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by yowayb 2y ago
How does a quantum state travel through fiber? Does it simply maintain state naturally during the journey?
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by yowayb 2y ago
Funny you mentioned Wal-Mart because they've already been providing support to an effective housing solution in the form of letting RVs stay in their parking lot. I've come across many people that this type of housing seems to wor
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by yowayb 2y ago
Years ago after some terrible things happened to a friend, she was "diagnosed" by a social worker in Los Angeles as schizophrenic and prescribed (I think it was abilifi). I called bullshit, so she skipped the drugs and has never h
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by yowayb 2y ago
Makes complete sense to me. Drugs are an effective distraction because they're easy to use and often fast-acting. Outdoor/sport distractions require effort (driving, etc). Video games require much less effort. Add to that less-tri
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by yowayb 2y ago
I think your first paragraph nails it. I find the "Satori to Silicon Valley" concept plausible in the sense that when experts (who study their subject for years without psychedelics) use psychedelics it could accelerate lateral&#x
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by yowayb 2y ago
Agree. I nomad, and about 6 years ago I saw my last TV without an HDMI input. And only once in that time, I came across a DP monitor. I now carry a USB-C to HDMI cable that lets me use my phone as a desktop whenever it's plugged into a
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by yowayb 2y ago
Does this also have something to do with Vietnam being mostly robusta?
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by yowayb 2y ago
I haven't read the article but I immediately see a few comments about benefitting consumers. I don't think that's the DOJ's charter. I think when you consider all the things that Google is to the government and to the pe
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by yowayb 2y ago
I made a handful of corporate sites, e-commerce, CMS and even flash lol, just out of college with boring defense contractor job. I didn't have time to be picky because I had a full time job so I always worked with whatever they had and
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by yowayb 2y ago
Completely unenforceable
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by yowayb 2y ago
I spent 4 years in Istanbul and paid for Turkish classes at a popular English school chain. Their English was bad, and all the classes were full all day.
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by yowayb 2y ago
Scale vs care/love is a false dichotomy, and each word encompasses many phenomena. Years ago, a neighbor in Los Angeles went to social services and was diagnosed with schizophrenia and given some meds. I knew what he was going thru, an
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by yowayb 2y ago
Around the beginning of the micro-dosing trend, I went to Colorado for a String Cheese Incident concert, and met a group of people that follow the band on your and attend multiple shows. Some of these people had been frying acid for 4 days
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by yowayb 2y ago
That may be true now, but Europe has had a resurgence in rail usage growth recently, so I'm not sure it's true forever.
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by yowayb 2y ago
I think Vancouver is the best city in North America.
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by yowayb 2y ago
Anecdotally, I've found that dancing feels good physically, but also connects you psychologically and culturally with others. More intense activity like CrossFit for example also builds connection, but I don't think you need to go
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by yowayb 2y ago
I think I could use a sound when I switch modes in Helix. Thank you for looking into this!
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by yowayb 2y ago
Since I started to notice the value of my online presence, I’ve been spending a bit more time going down rabbit holes, and frankly I’m not sure we’ve truly lost the magic of the internet/bbs of decades ago.
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by yowayb 2y ago
This resonates with me. I’ve found big tech to always give me reasonable, sometimes excessive control. I’ve also found “privacy” to be a thought-terminating device that prevents granular discussion of who needs what. I also personally find
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by yowayb 2y ago
I would love to see a remake of The Network (1976) about modern marketing with this quote in it.
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by yowayb 2y ago
haha I didn't realize he was a consultant. I found myself nodding the whole time!
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by yowayb 2y ago
This made me laugh! I'd say it's a good indication to steer clear :)
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by yowayb 2y ago
>What people say they like and what they respond to in ways that marketers want are not always the same thing. Also, people almost invariably underestimate the impact that marketing has on them. They think they can’t be swayed by it, but
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by yowayb 2y ago
Am an expert, and I think this speaks to the crux of how bad software sells: you can hide the shortcomings by leaving out details, and a lot of customers are fine (and sometimes happy!) with that. On the other hand, a truly excellent produ
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by yowayb 2y ago
I felt like the article itself was a good example of speaking to engineers! I also think, at least in the software world, the websites of popular software like VS Code and Docker are great examples of marketing to engineers.
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by yowayb 2y ago
As a former Sales Engineer in enterprise software, I agree. "Engineering audience" includes less skilled and more gullible individuals, the degree steadily increasing up the hierarchy. (And since decisions are made higher up, yo
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by yowayb 2y ago
LLMs are just aggressive auto-complete. Yes, overhyped naturally. But also still saving me keystrokes!
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by yowayb 2y ago
When I’m stuck on a problem, I find that re-reading some relevant documentation slowly is relaxing, and often I’m happy to get something I didn’t get the first time, and might need soon!
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by yowayb 2y ago
Yes! I went to a professional meetup with 80 people. Every single person I met was interesting, but they keep moving, so I had to pull aside the person I was talking to at the moment just to continue a conversation.
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by yowayb 2y ago
Although I have questions about certain points, I appreciate the perspective. I wanted to give 5 bucks. There were options for 10, 20 and “any” which goes to a select box that starts at 25. Now I can’t give anything.

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