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541.
by sdwr 3y ago
That's really splitting hairs. Crucifixes, holy water, and communion wafers are symbols from formal, organized Christianity, of which Catholicism is the most prominent example. It's also a sneaky, underhanded way to make a point.
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by sdwr 3y ago
What a terrible imitation! Uses the format of that classic, but completely butchers it. DFW did a dark reflection of a travel piece. His anti-social, elitist, nihilistic tone was expertly woven in, and creates tension between the subject an
543.
by sdwr 3y ago
That last stat is pretty terrifying
544.
by sdwr 3y ago
That's an impressive school project! First university to land on the moon
545.
by sdwr 3y ago
The context is that professors are increasingly vulnerable to being fired based on the political whims of students. There have been a few cases at Yale recently: - the Halloween thing - a teacher who wanted to let that right-wing hack Yiann
546.
by sdwr 3y ago
I liked the underground hall of mirrors, and kylo ren struggling to live up to darth vader's legacy.
547.
by sdwr 3y ago
Spooky. How do you deal with something like that?
548.
by sdwr 3y ago
That maturity is the result of both experience and luxury that one's base needs are met. > What's being described here are communication problems due to inexperience rather than the actual "game". It's only a com
549.
by sdwr 3y ago
Health and safety start blurring together at the edges. It's illegal to serve this to customers, or to buy raw milk, make maggot cheese, what have you.
550.
by sdwr 3y ago
Those ToS statements overreach their capabilities a lot of the time. They're ammunition against the customer, but don't always hold up in the legal system.
551.
by sdwr 3y ago
Reads like more of a death of neglect than "tortured and killed". Sure, the whole thing is a sham and the intent was for him to die in prison, but it sounds like they treated him in a relatively respectful + dignified way.
552.
by sdwr 3y ago
Illustrates that rules don't have to be absolute. Safety regulations are lowest-common-denominator, multiple failsafe type of things, designed to work for a population of millions. If you trust yourself and your supply chain, you can p
553.
by sdwr 3y ago
He looks better now that he's older and has a little wear on his face. The combination of awkward and mirror-polish-sheen was disconcerting. Now that he has bags under his eyes and less of a baby face, he looks more like a real person.
554.
by sdwr 3y ago
Well, the truth is painful, the lie is expensive - while she's pretending to be your friend, everything is ok. And if you actually had a friend who was that beautiful and graceful and dedicated to you, everything would be ok! Whether t
555.
by sdwr 3y ago
So weird, but so believable.
556.
by sdwr 3y ago
She's writing people's papers for them at the last minute. "Everyone knows" that your wedding is the place to show off your strong social ties. What do you do when the deadline is approaching, and your stomach starts sin
557.
by sdwr 3y ago
I'd assume that works for local bedbugs, but is no defense against ones tracked in on clothing, furniture, etc.
558.
by sdwr 3y ago
I see it as a small dog trying to pick up a big stick - he's making all the right motions but nothing's coming off the ground. I have to believe it's written by a young person who knows what papers should look like, but doesn
559.
by sdwr 3y ago
That's how we do it - micro services run locally in tilt, pointed at staging services / DB for whatever isn't local. When it works it's great.
560.
by sdwr 3y ago
What about flipping it on its head? The problem with being a designer is you want people to notice your buttons. You can't just let them disappear into the background. 20 years ago, the complaints were that everything was dumbed down,
561.
by sdwr 3y ago
Yeah, the apple ghost buttons are a dialog with the user. They say "you have seen this situation 1000s of times, and are tired and bored". They slip into the background as your finger autopilots to the same spot it always goes. Wh
562.
by sdwr 3y ago
Real "dog ate my homework" moment. Morally, it's more tasteful than outright denials at least.
563.
by sdwr 3y ago
:o those lazy slackers
564.
by sdwr 3y ago
That is remarkable! I guess centralized authority has some advantages.
565.
by sdwr 3y ago
I went to a private talk a long time ago. The main point was "climate change isn't real, but if it is, it's not our fault. And if it is our fault, then it's not that bad."
566.
by sdwr 3y ago
U really gonna call me out like that in front of all these people
567.
by sdwr 3y ago
Was looking for this, had to scroll a long way to find it. The "dark forest" is a metaphor for growing up in an authoritarian regime. Paranoia and zero trust, because crimes against the state are absolute, and you never know who i
568.
by sdwr 3y ago
Wow, that was written, what, 20 years ago? Sounds precisely about today
569.
by sdwr 3y ago
Gymnastics, Olympics, is meant to be a celebration of the human body and spirit. The micro-optimizations ruin it, because they break the alignment between casual participants and the best. Regular people exercising should be inspired and up
570.
by sdwr 3y ago
I think you hit the nail on the head with that - jealousy / sexual attention-seeking. At a simple biological level, women can co-exist, and men can't. Not to say men don't make it work, but it's swimming uphill.

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