eludwig

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by eludwig 9y ago
instrumental?
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by eludwig 9y ago
Great article. I laughed. I wonder if this is mostly a matter of indiscriminate visibility and a lack of friction? In the old days, there was that moment when visiting someone's house (friend, relative maybe) and the topic of family va
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by eludwig 9y ago
I realize that this is about Mac podcast apps (hopefully you won't mind a quick diversion), but I'd like to quickly plug my favorite iOS podcast app: Castro (no relation, just a happy user) I tried Overcast and really loved the fe
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by eludwig 9y ago
>This is the kind of attitude that reviles me. You can't blame someone for becoming alcoholic/depressive/etc. If you do then you don't understand what those are: illnesses. Waaaait a minute. This is another strawman.
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by eludwig 9y ago
I watched the video and the speaker spends a great deal of time making some very elegant (if somewhat obvious) points. But then at the end he comes to the wrong conclusion, Imo. He blames the corporations where millennials work and passes t
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by eludwig 9y ago
I haven't seen this mentioned yet, but in the spirit of the high-profile failures (or misuse?) of the Tesla autopilot system, could it be that Chris had a fundamental disagreement with Tesla management over the direction and technical
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by eludwig 9y ago
Not a Apple apologist, but I do own a bunch of iThings. Apple's made a very opinionated choice in choosing what software to allow on the AppStore. On the Mac this isn't a fatal problem for developers due to the ability to side loa
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by eludwig 9y ago
Current commute into Manhattan is about 2 hours one way door-to-door (car/train/walk from Penn station). The commute once the move to NJ is complete will be 15 minutes!
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by eludwig 9y ago
Silicon Turnpike? disclaimer: I live in NJ and commute to NY, yes - to work for a big financial concern. Lo and behold, I was just informed that my company is moving a ton of staff to a new Jersey "campus." They have likened the n
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by eludwig 9y ago
Some comments after reading the article and the thread as it stands. My kids are in their early thirties now and grew up right in the middle of the "self-esteem" boom. We jokingly called the grade school they attended "self-e
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by eludwig 9y ago
>>it irreparably alters your personality in a completely senseless way There are many things that fit this description: being a parent, puberty, your first kiss, falling in love, a death in the family. Would you cling to a definition
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by eludwig 9y ago
My take on this is that everyone has their own take on it. Some people like it and want to do it all the time, some hate the idea and could never imagine it as a lifestyle. This makes senses to me. It's a personal preference thing. Dif
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by eludwig 9y ago
I understand what you are saying, but we need to remember one thing: it was all recreational! Good God, the man wasn't being chased by killers, he was doing this for fun! The fact is, I don't care who you are, there are limits imp
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by eludwig 10y ago
Can a computer give us first-person insight on the human condition? That would be one working definition of "art."
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by eludwig 10y ago
I was wondering this as well. I don't have such a cable, but I am thinking it might work. The USB C connector on the dock looks like it just feeds right into the hdmi cable. There isn't much info online about this. Just old forum
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by eludwig 10y ago
Yes, I hear you. I guess I say that because I assumed it would be much worse? It was understood that they would be hard to come by at launch. There were a set amount produced that had to go to a set number of stores. By scheduling the launc
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by eludwig 10y ago
Just a few quick comments on the Switch after a day of use. First, a quick digression, Nintendo seems to have gauged the launch demand pretty well. There are some other comments here regarding Target morning waits. I was 2nd on line at 6:40
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by eludwig 10y ago
Fair enough. "All" was a poor choice of words. I would be the last (more hyperbole) person to tell anyone how to live their life. Also, I failed to mention why I replied to the parent post: the mention of moderation. I think if yo
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by eludwig 10y ago
Thanks for this. I was hoping someone would cover the obvious: games are fun! Why is that we feel the need to justify fun? Isn't fun (a form of happiness) what we are all striving to be able to have more of?
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by eludwig 10y ago
I was completely surprised by how great home 3d is! And I don’t really like 3d in the theatres at all. Last year I bought a 55” 1080p LG OLED and on a lark, picked up a 3d blu-ray to see how it looked. Jeez, I was totally blown away! So muc
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by eludwig 10y ago
When you are hungry, eat. When you are tired, sleep. This is exactly Zen.
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by eludwig 10y ago
>>It's nonsense to say that there's no way to make a perfect representation that's not imbued with personal style. I apologize for not communicating what I was trying to say better. What I meant was that if you were a c
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by eludwig 10y ago
Totally agreed. Actors and artists have to develop a thick skin or else they would whimper daily. :D Any job where you are sort of putting yourself out there in the form of your work can be quite demoralizing, especially with the wrong peop
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by eludwig 10y ago
Yes, with regard to the respect angle, I can certainly corroborate the experience of the GP. Artists are treated like absolute crap. Not only are you constantly browbeaten by art directors (the people you work for) but you are also ground d
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by eludwig 10y ago
I have a BA and MA in Visual Art with a concentration in Intaglio printmaking (etching), painting and illustration. I got my degrees in the early 80s, just as the microcomputer revolution was heating up. Up until then, I was totally unaware
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by eludwig 10y ago
>>I can draw anyone's face and produce a perfectly accurate replica. I think you meant this as "one can", but if it's true, you can do far more than most trained draughtsman can do and you would certainly be consid
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by eludwig 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra's_net
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by eludwig 10y ago
This is a normal part of growing up. It sounds like the author is perhaps in his mid-30s? 40ish? Am I close? Actually that doesn't matter at all, because this happens throughout your entire life. It's happened to me several times.
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by eludwig 10y ago
Understood and thanks for the encouragement. I haven't completely given up hope. I may still do it yet! :D
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by eludwig 10y ago
This is actually easier said than done. I'm 58 and been a hunt and peck typist (at this point a fairly effective and fast one) all my life. I've been a developer for 30 years. I've tried several times to learn to touch-type.

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