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Re:Stardew Valley and real-life labour (2017) on Monday March 18, 2019 @11:18AM (#19421761)
A lot of places in the US it's becoming more common to be able to make a living on a small-scale farm. Especially if you live near (hour) of a larger city. You can sell a lot of produce to restaurants that want local ingredients. I don't know if it's respected, but it's not looked down upon.

Also, apparently in the last ten years or so American farming has become small-scale by a vast majority. I think it's about 90% are 3 acres or less?

Re:An Epidemic of Loneliness in America? on Sunday December 09, 2018 @01:29AM (#18639699)
I enjoyed the women from Chicago's point. That having that old-time gym feeling is not something that's the best for most people. It's one of those silly ideas that tries to sum up a big problem and give it a small fix. I remember a friend showed me something their aunt or something posted about dirt roads. It was a similar idea to the gym thing. It's absurd.
Re:Show HN: Edabit – Like Duolingo for Learning to Code on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @04:12PM (#18454000)
So far what I gathered from the comments:

* Not the most secure * A fork of code wars. * Has random photos for testimonials. * W3schools links. *How is it like Duolingo at all?

Re:Surgery students 'losing dexterity to stitch patients' on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @05:33PM (#18341467)
... That would explain why I have a degree in German actually.
Re:Surgery students 'losing dexterity to stitch patients' on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @05:01PM (#18341240)
I would also like to point out that this guy's name is "Kneebone". Sounds fake, but okay.
Re:Kids’ Apps Are Crammed With Ads on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @01:05PM (#18338848)
I feel like whoever wrote this doesn't have kids or just now started paying attention to what they are doing on their devices. Also, this seems like it would be really obvious; people want money. Kids love to just click everything so there is a ton of revenue there.
Re:Pharo: An immersive programming experience on Saturday October 27, 2018 @02:37AM (#18314616)
Oh I see! That would be pretty neat, actually. Is looking up documentation a common feature in IDEs? I've never seen it before.
Re:Pharo: An immersive programming experience on Sunday October 21, 2018 @06:44PM (#18270795)
Serious question though, what is immersion in the programming context? Is it being only in the programming environment and not leaving? Wouldn't using a web browser for documentation or stack overflow be a break in it? Why not just have the windows one needs and configure your ide to be how you like?
Re:Pharo: An immersive programming experience on Sunday October 21, 2018 @06:41PM (#18270783)
I swear to God if Aragon takes over Castille while I'm programming my immersion will be ruined! Needs to be 100% historically accurate!
Much rattled very startle. You'll also be AMAZED what doctors are saying about this new diet thing!
Re:Why I’m Worried About Google on Friday October 05, 2018 @01:26AM (#18145917)
As soon as I can find a decent, stable job I'm going to start degoogling more of my life. Unfortunately, I have a Pixel 2 and a Pixelbook (unfortunately because Google, otherwise they're great), and I don't have the money to replace them right now. I do use Firefox and DDG on my desktop though. I really like them.
Re:Centralized Wins. Decentralized Loses on Sunday August 26, 2018 @02:23AM (#17844574)
I'm sorry you're about to have a big death event. I just saw an article posted on here about it. I feel bad for the fishies.
Re:What the f*** is the edge? on Sunday August 12, 2018 @09:47PM (#17747509)
I too enjoy thick butts.
Kay. I don't really see any issues here. They got a legitimate fine and now they might charge licensing. Maybe this will help open up the market a little.
Re:Living with a best-selling Indian phone for 10 days on Saturday July 14, 2018 @06:20AM (#17529702)
The author just can't seem to understand the concept that these phones are an upgrade for most Indian users. He mentions it multiple times as if he complained about it to literally everyone he interviewed.
This is beautiful.
Re:Revisting Neuromancer After Three Decades on Sunday June 24, 2018 @05:23AM (#17385753)
The only issue I have with the artwork is that I'm pretty sure Molly is black in the books.
Re:Shutting Down Forum (GDPR) on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @08:07AM (#17236868)
I just don't see the EU giving fines to American small businesses. What kind of money could they expect to get out of them? I'm curious though, what EU countries do you think are so desperate for money that they would basically extort American small businesses?
Re:Shutting Down Forum (GDPR) on Saturday June 02, 2018 @07:15AM (#17214042)
I'm not really sure why you think this. So, the EU should just let companies steal and sell their citizen's information? I mean, IIRC companies can have separate privacy policies for non-EU users. Also, you have a very narrow view of how information is "given" and collected. Literally using the internet is "giving away" your data. Should I go live in a cabin in a remote location surrounded by a Faraday Cage/Lead walls/magic invisible shield?
Re:Shutting Down Forum (GDPR) on Saturday June 02, 2018 @07:10AM (#17214026)
Yeah from what I have heard the main reason for this law is to stop obvious abuses to people's privacy. It seems that most overreactions are due to ignorance of the system behind the law or to make some kind of political statement.
Is this, like, a fundementalist Christian, click-bait, Facebook article?