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Still, the people who say they are trying to uphold a responsibility are more likely to do so with care than those who are trying to do something else.
If a father needs someone to watch his 4-year-old daughter, is it wiser to drop her off at a daycare or at a post office logistics warehouse?
It is not the job of the nation-state to give people a deep sense of purpose. That is a job for a church, temple, or other spiritual community. Governments which try to do that job tend to do badly, sometimes with monstrous results. They ought be separate.
Hymns are a better opiate of the masses than fentanyl.
Can you add a monthly GoCardless subscription so I can help this service continue to exist?
Revenue sources would include:
- Ads for local businesses, classes, and events.
- Annual subscription which is cheaper after the first year and gives you discount codes to events and restaurants.
Once you get the site to work for date nights, let people be open to getting matched based on similar activity interests. Then you can solve the problem of two users finding a specific joint activity.
Would this solve the problem of finding people to have sex with? No, but computers are bad at sex.
Would this solve the problem married couples have of picking a place to eat? Hopefully.
The police employed by authoritarian countries? Yes, though I don’t think corrupt officials should take bribes.
The judges employed by those countries who recognize necessity as an excuse for what is otherwise a crime? Yes, though now the law seems less authoritarian.
INTERPOL? Depends on the law.
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How does this relate to the topic a hand?
Or ipad and apple pencil on google docs jamboard using Duet to sketch things out.
If you haven’t ever tried doing home construction work, I highly recommend Habitat for Humanity. You can find your local chapter here: https://www.habitat.org/volunteer/near-you/find-your-local-h...
Then, find two communities of people local to you.
The first, fellow programmers to continue to practice your craft alongside.
The second, people who do something with their bodies — dancing or rock climbing or basketball.
It may feel like the people at your school whom you would have expected to protect you have betrayed you. They have indeed failed you. It is tempting to hide away to be alone. It is tempting to only reach out to people on the internet who can at best offer superficial companionship. I ask you to resist that temptation.
There are still people who care even though they are human. In this moment what matters is that you find people to be beside you so that you still have a team. Few things are built alone. Many are built by building a team.
A) “All meetings are a waste of time.”
B) “There are productivity tradeoffs between a managers schedule and makers schedule.”
Print the wisdom on thinly-sliced trees and place it in a location which requires someone to get out of the house and engage with their community.
Also, I would expect at least a few cost overruns.
Put it this way: If your friend asks you for advice on how to set up his wedding website, which of the following is good advice?
A) Use Squarespace.
B) Write an HTML & CSS file and put it on github pages.
C) Use Netlify.
D) Set up a multi-region kubernetes cluster with enough storage and capacity to stream the World Cup.
I’ve found it to be a pretty workable rule in living my actual life so far.
> such rules more exist as a pretty fiction than as an actual practice
I’m curious what life experiences you’ve had which lead you to conclude that “don’t murder people” is so inapplicable as to be fiction. Are you living near Bakhmut?
Bearing the collective guilt of all mankind is not a noble burden to bear because it is totally detached from taking actions that care for others. It seems more likely to motivate people to self-flagellate, stay in bed depressed by the fact that all of their actions will still result in a hugely negative outcome, or spend lots of time commenting on the internet. The results are as productive and caring as someone playing Call of Duty.
Seems more effective to pick something very specific to strive for like the joy of knowing that some specific group of users from Senegal can provide for their families and to strive towards that.
You can. As my dad used to say: you only need to brush the teeth you intend to keep.
Why do you want to be a solo founder?
Good engineering is like good plumbing. If you are having an exciting day with your plumbing, it is not a good day.
If an auto mechanic seemed really enthusiastic about cars, would you trust him to be knowledgeable and skilled enough to do a competent job repairing your car?
2. Get out a pen and paper. Write out several physical letters expressing your anger at the relevant parties.
3. Put them in a folder to read next week and decide if you want to send.