rmellow

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by rmellow 4y ago
"documentary" is an interesting way to describe the plot of Idiocracy (2006)...
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by rmellow 4y ago
Ontario uses exactly this system in it's standard rental agreement contracts.
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by rmellow 4y ago
It's more spread out than Vancouver, and might be a nuisance if you live in the downtown core. You're not gonna personally get yelled at/followed every week, but confrontations are not rare. I know several people including my
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by rmellow 4y ago
Reading on a fully featured tablet with a browser, apps, notifications vs reading on a special purpose device is a world of difference when it comes to attention for me.
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by rmellow 4y ago
I also have the 85h and I managed to find an unofficial solution: The Jabra Link 370 usb dongle. The headphones will then pair with the Jabra software on PC. That said, I haven't had issues pairing the 85h with a MacBook Pro without th
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by rmellow 4y ago
I'm curious, what do you think is a better community nowadays?
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by rmellow 4y ago
> Today, on the other hand, a lot ... of people in CS are probably there because they heard that it's a field where you can make a lot of money... They don't necessarily derive any intrinsic enjoyment from ... technical excell
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by rmellow 4y ago
Exactly. Thanks for the simpler example.
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by rmellow 4y ago
If it becomes a market standard (due to ancillary revenues, reselling user data, etc), then the only choice consumers will have left are: (a) TV with ads or (b) no TV. "Voting with your wallet" has so many failure cases. "Tha
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by rmellow 4y ago
> at the time the science suggested that was the best path. Science is not a monolith. I can find a hundred distinguished scientists who disagree with that statement. ... that is an especially controversial statement for anyone who remem
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by rmellow 5y ago
I find it very curious that the phrase "None of this matters!" can be simultaneously depressing and liberating, depending on who is reading. Understanding can't just be transmitted through words, and requires introspection. C
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by rmellow 5y ago
A bartender could spike it and you'd be none the wiser. Always keeping your drink close and under your eyes doesn't always work.
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by rmellow 5y ago
Let's not forget the value of a reputation system. Both parties have an incentive to be reasonable & avoid getting kicked out of the platform. Yeah, it's not perfect, and some bad actors abuse the rating system: "the driv
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by rmellow 5y ago
In scientific circles they usually are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_regression#Assumptions
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by rmellow 5y ago
Poor people can absolutely be corruptors: Lets look at getting a driver's license in Brazil. It's widely known you can pay to pass your test, and driving instructors near ubiquitously act as middlemen. I know many people who have
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by rmellow 5y ago
Making assumptions & cutting down on scope are immensely powerful tools. There is a tendency among engineers to create systems that are universal and work in all sorts of environments, when in fact, this is not what is absolutely immedi
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by rmellow 5y ago
1. Get an Android TV device. This is not actually a TV, but a device that connects to your TV via HDMI. Prices vary, but it's not expensive. 2. Install SmartTubeNext on the Android TV. Now you have something better than YouTube Premium
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by rmellow 5y ago
My partner bought some clothing in Brazil and wanted to exchange it at the store for something else. Unfortunately she lost the receipt, and the alternative which is providing your SSN is not available to her (not a citizen). The exchange w
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by rmellow 5y ago
You might as well say it's not worth interviewing anyone who didn't graduate from an Ivy League school, "heuristically speaking". Innovation can come from anywhere. Either we can take time to evaluate something on its me
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by rmellow 5y ago
You should write a blog post about this. I'd definitely read it.
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by rmellow 5y ago
There are private clinics one can become a member of, but this is extremely uncommon and most people don't know it's an option. Costs upwards of $3,000 annually.
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by rmellow 5y ago
In the US I presume? Canadians have a harder time... In Canada/Ontario, you have to convince your doctor to give you a cholesterol test, e.g. family history. It won't be done preventively [1]. Even if you manage to get tested, if
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by rmellow 5y ago
> We pay most doctors and hospitals based on patient outcomes, not fee-for-service. Wouldn't doctors be incentivized by this fee structure to walk away from difficult cases, where a treatment is risky but is the last hope for the p
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by rmellow 5y ago
@iratewizard It's mostly due to insurance fraud and extreme weather, allegedly: https://www.ahainsurance.ca/car-insurance/rates-ontario-high...
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by rmellow 5y ago
For the uninitiated: Auto insurance in Ontario frequently costs more than the car lease itself. At the low end, it costs CAD 250/month, more if you're a male driver with few years of experience (or an immigrant with many years of
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by rmellow 5y ago
This is not a reliable dataset. Yes, with a 50k salary, after renting a tiny apartment in Toronto, they would be left with just over $1200. Which is pretty much just enough to feed yourself.
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by rmellow 5y ago
This has very little data, to the point it's unreliable. "Data Scientists in the USA" gives: No data available. "Data Scientists in Canada" has: - Sample size = 1 - Not in a major city (Saskatoon) - That single data
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by rmellow 5y ago
nope, JIRA still works for me unfortunately.
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by rmellow 5y ago
At the height of a loneliness epidemic, it's hard to get a personality and talk to people. Don't get me wrong, your conclusion is spot on. Getting there is the hard part. Another factor is we live in a period in time where we have
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by rmellow 5y ago
> they are just not very security minded (or knowledgeable) I argue that they are definitely knowledgeable and capable of security. The nuance is they care about their own security, not the users'. Case in point: Their MacOS install

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