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by skore 15y ago
I'm going with "lost track of perspective" here. I've heard the same tune too many times to keep thinking that all those people are really very good dead-pan comedians.
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by skore 15y ago
I agree - he writes quite a lot, but somehow it's mainly about his aspirations. If somebody can link to a post where he talks about actual and concrete success, that would be great. So far, all the aspirational rants make it seem like he is
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by skore 15y ago
> My colleague offered to do it, but he just had a baby and it would be ridiculous to keep him all night. No one else was available on Sunday night. But then why make it a point in your argument? > My staff like me [...] everyone is
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by skore 15y ago
From a quick glance to his profile - no, apparently he is not. Taking a personal jab like this really isn't good form either. Edit: This was a reply to a post by the author of the blog post before he deleted it.
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by skore 15y ago
Read his latest blog entry (or don't - it's quite a waste of time). Money quote is this: > "I’m cyclothymic too. Like Nieztsche and Byron and those guys. Albeit, much less talented; I’m just saying I got the same affliction. [...] What’
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by skore 15y ago
Why would he "change names and details" if it wasn't for real?
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by skore 15y ago
The "public" part is what really surprised me the most. I get that it's his "thing" to post a lot of stuff about his make-believe success story, but you simply don't post what three people are supposed to be motivated by on the Internet. No
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by skore 15y ago
Insightful Humor? No. Humor just for it's own sake? Often. Shallow, 'meme' or mock-wit humor? Pretty much every time. The rule of thumb is: If it doesn't add to the discussion, better hold on to it.
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by skore 15y ago
It's actually skore, but I see where you got confused ;-) And I obviously agree - Depression often means feeling overwhelmed by responsibility. Being better at managing it really does help.
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by skore 15y ago
No, that is simply not logical and nobody is arguing it. Again - a claim to have suicidal thoughts is a factor in diagnosing depression. Acting on those thoughts leads to actual suicide. That does not imply that suicidal thoughts were the r
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by skore 15y ago
I have also heard, a number of times now, that a lot of smart people use drugs because it "makes people more interesting", which is probably code for "I numb my own brain to be able to strike a casual conversation". (My primary example woul
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by skore 15y ago
"I've invested years developing significant proficiency in Flex. It now feels like a waste of time." That may sound like valid criticism, superficially, but I think it's very fair to say that the impending death of Flash has been apparent f
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by skore 15y ago
I would say that both sides of the argument that VladRussian started have a point but equally lack civility: viggity simply linked to a suicide prevention site and VladRussian lashed out how somebody dare to ask for suicidal people to seek
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by skore 15y ago
I've written this note in another topic on this tragic event, my apologies for the repost, but I think it's important that taboo subjects like depression are discussed. Even if this turns out to not be depression in this particular case, it
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by skore 15y ago
You have started this discussion on the argument that "we create hell on earth for other people" which is about as unfounded as Cushman jumping to the conclusion that it was depression that caused this suicide, before the facts are in. As i
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by skore 15y ago
You are confusing cracking and hacking.
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by skore 15y ago
While I might enjoy the convenience, the way I stock my fridge just isn't a constant datapoint. If there are no eggs in my fridge, it might be because I don't want any eggs for a while, not because I didn't think of buying any. To solve thi
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by skore 15y ago
I wrote about depression a while ago - http://sk.or.at/elou9l - maybe you will find words that help you in my post. Always remember: You only fail in things that you do, not in who you are.
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by skore 15y ago
Different dataset - For starters: "all of china" includes a lot of unemployed people. "All of Foxconn" includes only employed people.
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by skore 15y ago
I'm not exactly sure what you mean. I'm not an old-timer on HN, but what I do know is that opinion for opinions sake is treated with very harsh scrutiny and I enjoy the site for particularly that. Ask HN's may be slightly softer on that rul
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by skore 15y ago
I have absolutely no idea how this sort of opinion piece is supposed to be of value to another person on this planet. Sure - everybody has to learn their own lessons and sometimes it can be helpful to read about another persons journey. In
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by skore 15y ago
Yes: It IS easier said than done. The one thing that I figured out and continue to figure out is that plans are a completely different beast when self-employed, compared to your school years or regular employment. The challenge to be not ju
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by skore 15y ago
I would have to correct you in that I think the glass that I'm looking at is really quite full. ;) Sure, long-term relationships can be a terrible experience. But I have my doubts whether your neighbors really still care about each other. (
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by skore 15y ago
Well, that may be true (Millions! I would even say). But to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure why they bother. To me, that kind of behavior always seems very juvenile and ultimately not very fulfilling. I totally get that people are into th
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by skore 15y ago
Actually, no. I think it's correct to oversimplify this - Either you care, deeply, about a relationship or you don't. "I'd actually say most relationships turn out to be much like normal relationships" I'm not sure you realize how extremely
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by skore 15y ago
I always wondered what bothered me about these 'The Game' approaches to "successfully influence people" and I think you really nailed it down. OF COURSE people will find it easier to agree with you if they have agreed with you before - that
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by skore 15y ago
I've seen quite a number of such "Trader Advisor" Websites and have always wondered - how is their business model anything but a self fulfilling prophecy? I mean - you make a bet on a stock (or manufacture a stock to bet on), but tell an au
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by skore 15y ago
Furthermore, it's typical for large companies to have people specifically to "engage in social" - which mostly means simulating actual humans interacting on social sites with the brand in order to lower the guard that most people would have
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by skore 15y ago
The good thing about the Darknet plan is that it levels the playing field - Sure, Governments might suddenly have access to influencing the infrastructure the same way that corporations have now - but I would argue that Governments have qui
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by skore 15y ago
That is an article from 2008 - hardly 'latest'. As for Gimp itself: I must admit that I love it and love it a lot more than Photoshop. I use it to post-process the pictures that I take (example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/valanx/sets/721

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