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by kempbellt 5y ago
Definitely a problem. Bad-faith actors can screw up well intended policies making everyone look bad. Inspectors that verify the work-site conditions help, but can also potentially operate in bad faith. It's a hard problem to "solv
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by kempbellt 5y ago
> It's absolutely not stupid: it's optimal. It's absolutely not optimal, it's inefficient. Many companies have learned this, which is why you see things like "Unlimited Vacations! Free snacks! Company provided
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by kempbellt 5y ago
You are using a supposed contradiction as evidence that they have a distorted view of reality. Without the contradiction (which I see none), the argument that they are distorting reality lacks premise. It banks on inferring, "Joe drank
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by kempbellt 5y ago
"How was your weekend?" "Yesterday my uncle died and my dog got hit by a car" A lot of people communicate this way. I get the sense that you're on some vendetta against all of my comments for some reason, but I&#x27
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by kempbellt 5y ago
It is how many people communicate.
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by kempbellt 5y ago
The only fair assumption from hearing either of those two statements is that yesterday contained two events. Either "uncle died and dog hit by car" or "shoelace broke and dog got hit by car". It's a common tendency
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by kempbellt 5y ago
> I've dealt with someone with eBPD who was unable to get through a 45 minute therapy session without contradicting themselves. They also habitually selectively report facts to distort reality[1]. > 1: Here's an example with
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by kempbellt 5y ago
1) Why is a therapist qualifying a narrative as misleading, or not? Is this productive therapy? 2) Why would a therapist confront a patient like this? Is the point of good therapy to say, "Ahah! You contradicted yourself. My diagnosis
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by kempbellt 5y ago
> 1: Here's an example with details changed: "Joe drank too much last night and we got in a car crash." Reality, Joe was in the passenger seat, and the driver hit a deer that jumped out in front of them. On confrontation:
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by kempbellt 5y ago
> This. In a lot of circles I move there is a tendency to "total condemnation". Which, ironically feels more like a bipolar approach to resolving a problem. Are they good , or are they bad ? Is it legal , or is it illegal ?
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by kempbellt 5y ago
> If you are suicidal, do not call a hotline. Everything you said above is true, but this is advice that I feel on the fence about giving. If you call a hotline, it is not unlikely that your life will be disrupted. You may very well be
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by kempbellt 5y ago
> If you are unhappy, call a therapist. If you are suicidal, call a hotline. This is very reductive, basic advice. Sounds great, but fails to consider the very real possibility that a suicidal person cannot diagnose themself effectively.
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by kempbellt 5y ago
Ah, ye old "Performance Improvement Plan". The passive-aggressively worded, modern version of whipping someone for "not working hard enough". If you ever get slotted for a PIP (such a cute name...), it's probably be
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by kempbellt 5y ago
Someone has to have the keys to the kingdom. Ideally, multiple people do - bus factor. If no one can bring production down this is also a problem. If only one person can, better hope they don't get hit by a bus, or take a vacation, o
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by kempbellt 5y ago
It's also worth noting that many "12 volt" DC batteries do not store and output at exactly 12 volts. Depending on the tolerances of your board, you might want to throw a buck converter in the circuit and set the output volt
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by kempbellt 5y ago
I route all of my mobile data through a Wireguard VPN on my home's network, and everything on my home network is routed through PiHole where I block/disable a lot of tracking and extraneous junk requests. Generally speaking, this
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by kempbellt 5y ago
Makes sense that some people are annoyed. Apple wanted to be "bold" and forced a lot of their users into a pipeline that didn't last. And now they are listening to the demands of their users and backtracking. Users that stuck
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by kempbellt 5y ago
For contacts, it's incredibly frustrating when your eyes barely change over many years, but prescriptions only last two years (or one, depending on state). You may need to resupply on contacts, but are not able to purchase them without
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by kempbellt 5y ago
To my understanding, there is no technical reason behind not being able to use custom wakewords besides them just not wanting you to. I also believe it is restricted mainly for branding and easy marketing.
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by kempbellt 5y ago
When you train your phone to understand "Hey Siri" it requires an internet connection for the training so that it can verify that you are actually saying, "Hey Siri" and not "Yo, phone spirit". After the initia
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by kempbellt 5y ago
> This has been widespread for at least a decade. I can't say that my experience agrees with this. Maybe some higher-end vehicles had it a decade ago, but it seems to be getting more popular over the past 5 years or so. I still don&
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by kempbellt 5y ago
Even lower-level automation for highway driving would be super useful. I would appreciate a simple "keep-distance-wrt-speed" function for bumper-to-bumper situations. Where worst case scenario, you rear-end a car at relatively low
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by kempbellt 5y ago
Purchased a "Microsoft Xbox Wireless Controller + Wireless Adapter for Windows 10" off Amazon. Brand is Microsoft and it is designed for Windows 10. (Non-affiliate link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product&#x2
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by kempbellt 5y ago
> Linux is not accessible Linux is extremely accessible. Most popular linux variants can be downloaded for free , and it's easy to find solutions to most common issues you run into. I'd be surprised if there isn't a Sta
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by kempbellt 5y ago
You're making the judge sound like an abusive spouse. Must be treated with respect! Respect is earned, regardless of statute. The judge could have simply asked the defendant to fix his screen name and moved on, and he would have had
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by kempbellt 5y ago
It's very easy to click a link and join a Zoom meeting without knowing what your screen name is set to ahead of time. HN is an echo chamber of tech-savvy people (myself included), but for anyone who's job isn't to work on a
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by kempbellt 5y ago
Can't help but agree. There is no way to know that the defendant's Zoom screen-name was set intentionally, or even with his knowledge. Prior to showing up on the screen the judge was already leaking bias - "Then we'll br
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by kempbellt 5y ago
I feel like a corrupt government would want people to trust their phones.
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by kempbellt 5y ago
Theoretical geosync means zero velocity in any direction relative to ground. Zero up, down, forward, back, left, or right. You're stuck above a single point of dirt/water, over the equator, at a fixed altitude. The only way to &qu
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by kempbellt 5y ago
Funny you mention it. This thread actually sparked some digging and I'm currently looking into flashing Pop!OS right now. For anyone interested: From what I've gathered, Pop!OS has a bit more support than the officially released S

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