hifreq

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by hifreq 3y ago
I appreciate it, thank you.
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by hifreq 3y ago
Benefits in a very broad sense. This includes both e.g. SF General Assistance payments and things like cleaning the streets from syringes, urine and poop on a weekly basis.
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by hifreq 3y ago
The fundamental reason and ground for these morals will remain in fairy tales. You don't see how divisive and fragile that is? This is fundamentally wrong, even if it used to work effectively. Surely there is another way? Stronger fami
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by hifreq 3y ago
You are so stuck in your bubble that can't even imagine that societies exist today without a massive homelessness problem. Societies that do not have a "supportive loving community" but that combine individual responsibilit
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by hifreq 3y ago
Yes, and we can solve drug addiction directly by giving people drugs. What is free housing? Free as in indefinitely free with no strings attached? Free utilities, free services, free food, perhaps free transportation? Free furniture, free h
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by hifreq 3y ago
Agree with all your points. We just need the people in power to recognize and act on that, instead of pandering to the extreme vocal minority and throwing money at an industry that has no incentive to make itself more efficient and effectiv
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by hifreq 3y ago
That's where I disagree with this approach. IMO sending over fully rendered views just because some state changed is antithetical to the UI needs. UI is the state that users interact with.
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by hifreq 3y ago
Ha, well, yes. But despite sounding so anti-religious and pro individual responsibility, I am not only optimistic, I am always inspired and heartened by us, humans. I believe, we are capable of incredible breakthroughs and are growing as a
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by hifreq 3y ago
I am not surprised by that in the slightest, and I agree that most people struggle with that, myself included. It is THE struggle of our lives. Being told as a child that if you take drugs you will go to hell is not a meaningful alternative
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by hifreq 3y ago
I mean, they anticipated the effect of eating shellfish and allowing women to speak up in Whatever X:YY, is this going to end the world as we know it as well? Finding purpose and our place in the world is our individual responsibility. Don&
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by hifreq 3y ago
I am mentioning Steam as an example of an ecosystem that offers exclusive apps on different devices. The fact that I can install Steam on a Mac is sort of irrelevant considering that I can't play the games that are offered through Stea
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by hifreq 3y ago
Thanks for the summary. All of that confirms that the shelters are not full, they are underutilized. I am opposed to the idea that we just need to pump more money into this issue, which then gets distributed among "case managers".
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by hifreq 3y ago
> You're acting like people aren't emotionally attached to their home cities. Respectfully, you misplace the responsibility. When people go through a rough breakup, we don't call for the person experiencing attachment anx
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by hifreq 3y ago
Our maturing world (not just the US) is starting to recognize that religion is BS. We can't go back to relying on religion for keeping our bad instincts at bay. The influence of religion is and has been low in many European countries f
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by hifreq 3y ago
I get that. I disagree with the idea that to stop that we need Jesus.
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by hifreq 3y ago
If the choice is between using HTML in JS (e.g. JSX) vs using JS in HTML (essentially, that's what HTMX is), my choice is unequivocally the former. Ignoring some very basic use cases, UI apps are all about state and interactivity. HTMX
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by hifreq 3y ago
> America has not filled that with anything else That's not an issue that America has to solve (i.e. the government or the society). It's an individual need that every individual is responsible for.
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by hifreq 3y ago
Up to you mate. Just don't blame the society for your choices.
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by hifreq 3y ago
In my bubble I switched everyone to Signal. I acknowledge that this is an anecdote and don't propose this as a solution. However, complaining about features in different apps is even less of a solution.
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by hifreq 3y ago
There are many other examples of failed policies that increased financial pressure on taxpayers but did not result in an overall improvement in the homeless situation. E.g. what is the outcome of CA Proposition 2 that passed in 2018? https
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by hifreq 3y ago
Available shelter space, housing vacancies: https://www.kqed.org/news/11668623/why-do-thousands-of-l-a-s... https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/san-f... https:&#
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by hifreq 3y ago
> Basically what unemployment rate tells us is that USA has enough jobs for people who want to work. It says nothing about people who have given up looking. That's a fair point. If people are not seeking work but claim benefits inde
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by hifreq 3y ago
While I agree that the reduction in the role of religion in the US is partially to blame for the increase in severe cases of drug addition, the idea that we need to bring religion back essentially to control people is extremely patronizing.
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by hifreq 3y ago
This assessment contradicts all evidence we have on the homelessness in the US. Unemployment rate is very low in the US, shelters are very often half-empty. Drug-addicts and homeless people refuse help (unless it's cash or free drugs).
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by hifreq 3y ago
I agree with you. The problem is that we conflate SMS and iMessage usage in the Messages app. Most people do use Messages for SMS-like messages (meaning not for exclusive iMessage features). E.g. looking at my message list: at least 40% of
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by hifreq 3y ago
I never said it doesn't. > I can't play thousands of Steam games on my Mac This is the point I am making. There are certain apps and features that are exclusive to certain devices. I can 't play the vast majority of Steam
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by hifreq 3y ago
> I get that, as a convenience, you’d want one location for all your messaging needs. For an alternative view, I like the separation that multiple apps provide. Wait wait... now I am totally confused. I don't mind the separation o
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by hifreq 3y ago
WhatsApp has ~100M users in the US. FB Messenger has ~140M. I would argue that Messages has a far lower number once you exclude pure SMS usage.
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by hifreq 3y ago
> therefore discussed is iMessage, which categorically is not SMS/MMS That's not the reality though, correct? When I send a message to a friend using the Messages app it's being sent as an iMessage if both of us use an iPh
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by hifreq 3y ago
I do live in the US. All my friends are on Signal and WhatsApp. There are 140M FB Messenger users in the US, more than iPhone users. This discussion is baffling to me. People buy devices that have exclusive content and features all the time

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