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by gilrain 6y ago
Check out Rite in the Rain, for example. It's impressive stuff; you can write ink on paper while scuba diving, even. https://www.riteintherain.com
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by gilrain 6y ago
Politically in support of quarantine? It's established medical science. That we're at a point where epidemiology is political is truly worrying. Donald Trump learned that ignoring science doesn't make it go away to his detrim
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This practice has resulted in it being impossible for local competitors to spring up in those places, incidentally. When your clothing market is flooded with nearly-free product from overseas, domestic competition becomes impossible. This w
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by gilrain 6y ago
I think they also benefit from the fact that off road hobbyists really do use Wranglers. They just use ancient models which have been lovingly restored and modified over decades, but they're Wranglers. So then the more aspirational typ
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by gilrain 6y ago
The problem is not that we don't know how to create a fair tax policy. The problem is that the unfair winners under current policy spend their wealth to prevent one from being implemented. It's a human greed problem; an AI cannot
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'bullshit'
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by gilrain 6y ago
Figured. Those are all either promoting illegal behavior or existed to spread porn of non-consenting people. I am fine with reddit being hostile to that.
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by gilrain 6y ago
Excellent idea, but I worry that name is a trademark issue if you ever want to monetize.
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by gilrain 6y ago
You realize that if you've heard of the story, that means it went viral, which means it's one of the few lucky ones which get resolved by a human. You don't hear about any that don't get resolved, because the ones that d
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by gilrain 6y ago
He's still a CEO, just at a different company, and he's still rich and well respected. I wish my own reputation were as "destroyed" as that.
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They're is no "equal" if there is "except for". You'd think a software engineer would grok that instantly.
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by gilrain 6y ago
Maciej is an absolutely brilliant writer, and it feels like that's where his passion lies. I agree that it might be time to either hire someone to take care of Pinboard for him or wind it down gracefully. The world needs his incisive,
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by gilrain 6y ago
Oops, you "forgot" this part of the study: >Notice of republication >After publication of this article [1], questions were raised that prompted the journal to conduct a post-publication reassessment of the article, involving
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by gilrain 6y ago
Wow dude, being trans is not a "contagion of the mind". This is wildly and dangerously hateful.
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Surely even crusty greybeards would use a dedicated email client like mutt?
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If the bar were applied evenly, it would at least be worth a discussion. As it stands, it's as easy as Postmates for the rich, a huge struggle for the middle class, and effectively impossible for the poor.
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A courtesy warning that this is hidden in about:config because it's still unstable.
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It's just a domain shorthand at this point, like arewewhateveryet.com
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by gilrain 6y ago
I was all in on Persona for side projects, and would have started using it professionally... was extremely disappointed they gave up on it. It was excellent to use.
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by gilrain 6y ago
Hey y'all, just noting that we're going to be seeing a lot of these massaged figures in the coming years. Just look around, how are the common people around you doing?
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Because it would destroy their credibility in this field forever. Like, it's not impossible, but it'd have to be "burn all this accumulated trust right down" important. They can advance the US' interests in more sub
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...or your son.
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by gilrain 6y ago
> Democrat Childish. Come on.
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One faction wants business as usual; that sucks, we need better. The other wants total control at any cost. Don't hold out for perfect.
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by gilrain 6y ago
Excellent. Thank you.
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That world certainly be the proper Silicon Valley approach: can this be used to harm people? shrug
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Weird that they mentioned three products this helps them focus on, and Firefox wasn't one of them... I'm afraid that internally, they've already given up on Firefox.
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Sure. You don't boil the frog all at once.
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Interestingly, the adverb form is still mostly used in the joyful sense. "The weather cleared, and the people danced gaily."
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teengoogle.com is still going strong

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