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newday··on Why I don't like smartphones
Yes, actually. My ex, sister, and nephew all got bit. Wan't American netflix on your phone, do x, y and z. Want to play games free, just follow these simple steps. You're not seeing it because you probably have a good BS detector and google/research first. But they very much exist.
newday··on Rejit: a work-in-progress JIT-powered regex engine
From the readme:

> Note that ReJit is NOT complete! See the issue tracker for a list of open issues.

newday··on Why I don't like smartphones
A large number of malware sites will walk you through side loading and bypassing your security to install their app which may be a compromised game or app like a Trojan. Not having this access is the only way to deal with this.
newday··on Git-blame-someone-else – Blame someone else for your bad code
As stated in the project read me, it's just a joke project.
newday··on Why Are Stethoscopes Still a Thing?
This is literally the dumbest thing I've read on vice.com. And I just read an article about a girl that drank a bottle of marijuana personal lubricant.
newday··on Denmark confirms US sent rendition flight for Snowden
Like facts?
newday··on Denmark confirms US sent rendition flight for Snowden
A perfect example of what I'm talking about. If we look at western countries, the US leads in homicide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intention.... You're narrative doesn't fit the data.
newday··on Denmark confirms US sent rendition flight for Snowden
Not an American, but it really comes down to fear, and the illusion of safety; the TSA is a perfect example. A gun doesn't keep you or your family safe, but it gives you the illusion of safety. Government surveillance is the same, since the rhetoric is that it will keep America safe from terrorists, yet like the TSA and guns, when we look at the data, all of these provide no tangible benefit, and often great harm.
newday··on The strange life of Q-tips, the most bizarre thing people buy
I wouldn't recommend an oil that dried or goes rancid, this is an opportunity to create a substrate for bacteria. Mineral oil would seem like a better choice, and since it doesn't dry, you won't accidentally make the situation worse.
newday··on Nest Thermostat Glitch Leaves Users in the Cold
Considering how cold it gets up here in Canada, this is scary.
newday··on Clicking for Love – The Curious, Odious, Hilarious World of Online Dating
OKCupid shows you the last time they logged in, and I've checked with a dummy account and it's off by 10-15min at most. I've also chatted with a couple, so there is definitely a real person at the other end.
newday··on Clicking for Love – The Curious, Odious, Hilarious World of Online Dating
Lovely thought, but that's not how humans are designed. And I never hear this from people that actually have an ugly partner. I'm 40, not 80, so sexual attraction is an important part of selecting a mate. I don't find many women unattractive, but 300lbs is at least 100lbs more than what I consider attractive.
newday··on Clicking for Love – The Curious, Odious, Hilarious World of Online Dating
Definitely for some, and I have a dozen ignored messages to prove that. But the number of likes I get, and the fact that I'm responding to girls that actively "liked" my profile, makes me get a sense that it's something else.
newday··on Clicking for Love – The Curious, Odious, Hilarious World of Online Dating
I agree, I have have 3 coffee dates lined up this week after taking that approach on Sunday.
newday··on Clicking for Love – The Curious, Odious, Hilarious World of Online Dating
Having just been back in the scene this past week, this is disturbingly accurate. I'm 41.

I'm surprised by the number of women that are still on the site from the last time I went through this 5 years ago.

I have a large profile, with a ton of hooks for conversation, and yet the number of girls I talk to on there either don't want to or can't be bothered to ask a question. And unfortunately, the one that does, I have no attraction to.

Being 41 is also problematic. There is a change that happens to a lot of the women around this time. They seem to shift from something that is attractive, to suddenly looking like a mom. The haircut, the face, the body. For the life of me, I can't seem to make myself attracted to this Mom look. Which means looking for partners much younger.

It's also been strange, you'll message a girl, and ask a question. She'll respond with the answer, and that's it. Trying to keep that going ends up trying to share something about myself, and then ask another question. They answer the question again, and provide nothing to carry on the conversation. I get the feeling that these women want to be wooed, but that happens after we meet. At this stage, you're trying to find compatibility. You could be a dog, you could be a gay man who poses as a woman because he likes the compliments (read it on Reddit), a bot, etc... Interaction is the key.

Ah well, back I go.

newday··on A rant about application configuration
Actually, it's a great point. For the vast majority of us, coffee is coffee. I have an Aeropress that I use at work and Keurig's at home. I can't tell the difference. So tailor your configuration to the masses with options to configure if that user has "better taste buds".
newday··on Court rules Shutterfly may have violated privacy by scanning face photos
It's funny, because on the one hand we have privacy advocates demanding simpler and plain language TOS's that aren't so draconian. On the other hand, if you don't have a draconian TOS's, you're going to get sued by a privacy advocate.
newday··on Lead and Crime: Another Look
For all the faults of the reporting of crimes, the assumptions being made are not nearly as logically sound as the assumptions seem to assert. Exposure to leaded gas affects brain development, and impulse control. Alcohol for me also affect my impulse control, and I become more aggressive, and in my youth, violent/destructive. But at no point is my moral centre so far off that murder becomes a viable option. So the assumption that violent crime rates matches murder rates proportionally, is throwing another unknown variable into the mix, and attempting to make that appear far more rational than it it.
newday··on Kodak resurrects Super 8
Cool, I'm switching to coding with punchcards.