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dirtyhippiefree··on Digg Opens Groundbreakers Community
Got my invite after waiting months. Invites available at reboot.digg.com.
dirtyhippiefree··on A Ford executive who kept score of colleagues' verbal flubs
There’s power in not allowing a need to define you.

“I have autism” is a better statement than “I’m autistic” because autism doesn’t define me.

dirtyhippiefree··on How good are American roads?
The color map from the election confirms.
dirtyhippiefree··on Journalism's fight for survival in a postliterate democracy
I saw what you did there. - Mr. Saturday Night
dirtyhippiefree··on IMG_0416
FTFY - It’s from a time when those people weren’t as brazen about it.
dirtyhippiefree··on Wikipedia article blocked worldwide by Delhi high court
This whole thing is sounding alot like the one about Bill Murray, the son of famous atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair (not the famous one from SNL).

His mom really influenced his behavior, so it has to be a conspiracy: William J. Murray III is an American Baptist minister, and social conservative lobbyist. Murray serves as the chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition, a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C. that lobbies Congress on issues related to aiding Christians in Islamic and Communist countries.

dirtyhippiefree··on Wikipedia article blocked worldwide by Delhi high court
The problem presents the solution with a slight change of emphasis: Resistance is futile? We •will• adapt!
dirtyhippiefree··on The quiet art of attention
What billwear said first is true. Also, what is the endpoint of oversimplification?

It’s okay if you’re waiting for the comic book edition, but I don’t think it’s on the horizon.

dirtyhippiefree··on The quiet art of attention
The power of Being (simply existing mindfully) as opposed to the Doing we feel compelled into.

When you Are who you are, you will Do what you do, and likely find greater success because it comes from who you are, not what someone is telling you to do…

dirtyhippiefree··on The Quiet Art of Attention
The “attention economy,” defined.

It’s why sensory isolation is valuable.

Shut out the world and hear what’s being drowned out by the mad scramble to control our attention…

dirtyhippiefree··on An exoskeleton let a paralyzed man walk, then its maker refused repairs
Not crazy, but the actual issue was due to the FDA.

Please don’t let the following stop your thinking. We need many solutions.

FTA: He said that the company is no longer repairing exoskeletons older than five years because the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates the devices, has approved their usage for that timespan.

dirtyhippiefree··on AnandTech Farewell
Nothing personal, just business. Yes it sucks, but advertising is the business, not search. If it’s free, you’re the product.
dirtyhippiefree··on A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)
In a perfect world…wait, we’re clearly not in a perfect world…

“Wouldn’t it be nice” is no way to live a life…FWIW…

dirtyhippiefree··on Brain circuits offer placebo effect pain relief
Disclaimer: The following is not advocating for atheism.

As with so many things in life (IRL), faith is a creative force. If you believe, you can receive, or as Mr. Spock (Star Trek: TOS) said, “If you believe it’s impossible, •for you•, this is true.” (emphasis mine)

Understanding that being religious can hinder this process is an important step.

dirtyhippiefree··on We face the erosion and possible collapse of our life-support systems
There’s a name for it.

Not trying to be alarmist or pessimistic by any means, just pointing to the scientific consensus.

Holocene Extinction.

dirtyhippiefree··on Ask HN: Is there a branch of economy that studies the impact of "human quirks"?
You may want to go back almost fifty years to 1978 and a British science miniseries.

Just the first ten minutes will make the point, but the object displayed during minute five speaks to your point…and the fact that the quirks are largely invisible.

What he says about modern existence is even more true today,

Whole show, free to watch.

https://archive.org/details/ConnectionsByJamesBurke/Connecti...

dirtyhippiefree··on Microsoft donates the Mono Project to the Wine team
Reminds me of when Microsoft told Apple…I’ll let Wired break down “knifing the baby”…

https://www.wired.com/1998/11/knifing-the-baby/

dirtyhippiefree··on Microsoft donates the Mono Project to the Wine team
Absolutely!

I’m just sad the video is not readily available because the facial expressions enhance the spot-on vocal inflections.

We do have the vocal inflections: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wPO8PqHGWFU

dirtyhippiefree··on A $10k stipend is available for anyone moving to Cumberland, MD
Reply to mgerdts: The acronym is actually Southern Pacific Railroad Internal Network Telecommunications according to NPR.

https://www.npr.org/2012/10/15/162963607/sprint-born-from-ra...

dirtyhippiefree··on Stardom dreams, stalking devices and the secret conglomerate selling both
How do you get rid of the cat in the middle of the page? Being easily distracted makes it hard to read.

Skipping the jokes about Cat Scratch Fever…

dirtyhippiefree··on Ask HN: Alternatives to Google
Google Maps: Waze
dirtyhippiefree··on Why can't Americans ditch checks? (2017)
“Yeah, I hear you, but we’ve always paid by check.”

So glad to be retired from retail!

dirtyhippiefree··on How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40
What profanity that starts with M, ends with G and references sex comes to mind?

We’re an adhocracy that uses votes, and profanity doesn’t win votes…simple math…

dirtyhippiefree··on FCC votes to limit prison telecom charges
Unsure why you used the word “statistic.” A numerical piece of information has to contain a number to be a statistic.
dirtyhippiefree··on Stop Microsoft users sending 'reactions' to email by adding a postfix header
SMS is being replaced with RCS, which does have reactions…even Apple is adding RCS…

Welcome to the future.

dirtyhippiefree··on [dead]
Resistance is futile.

We will adapt.

dirtyhippiefree··on The number's up for 999. And 911. And 000. And 111
The article has a link to another on The Hill indicating that American 911 is a patchwork and not nationwide…

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/3561535-its-time-to-r...

dirtyhippiefree··on A fire 2,200 years ago preserved moment in Iron Age, down to a gold earring
> Even comments looked down as misguided by mainstream academics can be substantial

They still get voted down fairly uniformly regardless…acceptance of that which we cannot change…

dirtyhippiefree··on Apple apologizes for iPad 'Crush' ad that 'missed the mark'
Translating poetry is tricky at best…worse if transliteration and cross-cultural currents pull in multiple directions…
dirtyhippiefree··on Apple apologizes for iPad 'Crush' ad that 'missed the mark'
Doesn’t really ring, no rhyming bling…
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