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by oliv__ 5y ago
Maybe I'm weird but I really enjoy driving (even long distances) and would never want to have my car drive for me. I'd also rather cars remain cars rather than computers with wheels. Would be curious to know how many people feel t
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by oliv__ 5y ago
I don't know about you but from my personal experiences in dealing with the USPS, they're not exactly what I'd describe as the most efficient (or friendly for that matter) organization. Compare that to same-day or next day de
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Show HN: WhoIsHiring job board (employers wanted)(hackernews.niceboard.co)
1 points by oliv__ 5y ago|1 comments
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by oliv__ 5y ago
Hi all, just wanted to let you know I'll be aggregating all jobs from this thread on a dedicated job board at: https://hackernews.niceboard.co All employers welcome to post opportunities directly as well!
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by oliv__ 5y ago
https://archive.md/1y2zX
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by oliv__ 5y ago
The standard for something "working" is very much up for debate though, even if it is carefully avoided. "Slowing the spread" is not a good enough argument in my opinion. Everyone wants to slow the spread, the only quest
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by oliv__ 5y ago
So Sweden had proportionately 5 times more deaths for not locking down with a death / population ratio of 0.00145? I don't think it's ridiculous to consider not locking down with those stats. Locking down has tremendous costs
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by oliv__ 5y ago
What? Her landing in "utopia" is not nearly close to the ending, nor is it magical: at all times the heroine has the option to voluntarily join this utopia and she consciously chooses to remain in the "outside world" to
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by oliv__ 5y ago
I know they are always a bit naïve and overly optimistic but I love these war-era cartoons, commercials and "propaganda" art: the overwhelming belief in America, capitalism and a better future is so contagious, it's like a br
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by oliv__ 5y ago
Perhaps, it's because of this: https://mdsafetech.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/biological-ef...
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by oliv__ 5y ago
I appreciated the honesty in this piece but something in the way the author places all blame on himself struck me as inappropriate (at least if I were putting myself in his shoes): "I thought about my best moments. I thought about my
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by oliv__ 5y ago
Oh thanks for sharing that link, I thought most people actually liked that kind of illustration. I personally can't stand it and I had no idea it had a name
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by oliv__ 5y ago
How about a button in the app that says "I need a wheelchair-accessible car".
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by oliv__ 5y ago
If it's public health you're so interested in, you might want to get the "public" on board with your ideas, lest you be on the side of propaganda.
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by oliv__ 5y ago
Whose public health exactly? The people who have willingly chosen not to take the vaccine? Or are you meaning we must "protect the vaccinated from the unvaccinated"?
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by oliv__ 5y ago
Emmanuel Macron's "reelection" you say? I highly doubt it.
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by oliv__ 5y ago
If that were true, there would never be any progress.
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by oliv__ 5y ago
Great taste, Budapest is amazing, just leave for Spain or Greece in the winter and you're set!
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Ask HN: What Are You Learning?
2 points by oliv__ 5y ago|3 comments
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by oliv__ 5y ago
Where does this end? When will people be satisfied? When we all remain alone at home in silence, masked up and living through VR goggles in the Metaverse? It's becoming harder and harder to claim what's happening is all about &quo
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by oliv__ 5y ago
It's sad to see that they have no spine. It's not like they're hurting for the Kazakhstan market, why not send a message? Ah but who am I kidding, this is Facebook. The "they trust me. dumb fucks" company
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U.S. in Talks to Pay Hundreds of Millions to Families Separated at Border(wsj.com)
3 points by oliv__ 5y ago|0 comments
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by oliv__ 5y ago
Here's a wild idea: has Sarah tried exercising on a regular basis to help cure her depression?
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by oliv__ 5y ago
By "Correct things", do you mean asking: "how is diversity and inclusion my job?"
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by oliv__ 5y ago
> I am probably just a cheap grumpy old man... That makes two of us then.
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by oliv__ 5y ago
No it's not. Those 10% are all independent actors with individual and private interests. I'd much rather the economy be controlled by the top 10% of a productive society than by the 1% of a bureaucratic structure.
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by oliv__ 5y ago
Definitely the person who "seized" it by working hard to get into that position, as opposed to someone who's job is to be popular. But even so, "seizing" is not the right word, it implies they somehow stole it or ga
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by oliv__ 5y ago
It's scary to think that these people are even remotely close to any position of power over ordinary citizens.
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by oliv__ 5y ago
So what happens when there are too many "authorities" in their space: how do you decide which one to show first and which one to show next? Ralistically, is anyone really going to go past page 2 of results or grow frustrated and g
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by oliv__ 5y ago
I don't see how anyone is forced to rely on billionaires, and if anything I'd rather rely on a billionaire than on a politician: one of the two has actually done something.

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