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by janeerie 4y ago
I'm not qualified to give much of an opinion on epigenetics, but I do find it interesting how it is talked about in popular culture, and I think it's good for us to be careful about that. At my last employer, we had a diversity tr
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by janeerie 4y ago
Dang, this did give me a panic attack. The sort of thing OP describes is my greatest fear, and I have a hard time dealing with the fact that it really happens to some people.
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by janeerie 4y ago
Oh, I agree. And I'll take muted colors over no colors at all. I do love me some bright Ikea-style colors though, even though they are more difficult to coordinate properly.
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by janeerie 4y ago
The trend the article discusses is using colors that are tones, meaning a hue mixed with gray. So it's not just that a lot of things are gray, it's that even the things that are colored have a gray-ish cast.
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by janeerie 4y ago
The trend of gray tones in consumer goods brings to mind the Puritan rule of wearing only "sadd colors." Perhaps we are experiencing a new wave of Puritan chic? From the book Albion's Seed : "The taste of New England ra
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by janeerie 4y ago
Oh, so you’ve met my father-in-law?
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by janeerie 4y ago
The other alternative is that this is not actually true. I’m having trouble finding any evidence that intelligence is correlated with depression.
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by janeerie 4y ago
I have come to believe that social interaction is like exercising or eating your vegetables. Some people naturally enjoy it; some people don’t. Either way, you will be a healthier person if you do it.
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by janeerie 4y ago
Many people, if you ask them if they want a gift, will say no just to be polite. In this scenario, if somebody said "I'd like to take care of the lawn for you if that would be helpful," I would deny the request because I woul
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by janeerie 4y ago
Your final statement seems a bit contradictory to me. If the client can't hire employees for certain work, doesn't that increase their reliance on consultants (and reduce the chance you'll get cut)?
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Ask HN: Is it better to be a consultant in a time of layoffs?
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by janeerie 4y ago
The one specific person I saw that was laid off today was in their bike-share division, so it apparently is involved in the layoffs.
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by janeerie 4y ago
I would like to see more discussion of the role of SSRIs in treating anxiety, rather than depression (which always seems to be the default focus). I also suffered from panic that went away completely with SSRIs. I have never had issues with
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by janeerie 4y ago
I appreciate how they lay out the challenges they have faced, which gives me more confidence in their projected timeline. I am curious if somebody with a conventional implant would be able to reimplant with this new technology. It seems lik
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by janeerie 4y ago
I'm guessing you weren't a female teenager. I had a very similar schedule to the person you're responding to, except our high school started at 7:25. I'd take a little extra time in the morning just to get my head togeth
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by janeerie 4y ago
When I upgraded to Monterey, my AirPods started giving me robot voice on any call. It appears to be a conflict with my Logitech keyboard and mouse. I’ve switched to USB connection for those, but it’s not an ideal solution.
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by janeerie 4y ago
Plus the expense of maintaining two different wardrobes.
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by janeerie 4y ago
I'm curious what you consider to be the bad consequences of recalling your dreams? I remember at least one dream every night and enjoy going back over any of them. I especially like that I can identify a dream as the cause if I wake up
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by janeerie 4y ago
Yes, I have gotten nearly every one of my jobs by applying through a website. If you're applying for roles that are a reasonable fit, you have a decent chance of getting a response.
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by janeerie 4y ago
Jury sequestration is pretty rare and only for super high profile cases.
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by janeerie 4y ago
I hate this one. The other one that gets me is "Tell me about a time where a team member was underperforming. What did you do?" I think the correct answer to this is to get on their ass about it or rat them out to their manager. I
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by janeerie 4y ago
I know it sounds insane, but this is honestly my favorite game of all time. I would love to see an updated version for today's systems.
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by janeerie 4y ago
Within the sphere of education, FIRE ( https://www.thefire.org/ ) is pursuing this mission.
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by janeerie 4y ago
Definitely bookmarking for when you're hiring again!
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by janeerie 5y ago
So true. My son was born with severe hearing loss, and for 5 years we have heard treatment was on the horizon. His hearing has now declined to the point where he needs a cochlear implant, and I worry that if we do that and a treatment is ev
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by janeerie 5y ago
I love JustWatch, but it's frustrating that they don't have a Roku app. It looks like this will be a good substitute.
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by janeerie 5y ago
Usertesting.com is the leading product in the field of remote user testing. It's very expensive, but very much worth it.
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by janeerie 5y ago
I started a casual meditation practice a couple of years ago and was getting benefits from it, when I came across an article (on Hacker News) written by a man who had developed severe disassociation and other disorders from meditation. The
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by janeerie 5y ago
We had to wear those, too. Our son is deaf, so he would just scream as loud as he possibly could. I knew that I would end up with hearing loss also if I didn’t protect myself.
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by janeerie 5y ago
One data point here - I knew all the female words and 15 of the male words. I definitely feel more confident about what the female ones mean, though.

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