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by nicky0 4y ago
Meh, different languages give you different tools, different degrees of nannying vs freedom. Some may give you a foot gun, but at least you have a gun and you aren’t required to point it at your foot.
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by nicky0 4y ago
Writing code is a significant source of bugs in just about all software of any complexity.
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As an ObjC programmer, I concur.
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Like any language feature, you have to know what you are doing.
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by nicky0 4y ago
Fastmail's "Masked Email" feature will do this. You can create unique addresses for services. And then you can deactivate them to block future emails arriving at that alias. And the aliases are random (couple of random words
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by nicky0 4y ago
FWIW I rather like timelinize as a product name. I could instantly understand what it meant.
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by nicky0 4y ago
> what is the underlying legal idea, that makes this supposedly "fair deal"? Every public company has articles of association which define the rules determining things like this. By purchasing a share you agree to those article
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by nicky0 4y ago
Some context: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/learn-to-code
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by nicky0 4y ago
Actually you were reinforcing that this is a narrative made by the media, by quoting the exact kind of crappy media article that is pushing that very narrative.
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by nicky0 4y ago
Ah, a chopped-up, out of context quotation in a clickbait hit-piece article about a 3 hour podcast. Thanks for that. Just the kind of nuanced and thoughtful contribution I like to see.
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by nicky0 5y ago
Careful, you're suggesting there might be a meaningful biological difference between the sexes.
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by nicky0 5y ago
Perversely though, when I see someone say "denylist", it stands out as an odd word, and it makes me more reminded of social issues than if they had just said blacklist.
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by nicky0 5y ago
How would you describe the political leanings of CNN?
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by nicky0 5y ago
I think he said they were a feature, not a product.
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by nicky0 5y ago
You don’t seem to understand. If Elon buys 100% of shares, it will become a private company. It won’t be traded on a stock market any more, and won’t have a share price.
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by nicky0 5y ago
That's a good answer, appreicated.
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by nicky0 5y ago
Seems great, but the same question I have with most email add-on services, how do I know you aren't reading my email? Seems a risk to introduce additional 3rd parties into the email system.
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by nicky0 5y ago
It's not so much the popular narrative, but rather the profitable narrative, that is difficult to go against.
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by nicky0 5y ago
It can’t be reduced like that. If anything it’s a combination of the tools for content creation (sounds, filters, duets, replies, text features etc.), the content itself, the comments system, and the algorithm. Honestly, if you’ve never use
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by nicky0 5y ago
Well that's one point of view I guess.
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One could say that living at all is a waste of scarce resources.
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No you
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by nicky0 5y ago
Trans activists vs certain feminists is a big debate currently.
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I, for one, look forward to your next contribution.
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by nicky0 5y ago
Perhaps you could increase the notification threshold.
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Do people go shopping on Friday night? Not sure that is prime time.
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I found the animations helpful and they conveyed the ideas in the text to me well.
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I guess it was a joke that went over my head.
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by nicky0 5y ago
What does Medium refer to in this context?
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by nicky0 5y ago
Doesn't Wikipedia have articles about Covid?

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