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by scelerat 4y ago
Nice! I learned :read, :norm, and maybe considered being a little less averse to creating impromptu commands via map. I probably would have approached it first by `ls | pbcopy` then putting it in vim, and then using global replace (:s/
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by scelerat 4y ago
Every project management tool and methodology was conceived and matured by specific individuals and teams in their specific contexts, relationships, and business environment. Many companies and teams share similar structures and characteris
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by scelerat 4y ago
> Markey cited statistics from the Pew Research Center News Platform Fact Sheet from September 2022 which said 47% of Americans receive their news from the radio. I believe that explains quite a bit. Without being snarky, AM radio is hom
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by scelerat 4y ago
I was stoked to see Apeiron in the Games folder. One of the best Centipede clones ever. Too bad it doesn't work -- hope that's a temporary thing.
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by scelerat 4y ago
If we're looking for effectively reducing injury across all people, shouldn't we be working on mandatory helmet laws for automobile occupants first? Bicycle riders (in the US) are a small minority.
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by scelerat 4y ago
Many times have I seen a green developer throw up their hands at a rebase attempt, after which we learn they were doing this: git checkout master; git pull git checkout -b fb git commit git commit # new changes arr
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by scelerat 4y ago
This guy doesn't understand rebase. Rebase is an organizational tool. it's housekeeping for keeping your commits clean. One reason to learn how to do rebase is so that your feature branch is tidy so when you merge it to main, main
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by scelerat 4y ago
I can't remember the last time I used Last.fm. It's been at least fifteen years. I certainly created my account a long time ago, probably not long after its inception. Just logged on and my account still exists, but now it require
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by scelerat 4y ago
> Having said that, I'll also mention, the way the editors struggled for new adjectives did sometimes make me laugh Dancing about architecture
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by scelerat 4y ago
I was hoping the police would at least take a report. We had a description of the individuals, their vehicle, their MO, the location and time they carried out their attempted mugging. They rejected our detailed report, made an extremely lam
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by scelerat 4y ago
Yep, my family has been a victim of assault with a deadly weapon (handgun) and OPD (almost) literally refused to take a report. Called 911. "Is this an emergency?" "No this happened ten minutes ago in front of our house.&quot
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by scelerat 4y ago
"License plates are the property of the state and must be visible, unobscured, and attached only to the vehicle to which it is registered." If the issue is a person removing a piece of tape covering a license plate, then really no
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by scelerat 4y ago
I admit to having been swayed by some of those arguments in the past, but the purely utilitarian case I feel has never been strongly made (and should be): Are more people harmed in the process of police enforcing traffic laws (unlawful viol
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by scelerat 4y ago
Here in oakland, tons of cars driving around with no plates (or stolen plates) and cops do nothing.
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by scelerat 4y ago
I'm glad the cyclist did something to raise awareness. Roads are a shared space with shared responsibilities. Valid, visible licenses plates are fundamental to public accountability for drivers of automobiles. They are there for everyo
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by scelerat 4y ago
I'm not old by my own standards, but I've been riding on planes for close to 50 years and I feel like this has only emerged as a topic of debate relatively recently. It's always been a downer when someone in front of you recl
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by scelerat 4y ago
> maybe the problem was we were listening to too much punk and hardcore and were determined to reject everything about [not punk] IMO a classic artistic trap, especially for those enamored with a particular genre. Also a musician here, w
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by scelerat 4y ago
Good advice for stronger written and spoken language, regardless of gender.
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I’ve had the good fortune to visit Tokyo several times, and visited a few apartments of friends who have regular middle class jobs: animators, cooks, tailors. Every apartment was tiny. Like less than half the size of any apartment I've
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by scelerat 4y ago
> Nothing can fix the stupidity of USB-C cables, though What is the stupidity of USB-C cables? Honestly don't know, simply not up on USB or cable technology
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by scelerat 4y ago
The modern classic "Rock Stardom for Dumbshits" [0] encapsulates this amateur achievement anxiety well. The target audience is musicians but I feel the aphorism has general applicability: Level One: you do it for love, you do it f
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by scelerat 4y ago
I must admit I'm ignorant about Elizabeth Warren's DEI or Kendian anti-racism advocacy. How does she figure in here?
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by scelerat 4y ago
Kinda just like the modal editing of vim and the features and improvements upon it by neovim. These days I've been using the LunarVim suite of neovim enhancements and I like it quite a bit. https://www.lunarvim.org/ 95
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by scelerat 4y ago
I meant introduced to the Mac/Mac users
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by scelerat 4y ago
I remember hearing splat as well, in the early '90s among So-Cal BBS nerds. Would be interesting to learn where this usage began.
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by scelerat 4y ago
I think the open apple was introduced with the ADB keyboards, which worked both with Macintosh and IIGS computers. The open apple was for Apple II computers and applications; the knotty loop was for the Mac and its applications. The origina
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Do you have a source for this?
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Primary cause of homelessness in SF, according to a 2019 survey conducted by Applied Survey Research for the City of San Francisco: Lost Job 26% Alcohol or Drug Use 18% Eviction 13% Argument with Family or Friend Who Asked You to Leave 12%
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> What percentage of homeless people are locals? Maybe 50 percent or less? 70% by recent counts. 22% from California (and 14% from other bay area counties). The remaining 8% are from out of state. https://hsh.sfgov.org/wp
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by scelerat 4y ago
Craigslist to me, beyond something I still use regularly to hunt for musical instruments, electronics, bikes, furniture, garage sales, etc, is an enduring shibboleth when it comes to "design." When someone says "Craigslist de

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