jeremysmyth

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by jeremysmyth 3y ago
> A being with no time is unable to act. This assumes a single linear timestream. If you're the "being", and you're running a simulation of some system, you can absolutely create many parallel timestreams with differe
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by jeremysmyth 7y ago
Foley is just not practical for live performance, especially fast reactive stuff like metal clashing.
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by jeremysmyth 7y ago
If the market was aware of them they'd have been picked up already.
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by jeremysmyth 7y ago
Hendrix knew his tools intimately. The comparison proves a point other than that which you make.
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by jeremysmyth 7y ago
What if an unsupported claim is actually harmful to society, if believed? 15% of people believe the US government was responsible for the 9/11 attacks[1]. 42% of Britons believe that the UK sends £350M a week to the EU[2]. If voters ma
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by jeremysmyth 8y ago
Is wikipedia wrong? I'm not sure what argument you're trying to make.
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by jeremysmyth 8y ago
"Runaway" is a term of art here. Redefining it for this conversation is unhelpful.
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by jeremysmyth 8y ago
That's often a big "if".
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by jeremysmyth 8y ago
Leave. Job-hopping is a pattern, not a single event. If I get a candidate with a good track record but one three-month stint, sure I'll query it, but "it wasn't a good fit for me" is a reasonable excuse and a good conver
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by jeremysmyth 8y ago
Different supported features make it easier to maintain such a client. Example: Some filesystems notify observers on file change, some don't.
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by jeremysmyth 8y ago
This is often true, but far from universal. Oftentimes there are differences in verb and noun (as with "lead" and "lead"), or transitive vs. intransitive verbs ("seconded"), but occasionally we have problems wi
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by jeremysmyth 8y ago
Agree completely about it being invasive to ask. My point is that if my directs trust me with (volunteered) info about their most treasured non-work priorities, then they'll be more likely to trust me when I need them to reprioritize
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by jeremysmyth 8y ago
6-monthly is nowhere near enough to build the sort of trusting relationship that 1-1s are so good for. If you don't know the names of your directs' (or manager's) spouse and kids then your relationship isn't good enough
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by jeremysmyth 8y ago
Assuming "management above greg" are competent (not a stretch in a successful company) then they likely measure Greg on important things like effectiveness and retention. Not being mean in front of his bosses has little to do with
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by jeremysmyth 8y ago
Not in the dark ages. Many folks lived in the shadows of ruins made by much more advanced cultures.
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by jeremysmyth 9y ago
This assumes that we don't create such elements as a by-product of fusion or other processes that we develop in parallel with the technology advances required to bring significant industry outside earth's gravity well.
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by jeremysmyth 9y ago
So what's the difference? Distribution. Screen readers apply their transform to source content. By becoming that source (regardless of transform) you are distributing it with control of all the benefits involved, such as community, t
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by jeremysmyth 9y ago
Probably user flags. This article fits the definition of "off topic" per https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html : If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.
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by jeremysmyth 9y ago
Yeah but bear in mind the maintenance became a significant part of the experience (motorcycle maintenance is not just in the title for decoration). Some people prefer not to do that.
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Mastodon WTF timeline(ansuz.sooke.bc.ca)
2 points by jeremysmyth 9y ago|0 comments
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by jeremysmyth 10y ago
that's a pretty long list that touches on nearly every level of governance This isn't even close to true. It doesn't cover: - National security - Healthcare policy and resourcing - Welfare and pensions policy - Education po
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by jeremysmyth 10y ago
The EU courts can declare any bit of UK Parliamentary action 'unconstitutional'. Only in areas where the EU has competence, and these are explicitly enumerated in various treaties; by default, the EU has no competence, so it onl
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by jeremysmyth 10y ago
Dupe, discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13522044
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by jeremysmyth 10y ago
It's nothing at all like that. Rumsfeld (much as it pains me to support anything he said) was categorizing knowledge in a way that's actually quite useful. Example: In education it's important for students to learn a wide ran
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by jeremysmyth 10y ago
"Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams" makes a very compelling argument on why open-plan workspaces give terrible results for knowledge workers. If you work as a team leader, manager, or senior programmer, it's absolut
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by jeremysmyth 10y ago
I can't remember any Mandela effect. There's group consciousness (mentioned in RS and CC, but covered massively in Absolution Gap and some short stories), and some contact with a parallel universe (in AG/RA), but no independe
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by jeremysmyth 10y ago
He has since withdrawn from the case.
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by jeremysmyth 10y ago
...judicial precedent that you can't refuse service to customers just because you disagree with their ideology or background, otherwise it would be okay to refuse service to supporters of gay marriage for example Way overbroad interp
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by jeremysmyth 10y ago
"There are two distinct marketplaces for guitars, and almost any musical instrument. There is the 'beginner' level, which is basically school aged children... Then there is the high end collector market, who spend the big bu
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by jeremysmyth 10y ago
Macedonian trad/jazz fusion music. Dadaist art. Sauna (the Finnish way).

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