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   by rv-de 7y ago

   overengineer and prematurely optimize everything because a pragmatic approach to software development is too boring and you couldn't use a lot of fancy tools and features otherwise. tongue in cheek, yes, but with a grain of truth, I&#x
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   Linux Mint 19.3 “Tricia” Xfce Released(blog.linuxmint.com)

   2 points by rv-de 7y ago|0 comments
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   by rv-de 7y ago

   This is already a classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIy0t5P0CUQ Afterwards join the folks on /r/collapse.
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   by rv-de 7y ago

   Doing something bad is not okay or fine just because you are good at it and passive support by a majority is also not an indicator for whether something is okay or not. Never was and never will be.
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   by rv-de 7y ago

   Ubuntu is the Mozilla of Linux distributions and MacOS the Explorer.
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   by rv-de 7y ago

   > And you know what? It is fine. No, it's not fine at all ... it happens, but it's not fine. Just as getting good at stealing is not fine.
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   Snowden: If I were configuring a smartphone today, I'd use GrapheneOS(twitter.com)

   4 points by rv-de 7y ago|0 comments
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   by rv-de 7y ago

   but isn't funny nonetheless ...
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   by rv-de 7y ago

   I am all for banning them all from Hackernews; it'd be both for the good of society as well as for them. Their "working years" are very short, many of them don't make it to 45 years of life and generally live horrible li
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=638_Jpp2Rq8 :D ... cringe-inducing to the point it could gag a maggot ...
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    correct. the most prominent use case for ancs is during plane trips. but I never use mine for that because I prefer the humming of the engines (literally) over the chatting, whining and music from my copassengers.
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    Even minor relationship hiccups can cause me to work at 30% barely being able to focus. In those times I just think that a work culture that implicitly expects its participants to deliver a constant quality level can only be considered inhu
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    If we talk about similarities to animals it should be mentioned that slime molds actively move. "In nature, slime moulds actively move around searching for bacteria or fungi, which they subsequently engulf. Slime moulds can achieve spe
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    There's also "walking meditation" and just walking without calling it "meditation", as well. Think about what meditation is at it's core and you'll find it everywhere as a possibility.
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    The Comet(vimeo.com)

    2 points by rv-de 7y ago|0 comments
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    Also this bloated ruggedness is mostly an aesthetic feature. I mean there are no moving parts in a digital watch. Why would you need such excessive casing. And what's the benefit of a watch that can sustain a blow with a sledgehammer w
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    "Relying on textbooks and Horchin, Demara successfully treated all three – even completing the amputation of one man’s leg."
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    But if he doesn't eat the steak someone else will! </s>
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    They literally did.
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    Not really, because your flat is on their property, they own that flat, you live there for free and they tell you in advance that it is going to happen in about 10 years so you have plenty of time to move your stuff. If the Amazon is the ea
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    I find it fascinating that normal food presented in odd ways and combinations can look so exceptionally repulsive. Maybe a variation of the uncanny valley phenomenon.
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    You're at stage "bargaining", they're already somewhere between "depression" and "acceptance" - that's all. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BCbler-Ross_model
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    With clandestine I just meant unobvious, not perfectly hidden.
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    Would it be possible to use this as the infrastructure for a clandestine, low-bandwidth, text-based mesh network? An internet for nerds kind of thing.
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    there are good TEDx talks though and also several pretty low quality TED talks.
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    https://www.robertedwardgrant.com/about That's Robert Grant's personal website. Check it out. It's hilarious.
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    the interesting question is why did the government cut taxes promoting investments despite knowing companies would but back stocks. this was an obvious outcome.
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    makes me wonder if there are viruses that improve lifespan.
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    A web service that analyzes ig-unpopular locations and then I go there. most people are oblivious to the fact that beauty can be found almost anywhere. many people don't even seem to have a personal concept of aesthetics which goes bey
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    by rv-de 7y ago

    An awkwardly written summary of the Wikipedia page on "stock exchange".