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by quirkot 9y ago
> someone who created a business enterprise to circumvent US law Kinda like Uber? rim shot But I'm still kinda serious. Your whole comment works if you swtich "pirated content" for "unlicensed, unregistered taxi se
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by quirkot 9y ago
Yes. This. So Much Of It.
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by quirkot 9y ago
Usually I'm the sort of person who scoffs at a list like this, but just reading through those T items made my mind start categorizing my to-do list. Crazy helpful
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How to Build Emotional Resilience as an Adult(nytimes.com)
1 points by quirkot 9y ago|0 comments
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by quirkot 9y ago
I was surprised to see a sample size of only 20 was considered representative. I wonder how genuinely representative it is (including the unstated exclusions that define the total population)
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by quirkot 9y ago
Apropos of little, I generally find that a topic being hotly debated is an indicator of low quality of questions being asked about it moreso than the difficulty of the answer. To use MartinCron’s example. “What is the shape of the earth?” i
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by quirkot 9y ago
It’s a very understandable desire to want the return of your parents, but I find myself empathizing with the father. It sucks to lose your life, it’s got to be even worse to lose your death
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by quirkot 9y ago
If it involves tax evasion or fraud, you could make a call to the IRS. If they collect you even get a share
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by quirkot 9y ago
Greater number of variables employed in creation. Any one of which could be a hook to remember by (location on page, made a particularly nice letter, where my pencil broke, after the smudge, before/after my hand started to cramp). Typi
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by quirkot 9y ago
Knowing how to apologize well, being successfully heartfelt, is a perennially too uncommon skill
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by quirkot 9y ago
Your employer is not entitled to your health information, but they are entitled to proof that something legit is happening. A doctor's note would say something like "dontflamemebro will require medical leave for 4-8 days. Love, Do
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by quirkot 9y ago
Half the women in my office have their schedules synced up. A policy like this could create a monthly ghost town
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by quirkot 9y ago
still waiting on that Donner Party DLC
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by quirkot 9y ago
> Investors like that it’s an asset-light business, too. Instead of purchasing its own trucks, RTS is partnering with a growing number of mid-size, independent haulers Please, son. The Bezos Whole Foods don't pay no externalities!
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by quirkot 9y ago
How much of a jerk someone is (due to sexual harassment or other reasons) is like Big O notation. Sure, they’re not like that ALL the time, but do you want to be around someone with a jerk limit of O(n^n) ?
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by quirkot 9y ago
Holy moly that's a lot of money
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Accelerationism: how a fringe philosophy predicted the future we live in(theguardian.com)
3 points by quirkot 9y ago|1 comments
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by quirkot 9y ago
Absolute best example of "why the heck should I calculate that myself"
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by quirkot 9y ago
I am reminded of my chemistry professor's lament. "I can't count how many students I've failed for not knowing things that were later proven to be untrue"
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by quirkot 9y ago
Couple things involved here: 1. There's actually not much to train the data on. Say you have 1 weather station (that is maintained and calibrated) in each major or minor city. The GFS[1] has a resolution of ~18 miles. This is fine over
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by quirkot 10y ago
I agree largely with goatherders. Perhaps the question you should be asking is "how can you go listen to your customers"
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by quirkot 10y ago
Can I get a shaman in here for some verification?
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by quirkot 10y ago
> In no way does it imply you should be scared of the Muslims. It's not implying that you should, it is expecting that you are. It’s a FUD article touting b.s. numbers to boost the impression of vulnerability and of the 35-ish probl
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by quirkot 10y ago
Also... MUSLIMS! In case you weren't suitably terrified by the meaningless large numbers
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by quirkot 10y ago
Or in other words: There are 35 apps that can leak your data to tons of other apps. However we're not going to tell you which ones.
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by quirkot 10y ago
Ambiguity is is the bosom buddy of petty tyrany
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by quirkot 10y ago
To the extent it involves benign misdirection, yes
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by quirkot 10y ago
You may want to reframe your category based on use. This would solve the "what's the difference between news & a blog" and "is a forum just an old social network?" problems You could use categories like: Content
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by quirkot 10y ago
It's not what you do, it's the way that you do it [music note emoji]
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by quirkot 10y ago
#ColonizePHP

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