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No I let the robot says it's spiel, then, after the human connects, I inform the human I am also recording the call.

We need more of this. A criminal record in the US is a curse for life, leaving former criminals with little chance at success and little to live for. People without much to live for are dangerous. We should help our former criminals rather than condemn them for life--it benefits us all.

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Every time someone tells me they are recording my call for {quality, customer care, whatever} purposes, I tell them I'm also recording the call and pause to start recording the call. I get hung up on a lot.

I live in downtown D.C. and I do not know one single person who has has tested positive for Covid. I don't think I even know anyone who knows someone who has tested positive.

Everything is shutdown and everyone is wearing mask, so socially it sucks, but no ill health effects.

FastAI -> everything I can find on PyTorch -> pandas/numpy deep-dive -> wrangle, build, rinse and repeat.

Spring Boot or Flask (backend) with React (frontend) and Postgresql/Elasticsearch (persistence).

Nand2Tetris

Wake up at 5:30 -> Meditate 15 minutes -> Run with dog -> Shower (last minute cold) -> Coffee -> Learn something new for 1 hour -> Work grind.

Ideas are not protected by copyright, but the original way an author expresses the ideas is protected. Copyright also does not protect useful articles or functional aspects of work, as opposed to their expressive aspect. See 17 U.S.C. Section 102(b).

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Use a fan.

NPR seems to use Reddit post/commemts for lots of it's stories. Yesterday some redditor posted about Alaska's large (and sweet) vegetables and not 10 hours later NPR published an article on the topic. I notice NPR using reddit for story leads at least a few times a week.

This is the cure. OP needs to squat/press/deadlift more than his body weight and I bet his pains end.

It depends on the jurisdiction. In the US, you can run a business as a sole proprietor.[1]

[1]https://www.sba.gov/content/sole-proprietorship.

Apps have more access to more of your device than browsers, thus, apps are able to harvest more data.

Do you work out? I know that seems like a dumb question given your current constant pain, but if you can fight through the pain, working out will make your body strong. Go hard for 45 minutes every single day and you will see improvements. Working out may be the most important thing you can do each day for both body and mind.

Yes, make people say no.

That said, switching jobs is generally the best/easiest way to move up.

While not specific to mobile, D.C. seems nice for developers if you are okay with working for a government contractor.

Why did you post the same comment so many times?

We had these delivery robots in D.C. last year, but they disappeared. Any ideas on what went wrong in D.C.?

Plus one for tutanota. I've been using tutanota for years and love it. And the recent calendar feature is great.

Rather than get angry when your thoughts intrude, be proud of your brain for noticing these intrusive thoughts then redirect your attention back to your meditation.

Using your own domain is smart because you presumably can keep the same email address forever and you are flexible (if a service provider fails, you can switch and be back up and running in less than an hour). On the other hand, commercial providers die all the time, so if you build a brand/reputation associated with the identifier name@company.com and company dies, your brand/reputation associated with that email also dies.

A person using their own name also shows they have the skills to run their own website (or at least navigate through documentation enough to set up a domain name through a third-party).

Using another person's name is okay if it's an employer or you are being paid to use another person's name. Otherwise it's weird/sketchy (are you that person's lackey or are you stealing an identification or committing trickery?).

My bad. I am a citizen.

I attempted to opt out of airport facial recognition returning from Colombia in March 2019, but was denied at several levels and ultimately forced to take a picture or otherwise remain with the police until I surrendered my photo. It was such bullshit, but they would not let me back into the US without giving them my photo.

This was Spirit airlines in Washington DC.

Ha yeah, but after the first run at least you know what you don't know.

Best way to learn is to read the necessary information once or twice, then just do it.

If you're taking an exam, learn it by taking practice exams and looking up what you get wrong.

If you're building an application, build it, mess up, then rebuild it.

If you're learning a language, memorize the basic nouns and verbs, then jump in and start writing and speaking in that language. Look up what you don't know, then jump back in and keep on keeping on.

Use mental maps and word associations for memorizing.

Reading while walking helps me a lot surprisingly.

Learn stuff right before you sleep and you're brain will process the information while you sleep.

Exercise to keep your mind right. It's another way to meditate, but you also get a healthy body.

Agreed. DO's knowledge base changed the game for me. I went from never getting anything to work out when trying to build projects to having a plethora of tutorials on a wide range of topics that seem to always work out. DO's server service is awesome as well, but man I'm really really thankful for all their tutorials!

How did you have better healthcare as a homeless person than through your employer? Like what were the numbers (e.g., monthly cost, deductibles, prescription cost, co-pays, and coverage). This is hard to believe.

If you're referring to EMTALA requiring emergency rooms stabilize all patients, (1) EMTALA applies to everyone, and (2) EMTALA is not healthcare.