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by jimt1234 4y ago
I cheated my way through high school. I had a scam for every class, every test, every homework assignment. So yeah, I had dreams about school, but mine were more about me feeling guilty. They typically went like this: Some bureaucrat did an
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by jimt1234 4y ago
My Chinese friends tell me when they were kids, all students' grades were made public, so everyone knew exactly how each student was performing. Also, a student's grades were a direct reflection of the family. So, if a student was
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by jimt1234 4y ago
I've tried talking to election deniers; all I hear for supporting evidence is disproven conspiracy theories and what-about-ism.
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by jimt1234 4y ago
My sister does a fair amount of Craigslist-like transactions, but she abandoned Craigslist years ago, in favor of Facebook Marketplace, for this exact reason. She had a few scary situations from sketchy people via Craigslist, says that neve
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by jimt1234 4y ago
Not sure why, but I didn't really know about the magazines back then. All my knowledge came from friends and reverse-engineering others' code (de-blitz!)
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The most shocking thing to me here is that "US News & World Report" still exists. Do they offer anything other than the phony college rankings? I'm being serious. I was interested in "US News & World Report"
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One thing I recall from learning C64 BASIC when I was in 6th grade was that, back then, any sort of documentation was difficult to get your hands on. I was given one BASIC programming book as a birthday gift, and it was made clear to me t
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Biden urges accountability for social media platforms at anti-hate summit(thehill.com)
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"And I’m calling on Congress to get rid of special immunity for social media companies and impose much stronger transparency requirements on all of them."
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Totally agree. I've found the recommendation engines on all the major content platforms to be pretty annoying - it's the echo chamber, basically recommending stuff I already know I like. It feels like eating junk food: I enjoy it
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I wonder if Bill Gates still does Weird Al's tech support.
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The explosion of credit cards over the last 25 years reminds me of an article I once read about the psychology of casinos, in particular the mental detachment of money. Basically, casinos figured out a long time ago that a person will gambl
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by jimt1234 4y ago
The game was destined to fail because of all the hype. I remember; I was a tween at the time. The movie was huge; it's all anyone was talking about. And we kept hearing about a pending video game. But when we all got to play the actual
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by jimt1234 4y ago
My sister, who has 3 big dogs, always says: "They (the bad guys) might get into my house. But they're not leaving."
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This is 100% accurate (small dogs are better for home security). Uh, speaking for a friend.
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by jimt1234 4y ago
Are there any new EVs that aren't 4-wheel iPhones? Heck, it feels like all new cars are like this (vehicle is "managed" by the car company). I'd love to buy an EV that was basically like the original Tesla Roadster:
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by jimt1234 4y ago
I really dislike this attitude. I think it's over-hyped in the US media. Yes, there's violence in Mexico. But, as I always say: As long as you're not looking for cocaine or prostitutes, you'll be fine. I've been goi
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by jimt1234 4y ago
Don't sell the steak. Sell the sizzle.
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Totally agree. I'm also concerned about the fine print, what Apple is not announcing - like, "Oh, we also updated our EULA to reflect that metadata from phones with 'lockdown mode' enabled will be forwarded to the FBI&
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by jimt1234 4y ago
A million bucks is a standard 1500-sqft, 3/2 house in many (most?) areas of California these days. My house is anything but fancy.
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Respectfully, I disagree. I have a handful of friends/colleagues who had apartment complexes built nearby their suburban McMansions, and each one had the same story: increased traffic and vehicle congestion, decreased available street
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I'm a NIMBY, unfortunately. Not because I'm anti-progress or whatever, but because so much of my financial life is tied to my house, and whether I like it or not, there's a lot that can adversely affect its value. So, if buil
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by jimt1234 4y ago
The fascinating thing about all this is the power of human manipulation. I grew up in a deeply religions area of the Midwest, the Bible Belt. Everyone was a hardcore Christian. However, as a youngster, I don't recall anyone talking abo
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by jimt1234 4y ago
Thanks for the list of podcasts. I will check these out. And yeah, I've generally steered away from podcasts because of all the garbage. Also, I tried listening to podcasts while I run on the weekends, thinking it would be a good use o
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by jimt1234 4y ago
I watch Pluto-TV for the exact same reason: it reminds me of old school cable-TV. I turn it on and "veg out", just like when I was a teenager. I tend to watch it before I go to sleep when I'm trying to shut down anyway. The m
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by jimt1234 4y ago
Obesity. I grew up in a "deep red" area of the Midwest. It wasn't always like this, but it seems obesity is the norm now. And obesity has many health consequences. It's probably more cultural than political, though.
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by jimt1234 4y ago
Does anyone have any up-to-date info regarding fully autonomous freight trains? Self-driving cars and semi-trucks seem to grab all the headlines, but someone's got to be working on automating freight trains. It seems like a much easier
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by jimt1234 4y ago
Oh yeah, I have to give props to Professor Cecil Lytle, without a doubt, the nicest prof I ever met at UCSD. I asked to meet with him because I was struggling with the class. We sat and talked in his office for 3 hours. He asked me all abou
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by jimt1234 4y ago
Back in college I took "History of jazz music". I hated it. Nothing against jazz music; it's great. And the history is fascinating. But I hated dissecting all the songs, over and over, trying to understand them and what makes
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by jimt1234 4y ago
This is great. Thank you so much.

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