metamet

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by metamet 7y ago
See, we're over-reliant on HN for making these types of comments!
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by metamet 7y ago
Wow, I had no idea about Re-Volt's history. [1] * Throwback Entertainment acquired 190 titles from Acclaim on July 7, 2006, including Re-Volt. [2] * Throwback sold the rights to Re-Volt to WeGo Interactive Co. on February 23, 2011. [3]
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by metamet 7y ago
Well, the scrolljacking is evidence no one is infallible. ;)
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by metamet 7y ago
From your linked article, as well: > According to the FBI, there were 7,175 hate crime incidents in 2017, a 17 percent increase from 2016 and the third year in a row with an increase. The number of incidents in 2017 was also the highest
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by metamet 7y ago
Only somewhat related here, but we recently did a QP where our team came in without previously breaking epics into smaller tasks. One argument is that we could've done that outside of the meeting, in its own meeting. But that actually
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by metamet 7y ago
I have a BA in English and am a Senior Engineer at a Fortune 50 company. But that's largely irrelevant because I have a varied background. When we got our first computer in 97 (when I was in 8th grade), I learned basic HTML and started
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Burnout is an official medical diagnosis, World Health Organization says(cnn.com)
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by metamet 7y ago
> With eggs you are probably getting plenty of protein. Eggs are between 6-7g of protein each, which isn't a lot. Depending on your goals, and where you fall between being sedentary and an athlete, you should be aiming for 1.6 g&#x2
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by metamet 7y ago
May I ask how often you shave? I tend to just keep my facial hair trimmed. I try not to use a blade because it irritates my neck. I do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, so I'm sure the grappling contributes to the irritation, which is partially why
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by metamet 7y ago
> What do they intend to do with it? Reveal my Top 8 when I run for congress?
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by metamet 7y ago
The articles mentions this at the end, but Coder offers a remote VS Code environment: https://coder.com/ https://github.com/cdr/code-server Anyone have experience with it?
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by metamet 8y ago
I think you're oversimplifying the trade of journalism and massively underselling the value and importance of it. WP isn't "the elites". They're journalists. They have a trade, which is on a completely different pla
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by metamet 8y ago
Depends on what you classify as "competition". Theft, sabotage, ad hominem attacks, even murder, could all be considered "competition" if your ethics and morals are on a different plane. So saying there is nothing wrong
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by metamet 8y ago
Agreed. It's refreshing to not first need to open a handful of tabs in order to find my bearings.
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by metamet 8y ago
After your first job out of college, your undergraduate sins are essentially erased as well. The longer your career exists, the smaller the emphasis (and value of) your undergraduate performance becomes.
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by metamet 8y ago
Appears to be working for me, but here're two links to the videos they have listed, for those curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbXdL5YTu50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szdGhRNg6h0
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by metamet 8y ago
Yeah, it really is a blessing. I'm sorry to hear they've got a stranglehold on you. Their customer service is really terrible, and they can get away with it because they know you're stuck. I am in Minneapolis and Century Link
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by metamet 8y ago
And I believe it's $10/50GB you go over the 1tb/month. Microsoft's One Drive was doing a constant upload/download one week, refreshing itself constantly, costing me $200. Ugh.
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by metamet 8y ago
T-Mobile is piloting just that: https://www.t-mobile.com/news/home-internet-pilot And I hate Comcast. The $50/mo to unlock true unlimited internet was absurd. I actually cancelled my Comcast last month and went to
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by metamet 8y ago
We have "pods" where each pod has 10 desks (with monitors/standing desks, etc), five along each of the two outside walls, with two long tables and TVs on wheels between the desk-walls. We each have privacy (and our own seatin
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by metamet 8y ago
Well, especially since the Trump administration is again trying to zero out all funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting: > “PBS and our 350 member stations across the country have earned bipartisan Congressional support over t
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by metamet 8y ago
It's an unfortunate side effect of the current system. Either no one should be able to influence legislation, or you're going to be negatively impacted by choosing not to. That said, I'm in favor of the former. Citizens Unite
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by metamet 8y ago
How does one actually go about negotiating the ER bill after you've received one?
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by metamet 8y ago
Good thing all of my browsers support JavaScript. :)
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by metamet 8y ago
But we get cool stuff like Seashell Radios--err, Airpods! I love putting my dystopian hat on, because I think it offers a convenient and critical lens to look at daily life through... I'd say the coin is a little more subtle than overt
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by metamet 8y ago
Pretty sure they were an integral part of pushing purely fraudulent conspiracies like Pizzagate, bolstered by Bannon's very own media arm's ability to amplify. > Breitbart is known for its anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim and anti-f
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by metamet 8y ago
Well, to add a bit more context to it, the administration dismissed the issue, saying that people should just work with grocery stores and banks in order to survive. Full text: > Local people know who they are when they go for groceries
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by metamet 8y ago
Amazon link for convenience: https://www.amazon.com/Hardware-Hacker-Adventures-Making-Bre...
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by metamet 8y ago
Unless you're on track to retire in your 40's.
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She's very salient and talented. A lot of psychologists have recommended their patients to send this and "Part 1" ( http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/10/adventures-in-... ) of hers as a way f

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