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Yep, coffee has very little to do with actual "coffee" as a product. Coffee is a ritual, and often, a social activity. You go somewhere sooth your mind on some coffee sipping, peop…

OK, but even now Windows folks have largely given up on pressing / and looking for what they want. There's simply too much stuff on a typical computer these days for a user to pick…

I think the underlying problem here is the expectation that you, the user, should be able to find stuff by looking "in" particular places. This is perfectly reasonable if you're de…

The comment you're responding to is about the political impetus for ever-increasing road construction to combat congestion. Your "reverse" commute to exburbs/rural areas is likely …

Thanks guys, that helps me to understand. This stuff is usually explained either as utterly vague blanket advice or in technical shorthand terms. I think it is really important for…

OK, but what about email read/composed on my personal gmail account using a work computer? When you say "personal email" do you mean @company.com email-- or do you mean _any_ perso…

OK, that is what is "legally possible" in a worst-case scenario. But IN PRACTICE, what is normal? Your statement seems to indicate that IT staff can just browse personal communicat…

I hear this as "blanket advice" all the time, but very rarely is there a discussion about what is reasonable to expect from a "normal" employer who isn't draconian or looking to fi…

Its easy to conclude that but suppose you're a white high-income professional who is looking for a home in Baltimore city. You have your pick of any neighborhood. Would you choose.…

Having lived in Baltimore for 10 years, I can say that there are multiple causes for continuing segregation. There is no satisfying way to explain it and no end in sight. You are r…

Yes. Although MAD doesn't necessarily require the end of the world (eg nuclear winter), or even the end of a regime. It just depends on consequences which are "unbearable" for eith…

The MAD doctrine seems to have worked with binary superpowers up through the 80's. But, I think its an open (and rather scary) question as to whether MAD will continue to work with…

I think discussions about sobriety tend to ignore the vast middle-ground between "stone-cold-sober" and "shit-faced". It is totally possible to enjoy one or two alcoholic drinks on…

Agree, although properly positioned monitor speakers which have been equalized by the listener for a particular spot in the room can sound really, REALLY nice (if you don't leave y…

I agree that in terms of sound, digital is superior. But as the article describes there is very much a collectable "object appeal" to old media. Now that even CD's and their annoyi…

There certainly are more opportunities to learn than ever before, but learning requires effort. If you want to learn something that _really_ matters you have to give it full attent…

> common to hear "how come they don't sit down learn to code and become full stack developers, that would be so easy." Yep, that reminds me one of Phil Greenspun's smug blog posts …

Absolutely, and don't forget tidyr! Its hard to overstate Mr Wickham's contribution to making R a very handy and useful tool. I am sure that a lot of folks would have tried R and t…

There is a weirdness to R. I found that taking a lot of time to focus on the basics helps. If you're committed to using R, read John Chamber's book and also look for answers on the…

At the end of the day, the whole point of ggplot is to produce a graphical representation of some aspect of the data. How much information can you possibly cram into ONE graphic an…

Whether it is 10 seconds or 10 minutes (clearly hyperbole), the point is that these notifications are difficult to interpret because of poor design. As the attempted re-design and …

I think what you're responding to is NOT about willingness to experiment with unproven drugs, but rather a feeling of horror about dementia and Alzheimer's disease. These are awful…

Obviously, that only works if you don't _ALSO_ create a public relations disaster by doing so.

Well, actually, this whole discussion IS about Shkreli and your comments are within the context of the discussion so don't disclaim that. Shkreli has foolishly attracted attention …

I can't explain why, but there has always been something dreamy and magical about the Soviet space program and its spacecrafts. I've appreciated the apollo-soyuz exhibit at the Air…