poncho_romero

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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
Eastern Canada, where people are generally easy going and friendly. I'd be surprised and disappointed to hear things are different elsewhere, but I don't have the lived experience to say one way or another.
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
I think we see things differently. I view conversation as an offer, with no expectations either way. Whereas you seem to put more weight on it, I'd guess because the ADHD you mentioned in another comment means interruptions are more im
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
I think there is some truth to that, especially on public transit.
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
You can simply decline the conversation. It's not as big of a deal as you are making it out to be. I'm not saying you have to actively opt into social interaction, whatever that means. I'm saying its reasonable for others to
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
Saying things like "it's rude to bother people who are in public" (paraphrased) is antisocial and reflective of our time, where people live increasingly isolated and atomistic lives, not of human nature. My point is people wh
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
That's fair. I'm sorry you have to deal with that.
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
You're right, my comment is unfair. In my defense, I've had my sleep interrupted several times recently by motorcyclists trying to make as much noise as possible, so I'm a little ornery ;)
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
I find your negative view of humanity saddening. I think most people are basically good.
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
Common in rural eastern Canada too.
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
Some of you are unwell.
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
What is the public if not the space where we interact with others?
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
I think most will pick up on subtle cues. That said, there is nothing wrong with being direct. And for those people who struggle with saying no, well, practice makes perfect.
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
If you are in a public space, I think it's totally fair game to initiate talk. It's also totally fair game to signal that you aren't interested.
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
Amen!
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
Skill issue I'm afraid ;) (Said as someone who used to feel the same way, before I discovered the joys of talking to strangers.)
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
> There's a lot of women who don't want to be chatted up who wear headphones This is true, but so is the opposite! I think the most important thing is to be kind and receptive. It's fine to start a conversation with a wome
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
I fit this description too. I consider myself an introvert (that is, more introverted than extroverted; very few people are exclusively one or the other) because I need to be alone to recharge. When my "social battery" is full, I
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
So you're making noise for everyone else, while enjoying silence yourself?
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by poncho_romero 4mo ago
C Is Not a Low-level Language: Your computer is not a fast PDP-11. https://spawn-queue.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3212477.3212479
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by poncho_romero 5mo ago
Canada too, with all yellow No Name products at Loblaw's.
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by poncho_romero 5mo ago
I think Elixir is a good candidate here. It's small, coherent, and composes well, and (at least to my understanding) the authors consider the language finished, with no new major features planned.
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by poncho_romero 5mo ago
> and most commenters think all yellow faces look the same and thus can't differentiate between a Japanese, Chinese, or Vietnamese working behind the counter at a konbini let alone other services jobs where Westerners are most likel
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by poncho_romero 5mo ago
I think when people criticize America for being car centric, they mean that even urban and suburban areas often rely solely on car travel (e.g. Houston). Cars in rural/less developed areas are perfectly reasonable.
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by poncho_romero 5mo ago
Bun being a high profile project, that has had visible conflicts with Zig over AI contributions, and was recently purchased by Anthropic, is naturally going to make something like this big and flashy regardless of the author's intentio
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by poncho_romero 5mo ago
I don't know anything about John Lewis, but Les-Tilleuls ( https://les-tilleuls.coop/en/the-co-op ) sounds exactly like what you're talking about. Completely employee owned IT shop full of talented contributers
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by poncho_romero 5mo ago
Any books or articles you recommend?
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by poncho_romero 6mo ago
They could make the software good again.
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by poncho_romero 6mo ago
Yes, cars mean you can cover more ground in 30 minutes, but they also push EVERYTHING further apart. And what about parking? I can get very far on foot, by bike, or by train in 30 minutes, especially in an environment that hasn't been
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by poncho_romero 6mo ago
I think you are too focused on one problem caused by cars. Even if they didn't cause mental health problems due to isolation (seen most prominently in suburbia), they cause enough other problems to warrant pushback.
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by poncho_romero 6mo ago
Most of these use cases exist because of the prevelance of personal vehicles. We reach for cars because they are there. We see the world through windshields, so when problems arise we conceive of car-based solutions. Cars force us into city

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