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by vlod 4y ago
I never understand this argument. Wouldn't market forces, i.e. capitalism, gekko's greed-is-good argument fix this? If there were a group of basketball players with blue eyes (that were the best in the world), wouldn't someon
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by vlod 4y ago
>I'm still waiting for an example where someone can actually vet people based on merit, fairness and equality without any of their own unconscious biases being a factor Blind auditions for orchestras.
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by vlod 4y ago
DOH ^^ EDIT: NOT being reactive in leaving, is putting your future in other peoples hands. As others are saying, be pro-active.
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by vlod 4y ago
As you realize, your job is done and they're going through the options to get you out. > Sometimes I wish they would just fire me and get it over with. Being reactive is leaving putting your future in other peoples hands. As others
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by vlod 4y ago
Maybe you forgot that the communication to https://news.ycombinator.com is encrypted.
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by vlod 4y ago
Personally I've moved to Firefox, but won't others just adopt another chromium browser variant? (there's so many out there). I guess 'regular' people will still use chrome, however do 'regular' people use
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by vlod 4y ago
Personally I would suggest build it as quickly as possible in whatever tech you feel more comfortable and giving you something that will be immediately useful. This will also help you fine tune the user flow and data model. Thinking of othe
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by vlod 4y ago
For those that are interested, here's [0] where he talks about polygraph tests. [0] https://youtu.be/T3FC7qIAGZk?t=5941 He says it's not a lie detector test, but a variance detector. /shrug I expect the CIA p
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by vlod 4y ago
Interestingly, the CIA spy that Lex Fridman had on [0] his podcast said that all the spy agencies use MBTI and that he (interviewee) thinks they are of value. [0] https://youtu.be/T3FC7qIAGZk?t=6127
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by vlod 4y ago
I get a sense it was written on a phone and that each paragraph was written in 2 minutes before they had to doom-scroll for 1/2 hour becz they got bored. First thought was, give the person a break. It's probably some teenager, but
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by vlod 4y ago
Thanks for posting this, I was not aware how far they've strayed off civil liberties. Have not investigated this, but pg [0] seems to thumbs down ACLU and thumbs up FIRE: [0] https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1
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by vlod 4y ago
Thanks!
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by vlod 4y ago
I've worked at places like this (where you don't have admin access). Generally they don't mind you installing stuff that's legit or makes you more productive. They just don't want you granting admin permissions to a
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by vlod 4y ago
>I know for a fact I will have no luck with dating apps if I shave my head and go bald in my early 20s and I might as well give up now. Please don't give up in general, but please give up with apps. It's obviously doing your he
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by vlod 4y ago
I know this sounds completely whacky, are there any meetups near you talking about farming, animal, horse raising etc? e.g. "How to start horse ranching" or "Beginner guide to essential tractor repairs". Maybe there&#x27
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by vlod 4y ago
Obviously one needs to expand their friend network. Sitting at home watching Netflix all evening and doom scrolling won't get you invites.
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by vlod 4y ago
Lol. How can you not find Captain Jean-Luc Picard [0] attractive!? (Irrespective of what team you play on) [0] https://imagecdn.handitv.com/KDqbG-1644609552-816-blog-picar...
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by vlod 4y ago
>Grown women on reality TV... It is worth being careful about judging the present state of society based on social media/marketing (so you buy stuff you don't need) verses reality. i.e. a lot of people are normal IRL but rabid
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by vlod 4y ago
Damn it. First rule in living in Denver (or Colorado), is not saying how great it is. Traffic is bad enough with the incoming flow. /s :)
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by vlod 4y ago
>The whole concept is just vain and feels disgusting. Agreed. >unless something dramatic happens in my life. I will kindly suggest that maybe that dramatic thing is you and what you will do starting today. e.g. Look at suggestions fro
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by vlod 4y ago
> I am far too anxious and socially inept to handle that. I was too (and still to a degree am). I once shared a rental with a female socialite. She said she accepts EVERY invitation to go out and suggested I do the same. Getting used to
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by vlod 4y ago
This is what I mean by 'putting in the work'. Most people won't do this. They shortcut the below process becz they're just lonely and/or just want sex. To answer your question, WAAAY later than you think. Once you a
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by vlod 4y ago
TLDR: stop trying to date and make yourself more interesting that potentials will want to date. It might be worth thinking about this the opposite way. Would you want to go out with someone who is so boring that all they do is sit around wa
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by vlod 4y ago
Not discounting any of the other "Danger, Will Robinson!" comments, have you considered actually building the crazy thing they want? At the moment, it sounds like you doing BS work and chasing your own tail. It might be more inter
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by vlod 4y ago
You know this how? From the horses mouth: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1375212880790913025
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by vlod 4y ago
https://archive.ph/3NefY
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by vlod 4y ago
I don't like spas/massages. I don't really like sports. If I won a "Day Package" or "Great seats for watch FOO", how about just being nice to someone and giving the prize away? I'm sure you can find a
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by vlod 4y ago
Sounds like a bunch of jerks. Maybe it's time to find another circle?
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by vlod 4y ago
Maybe have the adblocker replace ads, with one of those "buy-me-a-coffee" links that you can click to submit a micropayment.
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by vlod 4y ago
100%. For me, it's going to be another one of those red-flags to not join your org.

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