CoastalCoder

Thank you!!!

I've been looking for a term for this concept for years!

Hey Chris, just out of curiosity, how is it that you're almost always the first person to mark things as [dupe]?

IIRC you even have a pretty long memory for the prior posting of a story. I.e., 3+ years?

Not a complaint in the slightest, I just find it remarkable.

Your post covers a lot of ground, but I'd like to respond to one part of it:

IMHO: except in pathological situations, dogs truly love their owners.

I'm a different kind of crotchety.

I think it's real and potentially catastrophic. But I see very little chance of (sufficient) coordinated action to mitigate it.

I.e., I think there's too much temptation for individual countries to pursue a competitive economic or military advantage by letting everyone but themselves make sacrifices.

I hope I'm wrong.

In recent months(?) I've more often noticed HN story titles changing over time.

I'm not sure what's driving this. It reminds me of SEO.

What if the pizza has a stuffed crust?

Perhaps a more effective approach would be for their users to face the exact same legal liabilities as if they had hand-written such messages?

(Note that I'm only talking about messages that cross the line into legally actionable defamation, threats, etc. I don't mean anything that's merely rude or unpleasant.)

I had a similar experience with the Providence Journal Bulletin some years back.

I subscribed out of a general desire to support good journalism, but it did nothing to reduce the deluge of online ads.

I can't entirely fault them though. They might not have had enough market info at the time to justify making a reduced-ads variant of their website for subscribers.

> Why not deal with the cause of the terrorism?

I don't think that's a simple proposition.

Sounds like there's some overlap with the story of the Jewish people, now that I think of it.

> Here we are. Looks like the dorks won.

I doubt it's permanent, and we all gotta eat.

But you know what? My son still tells me how much he was in awe of that game when he saw me playing it.

No matter what happens next, you gave us that sweet memory of fun and time together. Thank you.

If it can somehow restore spinal disc function, I'm gonna start snorting the stuff.

The original Homeworld team was casting spells!

I'm still amazed by how you got ships to usually fly in formation, but also behave independently and rationally when that made sense.

That game was a magnificent piece of art. It set a unique and immersive vibe on par with the original Tron movie. I'm really glad I have a chance now to tell you.

> Self deportation is the goal.

Perhaps.

GP didn't say whether or not there were any legal clouds over the persons he's describing. The answer to that makes a big difference to his point.

For toddlers, absolutely.

Almost every person has his price.

I'd be interested to hear your idea in more detail (e.g., policy statements, metrics, etc.)

My read of the last year is that the current government's goals and outcomes are somewhat different, but I could be wrong.

I don't have words for how fascinating your post is. Thanks for sharing!

> I can't believe I just read that. What's the bar for a bad person if you haven't passed it at "it was simply easier to do the bad thing?"

This actually doesn't surprise much. I've seen a lot of variety in the ethical standards that people will publicly espouse.

Hmmm... I just learned that mst3k has even more moving parts at the moment: https://www.byteseu.com/1717645/

I just recently found that Vimeo is hosting MST3K, with free playback of the original episodes (Joel and Mike).

So for selfish reasons this makes me sad. I'm guessing MST3K will need to find another host, perhaps with less generous terms.

Edit: I really hope that doesn't mean RiffTrax will also have problems.

I'm curious what it would take for FIFA, or one of the teams, to reneg.

> Your curiosity does not overcome the right to privacy of those involved.

I agree in principle, but is there an actual right to privacy in this instance?

I'm asking this in the legal sense, not a moral sense.

Regular drip coffee maker, with a bean to water ratio that most would consider "normal". (I don't recall that actual ratio at the moment.)

Not to be confused with "Adderall XR", which like Vyvanse is meant for slower and longer release than normal Adderall.

At least for me, Vyvanse is much more tolerable than Adderall XR.

I have no idea if this will be useful to you, because it's so contingent on my caffeine sensitivity, my sleep, whether or not I've taken Vyvanse, what time of day it is, and what mental tasks I need to perform.

But to give a real answer:

On workdays I have about 20-40 fl oz of coffee during the morning. I stop all stimulants at noon so I can sleep.

On non-workdays I have 1-3 normal sized mugs of coffee in the morning, just because I like it.

What's worked for me:

1) Good, regular sleep. ADHD symptoms are way more controllable when I'm well rested.

2) Stimulants: caffeine and Vyvanse. I also had a prescription for Adderall, but it has some nasty side effects for me so I rarely take it.

3) Accept that it's hard to focus on stuff that doesn't interest me, and plan accordingly. (Including career choices.)

4) Work in person, rather than remotely. I'm too tempted to screw around when I'm not around coworkers.

> There is no such thing as bad technology.

If nothing else, it's a debate where we'd need to define our terms.

I agree.

I'd be curious to hear why its advocates believe that this is a net win for society.

I should clarify. The hose probably reaches when the rear of the car is adjacent to where the hose connects to the pump.

(I only drive my normal passenger cars, not trucks.)

But I'm me not in the habit of doing that, because it doesn't usually matter for me.

The hose won't always reach.