laputan_machine

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by laputan_machine 4y ago
> ... or if they accidentally trip over while walking. It's (probably) sarcasm.
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
> Panel gaps don’t even matter from a pragmatic standpoint. This is your statement. They "don't even matter". It's not pragmatic to care about panel gaps. It doesn't matter. That is what you are stating, that isn
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
Ah, the ol' "move the goalposts" technique! A classic for sure.
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
Big panel gaps = lowered fuel economy. Seems pragmatic to me to care about it.
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
We are almost definitely outliers, but the good thing is that there are probably enough of us to be a worthwhile market for people to sell us these kinds of vehicles. I don't think we'll ever be forced into buying these ridiculous
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
> I would suggest (and personally believe) that the idea of "ick, ads" is our own personal niche that moves us away from the centre of the bell curve. I personally believe this too, which is why I think there is a legitimate ca
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
Can't we just have a place where we discuss things without bringing in the latest political talking point? Maybe I'm mis-remembering, maybe it's rose-tinted glasses, but I honestly can't remember it being like this on fo
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
Kathleen Stock probably begs to differ.
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
lightly shocked, lightly electrocuted is like being lightly decapitated. We actually have this issue in our 6 year old office, so not exactly old electrics. Running laptops off non-grounded plugs causes that typical "vibration" &#
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
> They were intended to provide more privacy to users from all sorts of parties, but mainly government and big tech companies. The problem is that DOH makes enterprise cyber security very hard and also damages things like ISP parental co
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
Haha, wow, I am an idiot.
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
--I don't think progressing in mathematics is only for young people, fields medal winners are typically in their late 30s, early 40s. I guess whether or not that is "young" depends on you.-- Nope. See child comment. Anecdotal
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
Does anyone have any experience with Joplin[0] as an alternative? I'm looking into using SyncThing + Joplin to create a sort of 'networked personal brain'. I was originally looking at Obsidian, but the arguments on why they c
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
I think there's a misunderstanding in what I'm saying, or perhaps people aren't understanding that listening is actually quite a skill to practice and is really quite draining. It isn't free to ask people to listen to yo
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
It depends. If you're complaining to me about your chronic condition then I will feel compelled to give you advice on things that I think might help you. That's the crux. It turns out people just want to be free to whinge about t
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
Be kinder, this kind of attitude is exactly what is causing deep societal rifts. If you want to live in a heavily-moderated place and you'll blindly accept while you are fed what the latest ever-changing Truth is (even if it contradict
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
Now wait for all the apologists to come in and tell you how this is actually protecting free speech.
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
I'm an absolute purist, to be honest it's just pedantry and not really worth debating, I love FTL, and the entire "roguelike" genre, whether they adhere to my standards or not. The golden age of games is really upon us
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
I'm currently in the middle of converting my team to straight CF instead of CDK/Terraform/Serverless. To me it's needlessly complicated, CF is simple, configurable, importantly it's _declarative_, which is the &#x27
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
People now use the term 'roguelike' to mean more than turn-based, grid-based, permadeath, procedural games. Usually any game that has procedural elements & permadeath now becomes labelled "roguelike" or "rogueli
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
> ...with an attitude like yours. What attitude? I'm giving a slight jab at your complaints. You're a volunteer and you have power over others, of course you should be scrutinised! That's the _correct_ attitude to have. I&
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
Oh no. Being held accountable when you are in a position of power. The travesty.
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
> Do you have a chest fridge as the main or only fridge in your house? Tell us about your experience? I grew up with a chest freezer in my house as a child. I never had any problems with it as a kid, I didn't need to get kilos of me
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
Completely unrelated but the title of this post just unlocked a childhood memory of a video game I had completely forgotten about, but really enjoyed: http://www.roguebasin.com/index.php?title=Decker I wonder if it holds th
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
I don't understand, why not? He can buy one there at the place if he forgot to bring one along.
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
Wait until your view becomes the one attacked. Regardless of scientific merit.
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
I disagree. Parent's comment is like me posting an article on how toothbrushes work and this guy pops up and tells me that toothbrushes have some serious usability issues because Tetraplegic people can't use them.
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
Then we should definitely never use them. Honestly, this line of reasoning really grates my gears. Yeah a tiny portion of people can't use them, so nobody should use them, I shouldn't put one in my house, etc. If that's not w
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
Genuinely one of the worst takes I've ever read. I'm not against the 'slippery slope' argument in principle, but this example is ridiculous.
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by laputan_machine 4y ago
Very cool, thanks for this

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