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by overcast 7y ago
There is nothing safe about controlled explosions, ever. Burying waste in a mountain sounds like a much more controlled disposal plan.
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by overcast 7y ago
Sure, until that rocket fails, distributing nuclear waste over a large area.
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by overcast 7y ago
How do you live with a centered fixed-width table that is wasting 15% of the browser window with nothing but hectares of white space then? Bumping the line-height to 1.5ish the font size has minimal impact to space efficiency, and add tons
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by overcast 7y ago
That's not increasing line-height. I don't have a problem with my eyesight, I have a problem with poor typography.
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by overcast 7y ago
When you're old, feeble, handicapped, or unfortunately unattractive, these are all things you can never do.
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by overcast 7y ago
I wish they would update the line-height to something more reasonable. ~1.5x font size would be go a long way in paragraph readability. Other than that, it's fast and stable. About all I require from a forum. Edit: All my lovely respon
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by overcast 7y ago
The problem is that most people only care about themselves, and are not interested in solving real problems. That's why Facebook/Instagram/any other platform prioritizing self promotion are massive.
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by overcast 7y ago
Well, if you're going to cry about using something that runs on the entire web, then that's your alternative. Or grab a Garmin, though I'm sure Stallman probably believes there is a mind control listening device in those too.
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by overcast 7y ago
The most practical alternative is using a real map.
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by overcast 7y ago
The killer app for VR is going to be escapism. There is going to be a future where you're going to purchase experiences from companies. There will be an underground, sex will be huge, travel, alter egos, just like in sci-fi movies. Jus
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by overcast 7y ago
Sure, but common sense comes in to play when the one you bought is valued at $1, and everywhere else is $1000. And if everyone knew and didn't care, then why blow it up as if it was some big secret?
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by overcast 7y ago
What I don't understand, is how it wasn't immediately apparent this stuff was junk? You couldn't possibly think that it was equal in quality to much more expensive competitors. I guess it's just the case of not being rea
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by overcast 7y ago
"Investor reports reveal riders only pay 41 percent of the full cost of each ride, with investors footing the remaining 59 percent." I hope this explains it more clearly. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article&#x2
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by overcast 7y ago
Because the cost of a cab ride is not $6 to drive entirely cross town. It just isn't. Uber is popular because it's cheap as shit. If SuperRide came out, and it was half the price of Uber, no one would ever use Uber again.
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by overcast 7y ago
They are burning through VC money by subsidizing the cost of each ride, thus artificially deflating its actual cost. Once the gravy train runs out, these ride sharing companies will have no choice but to jack up the prices to their actual v
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by overcast 7y ago
I mean, I'm working in UI Fabric right now (MS). Clearly there needs to be some sanity checks when naming software these days.
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by overcast 7y ago
I'll check that one, looks like the only one that doesn't require some type of online account. I just want a desktop client.
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by overcast 7y ago
Thanks for the response, I've taken up meditation for the last couple of weeks. Definitely helps clear my head, at least for a short period of time. I'm really not concerned about being known throughout history, my only goal is th
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by overcast 7y ago
Welp, this article can't have come at a more appropriate time in my life. Definitely struggling with these exact thoughts, constantly. Finding something meaningful, and rewarding to be a part of has become obsessive. Always thinking I&
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by overcast 7y ago
What the heck is a good free or paid RSS reader these days? I paid for Reeder, and a few months later they discontinued support.
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by overcast 7y ago
This. More about living your dream, instead of someone else's. Something a lot of us struggle with. Being highly paid is irrelevant.
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by overcast 7y ago
Cheap Vanguard funds like VFIAX (S&P500) or VTSAX(Total US stock market). No need for managed funds that charge over 5 basis points, you're just wasting money. Then sock away cash in a no fee online high yield banking account like
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by overcast 7y ago
Continue investing passively through your 401k, Roth, and HSA. But start spending less, and sock away that extra cash into high yield bank accounts. That way you're investing for your future, while covering any emergency needs in case
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by overcast 7y ago
I'm confident that if you poked around the software of the vast majority of organizations in this world, you'd find "SQL injections galore". There is just limitless amounts of old code that no one has the resources to ad
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by overcast 7y ago
The first sentence has its own bug. "there was a big filed against Outlook"
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by overcast 7y ago
Off topic here, but reading this text blob, would it hurt HN to increase line-height a smidge? Like to ~1.5x? That would be 13pt and SO much easier to digest.
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by overcast 7y ago
Am I reading this incorrectly? "Each of the city’s five boroughs registered gains in population. The Bronx saw the largest increase, up 3.4 percent, followed by Brooklyn (3.1 percent), Manhattan (2.7 percent), and Queens (2.2 percent);
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by overcast 7y ago
I think we're all aware of the reason this exists. People are shit at budgeting. That just reinforces my argument that nothing will change with more time off.
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by overcast 7y ago
40% of american families can't even afford a $400 emergency. Most people live paycheck to paycheck, regardless of their income. Retirement funds are a HUGE problem here because 25% have ZERO saved. Zero. Not to mention the 1.5 trillion
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by overcast 7y ago
Are you leaving them a little runny? That's basically the trick to any egg. They'll continue cooking after you take them off the heat, and in the end won't be dry and tasteless.

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