lusr

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by lusr 15y ago
This holds true for all kinds of pricks, sexist or not, in tech or not; that's what makes them pricks to begin with - their inability to recognise their flaws and a lack of willingness to change.
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by lusr 15y ago
Indeed. I really don't understand the purpose of the post. What seems to be annoying most people here is that the comments could apply equally to men or women, yet the author assumes the issue is sexism without explaining why. By doing so,
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by lusr 15y ago
"While it might frustrate some to learn that the man who hectors subway riders to buy a granola bar is making more money than many of those commuters" In my opinion, the article is implying this guy is making pretty good money but they've l
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by lusr 15y ago
55K revenue? What were his actual profits? Does he pay taxes? Respect to the guy for making a living and taking care of his family, but the piece makes him out to be making a killing when I suspect the reality isn't that inspiring.
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by lusr 15y ago
Ah, unfortunately I don't have downvoting privileges as of yet. I'll be sure to downvote you when I do ;) Good luck with what sounds like a tough situation!
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by lusr 15y ago
I'm afraid you have completely lost me :)
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by lusr 15y ago
Are you male? I never used to, either. Perhaps it's because I was raised by a single mother? :)
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by lusr 15y ago
I'm not sure I understand the assumption in the article, and in your comment, about it being important to talk over people. In my experience (as a male!), I tend to be most powerful when I shut up, listen to everybody talk for a while, i
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by lusr 15y ago
Somebody posted this link on an earlier thread about this topic: http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~baumeistertice/goodaboutmen.htm Based on the theories in that talk, and on my own experience, guys are more likely to build little empires among oth
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by lusr 15y ago
Having lived in both Cape Town and Joburg (presently), I've noticed an interesting difference between the city cultures. People in Cape Town seem to start up creative and popular but small businesses, whereas people in Joburg seem to lever
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by lusr 15y ago
This is precisely the problem for a lot of people. I know plenty of guys who don't think to do this, and I used to be one of them (presumably because of subconscious beliefs that people 'should' be fair). In the past 16 months I've incre
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by lusr 15y ago
The problem is that somebody who is depressed doesn't think rationally - in fact, in the vast majority of the cases this dysfunctional thinking is precisely WHY they are depressed to begin with. They WILL see the advice in the negative way
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by lusr 15y ago
It's a pity the replies to your insightful comment are focusing purely on your analogy. While I'm sure these 5 points were made with good intentions, I find them to really miss the point: somebody who is most susceptible to severe depressi
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by lusr 15y ago
An excellent description of severe depression. I wonder how many people who have never experienced a depression episode will manage to have empathy for it, though. I say this because now that I'm on the path to recovery, it seems I can rec
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by lusr 15y ago
It may indeed serve a useful purpose to have a wandering mind, but as the article points out "the hallmarks of many forms of mental illness is a preoccupation with one's own thoughts", i.e. perhaps the issue is the extent to which one's m
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by lusr 15y ago
Aside from the points mentioned by others, the 5DMKII captures far greater dynamic range; look at the detail in the shadows. The 4S produces dark buildings with no definition.
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by lusr 15y ago
I'm surprised how little attention that part of the story receives, but maybe I'm in the minority as a late-20s bachelor? Earnings received by a partner and shared expenses makes a dramatic difference to wealth accumulation. Where I live
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by lusr 15y ago
I agree with the 'analytically oriented' part, although I've been wondering recently if that description is not just a indication of somebody who's willing to work systematically through something and apply it consistently over a course of
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by lusr 15y ago
I was about to say I envy you for having 10 extra years to apply clearer thinking, but the funny thing is I discovered the book years ago and wasn't interested in getting past the first chapter. It was only when I crashed hard due to some
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by lusr 15y ago
"Feeling Good" by David Burns. Sounds like a pop-psych title, but it is not. At 28 years of age, I am fairly certain this is the most important book I have ever and will ever read in my entire life (but then I desperately needed it - it i
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by lusr 15y ago
How did you infer this?
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by lusr 15y ago
It is common to you . But who are you? And therein lies the rub. Anecdotal evidence isn't useful when it comes to research like this: I feel that the experimental design is flawed by not balancing out this very significant variable to b
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by lusr 15y ago
'Nearly all of the participants in the new study considered themselves spiritually active (participating regularly in religious services, prayer or meditation).' ... 'In the study, the change occurred specifically in those volunteers who ha
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by lusr 15y ago
Currently no; waiting for custom LFH-60 <-> Dual-Link DVI cables. A pair of these cables will allow one Radeon 6750 to power a T221 at full 3840x2400@48Hz resolution as two 1920x2400@48Hz displays in an Eyefinity configuration if y
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by lusr 15y ago
I picked up a pair of IBM T221s (22.2", 3840x2400x48hz) for around 900 USD each. They work beautifully.
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by lusr 15y ago
I'm not so sure I follow the conclusion of this article. The author suggests we "forget" quickly. What were these people "supposed" to be doing at the time, and why? What "should" they be doing 10 years later? When I learned of the 9/11
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by lusr 15y ago
Clever on the part of iRobot. Give them 4 robots and some training. Enough to get them going, then later they'll buy more from you since they've become accustomed to the tools and have experience with them.
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by lusr 15y ago
Interesting definition of "now" ;) "J. C. Raven first published his Progressive Matrices in the United Kingdom in 1938." "all entrants to the British armed forces from 1942 onwards took a 20 minute version of the SPM" edit Just found a co
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by lusr 15y ago
I hit snooze 17 times a row and I don't touch coffee. Maybe I should start? :)
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by lusr 15y ago
What stands out to me: Cost of Revenue is consistently 60% and admin consistently 30%. Judging from the comments I've been reading about the hit merchants are taking, I doubt the CoR% will change, and admin sounds about normal so unlikely

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