synlatexc

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by synlatexc 6mo ago
Re: the silent filter, I'm reminded of the McLuhan quote: "Man becomes, as it were, the sex organs of the machine world, as the bee of the plant world, enabling it to fecundate and to evolve ever new forms. The machine world recip
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by synlatexc 7mo ago
There's also Geronimo's block-letter signature, which for some reason moves me. Sense in it his resigned adaptation to a shifting world and adoption of a new language, after years of resistance.
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by synlatexc 1y ago
Primo Levi wrote a short story [1] about this. Our words/measurements are inadequate when tasked with describing the cosmos. [1] https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/02/12/a-tranquil-sta...
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WSJ – Mini-Strokes, Gut Problems: Scientists See Links to an Old Bout of Covid(wsj.com)
2 points by synlatexc 2y ago|0 comments
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WSJ – 'I Died That Day'–AI Brings Back Voices of Children Killed in Shootings(wsj.com)
2 points by synlatexc 3y ago|0 comments
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by synlatexc 3y ago
Why not display a Recent Phone Use option when both side buttons of an Apple device is pressed? * slide to power off * Medical ID * SOS Emergency Call * Recent Phone Use Report would be high-level -- has phone been unlocked in last 30 minut
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by synlatexc 4y ago
Reminded of advice my former boss, who spent a decade plus leading an elite military unit, received as he set out in his career: “Be careful how much you give this organization, because we’ll take it.”
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by synlatexc 4y ago
Reminded of this from an NYT article [1] about Tumblr: The features Tumblr eliminates are as important to the way it feels as those it adopts. Bijan Sabet of Spark Capital, an early Tumblr investor who sits on its board, says that it is “no
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Brex email to customers impacted by 2FA bug(twitter.com)
2 points by synlatexc 4y ago|0 comments
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Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health, has died(twitter.com)
5 points by synlatexc 5y ago|1 comments
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by synlatexc 5y ago
Reminded of these lines from a poem: We look at the world once, in childhood. The rest is memory.
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Fugitive couple found after 9 months on the lam because of ‘Words with Friends’(baltimoresun.com)
2 points by synlatexc 6y ago|1 comments
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by synlatexc 6y ago
Moore said investigators caught a break several months later, saying they were able to track her after she used an app on her new phone. Warfield's defense attorney, Joseph Balter, said later in the hearing that it was Warfield's
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by synlatexc 6y ago
Key point here is that most people fail to consider the reader.
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by synlatexc 6y ago
I'm with you wrt Twitter. It is an amazing source of information, but much of it is daily drama that is a form of entertainment -- a modern Jerry Springer. These tweets and videos serve as a conversational currency of sorts. Not sure i
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by synlatexc 6y ago
Yes. This worked well for me.
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by synlatexc 7y ago
The channel is the value. It's simple and every mobile phone has SMS. No need to keep a browser window open during a chat with support, nor is there a chance you'll miss a chat alert only to discover that the agent, after having w
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by synlatexc 7y ago
First I've heard of the suggestion that the cost of a car should be 50% of annual pay. To me that's insane, but then again I view my car as an appliance[0]. [0] https://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-used-to-take-it-as-a
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by synlatexc 7y ago
Reminded of this line from Margin Call: "So, Mr. Sullivan, why don't you tell me what you think is going on here, and please speak as you might to a young child or a golden retriever. I didn't get here on my brains -- I can a
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by synlatexc 7y ago
FB's measure of views was dubious (3 seconds, even if the audio was off). So the #s looked great for them, but in reality the majority of views were just glimpses as people scrolled through their news feed.
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by synlatexc 7y ago
There are consultancies that specialize in compensation benchmarking. One is Radford Consulting. They survey companies for pay info. Imagine they also get intel from clients.
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by synlatexc 7y ago
Reminded of this quote from Cannery Row: "It has always seemed strange to me, the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those t
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by synlatexc 7y ago
Exactly. Recall an NYT article[1] on the topic. It describes how police chiefs will make a spectacle out of their newly purchased tanks or whatever, even bringing them to schools for kids to check out. Best quote was from a police chief who
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by synlatexc 7y ago
My mom had the same issue the other day. Even I didn't realize the save option was concealed below the fold. My workaround was having her long press the photo in iMessage, which reveals a prompt with an option to save.
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by synlatexc 7y ago
There are a couple sections, but for the most part it's chronological, with new entries at the bottom. Started adding dates to new notes/quotes/observations about 5 years ago. It's a sprawling mess, so I rely on search t
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by synlatexc 7y ago
Seconded. To me physical comedy is about physicality: the body, its gestures and movements. Can it involve pain or the possibility of death? Sure, but that's not essential. I was always a fan of John Ritter in Three's Company. He&
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by synlatexc 7y ago
Same here, though mine is one gigantic text file that dates back ~20 years. Expect to continue updating/referencing it for decades to come, bar some calamity.
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by synlatexc 7y ago
Reminded of this line from Paranoid Park: "Grownups do stuff for money. There is no other reason."
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by synlatexc 7y ago
Glad some companies are coming around to to this. People have different values and work styles, and for too long there has been just one option on the white-collar work menu: 40-60 hours, mostly at a desk.
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by synlatexc 7y ago
> There were just numerous places in which you could see that man-hours were being placed in the wrong places. I once read an interview with the founder of Genius, and something he said stuck with me: “I guarantee that 90% of you are wor

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