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by singular 14y ago
I know it might sound a little bit unethical, but I find this coming revolution (+ I really think it is a coming revolution) incredibly exciting. Though there are endless evil creepy uses, there are also many very, very nice ones too - find
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Mythical man month 10 lines per developer day - how close on large projects?(stackoverflow.com)
2 points by singular 14y ago|0 comments
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by singular 14y ago
I actually lol'd at this. That sums it up very nicely! You forgot to add that you are evil if you're even thinking about it (they have IP rights on your thoughts too)
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by singular 14y ago
A useful explanation from Joel Spolsky on the whole companies-owning-your-hobby-IP thing (it's v. common, they probably do, yes I'm talking to you) - http://answers.onstartups.com/a/20136
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by singular 14y ago
More calmly:- I don't advocate working on non-work stuff at work, it's not a fair or honest thing to do, and personally, it's not something I do. But the article goes further, it approvingly quotes:- "When people get excited about things ou
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by singular 14y ago
I think this whole article is a despicable example of the complete fucking subjugation of many in corporate life (the author seems to be a prominent member of this subset.) Renting my time doesn't mean you own me. Either I produce sufficien
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by singular 14y ago
'It's not possible to describe what it's like. Except maybe DEATH.' I know I'm going to be downvoted into oblivion, but I have to link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkFyGNjaQ8k . /reddit-style
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by singular 14y ago
> Oh come on, please... ...Be a little more polite. 'Oh come on, please' does not contribute to a reasonable discussion, rather encourages a flame session which is useless for all concerned. > If you take big issue with that (like y
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by singular 14y ago
> I did most certainly not write, nor imply, that it was OK. I just didn't insist more on how bad it was, because there's only so much beating a dead horse can take, and because I didn't think I had anything constructive to add to this
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by singular 14y ago
>My empirical observation is that when a few women join a male professional setup, sexists jokes quickly vanish, not because people don't dare cracking them, but because they don't feel the need to tell them anymore (IMMV). It neverthel
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by singular 14y ago
So do you suggest that the way women are represented + put to use in the media/marketing is okay? Just because X is the case, doesn't make X okay. There's an obvious point being made when a slide with women clad in bikinis is shown at a gee
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by singular 14y ago
Sure, and my somewhat cheap response misses the subtleties, see my response to JohnnieCache - at a conference with women in attendance and slides/etc. with an obvious 'aren't these women fucking sexy we geeks don't get much of that do we? H
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by singular 14y ago
Yeah I guess that was a cheap response, but with some validity :-) There's a big difference between making race/sex jokes with people who realise you are being ironic + actually have no problem with it (I emphasise actually !), vs. when yo
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by singular 14y ago
People laugh when they hear a "racist" joke because it's funny. Maybe race related jokes don't have a place at conferences and work places - I am not sure - but there should be room for jokes about race somewhere, right? I mean, where does
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by singular 14y ago
Ask Bradley Manning how that whistleblowing thing works out. I think it's important to realise doing things like that, whether ultimately for the good or the bad, comes at a huge personal risk.
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by singular 14y ago
As a depressive, I can tell you the experience is certainly very real, even if much of psychology is on shaky ground, and it's certainly not a pleasant or healthy state of mind. Are there not relatively good quality studies demonstrating ce
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by singular 14y ago
Surely you could get them to execute something via an e.g. .deb package? Or is there security in-built somehow? What if there is a security bug that permits escalation? Windows defaults to limited permissions now also BTW.
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by singular 14y ago
Really, you think so? Please expand. Do you mean perhaps that might make it more difficult to deal with things you can't control?
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Robert Sapolsky on Depression(youtube.com)
1 points by singular 14y ago|0 comments
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by singular 14y ago
I think it's difficult to really help others beyond a degree, as they have to get help themselves (this is based on personal experience, I am a severe depressive.) I think the best you can do is to show them that you understand the illness,
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by singular 14y ago
Part of my extreme, EXTREME shock at the tragic, horrible news about Aaron was quite how much I enjoyed this series + found it utterly engaging. Usually stuff on this topic is full of bullshit, but Aaron really had some very interesting t
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by singular 14y ago
Presumably that 'model' is just landscape badly pasted over some secret installation? Or is genuine?!!
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by singular 14y ago
Thanks, I appreciate your comments, especially good to get a female perspective. You're right I think age would probably be the equivalent comparison, and equally frustrating + galling. I wish you well in the future also, should you decide
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by singular 14y ago
Thanks, appreciate your candour + glad to hear things worked out for you. I'm always open to different perspectives on things. I will check out the book.
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by singular 14y ago
I read the grandparent as suggesting that it was attitude rather than a real factor. I suggest that he was denying the bias, or at least the severity of it. My experience has been that it's a huge factor. What frustrates me about this kin
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by singular 14y ago
I wish I could believe that, but that hasn't been my experience, nor that of others. I would gladly lose weight and hit the gym hard if I believed that (and I have done in the past, only for all + any health/fitness improvements to make no
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by singular 14y ago
Sure, the numbers are always v. low in online dating, but 0/150 is way below even that low average, and I had a friend do it at the same time and score more like ~ 1/15. That has to say something no? Well you're inferring that number, the
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by singular 14y ago
Don't worry, I'm used to being criticised on this topic. People don't like the idea that there might be factors rendering pursuit of this as not worthwhile, I find. I'm sorry to hear that you have experienced rejection + hostility, and of c
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by singular 14y ago
What, in a somewhat geeky analytical way? No, I don't :-)
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by singular 14y ago
Thanks, very thoughtful post, indeed I think it is a market. My point is that there are attributes of mine which rule out women who I find at least vaguely attractive (and I'm not being picky, honestly), so perhaps I'm simply not able to

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