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As someone who's been around the block for affordable hosting providers, OVH was one of those that never really impressed. They never had any major downtime for me, but micro-outag…

> (I personally don't mind subsidizing my library + local school district... good schools and libraries are good for the community) Just sharing random coffee break thoughts... it …

Often, corporate culture is more about maintaining status-quo vs. actually achieving or organizing efforts. People often just want to hear themselves talk, stroke their ego, and po…

Yep! And, I send that exact message/email all the time in good faith. But, even with that - if someone just wants to talk, trying to nail them down on a topic can be _seen_ as obst…

Love these slides, hard agree on _all_ points. But, be absolutely certain on the culture before you start declining meetings, even if for valid reasons like outlined in this presen…

PHP devs: "hold my beer."

Totally agreed. Anecdotal, but actually reading the Bible, linear + cover to cover, was one of biggest reasons I became an atheist.

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And, furthermore - being a "noisy Nancy" is often a bad move for your career, socially. As I age, I realize it's more important to get along in most corporate/professional settings…

> were in people's tiny apartments, small rented houses, and small yards Anymore this feels impossible due to neighbors, landlords, and police. I have so many anecdotes... I don't …

In good faith, when have the Democrats have done this?

Anecdotal of course, but even when I accidentally ran over a squirrel I _immediately_ noticed. Running a _person_ over and _dragging them_... well I think I would realize. Obviousl…

> Yes, perception has a correlation with reality. Ope.. getting hung up on the statement "perception has a correlation with reality." Reality is the way things are, and perception …

> When people perceive one school to be better than another Often there's more to it than just perception. My parents moved to a smaller suburb so my brother and I could attend sch…

> I wonder how long this utopian "do no evil" culture can last. Apparently, about 12-13 years.

Art is subjective so everyone's entitled to their takes on it. Personally, I don't like when art makes me contemplate the delta between _intended ideals_ vs. actual execution. Espe…

I used an EIZO FlexScan EV2730Q (1:1), and upgraded to a DualUp. It is the best configuration I've found for programming and CLI work. For gaming I typically use one of the normal …

100% behind this change as well. I get the reluctance to change HN and appreciate the consistency. But, in good faith, this one is a clear accessibility issue that needs to be addr…

> It's much more important to just ban Bluetooth In addition to audio quality, people have _constant_ problems with their audio setup across all platforms when using Bluetooth. I'v…

Another important thing to mention is that WebP, HEIC, and AVIF are all based on video codecs whereas JPEG XL is a traditional image codec. I find this article describes the differ…

Lots of devs out there have great social skills which can translate well to sales. Sales is primarily communication and human connection and plenty of devs are capable of that. Lot…

> Have you read what you're replying to? Yes. I find it sorta offensive that you assume otherwise. --- Let's boil this down. I said "the boilerplate ChatGPT provides me is incredib…

> I don't disagree. I just don't see it as "incredibly valuable" Lol - that is by definition disagreeing with the first sentence that I said in our conversation. You disagree that …