pastram_i

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by pastram_i 3y ago
Why?
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by pastram_i 4y ago
Those last two, I pretty much avoid at all cost.
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by pastram_i 4y ago
I think these go together; and make a lot of sense. I think this is the best answer to the 'why', and at least I understand it. I still don't like it.... but....
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by pastram_i 4y ago
I think the explained simply is what I prefer (or maybe expect?). I think another comment mentioned the 'safety' of being vague, and I can see that being very likely.
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by pastram_i 4y ago
Not in 'Merica
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by pastram_i 4y ago
In all fairness I provided that as a possible reason; I respect that it's a legitimate possibility. The other comments though ensure that they _do_ exist - but they could be in the same scenario, or other people have just come happen t
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by pastram_i 4y ago
The funny part is, VMWares site is what sparked this conversation when I heard an ad on their VMWare Cloud service, and went to their site to see what it was about. To this day I have zero idea.
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Ask HN: Does anyone else get more confused with marketing buzz-word hell?
8 points by pastram_i 4y ago|15 comments
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by pastram_i 4y ago
Also - the excessive use of quotes has real shadowlands vibes
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by pastram_i 4y ago
^ this. Value does not always equal right/healthy/good. I get a lot of value out of drinking that is doing significantly more harm than good
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Ask HN: What's your programmable mouse profile(s) (if any)?
1 points by pastram_i 4y ago|1 comments
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by pastram_i 4y ago
I don’t disagree, but from their reply the request is community based. And any community based product is just a good as… well, their community. So how would a different community tool provide better content? What tactics could be used to i
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by pastram_i 4y ago
Is anki the solution you imagine? https://apps.ankiweb.net/ Or is there a use case that anki doesn’t solve?
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by pastram_i 4y ago
It’s all I use but you can call it the “word window” for all I give a shit, nitpicking is just a synonym for argumentative+stubborn. Inb4 you nitpick the definitions.
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by pastram_i 4y ago
Also interested in knowing