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by sparselogic 4mo ago
Speaking from the standpoint of a user: I consider my attention a scarce resource that needs defending. To the extent a platform has the same assumption, its interests are aligned with mine. To the extent a sender does not have this assumpt
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by sparselogic 4mo ago
> Over fifteen years the channel has been rebuilt around one assumption: the receiver's attention is a scarce resource the platform is obliged to defend. … As a sender you are on the wrong side of that assumption, whichever way the
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by sparselogic 9mo ago
Straw manning? One of the earliest critiques of central planning was its inability to learn and respond to unforeseen complexity in the real world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_calculation_problem
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by sparselogic 9mo ago
Funny to see “rationing” used to describe bidding , instead of the clear rationing approach used first: each food bank got an allocation of all foods based on population served. Just because the new approach accomplished the goals of the o
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by sparselogic 10mo ago
Two emails are in your inbox. :)
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by sparselogic 10mo ago
One of them is interested. What’s the best way to contact you?
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by sparselogic 10mo ago
This is fun to see. Some of my family are Division 10 contractors: their GCs love them because they spot design coordination and code issues early and keep the project from getting derailed. Bringing that to the entire project is a serious
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by sparselogic 2y ago
I typically see “bodged” used more like “hacked”: fixed/made to work in a clumsy way, jury-rigged. So I’d botch my attempt to build a shelf by cutting a board too short; I’d then bodge it into shape by screwing on a piece of scrap
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by sparselogic 2y ago
Berkshire East is working on a micro pumped storage facility. Interestingly enough they’re already net producers of electricity. https://berkshireeast.com/the-resort/100-renewable-energy
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by sparselogic 3y ago
What does the iPhone 8 have to do with this discussion? The linked piece specifically refers to iPhone 6S and iOS 15.8.
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by sparselogic 3y ago
Some smoothly disingenuous rhetoric going on there. WRT FaceTime - turns out video calling had patent encumbrances. Apple was sued for massive amounts as soon as they rolled out FaceTime on their own devices. The VirNetX saga just wrapped u
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by sparselogic 3y ago
I tend to read Harrison Bergeron as cautionary tale, not inspiration… https://archive.org/stream/HarrisonBergeron/Harrison%20Berge...
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by sparselogic 3y ago
For anyone interested in ending CAF abuses: Institute for Justice has been doing strong work for years. They help victims of CAF recover seized assets while setting judicial precedents that rein in LE abuses of the practice. https:/&#
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by sparselogic 3y ago
> The people in power have F-35s. What is your collection of (admittedly, unnecessarily powerful) guns going to do against that? Military inventory, while powerful, isn't the end-all. Just ask Afghans about their experiences with tw
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by sparselogic 3y ago
Left unexamined: how long ago and why did employers decide that a 4-year degree was the minimum qualification for general employment? And why should someone without a degree be excluded from socio-economic advancement, thinking for themselv
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by sparselogic 4y ago
Saw plenty of leaf blower usage in Frankfurt, FWIW. So maybe some areas/cultures are just more fastidious about leaves than others?
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by sparselogic 4y ago
One whole section of the keynote was dedicated to how HomeKit is being subsumed by Matter, a standard all of the major home automation companies are collaborating on.
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by sparselogic 4y ago
Similar experience here. If I'm ever on trial, I'd be happy for the people I sat with to be my jury.
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by sparselogic 5y ago
A 20% reduction would result in ~£800k/yr.
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by sparselogic 5y ago
Even more effective: drain water heat recovery, preheating the incoming water with the outgoing waste heat. Quick overview from one manufacturer here: https://renewability.com
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by sparselogic 5y ago
1Password checks all these boxes (including nice-to-haves). Longtime satisfied user here.
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by sparselogic 5y ago
> We also have reports of systematic hospizalization where ambulant treatment would be possible and recommended. Intubations which aren't required and actually harmful and traumatizing. Source? BTW - it's only an anecdote, but
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by sparselogic 5y ago
> "I was in Texas during 9/11 and they were firebombing all the hispanic people's cars" That's odd, I was living in rural TX when 9/11 and don't recall anything happening like that. And more than half o
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by sparselogic 5y ago
It's hard for 'the market' to solve political problems.
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by sparselogic 5y ago
The argument of the YIMBY/"fix zoning" team is that our current regulatory environment restricts what the market is allowed to provide. Based on what I've witnessed in my NEC metro neighborhood, this is correct: politici
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by sparselogic 5y ago
Quick note: right now, most of the high-cost areas being discussed have zoning rules prohibiting dense housing near transit centers. Defined city limits come with restrictions on how densely housing can be built. So the starting point i
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by sparselogic 5y ago
That’s for 12 pairs.
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by sparselogic 5y ago
100%.
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by sparselogic 5y ago
If your statements are coming from experiences you’ve had in this culture, I’m very sorry. Their authority-centered and closed culture has sheltered many abusers. This is a serious ongoing problem, and I’m aware of many people who have suff
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by sparselogic 6y ago
Yeah - content blocking has been supported by safari for several years now. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/cre...

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