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by wackro 6y ago
Feature suggestion: password protection (possibly optional?) Currently it's possible to brute force your way onto other people's pages.
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by wackro 6y ago
I don't think markets and mental health are quite as intimately related. I think it's more to do with living in an individualistic society where we have less of a social net to fall back on. And I mean 'social' as in a c
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by wackro 6y ago
That's very cynical. It's possible to enjoy life more and more as time goes on. Read Triumphs of Experience. My dad is one of those lucky people. Besides, even if life itself /is/ damaging in general, that doesn't e
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by wackro 6y ago
They might feel personal but I'm fairly sure those letters are sent out blanket style. I've had 4 or 5 in the past and none have been addressed to me personally.
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by wackro 6y ago
Every time an article from this site appears on here I'm reminded how beautifully designed their website is too. Typefaces, colours, no clutter. It's refreshing.
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by wackro 6y ago
As far as I can tell, nothing is said in the article or in the paper about causality. The researchers suggest that lonely people's thoughts are directed inwards due to a lack of social experiences, and this is what alters the brain. Bu
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by wackro 6y ago
Ever heard of nerd neck?
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by wackro 6y ago
How enforceable is this? And what's the likelihood anyone would try to enforce it?
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by wackro 6y ago
To answer your question - yes. And use of the acronymn RAID should be phased out as it is insensitive towards nordic people, the ancestors of whom spent centuries raiding European coastal towns. A bloody history they would rather move on fr
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by wackro 6y ago
In my experience (I am a contractor) the real reason is control. Companies want to ensure you (who are a separate legal entity and therefore have certain freedoms) have your nose to the grindstone. It's understandable, but paranoid.
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by wackro 6y ago
You seem to have somehow missed the part where he dicovered a new outlook and gained the ability to feel.
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by wackro 6y ago
Why does everything have to be about money? This view is really prevalent on HN and it's actually really tiring to read week after week. It boils down to this: some people prioritise other endeavours. And if your response to that is &#
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by wackro 6y ago
Wouldn't it be to have your solicitor store them along with your will?
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by wackro 6y ago
You mean, like a phone?
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by wackro 6y ago
Definitely this. ... but then I noticed Firefox reader view does this. Take a look: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/brilliant-banana-loaf
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by wackro 6y ago
In whatsapp you can turn this off in privacy settings
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by wackro 6y ago
If people have shifted from other platforms onto FB then doesn't that say the opposite?
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by wackro 6y ago
There's literally a section on how he switched to Telegram.
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by wackro 6y ago
Not sure if you read the article. She was using multiple identities to take out policies, which in anyone's juristiction is fraud.
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by wackro 6y ago
The key word there being 'imagine'.
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by wackro 6y ago
Reminds me of The Tao of Programming. https://www.mit.edu/~xela/tao.html Huge pearls of wisdom.
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by wackro 6y ago
Cherry picking certain facts that support your agenda. Or hiding facts that would help reveal the real 'truthiness'. Only in striving to understand the full picture can get you anywhere to understanding reality. Nothing is black a
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by wackro 7y ago
I'm curious how you came to learn this. Doesn't seem like everyday knowledge.
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by wackro 7y ago
Agent Smith's monologue from The Matrix comes to mind ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp2adrUaiyI ) Maybe I'm wrong here, but I'm afraid that shifts towards sustainability in developed parts of the world can
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by wackro 7y ago
Your post reads like the lowest kind of tabloid sensationalism. Plenty of things are out there protecting the public's safety already, some of which are far more notable than crumpled alumiunium plant pots.
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by wackro 7y ago
Speed isn't the only issue. A lot of accidents in inner city areas are down to cyclists being in the blind spots of buses/lorries.
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by wackro 7y ago
It could be a case of nominative determinism. Driven by fate to create good-enough solutions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism
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by wackro 7y ago
What about keeping in touch with your loved ones via carrier pigeon in the 19th century?
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by wackro 7y ago
Yes, but there are no push notifications/ads being crammed down your throat/autoplaying video
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by wackro 7y ago
Where are you that it would be that much of a problem, if you don't mind me asking? Cultural normals are one thing, but on a personal level people do tend to enjoy interacting with one another.

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