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by spokaneplumb 2y ago
At least back last I saw stats on this (maybe 2017?) iOS users were not only a ton more likely to be willing (/able) to pay for software, goods, and services, but also used their devices a ton more . One might think they spent more ti
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by spokaneplumb 2y ago
Recent-ish recipient of a Venture X. It and the Platinum were my two finalists, but the “coupon book” aspects required to really benefit from the Platinum pushed me away. Have I made a terrible mistake?
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by spokaneplumb 2y ago
We have no idea how to measure management performance at scale, at basically any level, in any kind of reliable way. It takes PhDs and rare datasets to even start to make any kind of serious data-backed statements about what works and what
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by spokaneplumb 2y ago
Lovecraft’s fiction is among the most accurate as far as the grand scale, I think. At least metaphorically, and for truth-in-the-experience and not truth in terms of physics or whatever.
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by spokaneplumb 2y ago
Tensions arise for most folks that can’t easily be resolved by just moving close to work (what if you change jobs, though? Laid off, or too-slow wage increases? Even this is only a partial solution) It’s not usually a choice to be unhappy,
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by spokaneplumb 2y ago
- Huge shift in (near-total abandonment of) antitrust enforcement starting in the late 70s, driven by Chicago school assholes. Centralized economic power. - Fairness Doctrine killed in the 80s, resulting rise of partisan AM radio and, somew
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by spokaneplumb 2y ago
> My experience is just so different. I love the vibe and the camaraderie of my office. It makes it fun to work there. Me too! If we had free teleporters I'd probably go into the office for at least half my work day, just about ever
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by spokaneplumb 2y ago
The entire thing is an exercise in complaining about a thing that goddamn near everyone agrees is bad, then using that to complain about a much larger movement that probably aims to address a lot of legitimate issues, in such a way that you
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by spokaneplumb 2y ago
I thought the underlining thing had more to do with practical limitations of (most people's) handwriting and of common typewriters. Italics, when available, have been preferred for titles as far back as I'm aware.
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by spokaneplumb 2y ago
The popular perception, especially in certain circles, is that there's been a rash of "cancellations" and extensive banning of, especially, outside speakers on college campuses, and also to some extent professors, accompanied
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by spokaneplumb 2y ago
I find it's super-easy to communicate this way if I pick a position I think is bad and dumb . It frees me from giving a shit if I'm using e.g. rhetorical tricks in place of good-faith argument. Of course the argument's obvio