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by velp 7y ago
You have a shockingly narrow understanding of addiction
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by velp 7y ago
So did Portugal [0], except they didn't resort to draconian rule-of-law policies and instead took a more compassionate approach. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/05/portugals-radic...
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by velp 7y ago
And easily remove plastic stuff
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by velp 7y ago
Agreed, but for most of the country, $200 is an unbelievable amount of money to spend on earbuds. Even among many of my tech friends, the thought of spending more than $30 on a thing that they will inevitably lose or break is stupid. And th
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by velp 7y ago
Exactly my experience. The key is to start the conversation in a way that also allows the other person to exit and save face. If they don't feel trapped it's much lower stakes for everyone involved.
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by velp 7y ago
But having so many configs is security in and of itself! /s
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by velp 7y ago
I think this is an interesting point, but responding to the last part ("...a lot of the people preaching this gospel of "you shouldn't feel bad when you find out you're wrong" are faking it too. But that's okay
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by velp 7y ago
Facebook never sold data to CA
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by velp 7y ago
Correct. In the same way that a coach is not a player
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by velp 8y ago
Depending on the version, you might be served by using MIN_BY(x,y) or MAX_BY(x,y). Returns the min(max) value of x for group y.
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by velp 8y ago
FWIW - PepsiCo is far bigger than CocaCola
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by velp 8y ago
If only "atheist" was a meaningful descriptor of how a group acts
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by velp 8y ago
Serious question - why get so bothered by it? If he's old enough to be thinking about floating point numbers, he's definitely heard the word, and it's not especially gratuitous in this instance. Might be a good opportunity to
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by velp 8y ago
Can you explain how the recession was caused by "government's choice of credit worthiness metrics", instead of rollbacks of regulation?
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by velp 8y ago
Heard. However, it should be up to the individual to decide how (and if) they want to broadcast their behavior. To borrow your analogy - even if most people become comfortable with open-door-dumps, why should we force someone who isn't
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by velp 8y ago
"medical insights". Japanese and Nazi human experiments were hardly scientific. Torture disguised as science does not produce reliable results.
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by velp 8y ago
Source connecting the two? I think most here would argue the the decline in magical thinking (at least as it influences policy and society on the whole) is a good thing
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by velp 8y ago
Somewhat related, but I absolutely love Mode. In a previous role my team used it extensively - by far the easiest tool of its kind I've used. Great support too. Can't recommend their tutorials enough, to echo another here they rea
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by velp 8y ago
pitchbook.com Interesting mix of content and product information. I like how it's laid out as well