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by rl3 7y ago
With most screening services, the tenant takes a hit to their credit score in the form of a hard pull. I just pulled my actual credit reports from all three bureaus and my landlord was satisfied. https://en.wikipedia.org/wik
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by rl3 7y ago
No, it's legitimate. Google is the last company that needs marketing gimmicks, let alone ones based on outrage.
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by rl3 7y ago
While I tend to agree with you from a technical standpoint, I can't help but think Google is actually doing the morally correct thing here. If organizations are creating systems using that API, most will just roll with man/woman l
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by rl3 7y ago
> The internet of shit is alive and well. IoS It has a nice ring to it. However, I fear for its wider adoption: https://www.apple.com/legal/intellectual-property/trademark/... "IOS is a trademark or
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by rl3 7y ago
Their careers page says it's built in Rust. That's always nice to see, since Rust jobs are somewhat rare.
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by rl3 7y ago
Probably the same thing that would have happened to SimCity (2013) had EA not also ruined that. On that note, I happened upon some concept renderings yesterday, and it broke my heart: https://www.eywong.com/projects/0WR
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by rl3 7y ago
I never cared much for the final game itself, but the 2005 GDC presentation on Spore was and still is magical. One of the best demos in history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4ScRG_reIw You can hear the sheer awe in the
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Spore Prototypes (2008)(spore.com)
105 points by rl3 7y ago|39 comments
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by rl3 7y ago
As much as I'd love living in a world where tailgaters had the book thrown at them, a more realistic solution is just getting out of their way. If it's a single-lane road and that isn't possible, then likewise going slightly
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by rl3 7y ago
> Do not speed. If only it were that simple. I'd argue that on U.S. roads, there's definitely a culture of speeding, and in many circumstances drivers who fail to speed end up slowing traffic, often provoking the ire of other
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by rl3 7y ago
Nowhere did I say anything about inpatient care, nor any specific condition or diagnosis, let alone severity. Likewise I stated I'm not a medical professional at the very start of this conversation, yet you continue with the narrative
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by rl3 7y ago
Nowhere did I claim to be diagnosing anything. I'm saying go see a medical doctor, they might be able to help you.
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by rl3 7y ago
> first of all, you only expose yourself as being a terrible human being by making that comment at all about now deleted comment from the troll. That person wasn't a troll. They were actually trying to help you. Yes, their advice w
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by rl3 7y ago
> Bribery or MCAS? Your choice. The irony of it: bribing people to choose planes that are actually safe.
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by rl3 7y ago
Adding this as a top-level comment instead: The person you replied to was genuinely trying to help you, and you responded by belittling them with outright hostility prior to deleting the post. I'm not a medical professional, but what y
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by rl3 7y ago
> ... but Wells Fargo, paragons of fucking virtue that they are, decided to step in an try to get extremely and very awkwardly hands on with our specific products. (They tried to dictate what colors we could and couldn't offer, for
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by rl3 7y ago
> The more I think about all the stuff I want to do, the less I'm willing to put the effort into doing one thing. Possibilities are more interesting than reality. Even as reality kills off possibilities, I can always spin up more.
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by rl3 7y ago
> Some people argue that what we're today are calling ADHD should be referred to as emotional impulsiveness. The argument is that lack of emotional control causes all kinds of symptoms ... While that's certainly a major compon
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by rl3 7y ago
Yeah, that's the same story with me. Normally I don't even consume caffeine for that reason. On the occasions I do have it and attempt to accomplish something that requires focus, it elevates energy but worsens focus considerably,
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by rl3 7y ago
> Chronic procrastination is linked with mental and physical health costs, from depression and anxiety ... I would argue that anxiety can actually be a cause of procrastination. It turns into a nasty feedback loop that can go something
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by rl3 7y ago
As soon as I saw Nototo's demo vid, I immediately came here to say "This reminds me of Don Hopkins' MediaGraph!" It seems I am late to the party, however. :) MediaGraph has a special place in my heart. Back in 2014 I bui
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by rl3 7y ago
> Fwiw, hn has become very snarky too. Fortunately it's usually original snark, although usually the same people (myself included on occasion) will sooner die on a hill of pedantry than be proven wrong. It's the HN way. That s
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by rl3 7y ago
> To put it another way: You have become comfortably numb. Ah, I'd say it was anything but comfortable.
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by rl3 7y ago
That's a good question. The first thing that came to mind for me was the bad, namely Toyota's unintended acceleration debacle some years back.[0] If anything this illustrated (at the time) a woeful lack of any proper software engi
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by rl3 7y ago
> This should not be a Show HN as there is nothing you can actually try. You're technically correct.[0] That said, I was extremely pleased to just have a glimpse at this project and would rather have it be a Show HN than not. Upon
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by rl3 7y ago
I agree he wasn't entirely to blame. Regardless, the handling of the MAX incidents was inexcusable. The moral deficiencies were innumerable.
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by rl3 7y ago
I've noticed something similar. I used to be able to get into games, like become completely immersed such that it was a magical experience. These days, no way. I'm not sure why it is, but I recall reading a few threads where peopl
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by rl3 7y ago
What if you're at an overly-corporate place being the jeans & t-shirt person? Throughout modern history tech founders used this to great effect against suits. My theory is that radically different dress from the norm (whether dress
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by rl3 7y ago
I cry less and less as I age: Teens? All the time. Perhaps monthly or even weekly at times. 20s? Less so, but more intensely. Perhaps every six months on average. 30s? Only twice in two years, and I'm a 32-year-old male now. Those time
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A History of Silicon Valley(scaruffi.com)
96 points by rl3 7y ago|16 comments

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