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metrokoi
6y ago
Yes, the downturn may result in new technology and ideas, but almost all of them would have been possible without the pandemic. This article seems to be speculating a bit to find positives. Many of us are privileged to not be as worried abo
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metrokoi
6y ago
It is still important to apologize so that potential or previous users can begin to form an opinion on whether or not a company can even attempt to earn their trust back. Of course an apology does not erase Triplebyte's actions, but I
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metrokoi
6y ago
Clicked on the link thinking it was about another Vim clone, but this gave me quite the laugh! I love over-built solutions to slight annoyances. I would seriously use a physical "kill -9" button to kill the current window or progr
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metrokoi
6y ago
Caffeine gets a lot of love and hate. Personally, I think it's close to a miracle molecule. What other drug can give such an effective boost to wakefulness, mood, and focus with the only main side effects being possible sleep loss and
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metrokoi
6y ago
No it does not, just an observation I found humourous.
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metrokoi
6y ago
Exactly, and it's a compounding problem. The sites with the best information don't win, it's the sites with content optimized to get clicks. It's a problem that gets worse with time and more "real" information
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metrokoi
6y ago
I wonder which will come first: AI that is truly able to teach itself about our world, or that we are able to define algorithms or otherwise figure out software solutions to most of these these context problems. Of course, if an AI is intel
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6y ago
I was trying to research what types of tests are used to determine hormone levels yesterday, but of course all the results are health sites about how to get a hormone test or when you might need one. It takes several search refinements to g
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metrokoi
6y ago
There are many other small drawbacks besides time zone differences, such as different cultures (different holidays to work around, different expectations and values) and different languages. There will always be companies which value those
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metrokoi
6y ago
> There are actually some really obsessive twitter users who will spend 12+ hours a day active. They typically produce a ton of content, and a lot of replies. I notice this on celebrity/political accounts especially. (Apparently peo
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6y ago
>Some common ones seemed to be they follow a bot, they have inflammatory bio, banner, or profile pictures. Many tweet really polarizing things. Perhaps many are real people who get banned often and create new accounts, hence the recent a
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metrokoi
6y ago
I just want an eInk monitor that isn't obscenely expensive to write code on and read books and articles, I don't even care if it's black and white. I know many people would use it if created, it's so much more pleasurabl
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6y ago
One point to consider is that once UBI is rolled out, it can never be taken back, even if it is disastrous from a bureaucratic, economic, or social standpoint. I think the success of UBI is heavily dependant on the details of how it is fund
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6y ago
I appreciate this as a fellow roof lover. There is something intriguing about experiencing the world from a physical perspective that you aren't "supposed" to view it from.
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6y ago
At the risk of sounding like a troll, I don't see anything in that link about Alex Jones threatening lives.