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Why Do Computers Stop and What Can Be Done About It? [pdf](hpl.hp.com)
3 points by nf05papsjfVbc 6y ago|0 comments
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
You have to weigh it against "If I had behaved like they did, would I be happy with myself?"
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
This sounds very much like a few programmers I know/knew except that the alliances and relationships were between bits of code and/or infrastructure.
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
Agreed. EDIT: _Mostly agreed_. Religion never proves itself. It just demands that you have faith.
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
Happy Birthday! Also, if I may be so presumptuous as to offer a suggestion: try contacting someone from earlier in your life. Many times, people are lost in their own world, their worries and problems and life just happens as it always does
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
By definition axioms can't be proven but they are assumptions which we take for granted upon which we build science. However, in science, the axioms are such that they can be observed and discarded if we ever find them to be false. Thi
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
If you've come to the comments before reading the article, please do observe the URL before clicking on it. The page (because of the title) might be flagged by keyword filters in workplace proxies.
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
I invite you to try different climates around the world. It is not at all unusual to be drenched in sweat from just walking outdoors for most of the year in many parts of the world. I do agree with the rest of your comment, however.
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
While getting scratched now and then is part of life for someone who raises cats, it is not normal to have one's cats scratch guests unless the guest has provoked the cat. It is not hard to teach them not to scratch and bite. It can st
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" It's not about Zen or motorcycle maintenance. However, it _is_ a book that will make you think about the nature of work and how one way of looking at work collides with another.
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
This is an exercise that I recommend: https://drcolleencarney.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Const... This is called "worry time" and it has helped me in the past. Another article describing it
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
I don't know how you consider it "lowest hanging fruit" when beef is so tasty. My current diet, I do not wish to state. However, I was a vegetarian in some phases of my life. If motivated enough, I could be a vegetarian for l
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
Much like the scarecrow, I chased after wit. Presently, I came upon a singular fact: the Tin Man's quest is Noble and mine vain. Being considerate, compassionate and sensitive towards the fellow man is the only way forward.
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
Good form deadlifts.
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
If they are not all water soluble, you might be taking too much of one (or more). This is not always safe.
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
For the future, if you use yubikeys, yubico authenticator is a drop in replacement for google-authenticator and you can save your google-auth setup on multiple yubikeys. So, even if you lose one, you still have it on another. Then it is ind
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
Ensure you've eaten well. Pick a drink which has a taste to your liking. Relish it while you drink it. Drink a glass of water between drinks. Stop after a couple of drinks. This is much easier if you've done the above. (This may t
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
Does it also bother you that a lot of people tend to say "amount of people" instead of "number of people"? I think of cannibals talking about their food whenever someone says "amount of people".
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
Exactly! And of course this ought to go further and only the desperate are ultimately deserving of that job. They won't even demand safe working conditions. They'll be grateful for the opportunity. It's not slavery if the emp
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law
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by nf05papsjfVbc 7y ago
"looked it up wrongly and did the wrong thing" "Everything is slow, cumbersome" You may want to evaluate if this is going on even in other spheres of your life and see where the crux of the problem lies. Unless this is h
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by nf05papsjfVbc 8y ago
While I detest the notion of science being religion, often I too have thought about your first point (thus I did make it a point to vote your comment up in the hope that more people will see it). Ultimately science does rely on one core asp
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by nf05papsjfVbc 8y ago
I hope you are being sarcastic. While there are reasons to complain about the current state of the internet, it _is_ an achievement of mankind which has transformed the world in many ways.
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by nf05papsjfVbc 8y ago
One aspect of placing yourself in their shoes is to feel how they feel. Another aspect is to see what they understand from what you are trying to explain. This requires a different kind of skill - of trying to see things from the perspectiv
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by nf05papsjfVbc 8y ago
If you are able to put yourself in the shoes of the people to whom you are explaining something, the rest will follow. Consider what they already know and how you can bring them to your point by starting with something familiar and known. I
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by nf05papsjfVbc 8y ago
It's not needed to sustain the business but it is needed for those who invested in it and would like to cash out on a higher valuation - which typically is achieved through growth.
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by nf05papsjfVbc 8y ago
I use it but chiefly because the regular gmail does not work for me with my browser configuration. For many operations, the mouseclick does not work at all. The basic HTML version at least works.
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by nf05papsjfVbc 8y ago
It's not good form to post such information publicly. Also, it probably is in violation of a few confidentiality clauses you signed. On top of that, this also violates the author's privacy. Please consider removing this.
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by nf05papsjfVbc 8y ago
I'm afraid I disagree with your last statement. It is possible that perhaps I've just been so fortunate that all the people I've ever come across are mostly similar in what they want from life. It seems to be the same all ove
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by nf05papsjfVbc 8y ago
There is no better way to deliver humour than with a straight face. Well done, sir!

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