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Re:The Origin of Ambergris (2012) on Thursday July 04, 2024 @07:03PM (#40878738)
Oud is exceptional. I highly recommend anyone wanting to explore beyond western perfumes to check out www.ensaroud.com - there's some really fantastic descriptions of olfactory notes too.
Re:The Origin of Ambergris (2012) on Thursday July 04, 2024 @06:58PM (#40878711)
The bloom and trail effect given by ambergris is replaced with ambroxan, however combining ambroxan and ambrinol does little to recreate a "real" ambergris odour. Those may thousands of other molecules, while perhaps only <5%, give a very distinctive and unique odour. It's like a rich leather bag that's been floating in the ocean for +30y - salty, marine, animalistic, musky and leathery all in one.
Re:Are Magic Links Outdated? on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @04:05PM (#32088106)
This is a perfect HN user response. You are a power user; "This is even worse if I am using a per-site email address" - no one does this. The majority of people are normal.
Re:Are Magic Links Outdated? on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @06:44AM (#32080929)
It depends. I used magic links for a system where the user would log in every 6-12 months. It didn't make sense to force them to make a password.
Re:I Don't Want to Be a Founder on Monday July 20, 2020 @01:03AM (#23894789)
Why is it that starting a tech start up is seen as an uber difficult task often resulting in burnout while starting a business in a technical occupation such as electrical or refrigeration is (seemingly) less risque? Surely there are a plenty of opportunities where rather boring software can be applied to business problems. Does it always need to be a monumental technical accomplishment to create a success?
The tax burden has been moved from corporations and the upper class to the middle. Perhaps changing that dynamic would be more useful than spouting memes which support your own detriment.
Re:The Changing World Order on Saturday April 25, 2020 @09:25PM (#22983402)
> The U.S. greatest competitive advantage has been culture

I'd argue it's being the global reserve currency not culture.

Re:What Makes People Do What They Do? (2013) on Sunday September 29, 2019 @08:07AM (#21106573)
How does capitalism provide freedom?

The American laissez faire system seems to be falling apart at the seams. Power and wealth is becoming more concentrated while seeking to solidify that position through limiting the freedoms of the lower classes.

Regular people are burdened with student debt and health care costs all within a back drop of little to no social support. Unions striking for better working conditions have their corporate controlled health insurance stripped away. Banks write balance sheets as they see fit, devaluing your wealth and causing financial crises. The list goes on.

Being forced in to wage slavery to survive in this system doesn't sound particularly free.

Anarchism doesn't aim to establish a system without power. The example that a group would seek to rule through force and guile is very much true. In fact that group is already well established and indeed does use a militarised arm to enforce the model. Anarchism seeks to dismantle this, not enable it.
That doesn't excuse the contradictions. One can't expect a new system to be planned out and solve every problem. Anarchism seems to offer a methodology for moving towards a fairer and just society which removes the contradictions inherent in a system of concentrated power.
Re:Request For Research: Basic Income on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @05:54PM (#10984241)
+1 here. Demand in this demographic will be HIGH
Re:Why is distributing a react component so hard? on Sunday November 09, 2014 @04:55PM (#8581031)
Thank you for the advice. I will forge on as I suppose that is the only option!
Re:Why is distributing a react component so hard? on Sunday November 09, 2014 @04:20PM (#8580939)
It's that part at the end there - "write it in AMD format, so that you could load it via require.js" - it just isn't straightforward. Why can I not just use it as is?

I know I'm being a bit silly silly here but it seems awfully difficult to get started. Too difficult if you ask me. Am I missing something fundamental?

I can certainly get there in the end but there are a lot of configuration tasks to get there.

Why is distributing a react component so hard?

Things were so swell. I built a react.js component, I was so chuffed. I even put a gif on the readme https://github.com/jarsbe/react-polyselect.I wanted to share my work for others to use (including myself). A simple request right? I remember the days (I'm so old) when I could make a jQuery plugin, and use it in my project by adding a script tag. It was easy.We seem to have believe now that...

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Re:Why Meteor will kill Ruby on Rails on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @08:16PM (#6644480)
I'd love to see some examples of these apps, are you able to please share?
Good point actually, I'd really like to extend this idea into a fully fledged (1000-2000) post.
Re:Do web designers actually use the internet? on Thursday May 16, 2013 @07:34PM (#5721895)
The internet is a reflection of the physical world and last time I checked the physical world isn't perfect. Welcome to reality.

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