afarrell

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by afarrell 3y ago
Any organization made of humans is indeed fallible and corruptible. I have heard some dark stories of this. They are not mine to tell. Still, the people who say they are trying to uphold a responsibility are more likely to do so with care t
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by afarrell 3y ago
My purpose is to care for the people I can as I learn to love and be loved. It is not the job of the nation-state to give people a deep sense of purpose. That is a job for a church, temple, or other spiritual community. Governments which tr
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by afarrell 3y ago
I have come to the conclusion that lots of humans have a religion-shaped hole in their psyche. It is far better to fill it with a stable, local, hope-giving religion. Hymns are a better opiate of the masses than fentanyl.
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by afarrell 3y ago
Thank you so much! I have been wanting something like this for a long long time! Can you add a monthly GoCardless subscription so I can help this service continue to exist?
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by afarrell 3y ago
Perhaps then it is better run as a feature of a city’s local newspaper. They already have the advertising department side of the marketplace. Does anyone at the Boston Globe want to buy your code?
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by afarrell 3y ago
So is alcohol.
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by afarrell 3y ago
A dating site could work sustainably if it was a site for planning date nights. Make profiles based on activities and swipe right or left on the activities you want to do. Revenue sources would include: - Ads for local businesses, classes
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by afarrell 3y ago
“Allowed” by whom? The police employed by authoritarian countries? Yes, though I don’t think corrupt officials should take bribes. The judges employed by those countries who recognize necessity as an excuse for what is otherwise a crime? Y
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by afarrell 3y ago
Cell phone camera on a little holder pointed at a piece of paper. Then I join as a second participant, mute it, and turn the volume off. Or ipad and apple pencil on google docs jamboard using Duet to sketch things out.
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by afarrell 3y ago
What reaction would you expect to see?
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by afarrell 3y ago
Helping my dad with a cabin renovation. Building things with my fingers and a keyboard is great, but I moved back to the US so that I could build things with my shoulders and arms. If you haven’t ever tried doing home construction work, I h
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by afarrell 3y ago
Also, a year at university when you have good health habits will result in much more learning than a year when you have poor habits.
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by afarrell 3y ago
Firstly, read about the recovery of YC founder Hiroki Takeuchi after his injuries. He built a team and led a company that was a highlight of my professional life and which is still growing strong. Then, find two communities of people local
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by afarrell 3y ago
There is a difference between: A) “All meetings are a waste of time.” B) “There are productivity tradeoffs between a managers schedule and makers schedule.”
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by afarrell 3y ago
At the end of the day, what matters is getting your job done. If you hire someone, would you rather they be unproductive and avoid talking about this for fear of appearing entitled? Or would you rather they tell it like it is and get stuff
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by afarrell 3y ago
If a work meeting ruins your day by prompting rumination, I think that indicates a separate problem with how your workplace communicates.
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by afarrell 3y ago
Libraries are a solution to this problem. Print the wisdom on thinly-sliced trees and place it in a location which requires someone to get out of the house and engage with their community.
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by afarrell 3y ago
To go fast, stay humble and use boring technology.
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by afarrell 3y ago
If you want to change the world positively, the first step is accepting the current state of the world is what it is.
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by afarrell 3y ago
According to labor union association AFL-CIO, the highest CEO compensation in 2021 was $835 million[1], less than a tenth the cost of the $10 billion estimate for the North-South connector. Also, I would expect at least a few cost overruns.
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by afarrell 3y ago
Or I can try to have rules and values that work for the situations I reasonably expect myself to manage responsibly and I accept that they will fail in extreme cases. The example you gave was WW2, which was arguably the worst catastrophe in
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by afarrell 3y ago
> Rules like “don’t murder people” don’t ever work. I’ve found it to be a pretty workable rule in living my actual life so far. > such rules more exist as a pretty fiction than as an actual practice I’m curious what life experiences y
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by afarrell 3y ago
This sounds far too similar to an unfortunate pattern I’ve sometimes practiced: taking on the pretense of responsibility instead of an actual responsibility. Bearing the collective guilt of all mankind is not a noble burden to bear because
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by afarrell 3y ago
Customers can feel convenience up front—it is hard for them to feel privacy.
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by afarrell 3y ago
> I want to wake up and do whatever the fuck I want You can. As my dad used to say: you only need to brush the teeth you intend to keep.
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by afarrell 3y ago
> solo founder Why do you want to be a solo founder?
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by afarrell 3y ago
In general, if you take your leadership lessons from a TV shows and movies whose primary purpose is to excite, you will end up with high drama. Good engineering is like good plumbing. If you are having an exciting day with your plumbing, it
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by afarrell 3y ago
I went to a gym and hired a personal trainer for 3 sessions.
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by afarrell 3y ago
If you are worried about showing a personality trait at work, ask yourself: does this trait makes you seem more or less like a person who gets your job done well even when nobody is watching? If an auto mechanic seemed really enthusiastic a
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by afarrell 4y ago
1. Take a step away from social media for a while. 2. Get out a pen and paper. Write out several physical letters expressing your anger at the relevant parties. 3. Put them in a folder to read next week and decide if you want to send.

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