theabsurdman

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by theabsurdman 5y ago
apple watch will measure it, though i have no idea how accurate it is. to do it properly you need to undergo a supervised test in a lab with the right equipment.
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by theabsurdman 5y ago
"Bad news: Eating local, organic won't shrink your carbon footprint" https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/local-organic-carbon-footpri...
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by theabsurdman 5y ago
"That awkward moment when Zuck takes your company's name: meta.inc" https://twitter.com/awilkinson/status/1453790072701001728?s=...
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by theabsurdman 6y ago
This is incorrect. The poppy is actually trademarked in Canada: https://www.legion.ca/remembrance/the-poppy/the-poppy-tradem...
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by theabsurdman 6y ago
you have proven my point
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by theabsurdman 6y ago
If we can eat foods that don't cause the death and suffering of other creatures, then that is objectively better than eating foods that DO cause the death and suffering of others. Death and suffering are bad, although meat eaters will
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by theabsurdman 6y ago
Hurting animals unnecessarily is unethical. And since we don't need to eat meat to survive or even to be healthy, then we are just killing and hurting other beings for our own pleasure.
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by theabsurdman 7y ago
It's nice that he can do this with his child, but it's probably not realistic for most people, especially those who work 9-5. Also, add another child to the mix and suddenly things aren't so easy!
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by theabsurdman 7y ago
https://www.txstate.edu/philosophy/resources/fallacy-definit...
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by theabsurdman 7y ago
Amusingly, they literally show someone serving coffee with an endorsement from a coffee shop on their Canadian sign-up page for food & beverage services. https://squareup.com/ca/en/solutions/quick-service
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by theabsurdman 7y ago
Not sure if you're a parent, but presumably if you were, you'd know there are days when no amount of planning can make things go smoothly. Sometimes kids just refuse to cooperate. Have some empathy.
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by theabsurdman 7y ago
Fair or not, Canadians find this hilarious because Ontario premier Doug Ford is reputed to have been a hash dealer in his younger years. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/globe-investiga...
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by theabsurdman 7y ago
Should really change the title of this one. Folks are going to be outraged until they realize the quote is from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who seems committed to destroying the Amazon rain forest.
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by theabsurdman 7y ago
Good read about how, as far back as the 50's, the beverage industry used the "Keep America Beautiful" campaign to shift blame and responsibility for pollution onto consumers: https://www.chicagotribune.com/op
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Ask HN: What Is the Most Complete Web App Framework?
3 points by theabsurdman 8y ago|2 comments
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by theabsurdman 8y ago
Overselling wouldn't seem as egregious if they didn't then go ahead and do stuff like this: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/air-canada-reneges-on-...
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by theabsurdman 8y ago
Don't be afraid to learn new things. I started my IT career almost 20 years ago doing Struts and later Spring MVC. I felt a bit stuck in the enterprise java realm, but I branched out to Pylons and then Spring Boot. Now I'm doing L
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by theabsurdman 8y ago
do fish feel pain? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/fish-feel-pain...