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Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 2 years ago
Not to argue for or against Ozempic, but there is a difference between what motivated individuals can achieve on their own, and what one can expect of the general population.
Comment · 3 years ago
I think your description of linting can be true, but not necessarily for every eslint configuration. I feel that I've landed on configs that feel useful to myself and the rest of the devs in the team. Even with a rule set that contains many rules that can look nit picky at first glance, no one complains since they are auto fixable, and fixing is a part of a commit hook.

There are a handful of rules that are nice to have in a TypeScript project to make sure devs don't do things that break type safety. Plus some that avoids mistakes from slipping through (even though the code is reviewed).

One thing I've found super useful is to have @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment enabled, but configured so that you can still use @ts-expect-error and the others as long as you provide a comment when doing so. This is so nice when doing code reviews, either someone has provided a very good reason for the exception, or it is clear that the same result could have been achieved with a better approach. Same goes for disabling eslint rules inline in a file, also allowed if commented. I feel that this is a very good compromise between being strict with linting, but also not letting linting get in the way.

Comment · 3 years ago
I don't interpret neither OP nor the first comment this way. What is brought up is the hypocrisy of talking down on any cannabis user while being drunk at work yourself, and positive drug tests that are not related to actual intoxication at work (since cannabis can be detected for a while after coming down).
Comment · 3 years ago
Or the 3D Bitmojis. My 2D one looks awesome, but the equivalent 3D version looks like a sex offender...
Comment · 3 years ago
I highly appreciate the effort that goes into this!

The only pity is that I need VMware Fusion and it seems to be broken in the patched Ventura with no fix in sight. Stuck on Catalina for now on my 2012 rMBP.

Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 4 years ago
While there are certainly problematic aspects of dark web markets, society do get some benefits. No physical contact between sellers and buyers, which reduces violence. Reviews of sellers and products makes it significantly easier to purchase safer drugs (for some drugs, adulterants and/or unpredictable potency are a bigger risk than the drug itself). This translates to fewer visits to the ER or morgue.

Edit: My personal opinion is that we should rid ourselves of the demand for dark web markets by regulating drugs. The regulations should focus on harm reduction, both for the users and society as a whole.

Comment · 4 years ago
I have ADHD and my flavor makes me look well adjusted on the outside while struggling hard. My mother completely dismissed the possibility of ADHD based on things like me getting a Master's degree. People see the decent grades, but don't see that you put in three times the effort.

Everything got much easier after getting the diagnosis and medication as a 33 year old.

Comment · 4 years ago
I think card companies and the related businesses have too much power. I am a board member of a BDSM club operated by a volunteer organization (we are legally a non-profit). We want to implement card payment on our website for membership and event tickets, but when applying for the service that would be the best option in our country, their payment processor rejects the application citing that they don't allow things like strip clubs, sexually oriented massage parlors, escort agencies or "any sexually-related clubs or services". I get that a BDSM club would easily get caught by this wording, but it's a social arena where our members can hook up and play, and we don't sell any sexual services.

Adding insult to injury, the company behind the service loudly markets that they support Pride every year. The payment processor has pictures on their Facebook of employees attending the Pride parade... We're not a commercial entity, our activities are legal and we also march under the same (rainbow) flag.

Oh, and there is no reasonable appeals process. We initially applied for a different product a while back and got rejected since they had run our web page through Google Translate and determined that we were involved with "public group sex". Asking the service to get is in touch with the payment processor to clear up the misunderstanding was not possible, they just said there was no way to appeal and our best bet would be to contact them ourselves through their website.

/rant.

Comment · 4 years ago
I interpreted the post you replied to be directed towards the part about extortion, and not contrary to what you are writing. I agree with both.
Comment · 4 years ago
The keyword here is "MTP device". Some phones mount as mass storage device and works out of the box, but MTP requires extra software/drivers.
Comment · 4 years ago
I communicate with a lot of people on Facebook, but I hated that I ended up scrolling my feed. So I unfollowed everything and now I have an empty feed and nothing to scroll.

I realize many have reasons to get rid of Facebook entirely, but for me this was a reasonable compromise.

Comment · 4 years ago
Even though I’m not going to use Windows 2000 again, this was an interesting read.

On a related note: I have an old scanner that I use about once every year. Drivers max out on XP support, so I installed Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs in a VM, which is a stripped down Windows XP. Perhaps someone in the W2k crowd would be happy with WinFLP as an alternative.

Comment · 5 years ago
Came here to say this myself. Do awesome stuff, and you will attract awesome people.

You don't have to be the world's best in the thing you pursue either, to get noticed. For many hobbies and interests, there is a scene. And there are so many ways to contribute to that scene, such as helping arrange events or arranging your own. This will put you on the radar among a lot of people, and shine positive light on you.

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