stakkur

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   by stakkur 5y ago

   I’m very interested in seeing a comparison of Medium and Substack, payout-wise.
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   by stakkur 5y ago

   That’s a serious charge.
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   Computer Science Without a Computer(csunplugged.org)

   2 points by stakkur 5y ago|0 comments
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   by stakkur 5y ago

   Spoiler alert: we’re all bullshitting our way through life, in one way or another.
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   by stakkur 5y ago

   As someone who was an adult when the Commodore came out (it was the first computer I bought), I can say firsthand there were several reasons it was successful: it was extremely cheap, there was a lot of software available, and there were fe
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   by stakkur 5y ago

   Specific applications. Inability to use it for work. Lack of a deep selection of polished, well-supported apps.
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   by stakkur 5y ago

   I played a lot of football. Beyond poorly trained teenagers, I’ve never heard a coach or a player advise leading with the helmet. Body, arms, shoulders, pads yes. head? Nope. Too dangerous to the neck and head. When you play at the college&
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   by stakkur 5y ago

   I love the idea of System76. But the low budget keyboards on their rebranded hardware don’t do it for me. I heard they planned to manufacture their own machines recently, but I’d rather buy a ThinkPad for the awesome keyboard than gamble on
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   by stakkur 5y ago

   I’d argue that the ‘demand’ is overstated, largely because job listings and forecasts != actual jobs.
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    Finally, it’s the year of Xenix on the desktop.
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    There are two kinds of people in the world. And only one of them likes David Foster Wallace.
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    Bear uses a SQLite database to store notes, a layer which I don’t want or need. Notes are not simply text files.
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    gEdit + cloud storage of your choice to share markdown files. Done.
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    Probably a Hooli phone.
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    For the inevitable Reddit-like downvoting above, I invite you to research it yourself: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/health-departments/bre...
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    Current breakthrough rate in the US is .004%, including Delta. In fact, vaccines are generally working as well or better than expected against all known variants.
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    Ugh.
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    ”If robots can eventually respond to their environments with the same level of dexterity as the average adult human, the range of potential applications will be practically limitless. ‘Humanoids are interesting from a couple perspectives,’
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    Exactly. The one that never runs around or deserts you.
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    “Confusion” “Misunderstanding” “The screeching voices of the minority”
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    America Has Been Struggling with the Metric System for More Than 200 Years(smithsonianmag.com)

    4 points by stakkur 5y ago|3 comments
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. —Miyamoto Musashi
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    Bitwarden.
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    Imagine if home builders, under pressure from law enforcement and government bodies, included built-in devices in your home that monitored and analyzed your behaviors and interactions, just to 'keep people safe'. And you couldn&#x
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    I’ve used Emacs for several years now, primarily on Linux but also MacOS. I never recommend it to new users without the caveat of time investment; it’s a disservice to just say ‘Emacs is great’. It’s great in the same sense as a large box o
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    I think the term ‘plain text’ has evolved from its original meaning. Today, it seems to mean “can be opened in a text editor”.
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    Michael Pollan would like a word. I think you’re confusing ‘recent news’ with ‘a long history’.
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    Internal Apple memo addresses public concern over new child protection features(appleinsider.com)

    4 points by stakkur 5y ago|0 comments
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    Imagine if the government said they were installing a backdoor in your checking account to 'anonymously' analyze your expenses and payees, 'just to check for known illegal activity'. Every time you use your debit card or
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    by stakkur 5y ago

    ‘Accuracy’ is a nonsensical idea in fiction. Like all fictional stories, the purpose of games is not to be ‘realistic’ or ‘accurate’. It’s to get you to willingly suspend disbelief. It’s light entertainment for goodness sake, not a doctoral