gruntledfangler

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by gruntledfangler 10mo ago
At one time I worked at a research institute. It had a huge library that was only partially filled. One of the directors wanted to buy every developer their own Safari subscription. The cost was quoted at around $4K/mo IIRC. I pointed
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by gruntledfangler 11mo ago
I’ve worked at many bars and restaurants. The best ordering interface I ever used was at Pizza Hut circa 1999. It was a monochrome TUI (orange). It was ancient-looking even then. The speed was incredible once you got proficient. Once you go
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by gruntledfangler 1y ago
“You will live to see man-made horrors beyond your comprehension.”
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by gruntledfangler 2y ago
Spry assets
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by gruntledfangler 2y ago
> Why don't the banks care? Because they treat the cost of fraud as just another cost of doing business, and they pass it along to you, the consumer. And they do it in a diabolical, stealthy way that you don't notice. But th
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by gruntledfangler 2y ago
“The health check will also serve as a “mission-control center” for decision-making, per the statement, by using satellite data, A.I. and multiple scientific disciplines—as well as the wisdom of Indigenous peoples, which is something the re
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by gruntledfangler 2y ago
“ Lab diamonds are a testament to the principle that what nature can do, man is capable of doing better.” Profound hubris in an otherwise interesting article.
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by gruntledfangler 3y ago
That article was, at most, 5% about Ken Kesey and his course and had very few insights outside of the author’s opinion of him. Most of the article is about the issues of some other woman.