thefz

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2041.
by thefz 7y ago
Thanks to higher education, a lot of people now have realized that their own life is worth living beyond the two catholic-born axioms of family and succession, and are looking to experience their whole existence just for themselves. There&
2042.
by thefz 7y ago
My country has just started recognizing de-facto couples the same as married ones. There are some cases in which it is useful to know that a close partner or loved one exists, such as admittance to the ospital room if one is sick or hurt, s
2043.
by thefz 7y ago
IIRC Netflix is using FreeBSD. Outside the server scope, OSX is mainly BSD with a different kernel. FreeNAS is based on FreeBSD too.
2044.
by thefz 7y ago
No, simple caloric restriction does not trigger autophagy, insulin sensitivity and other fasting related benefits.
2045.
by thefz 7y ago
Technically yes, but to call it "intermittent fasting" you have to both pay attention at the clock and follow a certain low carb, high fat diet to avoid crashing when you are in a fasted state. Also mind that the 16:8 window is th
2046.
by thefz 7y ago
6. Having to be the one to explain to the boss that .NET Core exists in the first place
2047.
by thefz 7y ago
> The technological complexity of any smartphone is far beyond comprehension for most people. Don't use it then. By shielding the stupid we are creating more stupid.
2048.
by thefz 7y ago
> Apple and their ecosystem aren't saints, and their position on right-to-repair policies is reprehensible, but neither is Android, which runs on a Linux kernel Mac OSX is built upon FreeBSD with a custom kernel.
2049.
by thefz 7y ago
Then also pay for de-stressing people without kids too. Get sports leave, or a walk in the park leave and incentives for running shoes.
2050.
by thefz 7y ago
> But quite frankly, those with limited access to contraception and the work-shy will procreate anyway, whether the state boosts their income or not. > Those with mortgages and careers and high IQ will not. Not that IQ is necessarily
2051.
by thefz 7y ago
> Then we found out working full time and raising a 6 day old is impossible. So we said "OK you can go watch your kid a tiny bit and not get fired". And here we are. Employer-wise, pregnancies are a loss. You have one skilled w
2052.
by thefz 7y ago
The logic behind "you were once a kid, you must want kids of your own" really escapes me.
2053.
by thefz 7y ago
And so let's assume it's the right thing to do, religious leaders and governments never fail.
2054.
by thefz 7y ago
Human population on earth has been rising since we're here. Just 100 years ago nobody would ever thought about spending public money to make new humans, and I think we all turned out fine. The assumption that if we don't incentivi
2055.
by thefz 7y ago
Low birthrates yes, just like any other European country, with the added pressure of a strong catholic presence. The state has been encouraging births as long as I remember. And while on one hand I can appreciate that everything is for the
2056.
by thefz 7y ago
To anyone living in the West, the best thing to do for the environment is to NOT generate another human that produces 50 times the CO2 than every other human in second and third world countries. You fail to articulate as to why having kids
2057.
by thefz 7y ago
I live in a country in which women get a lot of time off after giving birth, men get some days and every family receives monthly cheques for one or two years after a baby is born. A new family can rake up a lot of free money either directly
2058.
by thefz 7y ago
John Gruber might be the most shameless Apple lackey / lapdog out there, there's no surprise in him being bitter at Ive for leaving.
2059.
by thefz 8y ago
I do not understand why at the very start it states that "it takes two to tango" about men fertility and the rest is all about women.
2060.
by thefz 8y ago
Eastpak Floid. The materials are as good as good as new after 5 years of daily use. I think this pack is going to outlive me!
2061.
by thefz 8y ago
This might look bleak to most. But to some really introverted people, it is paradise!
2062.
by thefz 8y ago
Just chiming in to say that as a biker, the front axle thing is a horrible thing to do.
2063.
by thefz 8y ago
While some interesting and insightful articles still exist on the site, the majority feels like someone trying to explain me what they read on Wikipedia this morning.
2064.
by thefz 8y ago
In my native language, a person's name must be capitalized. "Hello, Fred!" While for a title, it depends on the title, and no noun is capitalized. "She's the Queen" "He's the foreman" It just boi
2065.
by thefz 8y ago
This is not how thermodynamics work and blaming homeostasis sounds a bit too much on the fat apology side rather than real science. Even the fattest person on earth will llose weight at caloric deficit, where deficit is more consumption or
2066.
by thefz 8y ago
Take a look at the brilliant Wireguard: https://www.wireguard.com/
2067.
by thefz 8y ago
> Evolution has not programmed into us any sort of drive for careful family planning to optimized the number of offspring. Except it has, and does on a number of other species too. It is well explained in Harari's Sapiens.