overkalix

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by overkalix 5y ago
On the other hand, I've always found the Scott Expedition very... illuminating. They had 2 proto-snowmobiles. One fell into the ocean when they were unloading it. The other one had a mechanical failure shortly after the final team depa
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by overkalix 5y ago
Amazing, thanks. I swear, these sleazy guys are always into A) Cars and/or B) Bodybuilding.
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by overkalix 5y ago
My 2c as a catalan speaker. Apparently cunt is related to the latin "cunnus" (wedge). We also have a vulgar word related to cunnus for vagina, "cony". Its use is not as offensive as cunt, but it is up there with "pu
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by overkalix 5y ago
Are you really gonna leave us like that?
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by overkalix 5y ago
I guess you work in farming? Because that's a whole lot of straw men you got up there.
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by overkalix 5y ago
Coincidentally enough, "qui menja caragols per Sant Joan, té diners tot l'any". Translation: if you snails on Saint John's Eve (June 23rd), you'll have money all year.
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by overkalix 5y ago
I'm pretty sure he's suggesting that sex tourism is the reason RS visits/has visited Indonesia.
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by overkalix 6y ago
It's not just that they don't know how to evaluate: often they don't even know what they are looking for.
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by overkalix 6y ago
"In that case we must evaluate whether the law is just or necessary" It is a common view that a degree of redistribution is necessary and desirable, and the social benefits are rather clear. Even then, there are some spectacular f
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by overkalix 6y ago
Laws and their use are not inherently just, legitimate, necessary, effective or reflective of society. Often laws provide advantges to segments of society at a cost for other segments. In that case we must evaluate whether the law is just o
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by overkalix 6y ago
The fact that something is illegal doesn't really address the issue of renewing/maintaining the legitimacy of a social organization. If anything saying that something is illegitimate or unjust because it is illegal suggests that o
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by overkalix 6y ago
Curious username...
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by overkalix 6y ago
> everything that does not in the most direct way result in value added is demeaned, discounted and cut. Correction: everything that is not _perceived_ to add value. The amount of bullshit and inefficiencies that are rewarded with exorbi
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by overkalix 6y ago
> modern, real-world apps are generally far more advanced than just a glorified CRUD app. ... are they?
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by overkalix 6y ago
Could you elaborate on this experience? How did the city deal with institutional reluctance/resistance?
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by overkalix 6y ago
The way I interpreted is, this torture culture is not a recent development. It already existed during SJ watch.
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by overkalix 6y ago
If I had to do interviews I'd do this and something complementary to this: bring a piece of code you're especially proud of. What problem were you trying to solve? How did you try to solve it? What options did you discard? Why did
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by overkalix 6y ago
I had a similar idea last year, but clearly I'm not talented nor experienced enough to do it. Congratulations dude, this rocks.
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by overkalix 6y ago
Do you know that wojak meme where a crying guy is wearing a happy mask? That's how I felt playing tux racer in the mid 2000s
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by overkalix 6y ago
If a game is marketed towards PC and multiple consoles, I expect the game to run equally well on all platforms. This isn't the case. Stop relativizing the issues, please.
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by overkalix 6y ago
The other day I read an article about "uncovering tax fraud with algorithms and AI". The innovation: examining tax records not just from an individual perspective, but from a family perspective. Essentially a split-apply-combine.
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by overkalix 6y ago
Why waste money hire best engineers when more ram does trick?
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by overkalix 6y ago
> My native binaries are mostly limited to said web browser, some work communication apps, dev tools, maybe a notes app. Nothing remotely interesting to advertising companies. Translation: "I've got nothing to hide".
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by overkalix 6y ago
It took me multiple F5s to get it...
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by overkalix 6y ago
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by overkalix 6y ago
I'd be extremely surprised if this bounty was anything else than misdirection and bait.
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by overkalix 6y ago
Event the url is relevant...
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by overkalix 6y ago
PPPSS. (Previous Poster's Point Still Stands). You could have cash buried in the desert and the IRS wouldn't be able to take it. Bitcoin is a way with both advantages and disadvantages to hide money, but it doesn't teleport y
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by overkalix 6y ago
This happened to me very recently. It was a meeting with five people and I asked for some information. But when she started answering I realized I had phrased my question poorly, and as a result she wasn't really addressing my actual c
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by overkalix 6y ago
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