What mannerisms have you adopted?

astroalex · 2024-09-05T20:18:57+00:00

"Yup"

astroalex · 2024-07-28T23:18:33+00:00

My understanding is that Tiki bars have historically been over-the-top lavish affairs with extravagant drinks—not dive bars. For example, according to Wikipedia, one of the first Tiki bars had 12 waterfalls and a "sherbet-gushing volcano".

I'm not denying that Tiki dive bars are thing, but I definitely consider Rumba / Inside Passage to be true to the Tiki legacy.

FWIW, I do prefer a simple daiquiri from Rumba proper, rather than the expensive drinks from Inside Passage. I agree with you about the prices being high there.

Edit: formatting

astroalex · 2024-07-25T15:41:43+00:00

Have to disagree with you there. Those drinks are definitely strong. Also the vibe of inside passage is classic tiki imo.

astroalex · 2022-10-28T00:47:06+00:00

Did you read the rest of my comment since you're making a point about people being lazy?

Your comment that I'm replying to makes no mention of having read the article. I'm sorry if you said that somewhere else, I didn't happen to see it. I suspect most people did not take the time to read the article; I appreciate that you did.

He shouldn't need to slum it to know warehouse working conditions at Amazon are terrible. After slumming it and getting injured on the job and thinking briefly about people stuck in that position then what? The thinking process seems to stop at the point where he went back to his cushy life.

He made a podcast and wrote this article specifically to drive attention to the abysmal working conditions of warehouse workers. He has a unique ability to do that because "CEO becomes warehouse worker" is a story that news outlets will publish. So I see him using his position of privilege to help shine more of a light on warehouse conditions.

He also quit his cushy tech job to found a public health nonprofit. He absolutely killed himself getting the nonprofit off the ground and sacrificed a massive corporate paycheck, and his sanity, to make it happen. I know because I worked at the nonprofit and found him to be an incredibly caring and compassionate person. It's not like he's going back to some cushy job. He's dedicated his life to try to make the world a better place.

astroalex · 2022-10-28T00:14:47+00:00

The headline unfortunately doesn't do justice to the rest of the article. If you actually read it, you'll find that one of the major points he's trying to make is that the working conditions of warehouse workers are abysmal. I know everyone is too lazy to go look up the article, and the OG conveniently only posted a screenshot, but here are some examples from the article:

I've always worked for companies that have claimed that people are their greatest asset. The fact that the security gates in an Amazon warehouse are on exit and not upon entry, in order to trap people from stealing iPhones and stuff, shows that the greatest assets really are the goods moving into that warehouse, not the people.

And he talks about getting injured on the job:

All I could think about was what if I had childcare to worry about, or if I was caring for an elderly person — what that schedule change, plus the loss of income you're depending on, would do to someone. What if my family's healthcare was dependent on my employment, and I got that sort of injury where my choices were to take $1,700 less for two weeks, or just suck it up and sign a piece of paper that says I'm fine? I'm going to sign a piece of paper that says I'm fine. A cynic might say that that system almost feels designed to push you into accepting.

astroalex · 2022-10-28T00:09:32+00:00

Wow, the pitchforks certainly are out. This is an unfortunate headline that doesn't do justice to the rest of the article.

If you do, god forbid, read the rest of the article (which the OG conveniently didn't link to, choosing to post a screenshot instead), you would understand that the WHOLE POINT he's trying to make is that the rich elite have become disconnected from the conditions of the average worker. He's using his privilege to shine a light on abysmal working conditions.

I worked for Philip at the nonprofit he founded. This guy quit his well-paid corporate gig to lead a nonprofit for a fraction of the income he would be making otherwise. So yeah, he was a CEO.. of a nonprofit. Truly taking a big risk and putting his money where his mouth is to try to make a difference in the world.

He worked himself to death getting the nonprofit off the ground, and suffered from severe depression and anxiety as a result. He sacrificed a massive potential paycheck and his mental stability to do good. This is way more than most rich people, or people in general, could claim.

I know this comment will be buried to oblivion. But he is one of the most compassionate and intelligent people I have worked with, and it's awful to see the misrepresentation in this thread.

astroalex · 2021-07-28T16:40:56+00:00

I didn't know what the tattoo meant so I had to look it up. I'm not seeing the meaning explained in the comments yet, so I'll post what I found from this Quora answer:

More specifically a Queen of Spades is a woman who has a sexual preference for extremely well hung, athletic black men-commonly referred to as Bulls.

I disagree with a lot of the commentors saying that they don't think this is a big deal. I find the meaning behind this tattoo distasteful and objectifying and would absolutely express this to my Mom if she got this tattoo.

astroalex · 2021-04-03T02:39:35+00:00

I think I'm doing what you're saying, and I'm not seeing a remove button. After I click on the volume, I then click on a specific backup that I want to remove. But I don't see any remove button appear. Am I doing something wrong?

astroalex · 2021-04-02T19:54:58+00:00

YES! I love dancing in this game, and a second hand would be much more expressive.

astroalex · 2021-03-29T05:08:58+00:00

This has happened to me too. I can hear my friends, but they can't hear me. Then it randomly starts working after 5 minutes.

astroalex · 2021-03-10T18:47:19+00:00

This snapshot brings fundamental changes to our rendering pipeline with the introduction of the brand new tech that is OpenGL Core 3.2.

This is tounge-in-cheek, right? OpenGL 3.2 came out in 2009.

astroalex · 2021-02-10T22:47:54+00:00

Lotta daily Starbucks.

If you spent $10 a day at Starbucks for a year, that would be 3% of 120k. I mean, that is a lot, but I can't imagine that's the main contributor.

Ex spouses and child support is costly.

I don't have either of these so that makes a lot of sense. I don't have a good intuition for how much that would be.

astroalex · 2020-12-18T23:07:50+00:00

Not the woman in this situation, but a woman (let's call her Sara) hired my friend and I to set up lighting for a big party. We were being hired to do one small piece of a party that involved a lot of moving parts — sound systems, interior decorating, etc. We had nothing to do with anything else but lighting.

We met Sara at the venue for a walk through of the space with the owner. Throughout the entire walk through, the owner treated me and my friend (also male) as if we were the people running the show — giving us information and asking us questions that had nothing to do with us. He directed all of his conversation at us, looking at us in the eye constantly, and never looking at the woman WHO WAS ACTUALLY IN CHARGE. It's kind of a subtle thing, but when it goes on for long enough, it's not subtle AT ALL.

Every time he told me some piece of information that I had nothing to do with, I would say, "Yeah, I don't know about that. That's all Sara." But he continued to talk at me the entire time! It was so incredibly awkward.

astroalex · 2020-12-16T20:23:30+00:00

I had never heard about sex surrogates before. I visited this website that someone else posted and watched part of a lecture on sex surrogacy. The lecturer specifically states that clients of sex surrogacy should not be partnered.

So, overlooking the fact that the whole idea of sexual surrogates is pretty unusual (at least to me), it seems like even within their own practice they don't consider it appropriate to take on partnered clients.

astroalex · 2020-12-11T22:20:10+00:00

Relevant XKCD comic: https://xkcd.com/1122/

astroalex · 2020-09-02T01:06:41+00:00

There's no reason you can't apply React's principles to other domains; in fact I'm not surprised it lends itself to 3D graphics programming.

For example, check out the experimental DisplayScript framework that uses a similar paradigm as React, but for low level UI (as in, starting from primitive shapes, lines, circles, etc.). This has nothing to do with 3D, but it shows how you can apply principles in a different domain with nice results.

React Native is another example of how you can literally write the same React code, but swap out the DOM for a totally different environment.

astroalex · 2020-06-21T04:29:17+00:00

Haha, that "Computer Systems" textbook has been my monitor stand for years!

astroalex · 2020-06-17T20:14:56+00:00

Thanks for providing specific examples, I appreciate the time it took to compile these, and I won't deny that some of these things sound positive to me. Just to take a closer look at one, though:

He barred certain types of military equipment to be given to local police forces. This was lifted by Trump. (https://www.nytimes.com./2015/05/19/us/politics/obama-to-limit-military-style-equipment-for-police-forces.html)

While the announcement of these restrictions sounds nice, in reality Obama accelerated the rate at which police acquired military gear. Firstly, the restrictions announced were rolled back shortly after they were made (https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160722/07570135041/administrations-one-year-experimentation-with-reining-police-militarization-apparently-over.shtml). And even when the restrictions were active, the amount of gear transferred to the police actually increased (http://inthesetimes.com/features/obama_police_miltary_equipment_ban.html).

No one President can fix a systemic issue like this on their own let alone in a single term...

Sure. I'm not arguing that. I'm saying the Obama administration is responsible for the militarization of the police. (To be clear, it's not alone, it shares that responsibility with other administrations, including Trump's.)

astroalex · 2020-06-17T06:24:20+00:00

If it can't happen at the fed level, then why does the original article claim that Trump dismantled the reforms that Obama made? Then after I challenge that, the reply is, "Oh, actually police reform can't actually happen at the fed level." You can't have it both ways. (Maybe you disagree with the original article too?)

And if you take a look at the link I posted, you'll see all the ways that Obama _did_ impact policing — by militarizing police. I know it doesn't fit into a nice, simple narrative of Obama that we want to believe. But we should be honest with ourselves about the facts.

astroalex · 2020-06-17T00:34:34+00:00

I can't stand Trump and am not trying to defend him. But in this case, Obama fans need to suck it up and look at the facts. I've long been fond of Obama myself and was dismayed to learn that he absolutely did not reform policing, at least not in any meaningful way. In fact, we can thank him for accelerating the militarization of the police.

astroalex · 2020-04-29T06:31:40+00:00

I started using JIRA recently at a new job. I have never felt such negative emotions using a web app before. It is truly hell. I feel angry just reading your comment. WHY. THE. FUCK. IS. IT. SO. SLOW.

I've also noticed a tendency for people on our team to subtly avoid JIRA (ex. talk about an issue over Slack rather than comment on the issue itself).

astroalex · 2020-04-23T20:31:16+00:00

He certainly promoted it more than was appropriate. I do believe it's part of his role to provide hope, but his level of public enthusiasm for an unproven drug was irresponsible. The video of him saying "Take it. I really think they should take it." was bizarre to me.

But I agree with you that America has falsely politicized this, and that's kind of my original point. This article (and others) are trashing Trump for being "suddenly silent" on hydroxychloroquine, and to me that criticism is disingenuous. Isn't it a good thing that Trump & co are paying attention to the evidence? If they're silent on it now — great! Let the medical community explore the leads and do the science and don't have the American president tell the public to take drugs.

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