angdis

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by angdis 11y ago
Yep, coffee has very little to do with actual "coffee" as a product. Coffee is a ritual, and often, a social activity. You go somewhere sooth your mind on some coffee sipping, people watching, chatting with others, or just daydrea
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by angdis 11y ago
OK, but even now Windows folks have largely given up on pressing <windows>/<All Programs> and looking for what they want. There's simply too much stuff on a typical computer these days for a user to pick out what they
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by angdis 11y ago
I think the underlying problem here is the expectation that you, the user, should be able to find stuff by looking "in" particular places. This is perfectly reasonable if you're dealing with a fairly limited set of files or e
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by angdis 11y ago
The comment you're responding to is about the political impetus for ever-increasing road construction to combat congestion. Your "reverse" commute to exburbs/rural areas is likely not impacted much by congestion. You act
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by angdis 11y ago
Thanks guys, that helps me to understand. This stuff is usually explained either as utterly vague blanket advice or in technical shorthand terms. I think it is really important for people who might barely even know what https is to understa
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by angdis 11y ago
OK, but what about email read/composed on my personal gmail account using a work computer? When you say "personal email" do you mean @company.com email-- or do you mean _any_ personal email as long as it is read/composed
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by angdis 11y ago
OK, that is what is "legally possible" in a worst-case scenario. But IN PRACTICE, what is normal? Your statement seems to indicate that IT staff can just browse personal communications, desktop displays, keypresses. I am sure that
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by angdis 11y ago
I hear this as "blanket advice" all the time, but very rarely is there a discussion about what is reasonable to expect from a "normal" employer who isn't draconian or looking to find an excuse to fire someone.
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by angdis 11y ago
Its easy to conclude that but suppose you're a white high-income professional who is looking for a home in Baltimore city. You have your pick of any neighborhood. Would you choose.... A) A rowhome in a squalid neighborhood beset with h
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by angdis 11y ago
Having lived in Baltimore for 10 years, I can say that there are multiple causes for continuing segregation. There is no satisfying way to explain it and no end in sight. You are right that this about far more than realtors steering people
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by angdis 11y ago
Yes. Although MAD doesn't necessarily require the end of the world (eg nuclear winter), or even the end of a regime. It just depends on consequences which are "unbearable" for either nation. I've always felt that the bes
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by angdis 11y ago
The MAD doctrine seems to have worked with binary superpowers up through the 80's. But, I think its an open (and rather scary) question as to whether MAD will continue to work with multiple parties some of whom are batshit crazy and ha
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by angdis 11y ago
I think discussions about sobriety tend to ignore the vast middle-ground between "stone-cold-sober" and "shit-faced". It is totally possible to enjoy one or two alcoholic drinks on a weekly night out without ruining fina
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by angdis 11y ago
Agree, although properly positioned monitor speakers which have been equalized by the listener for a particular spot in the room can sound really, REALLY nice (if you don't leave your listening chair !).
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by angdis 11y ago
I agree that in terms of sound, digital is superior. But as the article describes there is very much a collectable "object appeal" to old media. Now that even CD's and their annoying jewel cases are becoming obsolete, there r
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by angdis 11y ago
There certainly are more opportunities to learn than ever before, but learning requires effort. If you want to learn something that _really_ matters you have to give it full attention. That means total focus, not "continuous partial at
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by angdis 11y ago
> common to hear "how come they don't sit down learn to code and become full stack developers, that would be so easy." Yep, that reminds me one of Phil Greenspun's smug blog posts from a while back: https:/&#x2F
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by angdis 11y ago
Absolutely, and don't forget tidyr! Its hard to overstate Mr Wickham's contribution to making R a very handy and useful tool. I am sure that a lot of folks would have tried R and then moved on to something else were it not for the
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by angdis 11y ago
There is a weirdness to R. I found that taking a lot of time to focus on the basics helps. If you're committed to using R, read John Chamber's book and also look for answers on the old "R mailing list" (a place so mean,
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by angdis 11y ago
At the end of the day, the whole point of ggplot is to produce a graphical representation of some aspect of the data. How much information can you possibly cram into ONE graphic and have it be readable by a human? Your problem is really a d
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by angdis 11y ago
Whether it is 10 seconds or 10 minutes (clearly hyperbole), the point is that these notifications are difficult to interpret because of poor design. As the attempted re-design and the commentary shows, this is not an easy problem. It takes
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by angdis 11y ago
I think what you're responding to is NOT about willingness to experiment with unproven drugs, but rather a feeling of horror about dementia and Alzheimer's disease. These are awful afflictions that impact not just the victims but
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by angdis 11y ago
Obviously, that only works if you don't _ALSO_ create a public relations disaster by doing so.
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by angdis 11y ago
Well, actually, this whole discussion IS about Shkreli and your comments are within the context of the discussion so don't disclaim that. Shkreli has foolishly attracted attention to himself by comically absurd price-gouging. Whether i
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by angdis 11y ago
I can't explain why, but there has always been something dreamy and magical about the Soviet space program and its spacecrafts. I've appreciated the apollo-soyuz exhibit at the Air and Space Museum in DC since I was a kid ( https:
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by angdis 11y ago
I have some similarities with you. 8 full-time jobs in 15 years all after a 9 year stint in graduate school where I quit a PHD program. I also crave trying new things even when they're risky, much to the horror of the people I work wit
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by angdis 11y ago
I think the actual threat from AI is far more pedestrian than "Skynet" or killer robots. The real threat comes NOT from AI itself but from people who will be able to afford to exploit AI for profit at the expense of increasingly l
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by angdis 11y ago
I think that more STEM folks _would_ be interested in teaching, especially those who are late in their careers. The problem is that the prospect of teaching high school is horrifying to someone that isn't prepared to deal with the disc
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by angdis 11y ago
I'm always tickled when people say that something is "unacceptable" as if they're in a position to do anything about it and will somehow follow up with a response. People are late to meetings because meetings, usually, a
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by angdis 11y ago
That is exactly what was done in Philadelphia on Pine and Spruce streets. These are East-West bike lane "arterials" that allow parking on Sundays.

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