 Mbps with fast.com: 200 Mbps with speed.cloudflare.com: 43 Mbps
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by dmerks 6y ago
An essential addition/alternative to dark mode is automatic light filtering/dimming software. There are great apps out there for both mobile and desktop that filter blue light and dim your screen according to sunrise/sunset.
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by dmerks 6y ago
For those unfamiliar with the the general subject, the author is CEO of Vercel (Zeit until recent VC funding), a company that provides "serverless" hosting, especially for Nextjs, an open source Reactjs (Facebook) framework. Among