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Simon_says··on Shadow credit score could decide whether you get an apartment
An apartment with 50 applicants is underpriced.
Simon_says··on Why babies cry in the first three months, how to tell them apart, and what to do
Small price to pay for the truth.
Simon_says··on Passwordle
The length of the password is 14.

  function randomPassword() {
    let letters = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
    let digits = '0123456789';
    let punctuation = '!"#$%&\'()\*+,-./:;<=>?@[\\]^_`{|}~';
    let s = letters.repeat(7) + digits.repeat(4) + punctuation.repeat(3);
    let length = 14;
    let res = Array.from({length}, (() => s[randomInt(s.length)])).join('');
    debugger; // どうぞ
    return res;
  }
Simon_says··on Former Labor Secretary Found What Work Is Like Now
Wow, I've never even considered tipping at Starbucks.
Simon_says··on U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
> we can easily live on plants alone.

This has only been true for about the past 50 years, when vitamin B12 was synthesized. There's no plant source for the vitamin. And I'm not even sure the vegans call a vegan diet "easy".

Simon_says··on U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
> treasure of flavor.

Heck yea, it is!

Simon_says··on John Madden has died
>> anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.

And yet here we are.

Simon_says··on New York City bans natural gas in new buildings
People will die either way.
Simon_says··on I resigned from Twitter
Me too, Jack, me too.
Simon_says··on Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers
"beg the question" does not have a literal meaning. It makes no sense unless you're so used to hearing it used that way.
Simon_says··on Apollo 68080 – Motorola 680x0 High Performance Processor in FPGA
Tgg there too much
Simon_says··on Allegations against Aubrey de Grey
Ycombinator is not in the UK.
Simon_says··on Gravitational Lensing by Spinning Black Holes in Astrophysics, and Interstellar
It sure confused me.
Simon_says··on Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like to be poor
No, fast food is actually just disgusting lab-made pseudo-food, if you’re accustomed to fresh, whole, real food.

I loved fast food growing up, but after a couple year stint eating only fresh foods, I went back and literally couldn’t stomach it anymore. It tastes good going down. (At the time) I had no conditioning or preconceived beliefs that it was disgusting, but within an hour my stomach felt queasy and I threw it up. After half a dozen times experiencing that, I gave up on fast food entirely.

Simon_says··on Marbles (2016)
I imagine he's referring to the Doomsday Argument (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_argument). It's popular in certain circles but controversial.
Simon_says··on Backblaze submitting names and sizes of files in B2 buckets to Facebook
HIPAA only applies to healthcare providers and a couple related industries. Facebook is not there (yet).
Simon_says··on Do Digital Platforms Reduce Moral Hazard? The Case of Uber and Taxis
> taxi driving attracts a certain type

Or the stress of driving a taxi drives people insane.

Simon_says··on Beam has raised $9.5M to reinvent the browser
Sounds like an idea for a Firefox addon.
Simon_says··on 2020 Q4 Alphabet Earnings Release [pdf]
If you give Alphabet money directly, you’re just encouraging them.
Simon_says··on Larry King has died
Lotta that goin' around.
Simon_says··on Terms of Service; Didn’t Read
They value it. Here's how much:

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/11/reddit-users-are-the-least-v...

Simon_says··on Facebook senior software engineer interview
Yea, to keep the Jews out.

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-ivy-leagues-history-of-d...

Simon_says··on The Life in the Simpsons Is No Longer Attainable
stronglikedan said doing a trade, not completely unskilled labor. The makethemonth website might not teach the lesson you want it to.
Simon_says··on An update to storage policies across your Google Account
Don't you need to interact with them somewhat every year to pay taxes?
Simon_says··on “You Have Zero Privacy” Says Internal Royal Canadian Mounted Police Presentation
Isn’t that an old Seinfeld bit?
Simon_says··on eBay removing Raspberry Pi listings as they “encourage infringement”
Which ones? So I know to avoid them.
Simon_says··on New youtube-dl release: v2020.11.01.1
Does this happen to you a lot?
Simon_says··on Covid virus ‘survives for 28 days’ in lab conditions
Yea, goes without saying -- or if you have a waterproof case.

But if you don't have either of those, you shouldn't be using your phone in a non-sterile environment.

Simon_says··on Covid virus ‘survives for 28 days’ in lab conditions
Wash with soap and water anytime you wash your hands.
Simon_says··on Johns Hopkins Poker Course
> likely will never again

That's a pessimistic view of the future.

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