gnome_chomsky

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by gnome_chomsky 4y ago
> Most ‘oh its simple – why don’t they just…’ overlook (or are not aware) of the many, many good reasons why greater minds than yours or mine haven’t already implemented it. The forums they are referring to have been operating with the &
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by gnome_chomsky 4y ago
I cancelled my years long nytimes subscription a few years ago once someone told me that they had to call in and suffer through customer service retention reps in order to cancel their sub. I just couldn't stand the thought of being bl
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by gnome_chomsky 4y ago
> * People also stopped taking care of themselves during the pandemic, at the same time everyone started working from home. I'm healthier than ever. I bought an exercise bike, have a home weight setup and my diet is cleaner. I have
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by gnome_chomsky 6y ago
It does feel like there have been 48 months this year
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by gnome_chomsky 6y ago
The more people that adopt Signal, the better. I've been using it for years due to privacy concerns and usually ask everyone that I regularly communicate with to adopt it. I don't think it indicates any subversive or illegal behav
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by gnome_chomsky 6y ago
M&A often involve conservative brand strategies, at least in part to promote a veneer of competition and diversity, while the insidious effects of consolidation are left unsaid and off the public radar after the M&A event. Imagine i
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by gnome_chomsky 7y ago
You're conflating ecofascism with activists who know that neoliberal tinkering with carbon taxes is a recipe for failure.
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by gnome_chomsky 7y ago
Cool, it doesn't matter, carbon doesn't care about your rhetorical exercises. We're heading towards an extinction event and once this realization reaches critical mass, it's going to get ugly.
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by gnome_chomsky 7y ago
Stepping stones would have worked 40 years ago. We are at the precipice now and must take radical action if we are to mitigate the damage that is baked into the current climate model given the carbon ppm levels we're at now.
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by gnome_chomsky 7y ago
I was experiencing hip pain after too much sitting and not moving enough. Went for some consultations and ended up with a surgeon that wanted to operate because I was told I had a labral tear, amongst other things. I read more about this an
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by gnome_chomsky 7y ago
Anyone else get creeped out and realize just deep and tangled our mindsets are when reading these articles lauding consumer products? The biggest and best companies are all laser focused on producing as much throw away consumer crap as they
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by gnome_chomsky 7y ago
Truth, I remember reddit cratering the active user base there ten years ago, but I've found myself going back again over the past few years again, craving the type of community there vs the lowest common denominator and ad filled garba
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by gnome_chomsky 7y ago
I don't think designers want them. The data probably shows that it increases conversions or whatever metric, so the product owners and business pushes the designers to jam in the dark ux patterns.
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by gnome_chomsky 7y ago
You're posting Whataboutisms. It's not all or nothing.
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by gnome_chomsky 7y ago
The second-system effect is definitely real and is a trap most developers will fall into. I think gold plating introduces liability and it would be better to ship early. I am, however, conflating my own behavior and anecdotal observations t
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by gnome_chomsky 7y ago
Not all developers are gold platers. That seems to be a more common behavior among inexperienced developers.
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by gnome_chomsky 8y ago
If you don't wear makeup, you will often not notice others wearing makeup if they use just enough to enhance their natural appearance and hide blemishes.
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by gnome_chomsky 8y ago
I don't think introversion or extroversion has any correlation to programming skill. And that is coming from an introvert. When it comes down to it, after many years in industry, I think that being extroverted is an advantage because t
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by gnome_chomsky 8y ago
I'm sorry that you experienced such an inhumane ordeal. Were you incarcerated at a publicly or privately operated facility?
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by gnome_chomsky 8y ago
This isn't true. Poorer people have fewer assets. You can live in a smaller space and still be wealthy in terms of assets.
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by gnome_chomsky 8y ago
The only supplement vegans and vegetarians need to take is B-12. The rest comes from having a varied and balanced plant based diet. Something interesting to note is that many people, regardless of diet, are at least somewhat deficient in B-