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by snozolli 2y ago
I mean, I've never worked with a project manager who generated one iota of business value... Just stirring up drama, inserting themselves into decisions that they can't understand, and calling unnecessary meetings with management
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by snozolli 2y ago
This is completely arbitrary Internet lore. Unless you have local laws that define the terms, they don't actually mean anything. Also, if you're "filtering", then you will , inevitably, find yourself "lane splitt
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by snozolli 2y ago
Filtering as a matter of habit eliminates the risk. That's OP's point, not that motorcyclists should watch their mirrors like a hawk and jump between lanes when they decide that the driver behind them might not stop.
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by snozolli 2y ago
Here's an HN submission from 2022 that I have bookmarked. NYT: Can Brown Noise Turn Off Your Brain? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32998960
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by snozolli 2y ago
"Build your word here" really confused me. I thought that was a text box that I was supposed to activate.
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by snozolli 2y ago
How is that relevant?
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by snozolli 2y ago
If we have the opportunity to revive a species that humans exterminated, and said species doesn't present any immediate and obvious danger to humanity, then we absolutely should. Worst case (according to the article's arguments) w
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by snozolli 2y ago
Since when do we wait for China to lead? It's such a ridiculous argument. "Why should we do anything when China bad?" Because we lead, that's why. We used to, anyway.
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by snozolli 2y ago
I don't know if this will answer your question, but the last episode of the Planet Money podcast addressed tariffs: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/1242229719/planet-money-the-c... IMO, tariffs are b
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by snozolli 2y ago
"My confirmation bias has proven me right 99% of the time!"
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by snozolli 2y ago
I mean, I'm not planning to become a nurse. There are a lot of patient-facing roles in healthcare that don't involve being on your feet all day.
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by snozolli 2y ago
While AI undeniably impacts the way we write code, it hasn't fundamentally changed our role as engineers. True, but it changes the way that management and investors see us. I, for one, am planning to go back to school in order to mo
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by snozolli 2y ago
I remember hearing about people who were really into data broadcast over shortwave radio. They were mostly prepper types, but I'm sure there were some pirates among them. Here's a pretty thorough article on data over radio: http
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by snozolli 2y ago
Often enough, thanks.
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by snozolli 2y ago
What does this have to do with what I wrote? I said nothing of the sort. In fact, I explicitly pointed out that HTML and WYSIWYG word processors address it automatically.
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by snozolli 2y ago
why is one physical iPhone identical to another physical iPhone of the same model? It probably wouldn't be if human beings had to drill holes in the PCB by hand, place and solder components by hand, and hand-machine the case. differ
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by snozolli 2y ago
people don't normally put spaces around em dash For what it's worth, I was in the last class in my high school to learn typing on IBM Selectric typewriters. We were taught to type two spaces, two hyphens, then two spaces. Inci
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by snozolli 2y ago
compare television of today to that of 1997. Uh. 1997 had Oz, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Stargate SG-1, King of the Hill, Just Shoot Me, Ally McBeal, The X-Files, Friends, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and MTV still showed music videos. Cable
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by snozolli 2y ago
Good movies are still around Compare 1997 to today. Major hit after major hit was being released that year, and they were overwhelmingly original and creative. There had been a boom in independent filmmaking and many of the big productio
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by snozolli 2y ago
You're also competing with multinationals that can exploit tax loopholes and attract tax incentives and grants.
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by snozolli 2y ago
Does it record a fixed point, or does it do something fancy like using the camera to attempt tracking the user's movement? Just curious, and I don't have access to a modern Mac. The article seems to imply that it's focusing
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by snozolli 2y ago
When we cut him into pieces, we called him 'Sybil.' Is this a reference to the movie Sybil about a woman with multiple personality disorder?
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by snozolli 2y ago
Take some responsibility for your own health. Thank you for the lecture about problems I solved decades ago. I started having wrist pain years ago and switched to an ergonomic split keyboard Oh, wooow, such sage advice. If you spend so
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by snozolli 2y ago
How does a union help you with your wrists? I have no idea why you replied to me with this irrelevant nonsense, but a unions regularly protect injured workers from being fired (often for fabricated reasons). This is also why companies lo
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by snozolli 2y ago
Software engineers do basically no physical labor I developed debilitating tendinitis in both wrists right about the time I graduated college. A decade later, I developed a bulged disc in my neck that ended my career. There are very real
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by snozolli 2y ago
It's not about archival quality, it's about being able to reference your notes a year from now.
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by snozolli 2y ago
Putin has conquered more population than he lost (even just counting fighting age men) What a weird metric. More civilians subjugated than soldiers lost? it's war goals (destruction or total control of Ukraine Russia wants to dest
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by snozolli 2y ago
frixion pens are amazing Be careful what you do with your notes, if you care about longevity. Leave a notebook in the sun and you may find it blank. Throwing it in the freezer may bring back some text, but it will bring back stuff you e
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by snozolli 2y ago
One of my greatest regrets in life is seeing a "ticket" on the back of an EE trade magazine to see Douglas Adams give a presentation. I believe the event was in San Diego, and I was living in Arizona. The event was that upcoming
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by snozolli 2y ago
I'm sure millions of people make unregulated sandwiches at home just fine. You're on the verge of uncovering the actual meaning of personal responsibility.

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