openknot

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by openknot 4y ago
>"- This post, as dire as its predictions are, may underestimate the difficulty of computing in 2050, given current trends. If you are/were living in Ukraine recently, programming is not most people's top priority, they ha
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by openknot 4y ago
The professor withdrew the offer to the author to have a research internship with the lab (seemingly as a result of the conversation), then both researchers avoided discussing project details with him. Near the conclusion: "From then o
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by openknot 4y ago
I enjoyed the story, though maybe it's just me, but I just don't understand the source of tension between the researchers and the author. I interpreted the story as: i) the author volunteers to join research project => ii) a pr
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by openknot 4y ago
While respecting ethics (e.g. never asking someone where I was in a position of any power over, even if it was a volunteer student club), I respectfully asked out the people where I did feel that kind of tension (in other words, I always as
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by openknot 4y ago
Eh, I appreciate GP's honesty. I can see where the user is coming from, and the user also acknowledges the potential disadvantages later in time. I used to spend a lot of time, hours a week, at university just hanging out with people i
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by openknot 4y ago
Bad relationships, including friendships, can cause one to adopt poor communication habits (e.g. guilting others or ghosting others), and also have a higher tolerance for negative behavior instead of communicating a boundary. There is a bit
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by openknot 4y ago
For guys, martial arts is a pretty good activity for creating relationships with others. The downsides are that it can be expensive for membership fees, take a lot of commitment and time, and also be a competitive, high-pressure environment
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by openknot 4y ago
>"Is my soul yearning for spiritual connection? I've got a good friend for that. My libido looking for an exhilarating one? There's bars and the ubiquitous 'more-than-friend-but-not-quite-committed' friendship we
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by openknot 4y ago
I was going to write that this was demonstrably untrue, but then I saw the muted-microphone shot of an interviewee laughing without context before cutting to a straight-faced interview segment that appeared more natural (at time = 80 s), wh
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by openknot 4y ago
There are legitimate opportunities to act on the news. For example, I avoided a fairly convincing phishing attempt with my work email due to reading a relevant article in a mainstream newspaper. News can similarly help a person avoid scams
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by openknot 4y ago
That is the point of my comment: not all news sources are designed for clickbait. In contrast, consider The Financial Times's (FT's) headlines: >Tiger Global slashes bets on tech groups after stock market sell-off > News in-
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by openknot 4y ago
>"Snark aside, why is this a recurring obsession of HN posters?" The topic is related to technology (and thus easier to justify as relevant to the forum) and has a low barrier of entry to discuss. A significant majority of peop
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by openknot 4y ago
Depends on the news source. There is a noticeable difference between Tweets and unverified Facebook posts, news media from Buzzfeed or Salon, articles from a local newspaper, articles from The New York Times/Washington Post, and articl
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by openknot 4y ago
>"But if you are close to someone who is a user, over the long run you will notice differences. Sometimes its just that they don't have the same spark." The loss of a spark can happen regardless of drug use. Work in an uns
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by openknot 4y ago
I strongly agree with your main assertion. I heard several professional journalists recommend "networking" and "effective self-promotion and marketing" to get internships with well-known companies to add to your as the
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by openknot 4y ago
It depends on what you’re selling, but roughly $500 per month is seen as solid on the r/PPC forum (that is, no major objections when brought up), with $100 a month as not outrageous (especially as a starting point). My assumption is th
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by openknot 4y ago
Twitter ads are widely seen as ineffective versus other advertising channels (to verify for yourself, you can check r/PPC, r/marketing, and other subreddits via a site:reddit.com Google search). Results are likely lower due to poo
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by openknot 4y ago
From Hacker News's guidelines, the preferred original source that the linked 9to5Mac quotes heavily from is from Fast Company: https://www.fastcompany.com/90748492/apple-airpods-pro-creat... However, I suspect tha
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by openknot 4y ago
I would personally be very interested in such a blog, but so would Apple's competitors. I've read that being too open about methods can let competitors catch up to once-unique advantages quickly, especially as it lets them design
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by openknot 4y ago
For me, it's about not being late or having to skip tasks (e.g. shaving). I used to also enjoy doing everything the "hard" way (e.g. pourover coffee instead of using a machine, and especially shaving with a double-edged safet
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by openknot 4y ago
I know a few people who spend hours doing intensive work a day (PhD program for one, medical school for another), and don't want to become involved in more intensive hobbies (e.g. literature study, art films). The deeper pursuits are l
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by openknot 4y ago
The French newspaper Le Monde in France requires a printout of a cancellation form sent via physical mail with tracking to unsubscribe, even if the subscription is digital-only. From their terms [0]: "Unless otherwise stipulated in the
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by openknot 4y ago
I get the appeal of having structure, but I only think it works if it's voluntary to sign up for it. What you're describing sounds like a voluntary military enlistment (communal exercise, job, house, food, medical care, retirement
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by openknot 4y ago
I agree that the baseline isn't enough. My intention was to summarize his initial perspective (that it was enough), then question whether his self-criticism (he's a "shitty husband" because he didn't see it soon eno
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by openknot 4y ago
He's also selling services in "relationship coaching and divorce support coaching." For what it's worth, I do think he's being genuine, and sounds motivated by the want to spare others from his suffering. However, I
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by openknot 4y ago
Yeah. I selected a few of the volume descriptions to abstract the principles he was trying to communicate. Overall, it sounds like the divorce was unexpected and out of his control, so he's trying to reassert control by nitpicking his
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by openknot 4y ago
I read the article and felt sad. There's a lot of emotionally charged language (repeatedly: "I was a shitty husband"), but stripping away that language, his main point is consistent with his Atlantic article. Namely, that whi
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by openknot 4y ago
Yep. The vast majority of users don't follow these outages (aka don't browse forums like Hacker News or r/sysadmin), and thus aren't aware of them. Many of these users are decision-makers who decide what tools to use, an
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by openknot 4y ago
It’s important to note that part of the job is to make it a fun job at the least, and daresay a fairy tale at the most. This includes positive surprises (though care needs to be taken), thoughtful gifts (especially on Valentine’s and birthd
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by openknot 4y ago
A problem is that one has limited time and energy to respond to these comments, though the idea you've mentioned has motivated responses I've made in the past. It can be draining to submit a well-sourced comment written respectful

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