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by footy 3y ago
that they care about increasing diversity of the spaces where they're invited to talk. I suppose it also says that they trusted the conference organizers and didn't do enough legwork to verify the fake speakers weren't fake,
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by footy 3y ago
they're talking about safety for people outside the vehicle https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/14/business/boxy-trucks-suvs-ped...
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by footy 3y ago
in some ways it might actually be better, if only because para-social relationships with actual people have led to them (the para-celebrity, for lack of a better word) getting hurt
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by footy 3y ago
Is that really what's happening here though? Seems like the author is using the app with their toddler, and it's only a tool to do something in the real world. Kind of made me think of my dad teaching me to use a compass or lookin
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by footy 3y ago
> Especially with this update, prominent colors are given only to streets, which may make sense if you use Google Maps in your car. But as a pedestrian or cyclist, all the other information about my surroundings is much more important to
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by footy 3y ago
I gave up around that time too, initially for Tidal. These days, I've mostly gone back to buying most music I listen to. I've even bought many of the things I pirated as a teenager-I value music, so why shouldn't my spending
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by footy 3y ago
Did you see the face he was making in the picture? I'm not sure I would have initially picked the word _arrogant_ as much as _unpleasant_, but I think both fit (and arrogant is more descriptive).
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by footy 3y ago
And thus more dangerous when they hit pedestrians in a city.
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by footy 3y ago
> but it looks the same to me as it always has. It's never been that user friendly for those not logged in. You used to be able to see context, not just a single tweet. If that doesn't make a difference to you in cases like thi
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by footy 3y ago
I've been on meds for about four years now and I'm now on a (slightly) lower dose than I was for the first few months after I started. The higher dose was better for my emotional regulation and my focus, but it made my body feel
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by footy 3y ago
The data for English/Spanish isn't very good. My name (popular in the Anglosphere, given to me by spanish speaking parents) isn't there.
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by footy 3y ago
I can't talk and listen to music at the same time
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by footy 3y ago
> anecdotes aren't data I'm well aware, but the article we're responding to is an anecdote as well. > remote is here to stay thankfully, it's been great for me > call my bluff: throw out 3 resumes this week and
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by footy 3y ago
No, which is why I said "for me" in my last line there.
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by footy 3y ago
mid 2022
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by footy 3y ago
> What's broken? Resumes are made to showcase the candidate's skills to a broad audience of potential employers. They're not specific. They don't say, "Here's why I'm the perfect fit for THIS role.&quot
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by footy 3y ago
When I got my current job, I applied to only that one. It probably took less than an hour to put everything together and email the hiring manager. The time before that, I think I applied to three places and got two offers. So the "norm
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by footy 3y ago
Please don't.
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by footy 3y ago
> One kid has tried to start a fight online and wound up paralyzed. Jesus Christ. The catfishing thing is bad too, but not surprising by now. This is a new kind of heartbreaking thing.
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by footy 3y ago
I've shared this tip with so many people after actually going vegan and noticing that airplane food is less intolerable. I asked around and apparently the same is true for all "special" meals, I thought it was interesting. Fi
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by footy 3y ago
why would you think software doesn't allow it? I know plenty of people who work 4 day workweeks, including myself.
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by footy 3y ago
I type English, Spanish, and French on a regular basis, and German occasionally. For me, moving to a programmable keyboard and using a non-QWERTY keyboard has 100% been worth it
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by footy 3y ago
I did the same but just went cold turkey (from a TKL mechanical with a QWERTY layout to a split using Colemak-DH). The one I got is also programmable and I eliminated the need to do a lot of weird hand gymnastics. It's only been a coup
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by footy 3y ago
I don't like being tracked so that I can be offered personalized ads. I don't like _any_ ads, but at least context ads make sense. Show me ads for waterproof shoes if I'm on a website about what to do with a dog on a rainy da
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by footy 3y ago
turns out that compared to lugging a living room around for every (average car occupancy of) 1.5 people on the road, a bus system has an extremely low efficiency bar to cross.
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by footy 3y ago
the bus doesn't have to be full to be a more efficient use of space than cars though. A typical (non-articulated) bus is the length two-three cars at most. It is worth noting that personal vehicles are getting larger, so the amount of
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by footy 3y ago
I agree with you, I read the one about the bear and to be honest I find this quite disrespectful to children. These are, at best, the Uncanny Valley of bedtime stories.
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by footy 3y ago
A link tax could be construed as a way to do that, particularly in countries in which these companies operate but do not really pay tax.
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by footy 3y ago
36 and haven't paid for TV since... well, since I moved out of my parents' actually. I pay for a frankly stupid amount of sports streaming services though. I wish there was a way I could watch everything I want without paying for
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by footy 3y ago
what kind of projects do you work on where this is reasonable? The only projects I've been able to reasonably keep in a single file are small (<250ish LOC, maybe even 500 depending on language) hobby projects.

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