andersonvom

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by andersonvom 4y ago
I don't know about age limits, but it wouldn't be a bad idea to have term limits (both consecutive and total)
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by andersonvom 4y ago
I think people sometimes forget that tests are made of code too. If it's possible to write bad code, it's certainly possible to write bad tests. And writing bad tests first (as in `test-driven`) won't make them any better. At
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by andersonvom 5y ago
This only goes to show that the current system is inherently broken, but this is a completely different conversation.
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by andersonvom 5y ago
If the two horrible options were free from context, sure. But that's hardly (if ever) the case. It is very convenient to start from a place where A has power over B, then say "B is free to choose whatever crappy options A offers,
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by andersonvom 5y ago
I think there are two main factors that are different (not necessarily in order): * companies can much more easily weaponize their services and tailor them to get individuals addicted, than individual video games ever could. And the feedbac
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by andersonvom 5y ago
> Everything the free market does is voluntary by definition. Every "intervention" is by definition not. In some ideal world, where both parties of an exchange hold equal bargaining power, the "free" market might be &
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by andersonvom 5y ago
It also works in this case, too: at some point the connection does close (if it doesn't, just hit escape) and you can save the image as usual, now from the cache.
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by andersonvom 5y ago
Even if Framework goes out of business, most crucial parts that are likely to fail are standard (hard drive, memory, battery), so you'd still be able to replace them yourself. And even for the ones that aren't (like the modular po
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by andersonvom 5y ago
You technically can, in 66 easy steps and about 1-3 hours [1], all the while risking damaging your laptop. Compare that with 3-6 minutes [2] for the actually replaceable battery on the Framework. [1]: https://www.ifixit.com/
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by andersonvom 5y ago
It also goes a little bit beyond that: if one of your ports stops working (e.g. rust, water damage, etc), you can just buy a replacement port and you're back on track, as opposed to "welp, I guess I'll have to do without it..
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by andersonvom 5y ago
It's great that we can use this as reference for what it used to be. Presumably, this is what competition should bring in: "traditional retail sucked, so amazon comes in and takes over it by offering something better." The sa
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by andersonvom 5y ago
Languages are not inherently easy or hard. It all depends on where you're coming from: if you happen to already speak languages that are similar, then it can be said English will be easy to learn, otherwise, it's a language like a
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Nonnative English speakers share their gripes about speaking English(npr.org)
229 points by andersonvom 5y ago|554 comments
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by andersonvom 5y ago
This is amazing: "guaranteed at least 24h of exploiting a recently compromised account or your money back"
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by andersonvom 6y ago
Probably not if the product in a plastic bottle is much more expensive than the same thing in a glass bottle, right?
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by andersonvom 6y ago
Maybe it was the case, a long time ago, that the very rich accumulated their wealth by "living frugally", but it is certainly not the case anymore. Neither is the case that the estate tax discourages saving is just nonsense: at le
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by andersonvom 6y ago
This is already how things work in the US: you only need to file if your estate is greater than 11.5MM as of 2020 [1]. "As a result, only about 2,000 estates per year in the US are currently liable for federal estate tax." [2] The
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by andersonvom 6y ago
You're talking about the title of the commit message. Yes, the title is supposed to be under 50 characters. Now add a blank line after it and you can write all you want (line wrap at 72 chars). If you use markdown Syntax in your commit
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by andersonvom 6y ago
Lobbying itself is not bad: legislators need information to make decisions about things, and lobbying provides them with it. The bad, and frankly unbelievable part, is the whole "money is speech" and the fact that it's OK for
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by andersonvom 6y ago
And the full blog post with more details: http://lenkiefer.com/2020/04/03/us-labor-market-update-april...
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by andersonvom 7y ago
> They can't so much as coordinate with the PAC. There were whole weeks of "The Colbert Report" where Colbert and Jon Stewart legally set up a super PAC for colbert to run for "president of South Carolina" where
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by andersonvom 7y ago
Since the article's main point is that you should use semantics as much as possible, it's probably better that you used the "wrong" tag when choosing between <section> or <article> , than using the wrong t
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by andersonvom 7y ago
They mention the design being open source, but it's being surprisingly hard to find anything other than just the claim that it is open source. :(
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by andersonvom 8y ago
This is disgusting. Here's a completely opposite example of a restaurant that is not run by discrimination: https://dc.eater.com/2017/2/17/14635410/kazi-mannan-mayur-ka...
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by andersonvom 8y ago
$500/month will go a long way in many countries out there or for many life styles. Since we don't know who this person is or how/where they live, I wouldn't automatically assume they need to target a higher MRR.
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by andersonvom 8y ago
Currently you're responsible for mistakes you make in your tax returns anyway, so not much would really change, except that it would be a lot easier and less stressful for the vast majority of people. Edge cases get treated like edge c
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by andersonvom 8y ago
That's "inside-out" helicopter parenting, where someone else is being the helicopter, not the parent. Kudos to Utah and their "free-range parenting" laws: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29
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by andersonvom 8y ago
Probably not in the short term and only if enough people start doing it. I like the idea of making it clear for the people you're voting for and against why you're voting/not voting for them. Hopefully, it'll influence t
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by andersonvom 8y ago
I think the point is that bugs exist and will continue to exist: whether it's the same bug, a different one, mal-intent, negligence, or anything else. Sure, this one device won't solve every single problem out there, but should we
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by andersonvom 8y ago
The US has a little over 4% of the world population, yet it's responsible for 15% of carbon emissions [1]. Even if the US is the only country to implement it, it would already make a huge difference. [1]: https://en.wikipedi

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