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Ziomislaw

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Ziomislaw··on Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down
I would not call it good relationship, US just stopped pretending, that is all. They were always a global threat. I am happy US delusions finally forced everyone to stop pretending too, because the cost of it got too large. Splendid.
Ziomislaw··on Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
Will they do the same for hereditary monarchy?

When I was a kid I was appaled that a country in this age can have a king/queen. Then I understood that they are basically like an animal in a zoo, all for show with no actual power.

It's a dreadful fate to be born as a monarch.

Ziomislaw··on Ryanair fined €256M over ‘abusive strategy’ to limit ticket sales by OTAs
When the ATM withdrawal usually costs you nothing, or in some cases when the bank does not have an agreement with the ATM company it can cost you 1,39$ then 3-4$ is a ripoff.

Also people buy currency locally - before the trip - where I am from, and all the rates are displayed, both in a bank or in currency exchange. You can compare. And even when someone is lazy they can just ask friends which place has the best rates, everybody seems to know which (and the answers are true and conistent, I checked). Buying locally at a currency exchange is the cheapest option.

Ziomislaw··on Autism's confusing cousins
it does not mention that since ICD-11 you are "allowed" to have both autism and schizotypal personality.
Ziomislaw··on Startups are pushing the boundaries of reproductive genetics
Domestic rats are very fragile genetically, it would be nice to try to "fix" them. Also science knows a lot about rat genome so it would be even easier than dogs.
Ziomislaw··on Czech police forced to turn off facial recognition cameras at the Prague airport
and who would verify that the system had not been modified and is being used in accordance with the law? pinky promise is not enough.

police forces in most (EU but not only) countries had proven multiple times that they think the law does not apply to them. they will always abuse such systems.

Ziomislaw··on Living with Williams Syndrome, the 'opposite of autism' (2014)
Heh, even doctors have trouble with it. For example I have both ASD and STPD. You could not have both in ICD 10 and can in ICD 11. And symptoms overlap.

In my understanding the most definig thing is that you don't get body language support "in hardware" but can manage it "in software" (just you write the software youself with no spec and no way to validate the results).

Ziomislaw··on Living with Williams Syndrome, the 'opposite of autism' (2014)
Basically it means that when you are born you pick a random amound of traits (with different intensity each) at random from a big bag of autistic traits. Of which the most common are the ones you mentioned. Special interests and different body language are guaranteed.

For example I don't have a very strong preference for routine (but it wasn't nice when my parents rearanged furniture in the kids room), I only am overwhelmed by wearing socks a little and sound a lot, like when I was at a hospital and 3 people started playing music from their phones at the same time I had to run away from the room and

I have a wierd body language but I'm very social, though have trouble keeping in touch with people (can be managed using a calendar reminders but it still feels like a chore).

With age you learn to cope with them (some don't do it), like I learned to compensate for my death stare (consiously managing where I look), it is still wierd but less intense. This causes anxiety.

Ziomislaw··on Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, severely impacted by Alphabet mass layoff
yes we should definitely get rid of cars, they don't add anything. you make your neighbourhood walkable and car looses to a bicycle on every metric except showing off who is rich.
Ziomislaw··on Canada bans most foreigners from buying homes
taxes give more money for politicians to steal, whats good about it?
Ziomislaw··on Ask HN: What are examples of companies dying due to many people quitting?
I don't think there are any online sources. I don't think I've met a polish coder that wanted to work for them. Some companies won't even hire a candidate that spent more than a year at Comarch (they would argue - if a candidate could withstand that company for that long there must be something wrong with them).
Ziomislaw··on Cannabis use produces persistent cognitive impairments: meta review
You might try rosemary and sage oil for your panic attacks after weed (should help if this is caused by AK1 gene).
Ziomislaw··on Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages in 2019 Run by Foreign Troll Farms
Did Kardashians kill more people than hitler? Because church did.
Ziomislaw··on Three ex-US intelligence officers admit hacking for UAE
press print document, select pdf, confirm - done! arcane?
Ziomislaw··on The 'Fuck You' Pattern
Windows license forbids to resell them (or was, last time I checked). Fortunately due to the local law I can ignore this paragraph but not everyone can.
Ziomislaw··on Vivaldi 4.0
do you possibly have a list of those to share please?
Ziomislaw··on Valve is making a Switch-like portable gaming PC
Making a PC like console might backfire. PC games are full of botters and cheaters (not saying you can't cheat on console, but I see 1-2 cheaters in a year on console compared to 50% of PC games population). It's the main reason I play games on console only.
Ziomislaw··on WiFi deauthentication attacks and home security
they want privacy?
Ziomislaw··on Microsoft is creating a new Rust-based programming language for secure coding
embrace, extend, extinguish once again?
Ziomislaw··on Lenovo to pay $7.3M for installing adware in laptops
it is illegal in Poland
Ziomislaw··on Lenovo to pay $7.3M for installing adware in laptops
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda
Ziomislaw··on How much does a cable box really cost? The industry would prefer you don't ask
Site not avaliable in EU. First one I've seen
Ziomislaw··on Crime is a Family Affair
it is as easy as convicting innocent person to get that bonus
Ziomislaw··on How Your Returns Are Used Against You at Best Buy, Other Retailers
It's easier to just click 'web' link here on HN. It will show you google search results, and clicking on those bypasses the paywall too.
Ziomislaw··on Microsoft opens up on Windows telemetry, tells us most of what data it collects
you didn't configure it properly
Ziomislaw··on Every attempt to manage academia makes it worse
I believe you undevalue the passion some people have for not working.
Ziomislaw··on The Hiring Manager's Guide to Hiring the Right Person
> WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? AND WHY?

Human, because I already am one and don't see any reason to change it.

Ziomislaw··on Why you shouldn't exercise to lose weight, explained with studies
if you weren't in particularly good shape before you started cycling, the lack of weight loss might have been caused by your muscles growing. Almost every study/article about weight loss fails to mention that starting excersize causes muscle growth. And muscles weight 2x times more then fat. So if you're only checking your weight it might stay the same, but it's just you exchanging fat to muscles.
Ziomislaw··on How to Be a Stoic
Wouldn't they be executed or something for not believing in the 'right' god?
Ziomislaw··on St – A simple terminal implementation for X
if you don't like it than fork it
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