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by massysett 8mo ago
Yes, and despite every single one of these world-changing inventions, people in rich countries still go to work every day, even though UBI is generally not a thing. People claim AI will eliminate large numbers of jobs. Maybe it will, just l
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by massysett 8mo ago
You don’t think answering the phone when a prospective employer calls is a good way of landing a new job?
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by massysett 8mo ago
With a mentality like that no, you’re not going to get another job. Job seeking while you’re employed means you have to subjugate the needs of your current employer. When an opportunity calls? You pick up the phone! You’re the kind of pers
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by massysett 8mo ago
On an up to date Safari on Mac, not a realistic concern, and if it were, I’d use security software, not an ad blocker.
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by massysett 8mo ago
I used to use ad blockers. One day I visited DistroWatch.com. The site deliberately tweaked its images so ad blockers would block some "good" images. It took me awhile to figure out what was going on. The site freely admitted w
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by massysett 8mo ago
Wouldn’t the Nevada Test Site be much better for this? Huge, government controlled, no major airports or cities, and moreover, already used for this sort of thing.
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by massysett 8mo ago
I switched to Homebrew after years of Macports because Macports required me to laboriously upgrade all the ports with each major macOS update. Homebrew does not require this. I understand the better design of Macports but in the end Homebre
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by massysett 9mo ago
If I have a blatant disregard for millennia of scriptural knowledge traditions, so did Noah Webster when he compiled a dictionary. So did Carl Linnaeus when he classified species. So did the Human Genome Project. I have a pocket calculator,
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by massysett 9mo ago
We have what I've dreamed of for years: the reverse dictionary. Put in a word and see what it means? That's been easy for at least a century. Have a meaning in mind and get the word? The only way to get this before was to read
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by massysett 9mo ago
Try making the term as a developer time limited, such as for a two-year period. The developer must actively renew the term. The point wouldn’t be to kick developers out after two years; there would be no limit on renewals and no requirement
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by massysett 9mo ago
This isn’t hard at all. Didn’t take me three minutes. It’s even a major brand available at a variety of US supermarkets. It’s not niche or “organic”. https://giantfood.com/product/land-o-lakes-half-half-cream-1...
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by massysett 9mo ago
We haven’t found anything useful for crypto, which wastes enormous amounts of electricity on purpose, yet unfortunately it still exists.
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by massysett 9mo ago
Relatedly: wouldn't there be many applications for which ipv4 isn't needed? For example, Walmart has electronic eink shelf tags they can update remotely. Each one needs a unique address. I wouldn't think it needs ipv4. It
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by massysett 9mo ago
I think that when you put most Americans in a jury box, they will learn that whether they vote to convict is their choice. Ask the guy who threw the sandwich. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Sean_Dunn
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by massysett 9mo ago
Then there’s Emacs, where Meta - > takes three fingers!
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by massysett 9mo ago
The problem is both (1) knowing what you want, and (2) specifying what you want. (1) is hard enough and a necessary prerequisite to (2) which, even so, is even harder than (1). Good, documented software is the accumulated knowledge of peopl
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by massysett 10mo ago
Take some existing code and bundle it into a zip or tar file. Upload it to Gemini and ask it for critique. It's surprisingly insightful and may give you some ideas for improvement. Use one of the Gemini in-depth models like Thinking
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by massysett 10mo ago
I made the choice at Costco to not build a relationship with anyone. There's a guy standing at the entrance checking memberships. I've seen him for years. I don't know him. I don't use the automated kiosk if I have s
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by massysett 10mo ago
I don’t think the built environment is that determinative. I live in a car-dependent suburb. Walk Score 2. My neighbor knows the whole street. She knows the garbage men. It’s because she wants to. When I run into her outside, she chats. She
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by massysett 10mo ago
> doesn't have a button to navigate to the parent folder. Command + Up Arrow, which is also visible if you click on the "Go" menu. There is also a toolbar button that shows the entire set of enclosing directories; offhand
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by massysett 10mo ago
> Externalities lead to users downloading extra gigabytes of data (wasted time) and waiting for software, all of which is waste that the developer isn't responsible for and doesn't care about. This is perfectly sensible behavio
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by massysett 10mo ago
If I'm traveling for work, I'm working all day. At the end of the day I often just want to rest in the hotel room, especially if I take my dinner in a restaurant. Typically I don't watch the hotel TV though, as I don't
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by massysett 10mo ago
Physically it is very taxing. Snow is heavy, and the movements aren’t typical of daily activity. Even for a modestly sized property it can take awhile.
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by massysett 11mo ago
Emacs says it is “self-documenting.” Years ago it was remarkable for software to have docs built-in as Emacs does. Then for many years it was standard for software to have help files, and it seemed anachronistic for Emacs to loudly proclaim
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by massysett 11mo ago
Consolidation frees up real estate, allowing new businesses to open. Where I live, old supermarkets are now farmers’ markets, trampoline parks, and health clubs, and an old car dealership is a church.
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by massysett 11mo ago
I let my kid play Roblox for a couple of weeks and I was absolutely horrified by all the inducements to seek Robux. So I removed it from her iPad, which is locked down. She gets along just fine without Roblox.
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by massysett 11mo ago
Why should optical fiber be standard? I want reliable, speedy network connectivity. It’s up to my network provider to determine the best means to do that. I don’t care if it’s tin can and string if it provides the service I need.
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by massysett 11mo ago
Thank you, this answers the question I was going to pose in a comment: why did this supposedly selective university admit students who can’t do basic math? Maybe their grade wouldn’t reflect it, but surely a standardized test like SAT or AC
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by massysett 11mo ago
Did you check NearlyFreeSpeech.net? If you are getting little traffic it costs practically nothing for a static site.
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by massysett 1y ago
Sort of. I took the argument in “The Paradox of Choice” to be that too many superficial choices can reduce happines: for instance, choosing between ten different varieties of toothpaste in the supermarket can overwhelm the consumer. I think

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