shockeychap

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by shockeychap 2y ago
Prohibiting the use of the hand check also took the teeth out of defense and made it a more offensive game. I think that’s a big part of why Michael and Larry and Magic were so much more exciting to watch even though the team scoring was mu
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by shockeychap 2y ago
While I don’t disagree about the grandstanding and theatrics ruining the NBA, I take issue with those who complain that better players are just getting away with fouls and cheating. Basketball, despite the rules around fouls and illegal con
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by shockeychap 2y ago
I can't read this because of the paywall. ("Free registration" is just paying with my email and information.)
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by shockeychap 3y ago
Is it me, or does it seem like "invasive pear tree" has become a big story this spring, seemingly out of nowhere. Maybe I just don't follow news around this, but this spring there have been both local and national stories abo
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by shockeychap 3y ago
As one who has watched loved ones zombie-scroll through Reels on Facebook, this is not a victory of any kind for the world at large. It's just another step in the ongoing march toward widespread dysfunction.
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by shockeychap 3y ago
- You can only build single-family units (no apartments, no duplexes, etc.) - Each lot must be at least a half acre - You must have at least one (or two) parking spots per lot. - You must have multiple stairwells and an elevator for any mul
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by shockeychap 3y ago
I don't know why, but this pseudo-argument made me chuckle.
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by shockeychap 3y ago
It works reliably and predictably in all weather conditions. It is able to produce enough energy to meet all of our needs. None of the other options satisfies both of these things. Some satisfy neither.
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by shockeychap 3y ago
This feels a bit like arguing over the arrangement of the furniture as the house burns. The web is a hot mess of garbage SEO, ads, incendiary clickbait, and political echochambers. THIS is the thing that warrants fixing first?
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by shockeychap 3y ago
I believe it's supposed to be "U.S. Democrats", not "us Democrats".
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by shockeychap 3y ago
That's fair to say, and I don't deny being a little hostile toward snobbery and pretension. I always have been. However, I also don't think [its primary audience] is quite right. I think [its primary audience's self imag
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by shockeychap 3y ago
I have to question how "surprising" the significance of dirt composition is. The characteristics of dirt and mud (and the tires themselves) will affect all aspects of how the truck behaves and handles. How is it surprising that on
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by shockeychap 3y ago
"isn't just brainless amusement for inbred yokels" The article never made reference to "inbred yokels". It didn't have to. It can couch its descriptions in the language of coastal elites who supposedly know mor
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by shockeychap 3y ago
"Monster truckers obsess over distinctions among types of dirt the way vintners obsess over terroir." Are the author and publication trying to sound as condescending and uppity as possible? Honestly, this reads like the kind of th
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by shockeychap 3y ago
I love this list, but there was one that seemed odd. "Time passes at the same speed on top of a mountain and at the bottom of a valley" Unless you're writing software used to track very intense scientific measurements requiri
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by shockeychap 3y ago
I realize this isn't a popular opinion, but it bothers me how those who depict the tragedy of an accident like this seem to do so in the service of painting a dangerous picture of atomic energy, and they do it by ignoring and overlooki
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by shockeychap 3y ago
Edit: They did approve the ad in follow-up. I still hate the faceless nature of these things and the absoluteness of their decisions with no recourse than to plea for another look.
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Facebook Rejected a Preschool Class Ad
3 points by shockeychap 3y ago|1 comments
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by shockeychap 3y ago
My biggest problem is the use of "dark patterns" in the UX of POS systems. Firstly, a tip should be something that is asked for AFTER the service has been provided, as it's meant to both reward and incentivize good service. M
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by shockeychap 3y ago
> Maybe it's because I think Apple is slowly building a parallel advertising ecosystem that is slightly less intrusive for users but massively more lucrative for themselves. No. It's probably just because Apple is slowly buildi
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by shockeychap 3y ago
I can agree with that in principle. The problem, though, is that all the mega corporations (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc.) seem to have a singular hive mind and follow each other on things like this. As soon as Netflix eliminated the "Ad
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by shockeychap 3y ago
So after the layoffs they would have 0 employees and 2 CEOs? Seems a little top-heavy.
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by shockeychap 3y ago
I don't disagree that SF has a major problem with housing affordability. I also think that problem was self-imposed by the use of restrictive zoning and ordinances that made it nearly impossible to construct high-density housing of any
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by shockeychap 3y ago
I’m not sure I understand the last statement. Are you saying they should have one sensor, or three? The problem wasn’t two sensors - that’s normal redundancy. The problem was that MCAS was only tied in with one of the AOA sensors, and wasn’
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by shockeychap 4y ago
> Just keep your popcorn warm. Actual LOL on that one.
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by shockeychap 4y ago
I kinda wish it did remove all querystrings. The vast majority of querystrings are nothing more than tracking and marketing garbage, and I can handle the rare situation where one is needed manually. Stripping from a known list of values j
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by shockeychap 4y ago
You’ve seen a lot of things. So can you provide sources for any of these things? Most importantly, where did this happen and when?
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by shockeychap 4y ago
> Hell, I've seen complaints get dropped -- despite videos proof attached to the complaint -- that show cops slamming a kid against a wall and threatening to beat the kid up. Because the person getting slammed against a wall didn&#x
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by shockeychap 4y ago
> Honestly, most of the paper is over my head—both the lattice-reduction math and the quantum physics. Yeah, that alone is impressive. Schneier led a group that wrote Twofish, which was one of the AES finalists before losing Rijndael.
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by shockeychap 4y ago
The quote below is from a 1995 interview with Steve Jobs. Forgive the length, but the whole thing is quite poignant and there wasn’t much to be trimmed. This particular interview confirmed my own experiences with esoteric processes that peo

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