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by gwelson 1y ago
I am definitely a layperson when it comes to organized sports, but from my POV it seems like competitive cycling attracts WAY more fraud/cheating/doping/etc. than many other kinds of sports. At least I have heard about it a l
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by gwelson 2y ago
This looks nice but nearly identical to Obsidian. How does it differ from Obsidian's features?
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by gwelson 3y ago
The thing that bothers me about this line of argument is...there already are a lot of people! We've had _massive_ population growth over the past few centuries, especially in the last 100 years or so. We have 8 _billion_ people now...a
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by gwelson 4y ago
I can see the appeal of the screen, but would want it pretty strictly limited to the time, calendar events, and maybe something like what Spotify song I'm playing at the moment. Products like Tidbyt ( https://tidbyt.com/
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by gwelson 4y ago
This is somewhat misleading as the initial part of their page says `BU meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted, first-year students who are US citizens or permanent residents.` — BU is part of a small number (in the dozen
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by gwelson 5y ago
Agreed. I also think that once you grow beyond one employee (yourself) as a founder, you acquire a deep moral and ethical (although not legal) responsibility to the wellbeing of your employees. The very notion/term "exit" has
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by gwelson 5y ago
Another note on this, I've had a few very thorny Amazon customer service issues in the past, and at a certain point I found the only solution was to email the CEO's office. I emailed `ajassy@amazon.com` and CC'd `Jeff@amazo
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by gwelson 5y ago
This sort of thing happens all the time at the apartment complex I live in (in the South Bay Area, California). We have an outdoor "mail room" with an automated package locker. I'm not sure if the package locker is usually fu
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by gwelson 5y ago
but that's thing...what is "social activism" here? I don't think having a single tweet or post from your company's account saying "happy Pride month, we love our LGBTQ+ Coinbasers" is activism really....it
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by gwelson 5y ago
The thing I hate about this line of thinking is the supposed "distractions" of being mission-focused are nearly all related simply to basic rights/dignities for marginalized groups. I don't think anyone is saying compani
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by gwelson 5y ago
Out of curiosity, is there no way to wear a helmet over a turban? I've had Sikh friends who wear warm winter hats over their head coverings, for instance. No disrespect to Sikhs reading this, I'm genuinely curious.