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by tspike 5y ago
Unfortunately, not nearly as affordable for a sole breadwinner supporting a family.
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by tspike 5y ago
This is really helpful info. I've been looking at this stuff a lot and I learned these things from you: - COBRA and private health insurance are comparable in cost (I always assumed it was way more expensive) - HSAs can be used to pay
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by tspike 5y ago
I'd love to do that, but health insurance in the US makes it a nonstarter.
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by tspike 5y ago
It sounds like they attempted to make their own schedule, but then acquiesced when faced with an inconsiderate ask.
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by tspike 5y ago
> “Believe me, Chevron is not an evil company" If he was just deflecting the activist investors for the sake of preserving his stock value, fine. But to go out on a limb to explicitly defend the ethics of Chevron, that's much t
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by tspike 5y ago
> In Comments > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. > Comments should get more thoughtful
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by tspike 5y ago
Ryzentosh :)
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by tspike 5y ago
> anti-science Science is a method of inquiry, and that inquiry is typically and always ought to be bound by ethical restraints. I hope this particular experiment goes well and that we see a large benefit, but dismissing all ethical obje
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by tspike 5y ago
Isn't the point that this mosquito wipes out pristine, non-GMO affected mosquito populations?
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by tspike 5y ago
Carthage has been a happy middle ground for us. It doesn't dictate the structure or configuration of your project.
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by tspike 6y ago
It's because the web was developed as a means for delivering documents and app development has been bolted on as an afterthought.
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by tspike 6y ago
How about privacy?
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by tspike 6y ago
Yes, absolutely. It's difficult to argue for nuance in approach. I really have no idea how to make the general argument effectively.
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by tspike 6y ago
> tools for converting plants we can’t eat into something we can Yep, but the devil is in the details. How exactly is that conversion happening and what are the side effects? It takes great care to ensure the outcome is a net positive.
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by tspike 6y ago
> they mostly graze on infertile land This is true during the first year of life. After that, most cattle are moved to dense feedlots. Further, the infertile land they're grazing on, in many cases, is infertile precisely because of
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by tspike 6y ago
I suppose the value judgment is between "very low but presumably stable income with small positive net worth" versus "very high but extremely unstable with massively negative net worth."
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by tspike 6y ago
No, but the way we measure value is so flawed that it can seem that way. Consider how we define poverty. Suppose we discover an as-yet unknown group of people who have been using traditional farming methods to sustain themselves in the same
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by tspike 6y ago
Do you think we are observing a symptom (unbridled speech amplification) of the disease (monetization of algorithmically targeted content), so to speak? Do you think that if we somehow broke this monetization model, that companies like Twit
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by tspike 6y ago
I'm in the western US. I noticed it for a few minutes and assumed it was my internet connection. Love these guys.
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by tspike 6y ago
Yeah, I think the real solution here is: let's make chat permanently archived and searchable. I find it more useful searching through Slack for old conversations around a topic than searching Confluence for the same.
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Florida Agents Raid Home of Rebekah Jones, Former State Data Scientist(npr.org)
99 points by tspike 6y ago|20 comments
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by tspike 6y ago
How would you compare it with the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah?
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by tspike 6y ago
Yep, that's exactly what depression is like.
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by tspike 6y ago
Because then the metrics can't be reviewed/vetoed by executives before being published. Optics > accuracy for most organizations, sadly.
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by tspike 6y ago
I used the commute as part of my work day. I spent about 5 hours in the office. I departed about 8am and got back around 6:30pm, and used some of the travel time for leisure.
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by tspike 6y ago
The rewards for finding the information needed to learn were geometrically higher relative to the difficulty. It's easier to learn today; the (monetary) value of that learning is lower.
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by tspike 6y ago
Your point is taken, but hunter/gathering civilizations tended to be very stable groups of friends, family, loved ones and community. The entire group was nomadic.
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by tspike 6y ago
This is disappointing. I used the Empire Builder to commute back and forth between Hood River and Portland before the pandemic. I've since stopped riding as my office has transitioned to full remote, and I can't justify the risk o
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by tspike 6y ago
> the wide range of functionality on the site can feel overwhelming and difficult to understand I guess it must just be my lengthy history with the web, but this line is like nails on a blackboard to me. It's OK to have to learn how
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by tspike 6y ago
The clearest example of this that I have personally experienced was in a discussion a few days ago about the fires in Oregon. A state senator had his house burned down, and my suggestion that we shouldn't be celebrating this guy's

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