xctr94

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by xctr94 3y ago
Apple’s own argument is this isn’t true. A “major number of users” have iMessage turned on automatically, but aren’t active users. If even Apple says iMessage isn’t used by at least 45 million EU citizens… (to qualify for gatekeeper status)
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by xctr94 3y ago
Could it the linked to the age of the plant? When my dad allows the zucchini to grow too long, it’s bitter. At 20 cm it’s much sweeter, and we can easily eat it raw/blanched.
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by xctr94 3y ago
Safari 17 on Sonoma, with advanced tracking protections activated (also outside of Private Windows). I've tried with and without adblockers. CoverYourTracks tells me I have strong browser protections but a unique fingerprint. In AmIUni
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by xctr94 3y ago
Not distributing the equity early on via a notary, relying instead on an agreement. Later on the equity separation was only legally possible via a heavily-taxed mechanism, meaning I could never afford my stake. They kept the equity and I b
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by xctr94 3y ago
There are plenty of better researched sources for training plans. This seems like an area where their inaccuracy can cause direct, physical problems.
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by xctr94 3y ago
I really empathize and am glad you pointed this out. I needed specific exercises to fix my abductor/flat left foot, which were wrecking my hip. Body progress is slow, but it feels wonderful to have something you can control, master, an
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by xctr94 3y ago
Wow, weight lifting is seriously ‘gate-kept’. GP needs to chill, he’s being elitist, and forgetting PTs are super expensive. I followed Stronglifts to 110kg, and just started again after 4 years. It’s fun. It’s easy. You focus on few, simpl
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by xctr94 3y ago
Goodhart’s law at work, or “why you shouldn’t force information workers to chase after arbitrary metrics”. Basecamp has been famously just letting people do good work, on their terms, without KPIs. I will preemptively agree that this isn’t
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by xctr94 3y ago
I’m on the same boat, plus the startup I helped co-found later found a loophole to steal my 20% of equity. Startups are a scam.
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by xctr94 3y ago
Okay, I really don’t know why the M1 feels so amazingly responsive compared to my i7. But is 12.5% loss in memory bandwidth that important for these kinds of tasks? It seems really hard to saturate, say, 100GB per second!
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by xctr94 3y ago
Sadly, it’s not exclusive to the US. In Brussels we might jokingly dismiss the lobbyists and their think tanks, but they fund politicians just the same; but admittedly via non-profits and other more intricate schemes. I’m very proud of some
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by xctr94 3y ago
In the US, we’re talking about a quarter of users. That’s a lot of traffic to lose. If they stop bundling Music, and possibly lower the cost of YT Premium, it might convert better.
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by xctr94 3y ago
I refuse to defend a trillion-dollar company; but Apple doesn’t prevent you from installing other browsers. It prevents installation of other browser engines . You can already use Chrome and Edge on iOS.
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by xctr94 3y ago
Good article as a rebuttal. One caveat: the comparison between high-speed and conventional rail is overshadowing the privatization/market forces of the operators themselves. HSR will be invariably more expensive to run because the ener
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by xctr94 3y ago
That’s not the point. Data being misused or falling into the wrong hands absolutely has a toll on you. If an abused credit card number hurt me that much while I was fighting depression, anything more sensitive can be even worse.
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by xctr94 3y ago
And also because then users will automatically click “Accept All Cookies” as that’s the highlighted CTA. This reply is only mildly cynical.
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by xctr94 3y ago
No, you’re right; but these 4 countries aren’t even close to the European average on many aspects. Some of them aren’t even part of the EU, which is normally what gets compared against US markers.
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by xctr94 3y ago
I’m guessing it’s arguable, but in the top 25 causes of accidents (in the US), I only found 2 that are linked to the car itself. Cars themselves seem fairly safe.
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by xctr94 3y ago
I know! This and ‘Exercised’ are what got me running. Both excellent, evidence-based books. I run in Altras for the transition, but hope to eventually have the legs for running in something that qualifies for barefoot (rise/stack/
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by xctr94 3y ago
This is nonsense. I’ve had to deal with bills coming in my name because someone got hold of my credit card and address. It’s absolutely stressful and will make you feel helpless. What about people denied insurance because of their Amazon pu
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by xctr94 3y ago
Ugh… can’t we have something that isn’t commercialized? Yikes.
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by xctr94 3y ago
My god, yes. I had knee and ankle pain while running, then also while walking. Too much padding was allowing me to walk incorrectly. After being ‘prescribed’ flat, flexible, low-stack shoes, all the pain went away. My toes are more spread o
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by xctr94 3y ago
This really isn’t helping. Cars are very safe at the moment, with the driver being the key factor in accidents. They are very safe at the current price point. GP was arguing we should keep fighting to keep them safe. That means we keep doin
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by xctr94 3y ago
“How long does Nanofiche last?” Proceeds to write 2 paragraphs that don’t answer the question.
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by xctr94 3y ago
Germany has very good support for parents, and has been working hard to reverse the downwards fertility trend. Some progress is showing. (Note that I don’t disagree that Sweden is doing better.)
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by xctr94 3y ago
You’re comparing against some of the highest rates in Europe; possibly because the Nordic countries value that same individuality that GP mentioned?
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by xctr94 3y ago
This is ridiculous. The number of LOC doesn’t define whether something is well implemented. You can’t crank out a better design or proper feature implementation by asking developers to write code faster or write more code in a given day.
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by xctr94 3y ago
I think they did care about flavor, as was mentioned in a news article interview about Pepper X. I don’t remember the full quote, but something like “you can’t just make it hot, it has to taste good”. But maybe it’s hard indeed to detect an
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by xctr94 3y ago
‘Click Here to Kill Everybody’ talks in great detail about the asymmetry of defending against attacks. We are in a timeline where this is getting worse over time. A 100x or even 1000x budget/effort is now required to defend against som
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by xctr94 3y ago
Excessive irony and sarcasm are a tool some think of as witty, while the rest of us see it as pedantic and childish. I also can’t tell if it’s satire, which goes to show maybe communicating mysteriously has ran its course. Say what you mean

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