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> You probably need to change the thought experiment to get at what you're really trying to get at. I am not really trying to get to anything except to have fun thinking about how …

Before opening the article, I thought it's about a shirt buttons and it reminded me one of my favourite thought experiments: Imagine everything man-made suddenly disappears but not…

> That's because they haven't came out with another small iPhone in more than four years. I kind of agree with the previous comment. I think if you spend a lot of time on the phone…

One of my best stranger conversations talking to a “Big Issue” [1] seller outside a supermarket. As I understand, they’re (close to) homeless usually. When I asked about him, he me…

One of my best stranger conversations talking to a “Big Issue” seller outside a supermarket. As I understand, they’re (close to) homeless usually [1]. When I asked about him, he me…

I used it once since COVID, last year, didn't seem too bad. Given the mood in the thread, I do indeed think that I may have a high tolerance for such practices and pay careful atte…

When was this? I have zero recollection of ever doing credit card number formatting anywhere.

I have found myself to be the only person in many conversations defending Ryanair. People complain about legroom, everything being a paid add-ons, you name it. The key is to treat …

Exactly this. I do not think this is a case of Hanlon's razor. Assuming incompetence or stupidity of the government officials trying to push for is very dangerous. (Great username,…

I understand what you mean, but I disagree. The technology allows for robot vacuums to exist and I don’t see the cloud connection as a mandatory need for it. Similarly, I want my c…

Tangential rant: It’s becoming hard to buy dumb appliances. I was looking at robot vacuums, and most need internet connection at least for setup - by which point it’s already uploa…

The drivers are doing alright :)

I just realized that if you google the font (e.g. "Calibri font"), you get the search results in that font. Neat!

Read it with or to your kids. It is an adult book just as much as it is a children’s book. Something there for all stages of life.

And outside France too! I would add that there is something in it for all ages. I have read it many times, between ages 6 and 25 and in different languages. The later readings were…

There was a point in university when I was trying to find the "best" note taking system to be organized and as efficient as possible. Tried some tablets, did latex live during lect…

Came to write something along these lines. I do this for restaurants, and sometimes for the places that refuse to take cash. But I do not have hope that such behaviour will impact …

I have (re)discovered paper todo-lists, but not in a notebook but just a single A6 paper that I keep in my pocket the whole day. Since it's always in my pocket, I see it spontaneou…

I was pouring tea from an expensive porcelain teapot, and was annoyed that it was dripping from the spout while we have some very cheap ones at home that get it right. After the in…

I wanted to work on a similar idea recently for my personal use, but I wanted to use books and stories that already have the texts in the two languages that I am interested in (e.g…

I think having time and opportunity to be bored is actually a luxury that many have nowadays. Growing up in a village where my grandma was basically doing subsistence farming, I re…