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Re:Using Vim's abbreviations (2020) on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @10:35AM (#36956462)
> Writing heigth and then find out something is not working in your code can be very annoying. Well, no more. Now you have the tools (I mean the command) to fix that automatically.

Or you could learn how to type the word "height".

Re:Live: UFO/UAP Congressional Hearings on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @02:44PM (#36882829)
He testified to not seeing the bodies of the "pilots" and being able to talk about the spacecraft "behind closed doors".

How people believe this shit will always be amazing to me.

Clearly written by someone who isn't a driver.

The real problem with Uber's ratings is that drivers don't get one at all if the rider doesn't submit one. The overall rating is for the last 500 ratings - not rides. Only about 50-60% of riders rate drivers. This means that if you leave a driver less than five stars, it could take six to nine months (depending on how often they driver) for that rating to "fall off".

Unlike Uber, Lyft's rating is based on the last 100 rides. This means the Lyft driver gets five stars if you forget to rate them. If you rate a Lyft driver less than five stars, the rating will fall off in a few weeks compared to many months for Uber. Also, Lyft drops the lowest score. Uber doesn't.

AND, the rating button on the Uber app is at the BOTTOM of the screen where everyone's palm hits when selecting a tip at the top. Accidental one-star ratings happen and those suckers don't come off for a LONG time.

In conclusion, Uber is too strict and Lyft is too lenient.

"Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs."

The ol' "but we put a sign on it" excuse. It's decades of research and they put a sign on it. It's the lab's fault.

Re:Ask HN: What is the best advice you got on any aspect of life? on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @08:00AM (#34803224)
Receiving, understanding, accepting, and implementing the following changed my life:

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.” ― Bob Marley