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gorgabal··on Hacker News addiction and taking simple mundane breaks in life
Information addiction is information addiction. No matter if it is instagram, YouTube or hacker news. Generally better for your mental health to just consume less information and be more mindful of what you give your attention
gorgabal··on When employees feel slighted, they work less
Agreed. I didn’t intend to specifically exclude dogs. My wording could have been better.
gorgabal··on When employees feel slighted, they work less
> You can train a human using the exact same skills you use to train a dog.

Depending on the context, this can traumatize a human though. This idea has been the basis for both gay conversion therapy and applied behavior analysis. The latter I have had the misfortune to directly experience myself.

gorgabal··on Are you tired of AI stigma?
Once you click the 'request' button, a popup shows up telling you the website is satire.
gorgabal··on Neurodivergent Brains Build Better Systems (2025)
In my experience there are either acutely unaware or too aware which then leads to insecurity and self-sabotaging behavior.

Speaking from my own neurodivergent experience: I tend to be a bit slower and get distracted easily, but when circumstances are optimal (silent office, clear expectations, etc) I can function on about the same level as my neurotypical peers.

While I don't 'blame' neurotypicals, I do recognize that most office environments are not that accessible for me and other neurodivergent people.

gorgabal··on Do dyslexia fonts work? (2022)
This might be anecdotal evidence. But seeing this is really jarring, as I find the Dyslexia font actually easier to read. My girlfriend actually has dyslexia and also finds it easier to read. (maybe it is just more comfortable to read, not necessarily faster? Same with dvorak vs qwerty)

There are more and more cases where my personal experience seems to contradict with science. And I am not sure what to make of that.

gorgabal··on Accepting US car standards would risk European lives
There is one driving around near where I live in Amsterdam as well.

I am quite tall, even for Dutch standards, but the hood reaches my shoulder easily. It also drives around quite a busy neighbourhood. So I expect this specific car to kill someone within the next 5 years or so.

gorgabal··on Be Careful with Obsidian
That is not meaningfully open source. Even if that would be the full source code, it still wouldn't have an open source licence, although then it technically would be free(as in freedom) software, not just open source, but most people assume open source = free software.

I trust the obsidian team, but I don't trust the plugins.

gorgabal··on Ode to a world-saving idea: attribution error and cognitive empathy (2021)
Solution to what? You are arguing against a position that you yourself invented. Just observing that succes is a combination of skill and luck (and thus arguable not 100% fair) doesn’t mean it has to be solved.

Also your other comments makes me think of the term “sealioning”. Hope this is unintentional.

gorgabal··on Deaths at a California skydiving center, but the jumps go on
But if the system is unjust it is also our moral duty to attempt to dismantle it no?

Just accepting the system and abusing it is not going to make the world a better place. This is why other commenters are upset, as you blatantly abuse immoral structures.

gorgabal··on Covid-19 and other pandemics require a coherent response strategy
I have not heard of this. It has not been covered on the news in my country that I know of.

Can you tell me where you have read this?

gorgabal··on YouTube Addiction
It’s in the accessibility settings. Accessibility > viewing and text size > color filters

I have my phone on Dutch so I loosely translated those. Hope it is helpful.

gorgabal··on Duplicati: Free backup software to store encrypted backups online
These comments are becoming backup recommendations.

Want to add that I have have used “back in time” for a long time, probably +10 years, recovery has always worked so far.

Only issue is that it does not do block-level deduplication. But it is good enough for my laptop with external harddrive usage.

gorgabal··on Tell HN: Reddit started asking logged-in users to use the app
I never figured out how to login on teddit. Do you need to host your own instance or something?
gorgabal··on Ask HN: Anyone working 4 day week here, as an employee?
Yes, I always let it be known early in the interview process. Sometimes I get rejected.

I have medical reasons. I have autism, and experience has taught me that working 40 hours simply burns me out within 3 months. I usually ask for the 4-days without mentioning the autism. But if they ask why, I won't hide it either.

gorgabal··on I Don't Like Smartphones (2016)
Where I live, (the netherlands) you can pretty much walk into a electronics store and buy a phone. Then walk into a supermarket and buy a simcard.
gorgabal··on The mystery of social behavior in octopuses
It sounds like a moral statement because it is a moral statement. Nothing wrong with that IMHO .
gorgabal··on Dendron: A personal knowledge management solution built on VS Code
Parent comment didn't say anything about this extension. He just asserted that PKM is an already in-use term.
gorgabal··on Inclusive IT Language Guide [pdf]
I read a lot of criticism on guides like these. And that makes me wonder, am I the only one that thinks that the 'inclusive' language is simply more clearer?

* blocklist/blacklist, I find blocklist clearer because it does what it says. Same for whitelist

* master/main, same as above, main describes it's function more accurately.

Regarding the genger wording, I have memories as a child where I was confused because for some reason, only the boys where adressed. Not thinking it through, I simply assumed that was intentional. And thus, if a teacher said 'boys, lets go that way!' I would be arguing with the girls since I thought they where not supposed to follow along.

Of course, this is not the case for ALL proposed inclusive language. I simply notice that most of the time, the inclusive alternative is a lot clearer.

gorgabal··on Amazon will monitor workers' keystrokes to 'combat data theft'
I like that term. Going to try to slip that into conversations every now and then. Thanks for the inspiration.