popularrecluse

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by popularrecluse 3mo ago
Some people are wired such that altruism makes them feel good and gives them a sense of purpose. Maybe it's evolutionary, but it doesn't change the fact that they don't think of it as 'virtue signalling' or personal
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by popularrecluse 8mo ago
Fascist autocracy is unwieldy. Freedom is the natural state. It will win in the end. How long that takes is up to the people.
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by popularrecluse 8mo ago
Right up until it knocks on our own door.
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by popularrecluse 10mo ago
I guess I don't get what's wrong w/ using generated art if it looks good. Where was the rage about clip art in print & digital media? Stock photography? Are the people who are mad outraged on the behalf of artists? Are th
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by popularrecluse 10mo ago
It's a lot less effort than changing every nth word because of an aggressive autocorrect.
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by popularrecluse 1y ago
It's only a matter of time before we're right back there.
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by popularrecluse 1y ago
Yeah, that's war in a nutshell.
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by popularrecluse 1y ago
Most of the massacres alluded to here used some variety of misinformation, secrecy, or euphemism to keep the calm and quell any heroics. Think "relocation" or "re-education". Even in the cases where they knew their fates
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by popularrecluse 1y ago
Satanic panic kind blew it up into something it wasn't. Ozzy leaned into it a little and I think it helped his profile.
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by popularrecluse 1y ago
So real reporting of happenings from news outlets that don't comport with your desired reality : misperception. Got it.
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by popularrecluse 1y ago
That's some strong shit yer smokin
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by popularrecluse 1y ago
You don't need rights to view a work and caption it. You can walk into a library or gallery today and take your own notes on everything in there.
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by popularrecluse 1y ago
Giraffe-ics interchange format
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by popularrecluse 1y ago
I don't think anyone is arguing for a pure democracy where we all vote on every bill. Nice strawman tho
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
"Some people might not enjoy writing their own code. If that’s the case, as harsh as it may seem, I would say that they’re trying to work in a field that isn’t for them." I've tolerated writing my own code for decades. Somet
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
Sounds like you're ready to give up that liberty for some 'security'
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
I think at this point self-determination has eclipsed a great salary from someone else as a priority. Plus I'm fairly certain I can have it both ways.
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
At my last gig someone that my team unanimously rejected as unqualified showed up one day the following year as our new technical lead and boss. It went about how you'd expect. Much later I told my skip boss about the kind of feeling
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
I won't be rehired anywhere near what I was making if I do find something, that's fairly certain. So I've put the onus on myself to generate the income I'm looking for.
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
Yeah I don't doubt there are roles out there if I really grind for one. I'm just happier now.
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
I never stopped developing. After getting laid off in April 2023 after 13 years as first a full stack then mobile dev, I just started working on things that interested me. I did apply and interview a few times, but I started to realize tha
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
Probably could have avoided it by choosing less noisy "governance".
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
You're falling for the sleight of hand if you think this is where bulk of the waste is.
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
Chump
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
L'État, c'est moi
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
I guess that would be what we have today.
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
We already tried it in the 70's. People hated it. It was switched back. If we're going to bother again, we should at least go with standard time this instance.
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
Zinn is extra credit for people that actually know history. He says it right in the preface, it's one-sided, it's the history that is generally left out of your textbooks. You guys have your panties in a bunch over anything that
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
We really need a hero on the inside to drop the code
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
If you wanted to project an appearance of having read the article before injecting your opinion, you failed wildly.

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