mdekkers

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by mdekkers 2y ago
> If I need someone to move some furniture it might only need an IQ of 85 but that doesn’t mean AI is doing it any time soon. The article and discussion are literally about machines moving stuff.
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by mdekkers 2y ago
> A felon is commonly used to refer to a person who has been convicted of a crime and particularly (but not only) whose sentence is not yet completed. Not, though. According to Wikipedia: “The status and designation as a "felon&quot
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by mdekkers 2y ago
My understanding is that different states have different definitions for the meaning of “felon” and the applicability depends on possible jail time, not actual jail time. Given that “felon” means “person that’s been convicted of a felony at
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by mdekkers 2y ago
Please engage on a substantive level. I look forward to learning about the positive aspects of using “felon” to refer to a person.
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by mdekkers 2y ago
That’s nonsense. Startups are only for the young and unencumbered? I’ve had several successful startups and managed to combine that with a family life as well as time off for R&R and mentally recharging. If this is your belief, I strong
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by mdekkers 2y ago
Referring to people as “felons” is such a terrible and dehumanising practice.
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by mdekkers 2y ago
I don’t believe all taxes are equal, or bad. But some are terrible, such as this one.
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by mdekkers 2y ago
No coercion? Try not paying it.
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by mdekkers 2y ago
> This access is considered a taxable income. Sounds like this meets the definition of racketeering
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by mdekkers 2y ago
> I think in Europe no one holds back in the grades, school will push a kid forward. That is hilariously incorrect. I had an adverse childhood, my dad died when I was 8, and my mom was literally not around, she was on the other side of t
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by mdekkers 2y ago
today we’re proud to unveil Product-Market Fit Method, an intensive 14-week experience designed to help exceptional pre-seed founders build epic B2B SaaS companies. Its spam
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by mdekkers 2y ago
Yep, that’s right. Its a great rule though, and as explained in the article it works at any speed, highway or not. Personally I keep 4 seconds.
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by mdekkers 2y ago
Only a fool breaks the two-second rule: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-second_rule
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by mdekkers 2y ago
> I apologize for any flame wars this creates, since people find driving to be deeply personal and any findings which may criticize their driving habits is generally frowned upon. I appreciate your attitude here. Mine is opposite. Danger
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by mdekkers 2y ago
Clinical trials of toothpaste va other methods are welcome. Can’t find any. I do have anecdata, which is that I go to the dentist every year and no caries for the past 15 years. “Toothpaste is a strong abrasive” is fact, not vibes. https:&
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by mdekkers 2y ago
Toothpaste is a fantastic and cheap abrasive that makes short work of cleaning up hard metals. I don’t want that stuff anywhere near my teeth.
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by mdekkers 2y ago
You must be trolling, right? Right?! Programmer resources should not focus on security? Credential isolation doesn’t matter?
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by mdekkers 2y ago
> nobody wants to maintain your mess of shell scripts. Have you seen the scripts in question? Are you in any kind of way able to make such a value judgement over this persons work? Have you considered the impact of your choice of words o
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by mdekkers 2y ago
Thabk you for your kind words. I used to live in the UK and had several businesses there, and can confirm your experience.
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by mdekkers 2y ago
> Elsewhere in Germany, bureaucracy tends to be tedious but functional. Data to back up your assertion that it’s only Berlin? I can speak for Düsseldorf, which is a total nightmare. Literally everything folks talk about regarding issues
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by mdekkers 2y ago
> Everybody is processing Ukranians and Arabs. That’s nonsense. The Ukrainians go through an expedited process. Before the war we put in an application for my spouse - 3rd party national spouse of an EU citizen process - we applied prett
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by mdekkers 2y ago
I founded a business in Germany, and the tax departments decided to asses me for 2024 to an amount of 100% of my combined 2020-2022 turnover. Instopped trading halfway through 2023, abd there will be no turnover for 2024. I currently have a
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by mdekkers 2y ago
Replicating the bits of hardware destroyed by radiation in the correct place and to the correct degree may be bit tricky.
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by mdekkers 2y ago
Not really, and they (op) are rather specific, pointing out the issues specifically and directly
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by mdekkers 2y ago
It all boils down to “we don’t like talking” and im sure it’s a great place to work for some folks, but to me it sounds exhausting.
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by mdekkers 2y ago
Thank you!!
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by mdekkers 2y ago
Is there more information about this?
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by mdekkers 2y ago
> Very little of skydiving is actually regulated. …In the USA. In Europe it is a rather different story.
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by mdekkers 2y ago
It’s a big club, and you ain’t in it! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyvxt1svxso
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by mdekkers 2y ago
Agreed. Also take into account how this and a few mirror discussions are rapidly degrading into “x are bad” political discussions which are just not that intere here.

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