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541.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
Ok. I misread. So people are basically mistyping their own E-mail?
542.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
I am sure there are more you just don’t know about but pen computing in the 90s was super exciting and fun. Maybe 3D printing is in a similar state where the little guy still can make a dent.
543.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
This must have been a fun place to work at. I did a lot of work on the Newton during that time and it was super exciting how the industry developed.
544.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
Wow. If they really connect transactions and people by name that would be super amateurish. It just shows that no single entity should have that much data because the bigger they get it will be more and more likely that people will do stupi
545.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
It would be nice if the US Aldi stores were similar to the current stores in Germany and Scotland I have seen. The ones I have been to in the LA area feel like how Aldi was 30 years ago in Germany. Super cheap but crappy products. Not like
546.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
No surprise there. Feeling secure is one of the basic needs of people. It’s much easier to take risks if you have a fallback and don’t lose Berührung when things go wrong
547.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
Bush was pretty unlucky. 2 massive crashes during his presidency.
548.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
From my calculations a can of coke has 12 teaspoons of sugar. That seems almost undrinkably sweet.
549.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
That’s actually something I have been thinking about. How do they get so much sugar into a drink? You could never produce something drinkable with this amount of sugar.
550.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
“Convenience”
551.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
Yep. Very true.
552.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
"The only lasting legacy of social media’s role in the Arab spring seems to have been inflating the self-worth of high level execs" When the media talked about the "Twitter revolution" I still remember thinking that ther
553.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
That way makes sense but I don't think the people who use that phrase mean it that way. Usually they seem to say "a calorie is a calorie no matter where it comes from".
554.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
Food is much more complex than fiber vs. calories. I am not a scientist there but I observe myself and others a lot. When I eat certain foods I can eat a lot without weight gain, my digestions works, my mind works, I go to the bathroom regu
555.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
I once read an article where they interviewed food scientists for something like Doritos and they had very intricate science around foods that don't satisfy you so you keep eating. In one sense it was really interesting how sophisticat
556.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
From what I have read they are selected for looks, taste and ease of storage and transportation. There is no consideration for nutritional value.
557.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
"calories in calories out" That's too simple. Some foods digest better than others. I can eat the same calories from potato chips or a lentil dish but my digestion and later on weight change will be very different.
558.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
Add to that our sedentary but stressful lifestyle. When I am backpacking for a few days I don't eat much and have almost no food cravings. But as soon as I am in the office I start eating all kinds of crap I would normally never touch.
559.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
I tried to play this game before 2000 and it's amazing how often market can have an even steeper upturn before it finally crashes.
560.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
I think doing something and then learning that you are good at it is pretty intoxicating in general. People who make it to the upper levels of a company are extremely good at playing the games you have to play and there is a lot of external
561.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
For me it's often in spurts. Some days I get nothing done but then there are other days when I can go 12 hours straight. Worst for me are days with one meeting in the morning, one before lunch and then one in the afternoon. These days
562.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
“t makes no sense to me why the CEO and higher ups of the company I work at still work there. ” My theory is that they simply like their work and get satisfaction from it. They get paid a lot but they also work a lot and I can’t imagine any
563.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
Captive have no choice but most humans don’t really have one either.
564.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
I think both your comment and your parent poster’s comments make sense.
565.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
Good idea. So I guess the aliens have a very sophisticated master plan to get us up to speed. We just have to be patient.
566.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
It’s a really tricky balance. On the one hand we should have rules that don’t allow building unnecessarily dangerous stuff (eg covering toys with lead coating) but on the other hand we shouldn’t expect 100% safety because the only really
567.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
It’s a little like terrorism. You can have tens of thousands of people die from cars, smoking and obesity. But if a fraction of that dies from terrorists the whole country changes. If one child gets hurt from a slide or abducted by a strang
568.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
It’s the same in corporations.
569.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
“UFO sightings didn't drop because everyone started carrying cameras” But for some reason the quality of pictures doesn’t improve with quality of the cameras :)
570.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
One thing the aliens are messing with us is that they only reveal technology to us that’s within a few decades of us developing it ourselves. They never show the real advanced stuff they have.

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