jacksonkmarley

8 ms·

31.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
(Calling the NHS doctor in the UK.) Me: I want to make an appointment Receptionist: you can only make an appointment on the same day as you call, and you have to call between 0830 and 0900 Me: Really? Er... (Next day around 0845) Ring ring
32.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
Especially if you are in 'X startup scene', when you are looking for your next position can you not just screen for companies which match your preferences? People who like being exclusively in-office work for company x, people wh
33.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
It is probably pretty dependent on your particular work situation, but if you have some freedom in your daily tasks, you could try inserting more interesting small things in amongst the grind. For example in my job (quite dull) I automated
34.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
It's also just a black screen on my android chrome browser.
35.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
Ongoing PhD at 40+ (EE). It turned into a bit of an endurance event in the end. Covid didn't help, but the supervisor attitude was a vital consideration that I didn't really take enough notice of going in. Also I wouldn't eve
36.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
Making scientific publications open access (at least for those chasing 'respected' publications) is usually achieved by paying a large amount of money up-front to publishers. Is the implementation of this policy just to make resea
37.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
In my experience these "mountains of money" are not freely available to developers who need to get permission for spending it from their team-leader-with-a-budget. But YMMV I guess, lucky you!
38.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
Ok I'm assuming the parent was a typo (???). And the original is "all hat, no cattle" I guess, but I feel like I've heard the saying "all hat, no cat", is that a thing? Because there was a cat in a hat, and it
39.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
If anything I found they notified too early, making it seem like you were about to lose all your stuff when there were months remaining until the renew date.
40.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
That first knot needs a short video I think, no idea how to do it from the steps.
41.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
> never go to Adelaide - it's a hole It's funny because it's true.
42.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
After my EE degree, every time an article came out about the 'shortage' of electrical engineers, we would all look at each other and snort and ask "has anyone landed a job doing real EE?", and the answer was always a ver
43.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
> I spent many years learning about different ways and schools of meditation. Not professionally but as one of hobbies constantly running in the background. And I still don’t get it. If you didn't get it after years of trying why no
44.
Bitcoin company TDI eyeing off old lead and zinc mine on Tasmania's west coast(abc.net.au)
1 points by jacksonkmarley 4y ago|0 comments
45.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
Nice narrative-style intro to this, Greg Chappell curing his batting with introspection. Amazing that a top-class batter sees the details of the ball to the extent of the direction of spin as it approaches, and assumes everyone can. As a po
46.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
So this is clearly amazing, but on the topic of page design for my future reference, can any frontend people tell me whether there is an effective way to avoid the 'i want to scroll but interacted with the graphic' effect?
47.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
This article had 2 very noticeable features. 1) It was incredibly full of fluff. The actual content was actually not unuseful, it made me want to start practicing handstands, but the whole thing could have been quite brief without all the m
48.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
I think this is quite confusing because the word 'Mittelstand' is repeatedly used in a way that doesn't seem consistent with its usual meaning.
49.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
Awesome detailed answer! Much appreciated.
50.
by jacksonkmarley 4y ago
Wouldn't the pressurant/backfill gas dilute the propellant as it was added?
51.
by jacksonkmarley 5y ago
Usually something with good short-term stability, e.g. a hydrogen maser, generates a steady signal that can then be measured against a frequency reference such as a caesium fountain, and the output can be adjusted to correct for frequency d
52.
by jacksonkmarley 5y ago
There is currently still no licensed long term storage site for high-level waste in the world. That is amazing really. I consider that a major issue, even if the barriers are mostly political rather than technical.
53.
by jacksonkmarley 5y ago
The main crypto exchanges blocked the accounts of sanctioned individuals, does that hamper their ability to use their crypto assets constructively?
54.
by jacksonkmarley 5y ago
> Their options seem to be (a) beat a hasty retreat; (b) impose a bloody total subjugation of the population; (c) face a decades-long insurgency that will bleed them dry. maybe the plan is: d) cut ukraine in half, let a weaker and beaten
55.
by jacksonkmarley 5y ago
Cool. Would be handy if the main page indicated which games were mobile capable so you didn't have to click through to find out.
56.
by jacksonkmarley 5y ago
> How do you all focus on the material if you're doing other things? I listen when what I am doing does not require conscious thought. Driving a car, going for a walk, repetitive exercise. Also, I can actually focus on a somewhat dr
57.
by jacksonkmarley 5y ago
Sounded like the guy had just heard so much stuff he considered pure bullshit, that he just ran out of suspension of disbelief. As far as really important stuff (perhaps this isn't a good example?), they could actually just reveal ever
58.
by jacksonkmarley 5y ago
If you can give up on solving the problems in your life and still lead a good life, maybe you are quite lucky. But fighting to change yourself and improve may not be something people can or should just give up on if the consequences of not
59.
by jacksonkmarley 5y ago
> I know a number of people who are just DONE with with covid culture, and just want to get away from it. What do you mean? What is "covid culture", and how do you get away from it?
60.
by jacksonkmarley 5y ago
Sometimes I think it's the copyright holding companies spamming downloaders with these crappy versions to gaslight them into thinking the official versions are always better.

More ›