mlac

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by mlac 4mo ago
I’m with you until that last sentence, which I’ve been thinking about as “… until AI code testing, vulnerability scanning, and developer support tools help to limit the number of 0-days and vulnerabilities making it into production”. So pre
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by mlac 2y ago
It's not about money for government jobs. It's about the mission and, for many, the previously perceived stability + pension. The good ones, the capable civil servants who made the commitment to the government, do not need to work
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by mlac 3y ago
I used to sell things (books, video games…) occasionally on Amazon and I would use fulfillment by Amazon. Very good seller rating and only one complaint ever out of 30-40 sales (person failed to read the item description). Within the past t
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by mlac 3y ago
I’m not sure I follow - if there is no budget to hire a junior dev, or hiring a junior dev would further lose the company money, why would a company do that? A company can’t give promotions and hire new people if it isn’t a profitable thing
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by mlac 4y ago
Anecdata also Catholic. NFP and hormone therapy worked but it was a journey. Tried for 2+ years before realizing we had an issue and did NFP to conceive. Lots of other Catholic couples struggling with it go that route as it is a church-appr
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by mlac 4y ago
This is an interesting question. If you’re accelerating and take your foot off the gas pedal, the car continues to accelerate until braking is applied. So if you accelerate very quickly to the speed limit, there would be a likely situation
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by mlac 4y ago
“Sorry your payment has been declined. Airbags and seatbelts have been reverted to the default economy mode and 911 auto-call has been disabled. Your engine will be shut off if you fail to update your payment information.“
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by mlac 4y ago
You’re young. You could die early, but it’s statistically unlikely. There’s a balance. With 20k (and if you’re really lucky no debt) and a job that most people on this site have, you are lucky and will be able to do some things others can’t
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by mlac 4y ago
While I think a US non-profit makes a lot of sense, I would exercise caution with the non-profit board. The board’s job is to provide oversight and to appoint a director [1]. In this case it would clearly be Thibault, but what happens in a
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by mlac 4y ago
Fun story for ordering food: https://www.mit.edu/afs.new/sipb/user/marthag/postscript/bur...
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by mlac 4y ago
I got part way through Digital Vegan, but admittedly haven’t finished it yet. It’s been a few weeks since I had to put it down for another book, but here is my main takeaway (so far) - it’s all true, but in my opinion it comes across with v
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by mlac 4y ago
If I was in your shoes, here’s what I’d do: 1) Set a timeline for her to take time off with the kids. Summer would be perfect, and she can start applying in the fall. She’s probably burnt out and needs the time off more than either of you k
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by mlac 4y ago
You might if the fireman is pointing the hose at the wrong house, or a larger fire has broken out and you need to figure out whether he should change what he’s doing.
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by mlac 4y ago
You can use FSA money for custom ear plugs on Ultimate Ears. Then they take your mold of your ears and you can use that. It used to be a model they would put in your ears, but now it’s an image scanning device. I haven’t purchased the in ea
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by mlac 4y ago
Yes. My wife got the opportunity to go there for grad school and the year I spent on campus with her was one of the highlights of my life. It’s an amazing place, and it will give you as much as you put into it. You go. Full stop. Do not pas
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by mlac 5y ago
I read weird as “curious” “odd” or “interesting”. Not inherently bad or “weird” like a 3rd grader would say it.
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by mlac 5y ago
I hadn’t seen that one before! Very cool plane. Even though it was designed long ago, physics doesn’t change…
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by mlac 5y ago
I posted this comment on a less popular thread a few days ago: I had the luck of seeing this plane on approach to IAH airport while driving in Houston. For the first few minutes, it looked like a normal size plane, but felt too low and too
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by mlac 5y ago
Or throw it on the backlog to track it…
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by mlac 5y ago
I had the luck of seeing this plane on approach to IAH airport while driving in Houston. For the first few minutes, it looked like a normal size plane, but felt too low and too slow. Then for the next few minutes, it kept getting bigger and
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by mlac 5y ago
I wonder if the size of the warehouse has some effect. In that size space, things look smaller and less substantial so you buy more or subconsciously feel more need. I know I bought a TV and thought it looked ok / a bit small but then
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by mlac 5y ago
I went once during COVID and they had closed signs on all the shortcuts…
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by mlac 5y ago
Recognize two more things if you do this: 1) you will never be able to travel to Russia or a Russian controlled territory. Ever. 2) you will always be at risk for a hack-back or other issues when the dust settles and they seek revenge.
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by mlac 5y ago
KYC & AML are useful things that protect customers and prevent people doing things with money that we as a society have deemed unlawful (e.g. tax evasion, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, etc.). Is giving up the ability to detect thos
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by mlac 5y ago
Bitcoin will not be perpetually valuable. No cryptocurrency will be. Forever is a mighty long time.
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by mlac 5y ago
Look at the percentage of retail investors in the dotcom bubble. It’s much easier to make very stupid plays with money today than it was then, and a lot of “average” people are going to get burned.
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by mlac 5y ago
Anyone with a smart phone can now spend their life savings on crypto or sports betting with almost zero friction. We have a trillion each in student loans, auto, and credit card debt. Those (besides student loans) have requirements for cred
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by mlac 5y ago
Let your face get scanned and settle it in court. Best case scenario anything that is found is thrown out. Or try to fight it on the street with the officer, get hit with a bunch of charges, and then you and your property get damaged and yo
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by mlac 5y ago
If it gets bad enough, it will increase the number of consumers who are defaulting on credit cards, mortgages, auto loans, and student loans.
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by mlac 5y ago
It’s becoming widespread with all of the apps, super bowl ads, and reduced friction in getting into crypto “investing”. It used to be people who purchased crypto had to know what they were doing (and know the risk). Now anyone can buy crypt

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