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by dwc 13y ago
Can I have a font of EWD's handwriting instead of my own?
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by dwc 13y ago
Yes, many things do become ends unto themselves. This is why I read only the occasional life hack , or life pro tip . It's become a fetish. It's less about optimizing your life than being able to say that you're a lifehacke
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by dwc 13y ago
Perhaps I should have been more explicit than trying to imply with "interesting personal projects". Too often IRL and in communities like this I come across people who are obviously wistful that the apparent "correct one-size
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by dwc 13y ago
You did mention choice(s), and I went off on my own with my silly metaphor. And your point about a continuum is good. It's certainly not a binary choice.
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by dwc 13y ago
I am that person and I'm not a bit sad about it.
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by dwc 13y ago
There's a major point in this article that not many commenters seem to be picking up on: there's a fork in the road of careers. To one side is a multilane highway over fairly level ground leading straigh to predictable suburbia. T
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by dwc 13y ago
I don't feel these semantic distinctions are as distinct as all that. And they're not the same for everyone. I had a coworker who reported distinct euphoria from over-the-counter Motrin. So, semantics aside... I have two daughters
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by dwc 13y ago
So you have never had a cup of coffee or tea? I'm not aware of any adult I personally know who hasn't partaken of some substance that alters perception in some way. Though no doubt such individuals exist, such a state of absolut
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by dwc 13y ago
That was a great talk. The book is also great, and definitely worthwhile.
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by dwc 13y ago
> Normal introversion is "I just want to be left alone for a few hours", or at most, "I just want to be left alone this weekend". I think there are a lot of introverts who would disagree. From my reading, introversi
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by dwc 13y ago
The better market opportunity would be SE that figured out a way to serve their customer base better. Splintering isn't always the best answer. For instance, the very valid "meta is murder" ideas lead SE to ban meta, and the
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by dwc 13y ago
Yeah, I think it's a nice solution but it only works in very narrow circumstances. Once I was given a much smaller, unpaid task as part of the interview process. It wasn't a puzzle or trick, but something actually useful. All told
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by dwc 13y ago
I signed up with Voicestream, later bought by T-Mobile. I've been with them more than a decade. A couple of times they've called to inform me I need to switch plans because they're phasing out the one I was on. It's been a total win, no ext
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by dwc 13y ago
That's substantially different than suicide due to physiological imbalances. It's fine to raise awareness of that separate issue, but let's not conflate these things.
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by dwc 13y ago
As long as you're onto spinning things, check out Mercury's rotation.
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by dwc 13y ago
Gawd, I just dusted and look at it!
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by dwc 13y ago
I don't personally know Gates, and I doubt I ever will. If all I have to go by are his deeds (and that's the case), then he's done a lot of good. He could have bought himself huge truckloads of goodwill, much easier than some of the things
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by dwc 13y ago
He is a pretty smart guy. He set aside some "feel good" philanthropy and seems to go straight to the heart of things. He's done a lot of good, beyond the money he brings to the table.
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by dwc 13y ago
What's up with HN lately? It seems like being contrary to contrarian is the new thing these days. Bill Gates is someone I admired at first, because he built something huge from humble beginnings. Then I reviled him for the damage I saw him
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by dwc 13y ago
From the title I was expecting to disagree, but this isn't about "not having" the meetings, it's about taking them offline. I think I agree with this. I should have done this at my previous job. The devs had flexible schedules (which I supp
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by dwc 13y ago
Exactly. "Can I help you?" "Nope. Just looking..." "OK. Just let me know if you need any assistance." Perfect. I have help if I need it. If I was initially too shy to ask, the door was opened for me. No pressure. Of course we're talking typ
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by dwc 13y ago
I don't normally want any assistance, except when I do, and then I do. The generic phrases "Can I help you?" or "Can I help you find something?" are perfectly fine, contrary to the article. These are standard prompts to which I give standar
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by dwc 13y ago
As someone not previously involved in this thread, it doesn't read that way to me. Abuse is one of many areas where there's a tendency for pretty much everyone to keep quiet, even third parties who see the signs. That's why organizations tr
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by dwc 13y ago
Downvoted? Really? Why would this be disapproved? Should I use something more popular? I used to use ion until the author got wacky with the license. Too bad about that.
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by dwc 13y ago
SpectrWM. https://opensource.conformal.com/wiki/spectrwm
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by dwc 13y ago
The only time I ever bother to close apps on my iOS devices is when I do Pimsleur language courses, played in the stock music app. I found that pause/play would introduce stutters and skips if I had a lot of apps open. Each course file is
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by dwc 13y ago
When they launched Games on G+ I was pretty excited. I went to play and was greeted with "Games are social !" along with a prompt to share all my social networking info with 3rd parties. Decline and you can't play. Games are social? I'm su
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by dwc 13y ago
Indeed. I was speaking more to the possible perception that barbell training and body weight training were two different things completely. They are both resistance/weight training, and are alike in more ways than different. You are pushing
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by dwc 13y ago
I tried this. I did squats, dead lifts, presses. I ate like a horse because I was very hungry. I drank a lot of milk and protein powder. I was gaining a pound per week, and my wife asked me (after a month) if I'd lost weight. On dead lift d
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by dwc 13y ago
Body weight (BW) exercises like push-ups and pull-ups are still moving heavy weights. At least in my case. It may not be as hardcore as serious barbell training, but it's substantial.

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