yofuckreddit
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yofuckreddit
2d ago
I have to thumbs up this - those who have not toasted sweet breakfast breads like the above are missing out. A muffin cut in half and then fried in butter like this is absolutely sublime.
yofuckreddit
3d ago
I can tell you when I ruminated about this I wanted a person to make my interest, not a bank.
Then I realized that @Quantumfreakonomics had it right and nobody wanted to make less than the S&P 500 for 30 years, or if they did they'd buy bonds.
I also realized when someone asked for a seller's loan my very first thought was "fuck you, if you can't get a loan from a bank why would I trust you?"
I had my parents loan me part of a down payment at min interest and paid it back within 2 years. Your parents should be able to trust you enough to loan you the money and it's better for them to lever you up now than when they're dead.
yofuckreddit
5d ago
Semver is one of a couple programming concepts that are widely applicable. Mostly my field is full of cutesy bullshit that prevents the art from being taken seriously (PHP? Gulp/Grunt/JavaScript in general?) but yeah, it's awesome.
yofuckreddit
5d ago
Jesus Christ, BB replacement has been such a pain for me. I too had a square taper, but purchased one of the incorrect depth to start. The manufacturers don't even list what you have anymore since they use interchangable suppliers, and my budget hybrid bike had one that failed after a measley 2,500 miles which is absolutely pathetic for such a basic component.
Between the opaque nature of diagnosing it and the need for specialized tools, it's the bike repair job that gets the biggest thumbs down from me.
If you haven't checked out the park tool videos on YouTube yet for these things, do. They're awesome at least.
yofuckreddit
8d ago
This is exactly my thought. Building an encrypted message chat with superior data retention and querying capabilities for real-time comms like this is... not optional?
Why are they spawning off special chats for this one operation, for instance? That alone is a security/ops hole. My org has an entire policy to ensure our real-time messaging stays meticulously organized to ensure leaders and doers aren't overwhelmed with threads, context is maintained, the whole nine yards. Yet the executive branch has to hack with something like this?
The hypocrisy of Hillary's email whining is a bit strong. But it begs the question of how exactly government officials are supposed to communicate in real time, given the inadequacy of email as a format.
yofuckreddit
8d ago
I agree. I suppose it doesn't matter - the NPCs are going to read a headline instead of the conversation, and I doubt any of them have functional relationships with their bosses. But this seems like a total nothingburger. No way Vance actually shits on the president with 17 of his other closest advisors.
yofuckreddit
8d ago
I strongly disagree. If this guy was stupid enough to let in not just a journalist, but one part of an organization that is an ideological enemy of the administration, who's to say he can't be spearphished by an adversary with a passing knowledge of the English language?
It is an enormous fuckup.
yofuckreddit
9d ago
Good luck man, hope it's awesome.
yofuckreddit
13d ago
Dear Lord man.
It seems like a fully generalizable statement that more funding=on average better service
You can find dozens of graphs showing how much we spend on education vs the results we get. The relationship is almost the inverse of what you've said here.
Do you truly have no qualms with the explosion of over-"educated" people being churned out of universities? The outright fraud at community colleges where dropouts keep their grant money?
I understand the naive desire to have everyone go to college. It's an extremely fun part of life. Stupid people with worthless degrees being there to party with is part of it.
But the cost disease the fed government has wrought on every single stage of education is staggering. The music has to stop here. It's too obvious and too simple to fix, unlike problems such as healthcare.
yofuckreddit
16d ago
I've been thinking along the same lines recently. All this power, and nothing to do with it.
I plan to leverage more translate technology this summer while traveling internationally.
Unique capabilities tend to be locked behind high-quality paid apps at the least it seems like. I have a digital reference for knot tying which is really awesome. It shows you a progression of how to tie a not, classifies them based on usage, and let's your rotate and adjust the view. Great for camping with a bunch of other idiot nerds.
PDF scanning has gotten great.
Someone went ahead and built the application I've dreamed about making myself for 3 years for managing trips. It's not the way I would have done it, and it needs some serious work in the desktop/web UX department, but even the free version is nice. I'll admit this is just a fancy spreadsheet so it's not a true net-new capability.
yofuckreddit
16d ago
I cut down from 5 reading projects down to 2 and it's helped velocity enormously.
Worst case, do the "snowball" algorithm and finish what you're closest to finishing.
yofuckreddit
17d ago
Yes and I hate it. There's only 365 days in a year, and so especially with these examples (which are blown out of proportion on purpose) it's so obviously a technique to imply they're earth shattering events that will own a day for the rest of human existence.
yofuckreddit
20d ago
His sister is a psychiatrist not pharmacist
yofuckreddit
20d ago
Well I put $450k into the market at the same time. Proceeds from a real estate sale. I'm only down 6% but....
Hopefully that puts it in perspective. I'm frustrated at the same people you are, it'll end up in the wash!
yofuckreddit
23d ago
I have to admit that Musk's overall accuracy has fallen off a proverbial cliff, from my view. Previously he'd drop some redpill truths that others wouldn't touch but were ultimately factual. Now it feels like a coin flip as to whether or not what he's posting is real. That's not super different than the hit rate for the journalistic / expert class but it still feels lower.
yofuckreddit
23d ago
I'm glad you can vouch for its "authenticity." I've always known that the romantic rhythms in Ireland are different from those where I grew up, and seeing them represented in a novel is one of the reasons I really liked it.
I finished the two novels I started in Feb a couple weeks ago.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
I picked this up digitally after seeing @SubstantialFrivolity 's review. I largely agree with what he wrote but have some additional observations:
Conversations with Friends
After having such a great time reading "Normal People" I decided to dig into this one. In short, a disappointment.
Compared to the first of Sally's books I read, this one had far more unlikeable characters and dug into more culture war crap than I had hoped. The protagonists are insufferable Irish college students (two of them spoken word poetry phenoms if that gives you any indication of where this is going) and basically details a couple of unrealistic relationships in a group.
I can't help but wonder how much Sally knew these people sucked. I get the impression she's pretty into lame, midrange-for-the-uk political views and just got lucky keeping her opinions to herself in "Normal People".
On the plus side, the protagonist is a 21-year-old girl and is actually as stupid as we all were at that age (making immature and emotional decisions, etc.), so that at least felt realistic. As always, the sex scenes are pretty nice, and the build-up to them is paced well. I don't feel like I wasted my team reading it but there are better books out there for sure.
Next in the Queue is:
- Cryptonomicon
- My Brilliant Friend
- Anathem
yofuckreddit
27d ago
This is interesting to hear since Trump ultimately defended Zelensky not wearing a suit before the blowup.
yofuckreddit
27d ago
The first half of this post filled me with Dread. I have always considered BJJ and to hear the positive side of it, I was convinced I'd have to do it.
I've always been, frankly, scared of stepping into combat sports. I am not a winner at any sport - consistently Luigi to someone's Mario. That's bad enough in things as trivial as racing - applied to combat sports it just sounds like too much of an emasculating exercise.
Then there's keeping to a rigorous schedule which seems impossible with my work and children.
Between that and the potential for injury that would affect now essentially 3 sports I..... Think this is a safe pass on something to take up?
Despite all this I've always considered it so irresponsible to have no martial arts prowress. I'm extremely bad at carrying regularly and your body is a weapon you have with you all the time.
I guess I'm asking a bit for your take on it given all that
yofuckreddit
27d ago
The interview was conducted in his home in this case
No, not really, it's actually kind of a thing and always has been, to @ChickenOverlord 's point.
yofuckreddit
28d ago
Because the cruelty is the point?
I truly don't understand this argument. The DOGE has canceled government-funded-ism (through DEI), which is cruel in itself. The mass firings of worthless bureaucrats elicit glee from yours truly because they're so obviously needed. I take no joy in their suffering, even if they are the type of people incapable of replacing a smoke alarm battery. The contribution of these people to the debt is significant, and only getting worse as pension obligations balloon. Attacking the workforce is an incredibly valid tactic, and these games of pretending that nobody can unlock bathrooms if anyone gets fired only confirms my suspicions.
Then Elon and Trump appeared initially quite serious about fixing the deficit.
I don't think either of the two campaigned on keeping taxes high while slashing medicare/medicaid and setting an end date for social security benefits. It's political suicide because Americans are stupid and selfish.
Was it dishonest for them to pretend like they'd permanently fix the problem? Yes. Am I happy with any cuts at all being possible, even if my Javier Milei fantasies are ultimately no closer to reality? Also yes.
yofuckreddit
28d ago
Late to the party, but I've been thinking about this this week. Near where I live there's a playground with a dedicated area for a 40 yard dash (it's sponsored by the local football team). I normally jog it with my kids, but a few days ago I decided to try. At one point in my life I played soccer, I now do long-distance cycling.
I sprinted ~4 times, hard enough each time to have to catch my breath. Ends up that being able to bike regularly without breaking a sweat doesn't translate well - my legs were pretty fucked afterward.
But the thrill I got from that violence of action was enormous. I'm a big object. My body having the power to launch that meat and bone with significant velocity is amazing. I've had similar rushes of amazement after my first 100+ mile bike rides. Notably, I didn't when I was gaming 2,000 hours per year.
If you're interested in enjoying your body, I'd suggest trying to hone it on at least some level. I'll also second the advice to pursue bodily pleasure - being outside at night with a summer wind, hopping in a hot tub, having sex.
Finally, don't get me wrong, I'm also interested in experiences that transcend our mortal coil. The problem with signing up for VRMMOs is that I'll always only be renting those experiences. The physical body is something you own.
yofuckreddit
1mo ago
While I always appreciate being corrected, you're arguing about a detail in my language about the countries themselves instead of NATO in aggregate. From your link:
If we take into account only the 23 EU member states that are also members of NATO, defence expenditure was 1.99% of their combined GDP in 2024 and is expected to be 2.04% in 2025.
So, put another way: Trump demanded they start pulling their weight 8 years ago, but they're still not hitting the 2% / GDP target, despite an active, major war in their neighborhood they supposedly care deeply about (?!?).
Will once again support this. The performance of my $200 bookshelves is lightyears beyond any soundbar I've heard
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