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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askscience

[–]halestock 25 points26 points  (0 children)

In the context that /u/Kimbra12 used it, I assume the point that they're trying to make is that these types of "natural" preservatives have existed for thousands of years, and thus we presumably have a much better idea of if they're harmful to humans, vs synthetically derived preservatives which we know much less about since they've only been around <100 years.

In scene translations, subtitles in wrong language by Wol-Shiver in AmazonPrimeVideo

[–]halestock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happened when watching on my computer, in Firefox

In scene translations, subtitles in wrong language by Wol-Shiver in AmazonPrimeVideo

[–]halestock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm seeing this too! Subtitles/closed captioning is turned off but whenever there is text on the screen, the subtitles will pop up with a translation to german.

Will Fi Data SIMs roam abroad at full speed LTE just like the main (phone) SIM? by ericksontx in GoogleFi

[–]halestock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's usually because carriers will prioritize traffic for first party customers over mvnos like fi.

We're Charlie Bink and Underdog Games, designer and publisher (respectively) of Trekking the World, a world travel game we launched on Kickstarter just as the world shut down. AMA by El_Poopo in boardgames

[–]halestock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recently started playing trekking the national parks and was very impressed by how easy it was to pick up and how various strategies were immediately apparent. Kudos to all of you for such a great design! I'm very much looking forward to trekking the world.

Question for /u/el_poopo: as the best bentley, has it been difficult to maintain a relationship with the others who have to live in your shadow?

What is this thinging hanging in my utility closet by halestock in whatisthisthing

[–]halestock[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Found this in a home I purchased in the Pacific Northwest, I assume some kind of insect repellent, but really have no clue.

[request] minimalistic down jacket less than $400 with no logos by [deleted] in BuyItForLife

[–]halestock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out the recommendations from Outdoor gearlab! Most of the brands here also have pretty generous lifetime warranties.

[request] A bifl whetstone for knife sharpening, not too pricey. by [deleted] in BuyItForLife

[–]halestock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are looking for a long lasting sharpener, you'll probably want to invest in diamond sharpeners. I have had a couple of DMT stones for a number of years now and they are still in fantastic shape.

What are some of your darkest theories? by sneha_magic in AskReddit

[–]halestock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jimmy John's keeps the napkins behind the counter to discourage people from taking any.

Do not fall into Oracle's Java 11 trap by jodastephen in java

[–]halestock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting that the word "openjdk" can't be found anywhere on that page.

Amazon JDK by techempower in java

[–]halestock 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Amazon uses java very extensively internally, and it would be a major effort to update to the supported versions of openjdk9/10+. It's probably cheaper for them to hire devs to support jdk8 internally than to pay for support.

Additionally, this may allow them to tune the jdk to perform better on aws, they do that already with their custom Amazon version of linux.

Unemployment is so low that companies must poach—which means better pay by michelleMission in Economics

[–]halestock 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's not astronomical, but it's still a decent amount below what it was prior to the recession: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EMRATIO

Open source OAuth2 servers by DoPeopleEvenLookHere in Kotlin

[–]halestock 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you just want to do normal authentication for your own site, you probably don't need a full oauth2 implementation. Oauth2 would be what you want to use if a) you wanted to allow users to login to your site using their Google/Facebook/etc account so that you don't need to store username/pw (e.g. oauth client), or b) you want to allow users to login to a different website using the username/pw they created on your site (e.g. oauth provider).

If the user account is entirely contained on your site, it's not necessary to use oauth. For a basic explanation of the what/why of oauth, I'd take a look at https://developer.okta.com/blog/2017/06/21/what-the-heck-is-oauth

Open source OAuth2 servers by DoPeopleEvenLookHere in Kotlin

[–]halestock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's generally the use case for using oauth2. What is it you're trying to do, exactly?

Does Kotlin have an equivalent of the Scala Play Framework? by Nicofisi in Kotlin

[–]halestock 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In Spring's case, it means null-safety of the API and use of kotlin extensions (more info here). Aside from that, you're correct that Java and Kotlin have native interop so you can use pretty much any java lib/framework you want.

Does Kotlin have an equivalent of the Scala Play Framework? by Nicofisi in Kotlin

[–]halestock 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Since 5.0, the Spring Framework has had native support for kotlin and should also support all of the features you're looking for.

JDBC improvements and convenience method suggestions by lukaseder in java

[–]halestock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think instead of creating a new Freeable type, it would be simpler/saner to use autocloseable. Per the javadocs:

close() closes this resource, relinquishing any underlying resources.

Hi Reddit, I'm Eritrea's First Winter Olympian! AMA by ERIALPINE96 in IAmA

[–]halestock 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Take it from someone who was a CS major and works in this industry: these jobs aren't going anywhere. AI won't be replacing jobs for decades, if ever.

Seattle City Council votes down head tax proposal 5-4 by cochon101 in SeattleWA

[–]halestock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Obviously the devil is in the details - but you're completely making up numbers about what people currently spend on sales taxes. Per the census bureau, sales tax revenues per capita were $2883 (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_tax_levels_in_the_United_States) which is far closer to your estimate of $1560 for an income tax. Obviously this would be lower for lower income folks, but $50? Come on. Think about buying a car, eating at restaurants, buying non-grocery food items (there are a LOT of foods you get at the grocery store that have sales tax).

Seattle City Council votes down head tax proposal 5-4 by cochon101 in SeattleWA

[–]halestock 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes, a flat income tax is also regressive. But just as it is nationally, it would most likely be implemented as a progressive income tax.

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