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by rdiddly 7y ago
Did I mention anti-trust laws? And do you understand the concept of an example?
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by rdiddly 7y ago
Are you reacting to the blog post, or something else? I didn't see any anti-success rhetoric, only anti-monopoly rhetoric. But for the record, success isn't sacred, especially if people succeed at something that sucks. I'd be
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by rdiddly 7y ago
In improv, "Yes, and..." is kind of just the basics. It's to stop beginners from putting up a brick wall that kills the scene or forces someone to invent a whole new premise from whole cloth. That shit takes work on somebody&
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by rdiddly 7y ago
I think there have been studies where people in sleep labs without any natural light, clocks or other cues mostly tended toward ~25-hour days. The "disorder" part is when you can't help but do this, despite having access to
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by rdiddly 7y ago
I'm thankful for cranky skeptics, dissenters and non-conformists.
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by rdiddly 7y ago
Idealistic greed is different from regular greed. Idealistic greed is always about expanding the mission. To do work that's even more important. To reach even more people. To expand the battle or skirmish into a full-on war (see
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by rdiddly 7y ago
"Album" meaning "blank tablet" in Latin is interesting because it seems to have the word "white" in it, same as in albumen (egg whites) and Albion (home of the White Cliffs).
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by rdiddly 7y ago
I agree; it's sort of an escape hatch. There's no problem I can't solve if you always give me "Redefine the problem" as one of the options!
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by rdiddly 7y ago
I believe you are mentioned in this excellent article I saw on HN just today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21635896 If your compensation is ridiculous, and you've been at it 10 years, then hopefully you've
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by rdiddly 7y ago
I suppose you could say there's room for that under redefining the problem, like "The real problem is that people refuse to employ known solutions to those problems."
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by rdiddly 7y ago
Many "average" users don't know what they want, don't even realize the options that are available to choose from (i.e. the different ways an app can be built), and/or will accept whatever is offered. Though it wasn&
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by rdiddly 7y ago
If we're talking spending extra for switching flexibility, just abandoning PIA midway through your year-long subscription term and writing off whatever you paid, works too.
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by rdiddly 7y ago
If you don't like Python, or Tesla, or simply want to put a Paul Graham essay through the usual paces of critical inquiry, you're in a similar boat.
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by rdiddly 7y ago
It speaks to the limitations of the survey and ones like it, where the mention count is being used as a proxy for demand.
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by rdiddly 7y ago
Isn't the -in suffix in German supposed to make a noun feminine? So like 'heroin' would actually be a 'heroine,' i.e. the thing whose spelling is often confused for it in English? I dunno, my German is schlecht . T
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by rdiddly 7y ago
"Little birds sing?" WTF is that, we're in the Mafia now? I'd call it self-aggrandizement by (I can't help but imitate the capitalization) GOUTHRO, were it not for the fact that they are apparently using literal m
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by rdiddly 7y ago
A cautionary tale for those who are perennially tempted to think Twitter = "the world" or that Twitter is like sooo super important and that it "matters." Granted, wishful thinking by said parties is sometimes enough to
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by rdiddly 7y ago
The value judgments necessary to even construct the questions this essay tries to answer, kind of make the whole thing self-referential and self-fulfilling. Has "genius" been adequately defined before getting started? Has "gr
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by rdiddly 7y ago
Yep, that'd be the 87 years from 1776 (Declaration of Independence) to 1863 when the speech was given.
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by rdiddly 7y ago
It's about waiting in line for everything you have to wait in line for.
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by rdiddly 7y ago
The first story gave me a real laugh, thanks & well done! You dared to innovate!
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by rdiddly 7y ago
Do we need to be present in person to exchange ideas? Start the "debate" any time you want, Freddie, just by including any facts or substance whatsoever in your statement! Clearly more of a tantrum. Totally reminds me of "Mee
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by rdiddly 7y ago
Hmm, point taken. And yet, legibility is itself valuable and efficient too.
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by rdiddly 7y ago
What's up with the throwaways? You and the gp aren't even saying anything that controversial.
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by rdiddly 7y ago
Yeah, considering it's basically just a glorified CRUD app!
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by rdiddly 7y ago
I think it's a valid counterpoint. Those who would be great shipbuilders should hopefully love not only the sea, but also the act of building a ship. They should get as much if not more joy out of executing a weld perfectly, or shapi
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by rdiddly 7y ago
Oh I have no doubt that they're therapy... for certain people who need therapy. I even referred to a certain recurring meeting recently that always tends to be mostly a particular guy talking, as his therapy session. So I feel vindicat
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by rdiddly 7y ago
Not ridiculous at all. Ads for (for example) heart pills are on TV now, placed at great cost, but currently blaring to an audience of mostly disinterested targets. Imagine being able to cheaply target the subset of those people who are not
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by rdiddly 7y ago
Unspoken premise being accepted: That the professed purpose (helping the poor) was the actual purpose. Just wanted that noted.
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by rdiddly 7y ago
Seems like even in the most varied case there wouldn't be more than about three: full legal name, brief-but-formal name such as Mrs. Smith or Dr. Jones or Lawrence, and informal name such as Larry.

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