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RighteousFervor

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RighteousFervor··on Show HN: Hackernews for Quotes
You can't discuss the quotes though. What if you want to find out what it means, or the context it was said?
RighteousFervor··on Freelancer.com is destroying my life
Excellent comment, and truly helpful. I think we all should email the CEO and get him to resolve this. He'll be hearing from me.
RighteousFervor··on Hello, Stranger
Did it change how you feel about interacting with people in general?

I'm more at ease initiating conversations and making small talk. The change over how I used to be is huge.

RighteousFervor··on Hello, Stranger
Last summer I took the Rejection Therapy[1] challenge. For anyone unaware of what that is, it's a game where you're supposed to get rejected by someone in person for 30 days consecutively.

So I'm on a crowded bus, sitting beside a middle age woman with a severe look on her face. I still had to get rejected that day, so I opened up a can of salted cashews that was in my grocery bag and nervously offered her some.

She seemed startled at first and declined (I got my rejection), but then thanked me in a thick German accent.

She said she immigrated from Germany to Canada 11 years ago and did not have any friends here. She also lived at the same house all this time and not once did her neighbors introduce themselves or say hello. She said it was rare that a stranger would be kind to her.

Her intense expression was gone and we chatted for the rest of the ride. I'm glad I got out of my comfort zone and made contact with this random stranger. It made her happy and me happy too.

If you want a way to meet new people, Rejection Therapy is ideal. Many of the rejection cards require interacting with strangers.

[1] http://rejectiontherapy.com

RighteousFervor··on An open letter to Eric Schmidt from Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer
There will be people who will read this, agree with every word, and still make excuses so they can use Google everyday and not change.
RighteousFervor··on Feeling depressed after multiple failure, any examples of failure to cheer me up
I spent several weeks focusing on a single project, only to find out I was confused and wasted my time.

I'm not even sure how I managed to go so far without realizing it. It's never happened to me before. Brutal.

RighteousFervor··on Why is Kim Jong-un always surrounded by people taking notes?
I see the potential of an internet mime here.
RighteousFervor··on The worst year of my life
To the author of this post and anyone else who may be the victim of cyber-abuse: my heart goes out to you, but you must fight back. Tooth and nail, fullest extent of the law, the whole she-bang.

It seems to me the victim in this account held back, thereby preventing justice and prolonging the abuse.

RighteousFervor··on Elsevier journals – some facts
I didn't find that method helpful, but I guess YMMV.
RighteousFervor··on Ask HN: How many startups have you started?
I've had as many startups fail as HN usernames hellbanned. Lost count.
RighteousFervor··on Stock Photos That Don’t Suck
This post has been getting a lot of mileage on both HN and layervault. Perhaps disproportionately.
RighteousFervor··on Yahoo spends $58 million to fire its chief operating officer
Overall, the comments there are a more enjoyable read.
RighteousFervor··on Dropbox's Condoleezza Rice advocating for warrantless NSA surveillance
I already dropped Dropbox. It's a done deal. I moved everything over to Yandex.
RighteousFervor··on Yahoo spends $58 million to fire its chief operating officer
Anyone else notice that the comments at washingtonpost.com are more insightful and succinct than here at HN?
RighteousFervor··on The 49-U6U Slaughterhouse
Some people would say similar about stock tickers. Just a bunch of evolving values.
RighteousFervor··on Caloric restriction reduces age-related and all-cause mortality in rhesus monkeys
I think these scientists should starve themselves instead of animals. It's called having skin in the game.
RighteousFervor··on Getting a PDF to work well on a Kobo
Whoa. Lots of work just to read a PDF. I like your writing style btw.