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My phone is on do not disturb 24/7. I do miss some calls occasionally, but in general its been a big improvement. Been doing it for the past 8+ years. The phone is there for me, I'm not there for the phone.

I've been using serverless framework since v1. I'm trying to wrap my head around this idea of credits... Paying per lambda invocation? Why do I need to pay serverless framework per lambda invocation? If I'm not using the dashboard can I opt out? Can I disable that and not have to pay?

1 Lambda invocation = 4 metrics. 4 million Metrics = 1 credit. Credits are $4 each. This comes out to being 20x more expensive than what I pay AWS for lambda invocations (granted, it doesn't include runtime costs).

On nicer homes builders will sometimes put cylinders of concrete down from the slab towards bedrock. Then they pour the slab over top of them. I assume this helps prevent the movement. Not sure how this compares to p&b in cost. Just another option.

> best way

It's simply a way. There are "plenty of ways to skin a cat". Best is highly debatable. I'd argue best is relative given the dev's experience and interest. Might be best if the dev was you.

OBS works great when recording locally. Sure it works for streamers, but it also outputs to standard video formats easily. You don't need a twitch channel or anything like that. You'll need to figure out where to host the video after the fact (dropbox works well enough, as it allows the viewer to stream without downloading).

Would love it if this supported more than web. Android, ios, etc.

They dont focus on processed foods do they? I thought it was just overall food consumption reduction by making you feel full.

I've heard from random podcasts (do your own research) you need to make sure you exercise, and perhaps eat high protein, while on drugs like this, otherwise you lose a ton of muscle mass. Could be deadly for seniors, where falls are a leading cause of death.

See https://www.ncoa.org/article/get-the-facts-on-falls-preventi....

This is not to say the drug is bad, simply to encourage education so we dont trade one problem for another.

Smart lenses able to count blinks could help prevent meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). Which would be pretty fantastic. Though we'd need to make sure the tech isnt doing more harm than good.

MGD is on the rise, and the current theory is its due to changes in lifestyle (predominantly from stareing at a screen for too long, which reduces blinking, which causes the glands to stop functioning and eventually die permanently).

Also worth noting. If you're having issues with your eyes and you stare at a screen a "normal" amount by todays standards, go to a dry eye dr. You probably have MGD.

I wish employers would better encourage and reward those who put enormous effort into their job. Far too often you just get dragged along with a promise of a promotion down the road. Then its a 5% increase. Meanwhile the sub-par performers collecting the average salary are getting better compensated for their time.

This is one reason why entrepreneurship can be appealing. Not only is there potential reward for hard work, but you are the captain of the ship too. Its not for everyone, but I think its for far more people than who currently try. The world would benefit from more entrepreneurs providing real value through their efforts.

> the quality of self-reported holy spirit guidance is best case bell-curve shaped and the lower 50% slopes crazy This made me chuckle :D.

I'm trying to help others understand that it's not simply intuition. There is a significant distinction, at least according to my experience. It's a disservice to try and pass it off as such.

I get the sense you have some anger towards the faith, so I hesitate to respond. I'm not trying to argue with you. But I do want to address your points at least from my perspective.

> Money&Power is attraction

The leaders receive an annual "living expense" stipend. It's not publicly available, but there have been data leaks. The last data leak puts it at $130k in 2014 (estimated to be $178k in 2024). See https://widowsmitereport.wordpress.com/comp/. While this is a decent amount of money, given the educational/business success of most of the leadership it's likely less than most would have made had they not given up their career. Does that justify it? That's up to each person to decide. But given that there are ~17 million members of the faith, and 117 people receive the stipend, I think there are more lucrative approaches for making money. To be clear there are other paid employees of the Church too, though no local clergy are paid. If you walk into a typical church meeting on Sunday not a single person there is being paid. The employees work in IT/accounting/etc type roles that a large organization would have.

> The Church has $265 billion in assets. Their power and influence goes way beyond that. The Ensign Peak portfolio alone is over $50 billion and they vote in board meetings.

Investing is a good thing. It's what creates more/better jobs. Why shouldn't the investment managers vote in board meetings? They're acting as a wise investor by doing so.

> They suck money from their members with annual tithing

Members willingly donate as an act of faith. There isn't a bowl/hat or anything passed around. Donations are made predominantly online now too.

> they give only tiny fraction of their income to humanitarian work

I would like to see overall humanitarian aid increased, and from what I understand that is the goal. For context though, they donated > $1 billion in 2022. And this doesn't account for the countless hours members volunteer for free. The money alone is more than what's donated by every country on the earth aside from USA and Germany. See https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2022-annual... and https://www.statista.com/statistics/275597/largers-donor-cou....

It was a response to the following:

> Strange place for principled thought leadership to come from

When you're "seeking revelation" there is the expectation that you'll work it out as best you can on your own. Revelation is not intended to be an easy/lazy shortcut--in my experience it's taken significant effort. But having the Holy Spirit communicate to you is different from coming to a conclusion on your own. If I get analytical about it, while receiving revelation has been a personal experience for me, there is (at least what feels like) an external force at play (that I attribute to the Holy Spirit) when it happens. From the outside looking in, I can understand this may cause concern for those who haven't experienced it--"you're listening to voices/feelings in your head!" But it's led me to "good" things (be a better person, live more honestly, have greater hope, have greater peace, repair a wrong I made, take on more responsibility, get off the couch and go help someone, hold to my principals, etc).

I know people may complain about hearing this, but if you're genuinely curious it's easiest to understand if you actually experience it for yourself. Carrying from the previously mentioned analogy, I can spend hours trying to communicate to you what salt tastes like, but I won't be able to do it justice. That doesn't mean I'm not willing to try. But if you are curious I'm happy to discuss further in a more private way. I've had my experiences that have led me to my beliefs, but they are experiences I only wish to share in environments where respect can be communicated/felt between myself and the person I'm sharing them with.

I'm of this faith and I've never heard anyone describe it this way. Feelings are involved, but there's more to it. See https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topi....

> Most people think of it as strong feelings they have in situations.

This is a simplification. I can be angry--that's a strong feeling. But that doesn't mean I've felt the Spirit speak to me. Feelings are certainly a part of it though.

I'll be the first to admit that I haven't found a perfect simple description for the experience. Similar to asking someone to describe what "salt" tastes like--it's not the easiest thing to do. But there are common themes that you tend to hear. The Church has a lot of articles on it--here's one in case anyone's interested: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topi...

> Sounds like Mormons are only going after believers of Christ.

I can see why one may think this to be the case, because it invites you to pray in the name of Christ. In order to accept the invitation you need to be willing to offer that prayer. But the invitation starts with "We invite all men everywhere". It's not intended to exclude anyone.

Look at the former careers of the leadership of this church.

* Russel Nelson - Former surgeon, known for performing the first open heart surgery west of the Mississippi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_M._Nelson)

* Henry Eyring - Former Stanford professor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_B._Eyring)

* Dallin Oaks - Former Lawyer, Judge, and University of Chicago professor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallin_H._Oaks)

There are 12 others you can dig into as well, most of which are very highly educated (Elder Gong, who is mentioned in the article, is one of these 12): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_...

This comment is in direct conflict with the actual teachings of the faith.

From the introduction to the Book of Mormon, a central Holy Scripture to the faith:

> We invite all men everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost. (See Moroni 10:3–5.)

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/in...

See https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topi....

Holy Spirit is synonymous with Holy Ghost.

Used by serverless framework.

Good sales people are genuine. Its easier to genuinely believe in the product you're selling if you're gullible.

We signed up for a United Healthcare plan a couple years back. It showed a bunch of Doctors in network. Once we were on the plan, 90%+ of the Doctors told us they didn't accept United Healthcare or weren't accepting new patients. We couldn't find quality Doctors near us as a result. Ended up having to switch off United Healthcares plan as a result. Certainly felt like it was false advertising to say all the Dr's are in network just to find out none of them will treat you.

Setup an alert system so I can be alerted when seasonal items are in stock. I need more lebkuchen.

If you have multiple frontends seperating frontend logic from backend makes a lot of sense.

I've been building/maintaining a SPA for the past 8 years and have no regrets and am unconvinced by this article (or the one it mentions).

Av1 consumes most modern CPUs at 4k+. Sure if its 264 with 1080p res you haven't had issues.

If the bank fears the charge is fraudulent sometimes I've had to do it. But normally I don't.

When renting Tesla's from Hertz its advertised as a guaranteed model.

I tried renting an EV from Hertz a couple months ago. I reserved a Model Y. They waited until the morning of to call me and tell me they didn't have one for me. Said they might have a model 3 (but not the model Y I reserved) 3-4 hours passed my reserved pickup time. I waited an hour or two, then found a model y on Turo that got the job done. Then Hertz tried to charged me for cancelling... they did fix that but I was furious when I saw it going pending on my card.

I'm going to avoid Hertz from here on out as much as possible. Especially if I want an EV. Perhaps the problem isn't Tesla, but Hertz. At least based on my experience, that's what it was.

Freedom of speech does not mean employees can say whatever they want and not be fired. Freedom of speech means the government can't silence its citizens.