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by techdmn 3y ago
My biggest concern is that rather than comparing difficult to identify behavior against claim rates, they will penalize behavior that is easy to identify. For example, yesterday I was traveling 15 MPH over the speed limit on a multi-line h
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by techdmn 3y ago
On my car I can assign one specific function to the left scroll wheel, like the fan speed. What I want is something like the experience of using Windows without a mouse. I should be able to navigate the entire UI without touching the scre
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by techdmn 3y ago
Touchscreen controls are the feature on my Tesla I dislike most. Try poking a small icon an arms length away while bouncing over typical Midwest roads and you'll see that it's impossible to do while keeping your eyes on the road.
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by techdmn 3y ago
In local parlance where I reside the meaning is quite clear. I can't speak for your part of the world, but I suggest asking the women in your life how they feel about the term.
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by techdmn 3y ago
Can we stop conflating weakness with women and girls in general, and female genitals in particular?
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by techdmn 3y ago
"it can only get better" "firing people whenever they heard faint whispers of a union"
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by techdmn 3y ago
At least partially because the Federal Reserve targets an unemployment rate high enough to keep some percentage of people desperate.
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by techdmn 3y ago
I agree with everything you said. It's played for laughs, but it's a misogynistic joke about men having all the power and women having all the responsibility for child rearing. We can do better.
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by techdmn 3y ago
This doesn't answer your question about newer consoles, but a brief glance at ebay turned up plenty of results for Wii systems with the balance board and game.
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by techdmn 3y ago
> My choices would be very different if I didn't think I was more or less on my own. I suspect this is well understood by the forces that shape social structure in the U.S., and that the current state of affairs is largely by design
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by techdmn 3y ago
I find it especially disingenuous when either party complains about 3rd party spoilers. Of course they could solve that by endorsing something other than FPTP, like IRV. But it's much easier to insulate policy from politics when you
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by techdmn 3y ago
I own a Tesla Model 3 Performance. I run non-EV specific tires, and I burn through them. Some claim weight is the issue, but at roughly 4,000 lbs the Model 3 isn't significantly heavier than at least some of its ICE competitors (to p
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by techdmn 3y ago
The way I like to think about is this: If I see a maniac looming in my rearview mirror, where do I want that driver to be? Surely not bottled up behind me, where they can cause all kinds of trouble. I want them out in front of me, where I
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by techdmn 3y ago
Unpopular opinion: People fly by on the right because someone else is camping in the left lane. The disclaimer is that with too much congestion the whole thing breaks down, and some people are determined to drive like idiots regardless, bu
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by techdmn 3y ago
This varies a lot from area to area, but I agree that dogs can be a serious problem. I went hiking in Montana last year, and saw a LOT of dogs on the trails that were not leashed. They were well trained, not aggressive and minded their ow
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by techdmn 3y ago
One thing that drives me crazy is the current trend of never calling a game "done". It's one thing to ship bug fixes, but I'm talking about a constant stream of updates that add elements to the game, change the rules, c
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by techdmn 3y ago
This is an interesting idea. I assume that while the protected material would be obvious in some case, in many it would not. Would the tool have to be able to identify (and properly attribute) copyrighted material in its output?
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by techdmn 3y ago
In my experience few things sap developer motivation quite the same way as being forced to support, but not allowed to fix(!), a low quality product. The business rationalization makes a certain sort of sense. If we burn, say, 4 hours a w
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by techdmn 3y ago
I would also argue that if the retailer chooses the third party provider, there is no functional difference. If I, as a customer, can choose the carrier, I can make a decision that weighs price, experience, etc. If the retailer chooses, I
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by techdmn 3y ago
I think it makes sense to want a study that controls for gun training and intelligence, I don't think it makes sense to reject data based conclusions due to anecdotal disagreement. My understanding is that a lot of those self-inflicte
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by techdmn 3y ago
I bought an '03 for $3k probably six years ago (has around 230k on it now). I noticed the transmission was whining a bit immediately after I paid for it. Refuses to die, and it's so useful I can't get rid of it. I've
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by techdmn 3y ago
My dad recently totaled his old Mazda pickup. Insurance gave him about three times as much for it as I expected. Turns out the value of used small pickups is through the roof, because there are no new small pickups and used ones are getti
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by techdmn 3y ago
Somehow I have a hard time picturing a senator, member of Congress, governor or other high-level official turning down a pork barrel project for their state due to some difficulty hitting hiring goals.
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by techdmn 3y ago
It seems a little crass to say "it felt like a genocide" considering the horrors of slavery. Similar thoughts regarding erasure from history, given the amount of controversy around whether or not schools should be able to discuss
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by techdmn 3y ago
Correct, but I'm trying to draw a parallel between regular, scheduled shareholder votes and regular, scheduled votes for elected officials. In the U.S we typically have around 60% of eligible voters participating in presidential elect
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by techdmn 3y ago
IIRC voting rules for the company I hold the most equity in are that a board-opposed measure does not pass unless more than half of all voting shares vote in favor. Which is a significantly different measure than half of all votes cast. (
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by techdmn 3y ago
Another approach would be to ship that first iteration, no matter how broken! Though I wouldn't recommend it.
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by techdmn 3y ago
I am endlessly annoyed by the gap between providing value and appearing to provide value. In an ideal world management would be able to distinguish between those working hard to serve customers, improve the bottom line, etc, and those work
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by techdmn 3y ago
A close look at the political system here in the U.S. exposes many significant ways in which policy is protected from voter intent: Electoral college, gerrymandered districting, a first-past-the-post system that is hostile to third parties
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by techdmn 3y ago
They could, but my opinion is that this is putting personal responsibility front and center on what is a systemic problem. If our economic systems encourage the consolidation of wealth, we should change the systems, rather than blaming ind

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