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by veilrap 6y ago
In early Science teaching in the USA, say K-8 Fahrenheit is probably the focus. Starting in High school its more of a mix of F/C/K, and once at the college / university level it'll be pretty much exclusively C/K for
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by veilrap 6y ago
This is just such an amusingly colossal mess, a fitting epilogue to 2020.
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by veilrap 6y ago
I disagree on this point. Most of my colleagues at work tend to agree that the shift to WFH has been very negative, regardless of type/size of home. Presence or non-presence of kids in said home definitely is a factor, but I have heard
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by veilrap 6y ago
I don't find this argument particularly convincing. Am I drinking "sparkling wine" or "champagne"? Honestly, why should I care, I just care about how much I like the product and how much it costs. I'm for regul
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by veilrap 6y ago
I disagree about Chapel's cost. A 5 cost Chapel would lead to extraordinarily unbalanced games where a good starting hand basically sets you up to win. Having the cost be 2 means that everyone gets access to it in the first two hands w
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by veilrap 6y ago
My initial reaction agrees that does sound quite high. However, I wonder what the alternative strategy costs for rural broadband are. My guess is that laying a lot of cable to remote locations could possibly be even higher than the $1376.5
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by veilrap 6y ago
Smart+cellular phones, I think clearly fit the category of life changing and world changing. World societies have been greatly improved by wireless access, everywhere.
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by veilrap 6y ago
Strongly disagree. Using the law in this strong arm manner stiffles innovation. Yes, the current Oculus / Facebook situation sucks. However, blanket statements like "Hardware requiring an online account to work must be outlawed.&q
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by veilrap 6y ago
While your personal anecdote may vary, my personal anecdote does seem to indicate that tech is a pretty meritocracy directed industry. Maybe this is a Silicon Valley / CA trait given thing like non-compete clauses being non-enforceable
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by veilrap 6y ago
A motorcycle can't carry my family from place to place, or store my emergency goods, carseats, sporting equipment, etc.
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by veilrap 6y ago
I don't know, I see self-driving cars being tested on roads all the time, and they generally seem like they're making a lot of progress every year.
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by veilrap 6y ago
Honestly, suburban lifestyle is relaxed, enjoyable, and affordable. It's pretty easy to see the appeal in it. Most people living in suburban areas do not drive for hours every day. In the time it takes me to cross Boston on public tran
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by veilrap 6y ago
I'm more willing to spend money on iOS than other platforms, because of how Apple manages the platform. Forcing Apple to change their platform away from the reasons why people like it is absurd. Apple does not have the largest market s
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by veilrap 6y ago
I don't think there's really a problem with a couple 100ms of latency for web services. However, what often happens, is that "modern" websites take many seconds to actually do simple operations which is clearly horrible
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by veilrap 6y ago
I'll happily pick something that is harder to break, even if that means it's harder to repair. Other people may have other priorities, and that's okay. That doesn't make one choice better than the other.
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by veilrap 6y ago
Totally agree. Schools act as a social hub for kids K-12. Most kids spend a great deal of time socializing, in, around, and in activities related to their school.
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by veilrap 6y ago
That sounds like bad regulations and bureaucracy more than credential-ism, but I agree that is horrifying. A blanket pay bump for "Master's" degrees written into the code? Clearly that's going to be gamed. If any auditin
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by veilrap 6y ago
I bought a $1000 device because Apple gets to decide what can run on it. I like iOS, and I like that Apple provides a great user experience on the device. I was not in any way coerced into buying said device, and there are a plethora of oth
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by veilrap 6y ago
There are plenty of competitors to Facetime, available across multiple different platforms. Google and Facebook for example enjoy pushing their messaging and video messaging ecosystems across multiple devices. There's nothing unique a
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by veilrap 6y ago
The lack of ability to install other App Stores reduces fragmentation and potentially improves the overall user experience of the product. If I wanted choice in App Stores I would buy an Android phone. I don't care about choice of App
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by veilrap 6y ago
If your phone is an extension of your person, and you don't like how that extension works, then replace that extension with a different one. There are plenty of phones on the market.
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by veilrap 6y ago
Modern (5e) D&D even explicitly encourages this with it's skill system. DMs are encouraged to just pick a stat (or even let their players pick a stat) that feels like it's applicable to the situation, then then add that to the
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by veilrap 6y ago
It seems like a lot of consumers would, and do choose 2) by choosing to buy into Apple's ecosystem.
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by veilrap 6y ago
Apple users bought into the ecosystem. It's not the only ecosystem in town, it's not even the biggest ecosystem in town. Consumers can choose the platform they want to buy into.
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by veilrap 6y ago
I buy an iPhone, knowing what App Store I'm getting. I don't see the issue, I chose to buy into this ecosystem.
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by veilrap 6y ago
This is a great baseline for the units answer.
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by veilrap 7y ago
Not really, one of the greatest things about mosh is it's ability to restore connections, even if you put your host to sleep, have a network outage, switch from wired to wireless, and the like. The connection just comes back like magi
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by veilrap 7y ago
Agree completely, WFH generally drops impromptu collaboration and productivity in every office I've worked in.
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by veilrap 7y ago
What does 30x slower mean? Is this a benchmarking issue? Firefox UX responsiveness? Website responsiveness? Personally, I've never had a problem with my daily firefox usage, perf is basically indistinguishable from other major browsers
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by veilrap 7y ago
Honestly, I think both foreign language training, and physical fitness ARE useful for keeping one's mind plasticity up and in turn having valuable downstream effects. The goal for university courses shouldn't be strictly specific

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