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by zjp 1y ago
I'm glad to see some satirization of the woe-is-me-for-making-hundreds-of-thousands-under-capitalism flavor of techbro in the first few paragraphs. Insufferable archetype.
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by zjp 1y ago
Sometimes I think I have a strong work ethic, and then I read something like "I'm coding one handed on an iPhone". Jeez.
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by zjp 1y ago
Yeah but was your work concours grade?
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by zjp 1y ago
I've seen firsthand the attrition in restoration work. It's in a pretty sad state. My dad runs the garage his dad started in Kansas City decades ago, and his business partner is in the back half of his 80s. They're rushing to
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by zjp 1y ago
Who's surprised
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by zjp 1y ago
I don't think I've related to any other book more. When I was growing up my mom worked for a country club, and my dad was a mechanic who restored cars for the wealthy. They were divorced, so I would split my time between houses. M
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by zjp 1y ago
I occasionally pair write with LLMs, but I give them my piece and then say, "I don't want your edits, just your feedback" and ask them some simple questions about the content and different angles on it. When the LLM says what
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by zjp 2y ago
If I were a third party downvoting my comment I would probably take issue with the characterization of the anti-tariff position as "save my infinite trough of plastic slop". Other countries do have highly skilled artisans. Tariffs
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by zjp 2y ago
Yes! I've been consistently frustrated at both sides of the issue. It became salient for me when I read about how China had sanctioned three American drone manufacturers that were supplying Ukraine last year, and how it disrupted their
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by zjp 2y ago
You can't drink in the Arab world either but I'm not about to resurrect the temperance movement just because some other countries ban alcohol. I was not hit to learn that it's wrong to harm others or that it's right to t
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by zjp 2y ago
I regret this showing of disrespect, but I'm a little proud of the fact that I got an A in inorganic chemistry by reading the book when I felt like reading it and otherwise doing homework on my laptop all semester during lectures.
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by zjp 2y ago
It's a mistake to think I advocate for encouraging corporal punishment as a first-line treatment for misbehavior. It's like a nuclear weapon: it should always be an option, but almost never the one exercised. I pointed out the sin
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by zjp 2y ago
Has the meaning of the words "available today" changed since I learned them?
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by zjp 2y ago
If they don't start reviewing grants again soon I'll be able to say I was fired by Donald Trump.
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by zjp 2y ago
Obligatory: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1311997/
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by zjp 2y ago
I had to set the player hp to 1 million so I could just click the dragon and set myself free.
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by zjp 2y ago
God I hope so, and twitter next. Set me free, US government.
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by zjp 2y ago
It’s less the cat videos and more the constant deluge of at best half researched context-free clips about how awful western society is.
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by zjp 2y ago
I did after yesterday’s story. It’s only a matter of time before you don’t even have to interact with their AI tools to kick off them showing you yourself in generated content. No thanks! They make it damn obscure to find too. I had to clic
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by zjp 2y ago
You are correct and I've adjusted the comment since it is not delete-able afaict.
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by zjp 2y ago
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by zjp 2y ago
That's the end of my account, then.
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by zjp 2y ago
The more I think about cases like this, and our legal culture broadly, the more dread I feel. The Florida legislature wrote something and didn't consider all possible outcomes, and didn't correct itself in time for this local law
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by zjp 2y ago
While we’re on the subject of rent seeking industries we should crush: car dealerships.
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by zjp 2y ago
No. Rent is a function of supply and demand in the market and not landlord input costs. There are houses in SF that would carry mortgages of like, 8-12k, but can only rent for 4-6k. This is why people say that land value taxes won't be
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by zjp 2y ago
Based. Why the fuck do you deserve $10,000 for unlocking the door to an apartment I found myself?
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by zjp 2y ago
The whole point was to secure global chip supply chains in the event of a Chinese invasion. This will not fly.
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by zjp 2y ago
It's going to take you over a year to save for one month of an emergency fund at that rate. Does that include any retirement savings? I don't think it's corporate brainwashing, I think it's realism about how much you nee
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by zjp 2y ago
No kidding. The M1 MacBook Pro I got from work is the first time I've ever subjectively considered a computer to be just as fast as it was the day I got it.
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by zjp 2y ago
oh, that's a good point. There are definitely more drivers globally than there are people in New York and you can break speed limits several times per trip just by floating around the limit +/- 1mph.

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