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Re:Thoughts on Man's Purpose in Life (1977) on Friday June 21, 2019 @05:19AM (#20241040)
This is the biggest question in Existence. I don't think I have the right answer in 300K years of Homo Sapiens history.

But I would say:

1. reproduce, have kids 2. keep what your ancestors gave you and make it better

Be a doer and a thinker. The Admiral was also right.

Anti-aging: the last nail in the coffin of Social Security
Re:Helsinki to Begin Anonymous Recruiting on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @12:55PM (#18544717)
What about doing the same for politicians running for office? show us your "accomplishments", we don't care about the rest, LOL.
Re:Good sleep, good learning, good life (2012) on Thursday October 18, 2018 @09:03AM (#18247935)
I use a Huawei wrist band I got for 30 EUR. It tracks your REM/deep and light sleep. I would say accuracy is good but not exceptional.

All fitness bands brands (Huawei, xiaomi, Fitbit) today track your sleep. You can give it a try and decide by yourself.

Re:Think Canada is a progressive paradise? That’s mooseshit on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @08:44AM (#12787393)
Rather this article is mooseshit
They are not immigrants, they are expatriates.
Re:Switzerland is the world’s most competitive economy on Thursday September 29, 2016 @08:39AM (#12604771)
No. Services from the state are crap. Motorways and roads are crap. Healthcare is good but not free. A country with 11 million people and 8 parliaments.
I remember in the mid 90's I used to post all my Usenet messages with a signature containing all the wrong keywords (terrorism, nuclear, Bin Laden, etc) plus greetings to the NSA spies...
When I lived in East Germany in 1998/99, I mentioned the Bauhaus in Dassau to my Germans friends (university professors) and they would not have a clue about it.
George Monbiot is a crazy guy with crazy ideas. I mean, crazy crazy.

The root of all our problems is that we have the worst of socialism and the worst of liberalism.

The last W10 update broke my Wifi. So buyer beware...
Re:This Is Your Life in Silicon Valley on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @05:07AM (#12296291)
It reminded me of "Chaos Monkeys" that I read recently.
Re:How the Arab World Came Apart on Thursday August 11, 2016 @07:33AM (#12267354)
When Europe dominated the Middle East (and Africa), it was a pretty safe place. Certainly there was hope. Now the entire region is going down the sink. Maybe the problem instead is that Europe _LEFT_ ?
Re:How the Arab World Came Apart on Thursday August 11, 2016 @07:24AM (#12267328)
I recommend to read Raphael Patai's classic "The Arab mind" to try to understand. Don't drink the NYT koolaid.
Currently you need a mobile number to create a FB account. For older profiles (I created mine back in 2007), it was not necessary, and I will not provide it to FB anyway.
Re:Why I'm not a big fan of Scrum on Monday August 08, 2016 @07:04AM (#12246762)
In my opinion, the good thing about Scrum is that you can tweak the rules to fit your needs, aka, "Scrum in name only".

The daily standup, IMO, should be only to remove impediments, and if you have none, then a sentence or two will suffice. I see the DS as the most useful meeting, as you are aware of what your workmates are doing.

And if Scrum is still a pain in the back, then you have Kanban, which is sort of Scrum without the straitjackets.