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by lhorie 5y ago
> The non-strawman argument is "equal pay for equal work" But that's also a logically problematic notion in the sense that it's a complete utopia given how our world currently operates (i.e. there's a reason why
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by lhorie 5y ago
Of course you do. You could also not raise a fuss in the first place and just move somewhere that isn't 2 hours away from your place of work, like the majority of society does. Or argue that the policy shouldn't apply to you becau
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by lhorie 5y ago
Kind of not-really-news. FTA: - pay stays the same if WFH is from same city - several employers other than Google have policies to adjust pay based on location - the calculator they developed is to help make employees make data-based decisi
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by lhorie 5y ago
It's been reported that younger gulls initially try to open clams (the animal clams, not plastic containers) by pecking. I believe they learn the dropping-from-a-height tactic from observation, and suspect that the pecking at a plastic
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by lhorie 5y ago
Seagulls eat clams. They break the shells by dropping them onto rocks from a height. They're able to learn to steal food from other birds when they see a chance, and conversely, to regulate from which height to drop clams of different
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by lhorie 5y ago
Semi-related: https://twitter.com/LeoHorie/status/930515291183898624
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by lhorie 5y ago
Semi-related, there's a a useful trick for using Javascript labels as URLs. Way back in the day, I used to write labels like `<a href="javascript:open_save_dialog:;">` instead of `<a href="javascript:void(0)&quo
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by lhorie 5y ago
Sort of the same reason why `if (true) let a = 1` is a syntax error (and the error message says why: "Lexical declaration cannot appear in a single-statement context") The rationale here is that the variable goes out of scope righ
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by lhorie 5y ago
It feels like you're attacking a design without understanding the design principles behind it. Looking at https://petstore3.swagger.io , the API is `/pet` (singular), because that's exactly what it represents: the
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Google Translate's usage of font tag for text replacement breaks React (2018)(bugs.chromium.org)
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That's interesting. The reason I'm asking is that I'm interested in the open source adoption angle. For example, say Linux went ham on DSLs, would people unwillingly learn it for the sake of being able to be part of the large
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by lhorie 5y ago
Even those may not be powerful enough. I have a use case where I was trying to read specification files to generate unicode tables. But using something like zig's @embedFile to get a handle to a []u8 in a comptime block doesn't wo
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by lhorie 5y ago
Something about macros that I don't see discussed much is the trade-off between improved clarity of intent vs learning curve for contributors. I don't have a ton of experience w/ C, but the large projects I've seen appea
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Sigh. This appears to be one of those cases of media exaggeration for eyeballs. The study says: > the effect on violence was only consistent visible for the measure of Airbnb penetration–or the extent to which buildings in the neighborho
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by lhorie 5y ago
> Vipassana is not like a week at a spa. Right, I was conflating two separate points there: one is definitely about lengthy extreme programs, but another is that some people mentioned that it's better to spend more time with other f
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by lhorie 5y ago
> if she is fired, Benton should definitely also be fired for doxxing her Isn't that anchoring bias? For starters, why equate firing with punishment? Firing an employee is a discretion of an employer meant to be used if they deem th
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by lhorie 5y ago
FTA: > In her suit, Viola acknowledged writing most of the posts I'm as pro-free-speech as the next person, but looking at the evidence[0] I frankly don't understand on what leg Viola is hoping to stand. If I understand this ri
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by lhorie 5y ago
I mean, yes and no. It's a martial arts system in the sense that it incorporates combative mechanics, and I do know of people who attempt to incorporate it into combat against resisting opponents, but some people take issue w/ cal
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by lhorie 5y ago
The general theme I'm seeing in this thread is that vipassana is not for beginners, not a panacea, and not representative of buddhism/meditation/mindfulness as a whole. There are multiple people downthread comparing intensive
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by lhorie 5y ago
It's interesting that you brought up high risk sports. The context of that quote was related to people injuring themselves by being too aggressive on stuff they should know better (one example was a relatively advanced practitioner pul
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by lhorie 5y ago
I didn't mean to call you one, sorry if it came out that way. Personally, I just tend to see this the same way I see grammar nazis (in the context of language being a malleable construct over time)
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> Buddha is effectively treated as a god in Pure Land Buddhism, where he is prayed to for salvation and in hopes of being reborn in what is essentially paradise. I knew of Buddha being prayed to (mostly for luck) and of prayer for salvat
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by lhorie 5y ago
So, for a bit of perspective, as a child, I was mostly exposed to the ritualistic aspects of buddhism, which is probably the closest experience to what a westerner thinks of when thinking of "religion". Do I think that people prio
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by lhorie 5y ago
> How is one supposed to know that it is dangerous? It isn't supposed to be dangerous, but if you dive head first into hardcore "retreats" with unrealistic expectations, that might end up badly, yes. For starters, if you h
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by lhorie 5y ago
I'm confused by this comment. Do you mean to say that Buddhists ought to engage in religious flame wars? FWIW, Buddhism is fairly centered on self-improvement, with idolatry being generally seen as respectful reverence, or at worst as
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by lhorie 5y ago
I think it can be summarized as "recklessness" (i.e. jumping the gun without proper understanding of/regard to foundational concepts)
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One take I heard about yoga that kinda applies here is "if yoga is injuring you, your understanding of it is wrong" I think the underlying issue with all these asian-spiritualism-turned-western-nouveau-health is that western peo
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by lhorie 5y ago
I use a combination of katas (repeating a task multiple times - though not necessarily with the exact same code - to polish my understanding of how to do the task) and diving into rabbit holes deliberately to stumble upon things I don'
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by lhorie 5y ago
It isn't related to school curriculum (our kids go to US public school). It's supplemental in the sense that they get to practice more math exercises than a kid that only relies on school/common core curriculum.
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by lhorie 5y ago
My wife frequents chinese parent forums, and according to parents there, study time in a lot of households involve children staring at the ceiling and parents yelling... a lot. The thing, though, is I never hear about the situation improvin

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