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by mekoka 7y ago
I made a few observations regarding masks, but never concluded "racism". 1) The original messages favored the individual over the group. From the onset, masks were pushed as a way to protect oneself . The thought that it can als
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by mekoka 7y ago
From a previous piece also by techcrunch https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/02/softbank-terminates-3bn-te... WeWork’s handling of the coronavirus crisis has also caused some rifts with its membership, with press
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by mekoka 7y ago
I lurked around HN for a long time before making my first comment. It's the first community that made me realize the potential and extent of massive misinformation on the Internet. It also raised my awareness about my own biases and co
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by mekoka 7y ago
None of the things that you said qualifies to make HN itself a "healthy community". Your dislike of communities where technical concerns are underrated may be warranted, but the dichotomy you're creating as a result may just
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by mekoka 7y ago
> The parasite doesn't appear to bother the fish much, she said, but tapioca disease can make its meat unmarketable and also cause the meat to spoil more quickly, making it a nuisance for the seafood industry: "No one wants to
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by mekoka 7y ago
Actually, I like that they don't deviate from the standard on that one. It makes the power supply easy to replace, especially considering all those places in the world where people have never heard of System76.
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The premise of your answer is that MIT wants good "students" and "test takers". What if that's not what they want so much anymore? A test is supposed to be a metric, an indicator of something. But metrics tend to
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by mekoka 7y ago
The advice given to people who just build stuff would be "don't just build stuff, also study the theory behind". You need the former to become a useful craftsman, but supplemented with the latter you will become a master
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Next in line is Canonical.
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Well, the free advice and the rationale behind it has been given. Now you can do what you want with it. They're your teeth, after all.
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So we eat tons of the stuff every year. Now what? Try searching for "what happens to ingested microplastic". To kill the suspense, most everyone looking to scare you with huge numbers also seem to avoid answering that more interes
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The complete tweet was: Culture can’t be broken, any more than complexity can be the cause of failure. Fucking get specific. So you agree with its author.
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You're also making the assumption that Linux would be difficult to use outside of Office to non-devs. I challenge the assertion that a distro like Ubuntu in 2019 is any harder to use than Windows nowadays. Would you make the same ass
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by mekoka 7y ago
Some years ago, I learned how to tie my shoes from this video https://www.ted.com/talks/terry_moore_how_to_tie_your_shoes . I believe those 3 minutes were among the best time investments I've ever made.
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by mekoka 7y ago
Millions of years? Fat chance. A few days ago this post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21327269 explained that during the galactic collision of the Milky Way and Andromeda in 4B years, no two stars will likely collide
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by mekoka 7y ago
Thanks for sharing. It's certainly food for thought. I was trying to picture this sort of leadership by consensus applied in different parts of the world where I've lived. Although it might work with some success in a few places,
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by mekoka 7y ago
Your advice seems sensible, but I don't see anything revolutionary about it. It's basic common sense, but I believe that your "sin" was your attempt at rebranding a simple concept, a framework to moderation and withdrawa
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by mekoka 7y ago
Beside the personal attack, could you elaborate on your rebuttal? Here's an excerpt from his original article: Dopamine fasting is based on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the gold standard treatment for compulsive behaviors like
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by mekoka 7y ago
I don't know why this comment was downvoted for trying to provide clarity, because I too, started scanning OP's reply in search of a meaning for that acronym that appeared from thin air. If someone disagrees then they should simpl
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by mekoka 7y ago
Location: Montreal Remote: Preferred, but not a deal breaker. Willing to relocate: Yes. Technologies: Python, Postgresql, Flask, Django. Résumé: upon request. Email: thisbizness@gmail.com I have 8 years of solid Python development and 12 ye
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by mekoka 7y ago
Because graphite is not diamond.
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When asked why she is incoherent, he replied: “How the hell do I know?” When chastised for cursing he said: “Well I don't care, ya stupid-ass questions you're asking.” It's my understanding that some people are particularly
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by mekoka 7y ago
Hmm, take hn demographics and intersect it with a real estate company's workforce. Considering that number, do you think a throwaway would guarantee anyone's anonymity?
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by mekoka 7y ago
The author is muddying the water for effect, that's why his explanation is confusing. To understand what he means, you should ignore the results expressed as percentages and instead focus on 1:19 vs 1:99. Now, imagine a grid, where the
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by mekoka 7y ago
What he meant to say: "We can't wait to see the big public epic fail".
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> I never thought I'd read a permaculture comment on HN This is the article that introduced me to permaculture almost 5 years ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9074473 . There have been others popping in now a
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by mekoka 7y ago
deja vu https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20344565
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The questions I asked served to highlight the ridicule of the criteria used to claim that something is wrong or right . So in essence, we agree.
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> Something that stands 1000 years has gone through multiple refinements. It may or may not be pinnacle, but any twist has high probability to making it sub-optimal than optimal. How do you think these refinements happen, if not by tria
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by mekoka 7y ago
Standing the test of time implies that you're doing something right, it doesn't mean that you've reached the pinnacle. I absolutely agree with you that the accessibility of traditional yoga translates into tremendous value, I

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