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by contradistinct 4y ago
When are we, as a society, going to take small crimes seriously? My girlfriend got scammed out of over $1000 on Ebay recently (seller is within the country). Here was the dastardly scam: she ordered something, and the seller never sent it.
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by contradistinct 4y ago
What Hubble? If you're a Boltzmann brain, the Hubble is just an idea you have in your temporary brain, before it pops like a soap bubble.
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by contradistinct 4y ago
> I think it's interesting how different people view status, like the "Harvard Professor or Homeless guy?" quiz that used to get passed around. This is counter-signalling. "I don't have to dress like a high-statu
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by contradistinct 4y ago
A single man can be your ancestor in more than one slot on your family tree.
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by contradistinct 5y ago
I receive some hacker news posts along with my other RSS feeds once per day, in the morning. You can still get the best of HN without "browsing".
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by contradistinct 5y ago
Nothing is ever invented by the person it's named after [1]. [1]: https://taylor.gl/blog/11
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by contradistinct 5y ago
Elixir uses the term grapheme already: https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/1.12/String.html#graphemes/1
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by contradistinct 5y ago
I am a recent University of Toronto graduate looking for work as a junior software developer. Location: Ontario, Canada Remote: 100% Willing to relocate: Not at this time. Technologies: Python | Elixir/Phoenix | C | SQL |
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by contradistinct 5y ago
These cards are too long: https://docs.ankiweb.net/editing.html#:~:text=keep%20it%20si... .
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by contradistinct 5y ago
Yes, meds don't solve the underlying issue. There is no happy pill. They just give you the boost you need to fix your life. This is shown by studies that show depression comes back after discontinuing meds, but not after discontinuing
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by contradistinct 5y ago
If javascript isn't running in the browser, the script won't run and the class won't change from no-js to js.
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by contradistinct 5y ago
Politicians should take a vow of poverty, agreeing to never spend more in a year than the average American. Great way to weed out all of the sharks and keep only the people who actually care and want to lead the country in the right directi
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by contradistinct 5y ago
Won't ever work for most severe food allergies (e.g. peanuts) right? From what I understand, immunotherapy has not been found to be safe/effective for these allergies.
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by contradistinct 5y ago
I disagree. If it's not empirical, it doesn't count. There are millions of people with ideas, but ideas aren't good enough. Prove your idea is true, then we'll talk about deserving credit. Exception: mathematical ideas w