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by alatkins 3y ago
The number of people that I see taking their bags into the supermarket would be <10%. Many people, like me, just pay the 15c/bag tax each time for (heavier plastic) bags that just end up in landfill anyway.
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by alatkins 4y ago
I see it as showing that other (possibly opposing) opinions were sought, in case of criticism of bias.
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by alatkins 4y ago
Paid access only.
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by alatkins 4y ago
This should be re-titled, it's only a press release on their funding round.
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by alatkins 4y ago
I feel like we perhaps still have some bigger levers we can pull to reduce emissions before we meddle with our linguine.
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by alatkins 4y ago
Scalaz.
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by alatkins 4y ago
> A user interface is like an API for your eyeballs. Great analogy.
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by alatkins 4y ago
Apple Watch with cellular lets me leave behind my phone when I feel like it and still be contactable.
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by alatkins 4y ago
Gwern did a very detailed (per usual) write-up on nicotine and came to a similar conclusion: https://www.gwern.net/Nicotine
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by alatkins 4y ago
Full text, anyone?
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by alatkins 4y ago
Safety when overtaking. Wife in labor.
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by alatkins 4y ago
As I mentioned, doing something worthwhile not just empty consumption. Ensuring financial security for yourself and/or family is a virtuous thing in my book, cf. being underpaid at a non-profit for the social impact.
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by alatkins 4y ago
Is there something inherently wrong with finding meaning (or perhaps motivation) from compensation? Particularly if you're using money for worthwhile reasons? You might be surprised at how motivating a big bag of stock options in a uni
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by alatkins 4y ago
How did I not know about cal after 20+ years of using UNIX-based systems?! Very useful!
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by alatkins 4y ago
> Much better that they weather through mental issues and come out a normal adult. I once held this view, which changed when I watched my 8yo daughter, who was showing some _very_ troubling anxiety-related behaviors, be almost immediatel
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by alatkins 4y ago
Be warned though, T20 is the gateway to "real" cricket aka. 5 day Test matches (which often, even after 5 days, end in a draw) ;-)
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by alatkins 4y ago
Another case of "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"...
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by alatkins 4y ago
> CouchDB tried the whole DB-per-user thing and it didn't end super well. Can anyone give further context here? Haven't looked at CouchDB for several years, remember it as being good for certain use cases (intermittently offlin
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by alatkins 4y ago
Recently started doing this and it feels like it's freed up around 25% of my brain cycles to concentrate and think about what's actually happening in the meeting.
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by alatkins 5y ago
Does anyone know of any similar active projects?
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by alatkins 5y ago
Congrats on the loss! Just wondering did you notice a decrease in your energy levels, either during gym workouts or just more generally through the day?
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by alatkins 5y ago
> If you are told by authorities to evacuate to a public shelter, try to bring items that can help protect yourself and your family from COVID-19, such as hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol, cleaning materials, and
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by alatkins 5y ago
Counterpoint is that the Big Design Up-Front utopia didn't win in software, giving rise to Agile (for better or worse).
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by alatkins 5y ago
Not to mention the potential severe consequences of the inevitable false positives, given the target subject matter.
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by alatkins 6y ago
Amazing achievement at that age.
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by alatkins 6y ago
"How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.
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by alatkins 6y ago
Same! They tried to make the Initech office look as bland and dispiriting as possible, but by 2020 standards it looks pretty good :)
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by alatkins 6y ago
Article is from 2018 fwiw.
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by alatkins 7y ago
Does anyone have an alternate link? I'm getting a PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR.
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by alatkins 7y ago
Take my upvote fellow oldie. Office Space can't be mandatory school curriculum any more :-)

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