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by mberning 7y ago
The iPhone 11 Pro was the first indication. Physically bigger, heavier, and with a larger battery than the outgoing model. I am very pleased to see them finally making a commitment to their "Pro" lines. A lot more could be done, a
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by mberning 7y ago
I'm confused - is IQ a reliable way to measure intelligence between individuals, or is it a culturally biased measure that is scientifically bankrupt? I guess it depends on the context.
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by mberning 7y ago
That ended abruptly. And on a bit of a grim tone. How many college students leave home and never return, not even once. Oh well, at least it wasn’t written in the New Yorker where it would have required a 10k word “slice of life” preamble b
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by mberning 7y ago
I don't understand the obsession with sending civilization back to the stone age for the sake of "sustainability". I like hot showers. I would rather focus on new technology that makes producing fresh hot water in abundance n
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by mberning 7y ago
Annoying for sure. But Not exactly a hard hitting question. “The location was selected because I believe it has the highest chance of success”. What can they say to that? Pick a location that you believe will fail.
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by mberning 7y ago
A very salty take from this person. They also seem to have an issue with white people engaging in the civic process. Hard to take their criticisms seriously.
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by mberning 7y ago
It’s not realistic that iPhones could have had the same screen size forever, but this kind of thing and many others like it show that sticking to 3.5/4 inch screens for so long was not necessarily misguided. Consistency counts. As well
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by mberning 7y ago
This absolutely works on some sites. Home Depot is a legitimate example. If their app says there are 3 of something on the shelf there usually is exactly that many. If you buy it and check back in the app the inventory goes down immediately
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by mberning 7y ago
I wish them the best of luck, but in my experience rebranding a seriously off track project is often the treatment of last resort. It’s the vancomycin of struggling projects.
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by mberning 7y ago
They did it with marketplace and took a very significant bite out of places like craigslist. I’m sure they can do the same for dating.
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by mberning 7y ago
$12/portion is a ridiculous price. Around here you can go to the Indian buffet and eat yourself sick for less than $12.
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by mberning 7y ago
Do many people speak to themself in the third person? It seems kind of odd in my opinion since we usually think of people that speak about themselves in the third person as being self absorbed, eccentric, or both. I do often take on the rol
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by mberning 7y ago
Are you saying poor people and brown people don’t know how to get a state ID? That’s pretty ridiculous and in the latter case racist.
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by mberning 7y ago
Thanks!
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by mberning 7y ago
Can you share the critique? It would be an interesting read.
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by mberning 7y ago
Great plan. Ban one of the few businesses willing to operate in these areas. Where I am from people lament the “food desert” that exists in certain parts of town, and ignore the complete glut of new establishments that pop up elsewhere. How
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by mberning 7y ago
I think you miss the point. Having a smaller number of paying customers means you can build a more focused product and not cater to so many use cases. It also gives you a remedy when a customer feels wronged. In the case where they pay and
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by mberning 7y ago
I agree. This is just another example of why freeware or free tier offerings can be a bad idea. Suddenly you have a large population users who will never convert yet are perfectly happy to suck up support hours.
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by mberning 7y ago
I saw what you edited out. Too bad I didn’t grab a screen shot. Why don't you go ahead and tell everybody what you think is the “real reason” behind my comments. I would like to know.
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by mberning 7y ago
I wonder if this will roil the working masses like the planned gas taxes did. Maybe it will take a while until the work stoppages and lay offs kick in.
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by mberning 7y ago
Ross Perot was way ahead of his time. We are finally getting an idea of how terrible some of these deals have been. https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/perot-in-1992-...
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by mberning 7y ago
I feel bad for you. Every single one of the comments you have ever made on my posts is some sort of lazy dismissal. I’m sure you get it from all sides and have a truly miserable task, so I can forgive your trite canned responses. The bias a
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by mberning 7y ago
You are 100% correct. I would even expand it to say that it is very anti-western and frequently anti-capitalist (which is insane given the raison d'être of this site). Anything that paints the US or western culture in a negative light
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by mberning 7y ago
“Myth: Perl 6 has a bizarre ecosystem.” Based on the explanation provided I would have to say “myth confirmed”. It’s not exactly straightforward.
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by mberning 7y ago
I take their point, but there is always going to be somebody that is hungry to make an impact and reap the rewards. It even sounds crazy to think of my job in the context of “how can I sustain this for years/decades”. The whole point o
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by mberning 7y ago
I think it paints an unnecessarily bleak picture due to many of those circumstances not necessarily being life long afflictions, although some could be. I think you also need to account for the severity of the impairment. For example, I had
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by mberning 7y ago
I agree. The author actually makes a decent case for using this pattern though. I think it comes down to the skill and clarity of thought of the developer. If this pattern is used judiciously and the methods are named well then it adds very
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by mberning 7y ago
Most people fixate on the terseness that it can afford in a language. I suppose I do like that but for me it is not a huge deal. What I think is more important is the flexibility that it brings to express design patterns that in other langu
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by mberning 7y ago
Also with both parents working the labor pool has essentially doubled over the last 50-60 years. And people wonder why their parents could raise a family on one income but they cannot. Obviously there are many factors at play of which this
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by mberning 7y ago
Maybe on one particular major version update. The vast majority of updates are completely painless, as evidenced by such a large percentage of people having no reservation about updating to the latest version.

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