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by mwattsun 5y ago
I said "You know I'm over 60, right?" in a friendly and informative way in case that could be an issue. The correct response would have been your comment, but instead was a quick exit and putting me on the no call list. You m
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His new home is at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a quick search reveals it was founded by Ernest Lefever. I thought that name sounded familiar then remembered the controversy surrounding him back in the day. Lefever said upon fou
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My SO experience lately has been the accepted answer is 12 years old and the correct, modern solution is down at the bottom with 1 point and I can't upvote it because they want me to jump through some hoops to get "reputation&quot
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> In addition to a formal school being introduced to the culture, the documentary also reported that the Brazilian government installed a modern medical clinic, electricity and television in the remote area. > What a depressing articl
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Awesome! Thanks, I'll look for it. I forgot that delicious detail that he's the one that lost his religion, which destroyed his marriage of 35 years over religion. Score one for the uncontacted tribes of the world. https:/&#
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I'm 64 and been programming for 40 years. I am fortunate that I am able to not work due to a small military disability pension, plus I'll take social security soon. My last experience was Facebook contacted me a few times, which I
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I hope someone has selected a control group to see how the internet and especially social media changes people My favorite example is how when missionaries contacted the Pirahã people, there was a missionary who was a language expert to lea
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by mwattsun 5y ago
> “Markets can stay irrational until irreparable damage is done” If we don't address this in regards to climate change then we have bigger problems, but thank goodness California is more forward thinking than most other states.
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Right, I didn't say caretakers. You can hire those to come in daily. Another nice option money buys is a great luxury senior living home. A good one starts at $3500 a month but typically costs more (while the average cost for a senior
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I don't agree with this because you want to have kids if you are to have any chance of anyone caring about you when you are old. I guess some might be satisfied with people caring about the money you have when your old, potentially lea
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by mwattsun 5y ago
Once you get over the Smith Hill Summit north of Grants Pass you're probably ok, but that can be tough in bad weather
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California Leads the Way in Fighting the Biodiversity Crisis(nrdc.org)
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Let me add 1) get a prenup before marriage because there's a 50/50 chance you'll lose half in divorce (at least in California.) This is not very romantic so it's not something I ever considered, but it's recommended
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I've been hearing about water issues my entire life living in California but I don't worry about it because one of these days people will come to their senses and realize clean water is a precious resource that is priced too cheap
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Grahame The Drummer: here's how Ringo Starr was an absolute badass on the drums. Especially on Come Together. https://twitter.com/the_meghaning/status/1474834702284599300
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Randy Bachman Demystifies the Opening Chord of the Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night”(openculture.com)
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Merry Christmas to all my Navy brothers and sisters stuck underwater on a submarine today! Hopefully the galley cook saved something good for a nice Christmas dinner
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I realized additionally is that Armstrong has other complaints about OOP like inheritance. What I said above in that classes and functions are like a self-contained programs with structs and functions. I wasn't considering inheritance,
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My rant was more about the Metaverse as proposed and controlled by Meta. Funny, after I wrote this I watched a Eric Meijer video and he talked about the 10th man, a concept new to me. I was being the 10th man for a moment. In a group of 10,
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I bought an Oculus headset before it required a Facebook login. I haven't used it since that requirement was added. The metaverse I envisioned comes from William Gibson and Neal Stephenson, not a sanitized and sexless universe where Co
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In this talk Erik Meijer surprised me by saying functional programming is not about immutability (at the end) which is talked about a lot by functional programmers and then refers to his paper, which lays out his thoughts in greater detail:
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Well yes, but it's probably intrinsic to human nature and civilization so there's not much we can do about it except accept a certain level of it. Is America today more corrupt than the Gilded Age in the late 1800's that Mark
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Right, I understand where I wasn't clear. You're right, that idea has won and gone mainstream so I didn't think it was worth mentioning. I was emphasizing that I thought immutable data structures were inefficient and that it
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To my ears the author is describing corruption in society. I often wonder if America is getting more corrupt or if we just hear about it much more now due to the internet and social media. I think it's the later.
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I wish I could make this the accepted answer
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There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all argument and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance. This principle is contempt prior to examination -- Herbert Spencer, 19th centur
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by mwattsun 5y ago
My niece had it and reports things don't taste as well now. I've been extremely careful about Covid-19 from the start. I often wondered if I was over-reacting, then I watched "City of Gold" about Los Angeles food critic
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I try to broaden my horizons and get out of my tech bubble, so I like to learn how artists think. I don't think I could do any better than David Byrne "How Music Works" which is surprisingly and satisfyingly technical, along
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It still does. They work ok but I came up with something better for myself. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-sticky-notes/9nb...
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by mwattsun 5y ago
I'm of the school that people can make mistakes and learn from them. In fact, there's a saying out there that if you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough. Ironically, Jack created a platform full of

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