scottmcf

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by scottmcf 1y ago
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop was just incredibly innovative. I spent a long time learning about them and their techniques as a music student.
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by scottmcf 1y ago
> This is a good point to me as a parent -- in a world where this becomes a precious toy, it would be a serious risk of emotional pain if the child experienced this scenario like the death of a pet or friend. We've already seen this
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by scottmcf 1y ago
Ah, I see it's useless internet day, catch you all tomorrow.
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by scottmcf 1y ago
This is an absolutely excellent way to learn, I am surprised at just how effective it was. I'd love a "manual" mode that let me discard countries/mark them to stay in rotation.
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by scottmcf 3y ago
I agree, if it delivers on the kind of demos they showed off here: https://news.microsoft.com/reinventing-productivity/ It's going to be an absolute "killer app".
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by scottmcf 3y ago
I fully agree. The original request can be read either either with a neutral/oblivious tone or a negative demanding tone. This is the wrong way to ask someone to do free work for you regardless if it's reasonable or not, and the i
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by scottmcf 4y ago
There was a full screen popup prior to login after an update earlier this week pushing the benefits of the "new" Microsoft 365 subscription.
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by scottmcf 5y ago
Your insurance company also likely requires the test to cover the surgery.
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by scottmcf 6y ago
HR don't decide any of those things, they're instructed to do those things by management.
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by scottmcf 6y ago
Don't they often take their passports and prevent them from leaving?
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by scottmcf 6y ago
Yeah, tools like Salesforce/etc. make this absolutely trivial.
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by scottmcf 6y ago
Arizona, Mississipi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota are all voting on recreational or medical ballot measures.
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by scottmcf 6y ago
Eric Trump.
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by scottmcf 6y ago
This is something I'll rant about whenever given the opportunity. Car UI is completely awful.
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by scottmcf 6y ago
Not all quarantined subs got caught in the banwave. I'm aware of MGTOW still existing, I'm sure there are others.
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by scottmcf 6y ago
I've had arguments with friends on the topic who see this as stealing content without paying for it.
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by scottmcf 6y ago
Agreed. I trained under an opera singer in college, which couldn't be further from the genres of music I play in, but the underlying principles of bel canto singing were transformative for me.
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by scottmcf 6y ago
It really says a lot that kids are so easily able to use/understand what is going on with Cheat Engine, despite how powerful it is.
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by scottmcf 6y ago
It can also be related to your insurance and employer's choices when setting up the benefits.
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by scottmcf 7y ago
I've got a teenager. This is very, very not the case.
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by scottmcf 7y ago
we're all mostly technical in here why the hell are you logging into personal accounts from work devices
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by scottmcf 7y ago
We are in/at the start of an actual financial crisis, people just haven't internalized that yet.
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by scottmcf 7y ago
Alarmist nonsense.
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by scottmcf 7y ago
This is what gets referred to as "sweethearting".
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by scottmcf 7y ago
Very common if you're handling government contracts/etc. too. Often a requirement.
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by scottmcf 7y ago
Down tools.
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by scottmcf 7y ago
Where, and how do they handle someone who can't do the job properly?
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by scottmcf 7y ago
Looks like email security software will automatically follow the link and mark it as verified, without me clicking on the link.
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by scottmcf 7y ago
Exactly. If I swapped to an electric vehicle, I estimate I'd need to "fill up" at a gas station maybe 5% as much as I do now.
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by scottmcf 7y ago
I enjoy Reddit for small communities, with content matter expert moderators, etc. The default subs are effectively useless other than entertainment.

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