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prawn
3y ago
There are variations where you tap the beat also. I've had that work at times.
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prawn
3y ago
Have you tried documenting it but never publishing? Or publishing but never looking at the stats? Any step towards a goal counts for something.
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3y ago
I'd agree with that. People get different things from different actions. Like you, documenting a place or an experience gives me purpose and challenge. I can be happy just experiencing a place, or trying to capture it in a particular w
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prawn
3y ago
Last year on HN, I wondered publicly if it was body dysmorphia and she replied "Yes, it is something like that." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30100041
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3y ago
I always remember Scott Alexander's piece about left-wing vs right-wing attitudes, and what seems to define the split: "My hypothesis is that rightism is what happens when you’re optimizing for surviving an unsafe environment, le
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prawn
3y ago
It's grown in Australia slightly in recent years.
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prawn
3y ago
Intermediate step can be trimming the thinner areas to a 2, and everything else to 1. But it's not always a long phase!
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prawn
3y ago
A variation on this is returning an error message of sorts.
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3y ago
I have, for about 20 years. I empathise with @dang's methods and explanations here. e.g., don't disclose a blocklist, use shadowbanning, don't get dragged down by pedantic responses to explanations. You're often one pers
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Australia’s national broadcaster shuts down almost all accounts on Elon Musk’s X
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I think so. I don't like using a razor or the feel of it afterwards, so my standards of "clean shaven" might be different, but I upgraded from a previous, non-waterproof Pitbull (bought in 2018) and remember thinking that it
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3y ago
A Pitbull Skull Shaver: https://skullshaver.com/products/pitbull-silver-pro-head-and... Shaves well dry (which I do when camping) but is also water resistant for the shower. Recharge once a week at most. Used to dread
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3y ago
We use the Libby app. Just need a local library card and kids can freely reserve and borrow ebooks to read on phones and tablets. Helps with voracious readers who finish reading short novels in the car home from the shops if you buy them a
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3y ago
If various scans were more readily available, quick and cheap, I wonder how far these guesswork scenarios would be improved? Rather than having to get a referral and separate appointment and waiting period for bloodwork or colonoscopy or wh
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3y ago
Most of the complaints I read in this conversation have been about people NOT getting referred for scans when they've reported discomfort!
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3y ago
Haven't watched him in a while but in the earlier days, his production values were quite charming. He's at a great intersection of vanlife+summiting+pressure-cooking. Not much pretence or glamour.
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3y ago
"My ultimate hobo dream has been a suit, which is comfortable to wear at all times and which protects you from any kind of environment. You wont need a tent or a home." One of my eternal pub discussions has been about an Urban M
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3y ago
It was facial recognition tech of some sort that put her into the six-pack: "The ordeal started with an automated facial recognition search, according to an investigator’s report from the Detroit Police Department." "A det
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3y ago
I think treated pine sleepers in Australia are mostly CCA (copper chrome arsenate). For garden beds, lining with plastic is usually advised. The less common (?) alternative is ACQ - alkaline copper quaternary.
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3y ago
We should absolutely pressure industry to minimise the packaging types and forms in a way that minimises hassle down the chain. Think about toys that come in some combination of plastic cover and cardboard box, both uniquely shaped to that
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3y ago
I'd guess that these days, the upper bracket of clientele are travelling in other ways (flying, own car, car hire, etc), people now are more rushed, and processes/businesses are optimised to eke out a profit or make for a predicta
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3y ago
As long as you're not surprised by the dampening on your job prospects. I feel like there's a difference between not being a good fit, and not getting the opportunity to prove you're not a good fit. Some of your filter, as ma
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3y ago
I can appreciate that plans and motivations change, but I read that page about intent and the update at the bottom was about getting a letter from Romney. FYI, I'd found the campaign content from the Gab link, which didn't have th
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Of course. But I bet many are quietly influenced by something like this, especially smaller employers who don't want to lose an employee and have to rehire.
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I don't take much issue with personal boycotts but perhaps publishing the list would irk some people?
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3y ago
Is it possible that employers could think that your political aspirations may outweigh your commitment to working consistently for them into the future? Links from your site: https://gavinhoward.com/2020/06/i-am-ru
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3y ago
I think he's cultivated that negative reaction himself; he just can't help himself. Once upon a time, his reputation was primarily as the action man heavily driving forward key industries. There might've been a few "he&#
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3y ago
This is what I use for a side project as well. I don't really need features beyond that and it's worked well enough for me.
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It was my favourite social network, and I had multiple accounts. I used it slightly professionally, but wouldn't say my job depended on it. Months ago, I deleted as many tweets as I could without paying to deal with more, and stopped u
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3y ago
He can get easy press doing anything including with the route I'd outlined. Meta got global coverage for Threads without sacrificing Instagram or Facebook.
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