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by MichaelApproved 3mo ago
The point being made is to pick your battles. The author’s point is that, even if you are correct 100% of the time, fighting every battle is toxic to yourself and everyone around you. They are saying to look past the fact that you might be
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by MichaelApproved 5mo ago
Yeah, that's a great program. I used it many years ago when I was creating websites with .NET and SQL Server.
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by MichaelApproved 5mo ago
One of the programs I enjoyed writing the most with VB6 was a telephony capable IM program. Over dial up! The IM portion was simple logic but the real-time voice was a challenge back then because audio compression was in its infancy. The fe
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by MichaelApproved 5mo ago
I was 17 when VB6 came out, working at a local computer store, and getting into programming but couldn't afford $500 to by the pro edition. One day, I happened to read an article that said they were given a free copy of VB6 to review f
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by MichaelApproved 6mo ago
Reduced gravity aircraft. AKA the Vomit Comet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced-gravity_aircraft
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by MichaelApproved 6mo ago
This sounds like bad advice and would result in blocking google and other major ESPs. I occasionally get spam from people who took the time to create gmail accounts. Based on this advice, the honey pot email address would get spam from a Gm
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by MichaelApproved 8mo ago
I used to play A LOT at low and high levels. At low levels, playing is ABC simple and mostly about following basic strategy for starting hands and pot adds for chasing. Don’t get fancy and keep your temperament steady and you’ll win. To a s
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by MichaelApproved 1y ago
I think the nuance is that OP is charging for hardware , software, and service (firmware customization and support). With regards to the software, it is open source but OP is only providing the code to customers who receive the end product.
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by MichaelApproved 2y ago
I’m curious, what’s an example of a “neo bank” that you say doesn’t offer bill pay? I’m sure they exist, just wondering who they are. Bill pay sends a bank check which is covered by the immediate withdrawal of funds from the customer’s acco
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by MichaelApproved 2y ago
Nitpick on your nitpick: It’s possible for something to be small, relative to something that is already considered small. Things that are considered small can still have variations in the extent of their smallness.
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by MichaelApproved 3y ago
If that’s true then you’re right but I don’t know if that’s true.
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by MichaelApproved 3y ago
> there's no way to be sure that every second of GPS-tagged video shot by a DJI drone isn't going into a giant server farm owned by the Chinese intelligence service. -GP > The point GP is making is that DJI does not indis
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by MichaelApproved 3y ago
I did. Thanks!
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by MichaelApproved 3y ago
> there's no way to be sure that every second of GPS-tagged video shot by a DJI drone isn't going into a giant server farm owned by the Chinese intelligence service. I checked your source and it didn’t back up this claim. I’m
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
There’s a difference between survivable and happily mulching.
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
Did you see the fan blades in the pictures you linked to? They’re chipped, cracked, and bent. That’s anything but happy. I bet the balloon and, more importantly, the payload would indeed faze it.
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
If you care enough to wonder and comment, why not read the article?
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
Thanks, it means a lot to know my comment help others! I thought it was going to be buried and didn’t expect an upvote, much less getting replies that it was helpful. It’s tough to share many of the other steps I’ve taken on a public forum.
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
> I will have a heated argument all in my head that leaves me upset for hours. The conversation is imaginary but the emotions are real. I used to think my ability to deep dive situations was a superpower but it’s really a curse. Thankf
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
I’m guilty of overthinking everything. It’s come in handy as a programmer but it tends to hold me back socially. I’d often think about social interactions ahead of time. My brain would create countless situations that I’d play out. Once I e
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
Huh. TIL! From wiki: > Papyrus 115 (which is the oldest preserved manuscript of the Revelation as of 2017), as well as other ancient sources like Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus, give the number of the beast as χιϛ or χιϲ, transliterable in A
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
> 1. Nitpickers who interpreted something in your question as incorrect. They will focus on this minor point that they think you said. This is the most aggravating one for me. A minor ambiguity will completely derail the conversation.
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
Do you believe any kind of addiction exists?
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
A significant amount of their donations came in during 2021 and 2022. That episode of the Daily Show was around April 2021. So, their funds were much smaller then. From the article: “ In 2021, the appeals raised a total of $162 million, a 5
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
This is terrible advice. I’m sorry to be so harsh, especially here, where I know etiquette is important but this comment needs to be shut down. The dismissive suggestion that alcoholism can be cured simply by using “self-control” is toxic.
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
That's a great option for desktop but this flub was done on mobile.
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
Aside from being OP, it would be nice if you included why they are notable and important to you. Simply stating that someone deserves dignity and respect (which is something everyone deserves and I hope I didn’t take that away from OP) beca
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
::face palm:: Thanks for pointing that out. I will change my downvote to an upvote. Though I did mention that it’s acceptable for someone like OP but only when they explicitly say they’re OP. However, it would be silly for OP to keep mentio
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
Edit 2: I didn’t realize I was replying to OP, so what I wrote below is not very relevant. I’ll leave it here so people can read it if they’re trying to avoid doing something else. Original comment below ——- As long as we’re doing HN meta c
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by MichaelApproved 4y ago
I don’t agree with the person you replied to but the answer to your question is: Because the US collects taxes very differently, so you can never make a fair comparison between identical tax categories. Just look at the gasoline tax differe

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