oonerspism

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by oonerspism 4y ago
-1 points? OK, I won't attempt good-natured humour here again... lesson learned. :/ Thanks a lot.
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by oonerspism 4y ago
50 million tonnes of sarcasm pressing down upon this comment has produced a diamond.
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by oonerspism 4y ago
Rambling mini anecdote which may or may not be of useful relevance, but which resonates on a similar frequency: In my 40s now, I've had recent reflections about the small, golden friendship group of my university years. What they were
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by oonerspism 4y ago
On the flip side, here. That is, those (company complaint incidents) are some of the few occasions I regret having never cultivated a social media world. When I'm on the hard end of some business/corporate injustice, and realise e
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by oonerspism 4y ago
It's just a different formula. The elements are mostly still there.
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by oonerspism 4y ago
The person is simply falling into that all-too-human trap. Where they see something they don't understand, and assign an "alien" status to it. They might as well be saying that BOTW is for Klingons, for all the rationality th
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by oonerspism 4y ago
What troubles me about this is the potential for a class divide. Better, easier and faster access for the privileged, regarding a great swathe of generic services to which access should be globally equal. I don't mean to sound like sou
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by oonerspism 4y ago
You have a point. However I don't believe anyone here's advocating that Google ignore or break laws. But rather, to (as done with China) voluntarily withdraw certain services in response to arguably-unacceptable duress. [note: tha
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by oonerspism 5y ago
Thank you - likewise appreciated, and points acknowledged. The gulfs between Technically Correct and Socially Correct are ever grounds for debate, but mutual understanding wins the day.
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by oonerspism 5y ago
Context is subjective, precision is universal. I (perhaps wrongly) don't think of HN as a USA-centric site based upon USA-centric discussion - I think of it as a global community - so my context expectations are set accordingly. But ob
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by oonerspism 5y ago
A related article. https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/06/what-do...
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by oonerspism 5y ago
I think yes. If we assume reliable conversion of traceroute results to implied distances, and can generate selected data (routes) of our choice. That is, we can see results of remote hops that aren't directly connected to us. Then, ult
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by oonerspism 5y ago
FYI: peoples of many, many countries of North and South America consider themselves to be "Americans", being from one of the "Americas". When referring to a particular country, for global clarity I recommend using that a
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by oonerspism 5y ago
It's not right that ebay can have their smooth executive fixers organise special meetings to lobby government prosecutors. Then come away having successfully shifted all corporate blame to individual employees "working on their ow
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by oonerspism 5y ago
For context: the "Street Fighter Two Cabinet" in the title is actually a modern "Street Fighter II CE Micro Player" miniature toy containing an embedded ARM board. Still interesting, but if the title lead you to expect o
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by oonerspism 5y ago
Sounds like a double-edged sword.
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by oonerspism 5y ago
Illustrates one of the big underlying principles of good cooking: moisture management. In this case, removing excess moisture from the outside of something, so that the roasting process can most effectively make it crispy. The same techniqu
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by oonerspism 5y ago
The world's already full of businesses that've found ways to turn Status Symbolism into elite, exclusive markets. A significant slice of the world's wealth (certainly dwarfing NFTs!) is routinely used in such manners. Most gi
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by oonerspism 5y ago
"Comparing the level of these traits present in online moderators to the level of these traits present in SEALs is inexplicable." As some of the traits noted are binary - either present, or not - the concept of "level" i
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by oonerspism 5y ago
The figure-of-speech simply pivots upon key traits common to both parties. You're perfectly entitled to not like the choice of common traits in somebody else's figure-of-speech. Have at it. :)
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by oonerspism 5y ago
Figures-of-speech allow for a broad range of comparison. As mentioned already, several key SEAL traits such as: presence in conflict; mental strength; role as specialists; frontline protection work keeping regular people safe; tenacity and
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by oonerspism 5y ago
Agree + acknowledge. It's an arbitrary constraint however, to imply that any comparison to SEALs must be based upon physical prowess. Why should metaphors referencing the SEAL's mental tenacity, their problem solving abilities, th
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by oonerspism 5y ago
The original comment we're discussing is: "comparing anything done sitting at the computer to the Navy SEALs is risible". Some of the work done by Navy SEALs literally does involve things done sitting at computers, so the ori
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by oonerspism 5y ago
Not automated, that I know of. However, you could replicate the functionality/outputs (for a given location) by using open source GIS software, any available free geospatial data, and basic long-established GIS techniques: the DEM, the
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by oonerspism 5y ago
It's good that nobody said they were comparable jobs, then. By the way, regarding computer work, I was talking about actual SEAL work, not support staff. The direct intelligence and digital recon work that intimately guides field teams
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by oonerspism 5y ago
The misguided notion that the entire SEAL world works entirely 100% free of any relationship to anything done sitting at a computer is... well, interesting to say the least! Intelligence and information play critical roles in SEAL operation
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by oonerspism 5y ago
Not to be flippant, but it's fascinating to think how an average airline passenger may trivially (and very approximately!) match or even beat such a land-based record simply by looking out the window at 40,000ft. *about twice Kilimanja
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by oonerspism 5y ago
Another interesting page covering a period of MS-DOS history. Albeit incomplete and fairly editorial. https://forums.overclockers.com.au/threads/retro-faq-dos-199...
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by oonerspism 5y ago
Who is buying and eating the extra food? Did human stomach volume increase proportional to inflation? https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/the-conversation-inflati... Show me which countries have wage growth for lower s
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by oonerspism 5y ago
The numbers were symbolic to illustrate proportional effect. I'm not seeing a great deal of causation in your theory. The same amount of food is being produced, thus the same amount of work is done - so extra employees are not required

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