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The number of people that I see taking their bags into the supermarket would be <10%. Many people, like me, just pay the 15c/bag tax each time for (heavier plastic) bags that just end up in landfill anyway.
I see it as showing that other (possibly opposing) opinions were sought, in case of criticism of bias.
Re:Declining Sperm Count: Much More Than You Wanted to Know on Friday January 27, 2023 @12:29AM (#34542842)
Paid access only.
Re:Big Data Is Dead on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @05:34PM (#33631851)
This should be re-titled, it's only a press release on their funding round.
Re:Barilla Passive Cooker on Sunday November 06, 2022 @05:45PM (#33498312)
I feel like we perhaps still have some bigger levers we can pull to reduce emissions before we meddle with our linguine.
Scalaz.
Re:Dear JetBrains, Don't mess with your UI on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @01:37AM (#33243354)
> A user interface is like an API for your eyeballs.

Great analogy.

Apple Watch with cellular lets me leave behind my phone when I feel like it and still be contactable.
Re:The New Era of Nicotine on Sunday July 31, 2022 @08:45PM (#32300456)
Gwern did a very detailed (per usual) write-up on nicotine and came to a similar conclusion: https://www.gwern.net/Nicotine
Re:The era of big-tech exceptionalism may be over on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @10:55PM (#32259996)
Full text, anyone?
Safety when overtaking. Wife in labor.
Re:Ask HN: How do you find meaningful jobs? on Thursday June 02, 2022 @01:51AM (#31591814)
As I mentioned, doing something worthwhile not just empty consumption. Ensuring financial security for yourself and/or family is a virtuous thing in my book, cf. being underpaid at a non-profit for the social impact.
Re:Ask HN: How do you find meaningful jobs? on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @07:06PM (#31589289)
Is there something inherently wrong with finding meaning (or perhaps motivation) from compensation? Particularly if you're using money for worthwhile reasons? You might be surprised at how motivating a big bag of stock options in a unicorn startup can be (ok, maybe not so much in recent times :-)).
Re:Plain Text Calendar on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @07:26PM (#31576168)
How did I not know about cal after 20+ years of using UNIX-based systems?! Very useful!
> Much better that they weather through mental issues and come out a normal adult.

I once held this view, which changed when I watched my 8yo daughter, who was showing some _very_ troubling anxiety-related behaviors, be almost immediately helped when she was diagnosed with ADHD+Aspergers and given ADHD meds. We'd previously tried child therapists and pretty much everything else under the sun.

Do I wish that she didn't need medication? Of course. But for her the benefit has far outweighed the downsides, at least so far.

Be warned though, T20 is the gateway to "real" cricket aka. 5 day Test matches (which often, even after 5 days, end in a draw) ;-)
Another case of "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"...
Re:SQLite may become foundational for digital progress on Sunday May 22, 2022 @06:56PM (#31473623)
> CouchDB tried the whole DB-per-user thing and it didn't end super well.

Can anyone give further context here? Haven't looked at CouchDB for several years, remember it as being good for certain use cases (intermittently offline devices etc).

Recently started doing this and it feels like it's freed up around 25% of my brain cycles to concentrate and think about what's actually happening in the meeting.
Does anyone know of any similar active projects?
Re:Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss? on Sunday March 13, 2022 @07:19PM (#30666773)
Congrats on the loss! Just wondering did you notice a decrease in your energy levels, either during gym workouts or just more generally through the day?
Re:Updated rules on preparedness for nuclear explosion on Monday February 28, 2022 @10:51PM (#30509246)
> If you are told by authorities to evacuate to a public shelter, try to bring items that can help protect yourself and your family from COVID-19, such as hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol, cleaning materials, and two masks per person. Children under two years old, people who have trouble breathing, and people who cannot remove masks on their own should not wear them.

I beg to differ.

Re:Case against OOP is understated, not overstated (2020) on Sunday February 13, 2022 @06:19PM (#30326596)
Counterpoint is that the Big Design Up-Front utopia didn't win in software, giving rise to Agile (for better or worse).
Re:Apple Delays Rollout of Child Safety Features on Friday September 03, 2021 @08:42PM (#28411068)
Not to mention the potential severe consequences of the inevitable false positives, given the target subject matter.
Amazing achievement at that age.
"How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.
Re:Employers are rethinking open-plan office design on Friday May 22, 2020 @05:48PM (#23277452)
Same! They tried to make the Initech office look as bland and dispiriting as possible, but by 2020 standards it looks pretty good :)
Article is from 2018 fwiw.
Re:Artificial Intelligence as the year 2000 approaches (1992) on Thursday February 27, 2020 @08:14PM (#22439715)
Does anyone have an alternate link? I'm getting a PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR.
Re:Offshoring roulette: lessons from outsourcing (2016) on Monday February 24, 2020 @03:05PM (#22407862)
Take my upvote fellow oldie. Office Space can't be mandatory school curriculum any more :-)

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