jmadsen

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by jmadsen 5y ago
I'm curious to see how many of these people who make SF level salaries while living in the Midwest stand up for their beliefs and refuse the 6 months severance Not that most of them wouldn't be able to afford to "Read all ab
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DIY Isopod with Negative Pressure and Air Scrubber(youtube.com)
1 points by jmadsen 6y ago|0 comments
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by jmadsen 8y ago
I submitted this because I've been thinking about this problem a lot lately, and so was pleased to find this. I'm unable to find any "meaty" articles, however - everything I find is pretty much press release stuff. Would
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French pair invent plastic-to-fuel recycling system fit for African bush(japantimes.co.jp)
1 points by jmadsen 8y ago|1 comments
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Passwords for the Average Jo(e)(medium.com)
4 points by jmadsen 8y ago|0 comments
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Chemical found in liverwort has surprising similarities to the THC in marijuana(latimes.com)
2 points by jmadsen 8y ago|0 comments
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by jmadsen 8y ago
Am I the only person who was angered because I assumed they were doing a piss-take on a serious subject? Fuck's sake, people - learn how to explain yourselves in the context of your known readership.
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by jmadsen 8y ago
It was not, and stayed not the next 5+ years There was a recession, actually
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by jmadsen 8y ago
sorry, I don't have a more scientific link to point you to, but thought the topic would be interesting to this group
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Japanese researchers use AI to identify early-stage stomach cancer high accuracy(japantimes.co.jp)
1 points by jmadsen 8y ago|1 comments
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by jmadsen 8y ago
Which part of Japan are you in? There are two very active Slack communities (Tokyo & Kansai) that can help you even if you can't do face to face with anyone ( http://hnkansai.slack.com is use; can't recall Tokyo&#x2
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by jmadsen 8y ago
Started bouldering at age 48. Stronger than I've ever been in my life, and in better shape generally since my mid-20's
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by jmadsen 8y ago
This isn't really the main point of his article, but he glosses over one very important point about young people & the work ethic today: People who get labelled as "freeters" aren't necessarily bouncing from job to j
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by jmadsen 8y ago
Off Topic - I do wish magazines that exist for long form articles would build the page so you could use the space bar to advance without covering the top lines with their navbar. I don't sit and relax with long form story on a Sunday m
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by jmadsen 8y ago
lawyers don't write in a bunch of permission clauses. they turn what their clients asks for into legalese.
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by jmadsen 8y ago
Are there any alternatives out there that let me: 1) Oauth2 into my account so I can see new postings in my subscriptions (not "the one you've been avoiding clicking for 8 weeks") 2) Minimalist dashboard that doesn't h
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by jmadsen 8y ago
It seems to me the whole problem amounts to companies deciding to redefine the word "entry", then acting all disappointed when no one else uses that definition. "Entry" means "to enter the workforce". It means
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by jmadsen 9y ago
I think it is xenophobic in Japan, but the point they were trying to make is more that many of the jobs require licenses for anybody , and much of it very difficult for foreigners because it is so difficult to learn the language. To give
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by jmadsen 9y ago
See how this is an example of how the need to take a swipe at some group ends up making you look foolish? Your point was that trains are "self-driving cargo". If you'd left it at that, this would have been a clever comment.
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by jmadsen 9y ago
You're right. The article I read was more business oriented and used both terms, and I didn't notice.
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by jmadsen 9y ago
Interesting - was just reading this morning about Astranis & their low-orbit satellites to supply more of the world with broadband Seems like a tie-in, although Electric Thrusters themselves look bigger than the satellites right now. Th
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We Dare You to Explain Luke’s Plan to Rescue Han in ‘Return of the Jedi’(uproxx.com)
72 points by jmadsen 9y ago|45 comments
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by jmadsen 9y ago
I'm trying to page you on Yahoo but not getting an response :-( EDIT: oh, I see your note "my yahoo pager is screwed too"
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by jmadsen 9y ago
I had to use a js library for something today. npm install downloaded 113 new packages. I'm not even a javascript programmer; I'm saddled with being "full-stack" I'm supposed to read all that every time I need a new
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by jmadsen 9y ago
I gave regularly to kiva,org, charitywater.org & local causes. I do the occasional programming volunteer tasks when I have time & find a fit (usually small things like giving web site support to small local charities). On the side I
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by jmadsen 9y ago
wow, lot of wrong and irrelevant assumptions in that statement.
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by jmadsen 9y ago
I voted you back up. There's famine, there's lack of clean water and toilets, there's lack of potable water, etc, etc, etc... I'm a defender of "pure science", but there are better engineering projects to chall
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by jmadsen 9y ago
Are you sure you are doing the right job for you? It's all very nice that it makes you a lot of money, but if you are spending a third of your life doing something that you constantly have to force yourself to do, perhaps a different c
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by jmadsen 9y ago
had never thought about that - I've lived in Japan for 14 years where we hang dry, and yes, I have some pretty old stuff that is still in fine condition
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by jmadsen 9y ago
One thing the article missed but for me personally is an important point: the rise of minimalism I'm not the type of minimalism you write about, but clothes last for ages now & I just don't want lots of stuff. Especially here

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