rverghes
12d ago
And then you have the people on their phones while walking, going extra slow.
rverghes
12d ago
There's a recent YA fantasy series, Keeper of the Lost Cities, by Shannon Messenger, which has this "magical genetics" as an explicit plot and world building point in an otherwise fairly normal story. There's an institution in the magical society which generates a list of 100-200 potential matches for all young adults based on family history. Marrying someone on this list guarantees that all your children will have magic as well. One of the heroine's problems is that her parentage is unknown, so she is technically "unmatchable", which causes problems in her possible romances.
Unusually, the author is sticking to this plot point so far, rather than having the institution be running some sort of conspiracy. There's one likeable supporting couple, allied to the heroine, who were a pure love match, not matched by list. And it turns out that one of their children does not have magic, unlike his siblings, and he has to deal with that.
rverghes
1mo ago
If you run into this again at an Indian restaurant, order some yogurt or raita. They'll have it for sure, and it will moderate the spice the best.
rverghes
2mo ago
The only film I've left early is District 9, and that was because the shaky cam made me nauseous.
I should have walked out of Oliver Stone's Alexander. It's pretty much the only film I regret staying all the way through (and it was so long, too).
rverghes
9mo ago
One thing that I think is missing is a discussion of payment. A priest is not paid for confession, but a therapist is paid by you. That surely changes the relationship. Or maybe a comparison of therapy paid for by a third party vs first party.
rverghes
11mo ago
I don't want to ever have to see or care about staged files. My files are either being worked on or have been committed. There is no such thing as a staged file.
Maybe take a look at jujutsu: https://github.com/jj-vcs/jj
It uses git as a back-end so it's completely compatible with git, but it follows the idea that you always have a commit in the works:
Working-copy-as-a-commit: Changes to files are recorded automatically as normal commits, and amended on every subsequent change. This "snapshot" design simplifies the user-facing data model (commits are the only visible object), simplifies internal algorithms, and completely subsumes features like Git's stashes or the index/staging-area.
rverghes
1yr ago
What about K-Pop Demon Hunters earlier this year? Seemed to have a lot more staying power or cultural penetration than most things recently.
rverghes
1yr ago
Random question: how would you feel about marrying a widow who's only experience was her previous husband?
Like, is this about sex, is it about loyalty, is it about inferiority, is it about adherence to current morals?
rverghes
1yr ago
Two things:
- You can interview with other companies while employed.
- You don't have to take an employment offer if you don't want to.
Start applying to jobs and interviewing. Don't restrict yourself to embedded, you can pick up other skills/languages. You don't need to lie, just present yourself fairly. You'll get a much better appreciation of your standing, and what other companies are looking for. Also interviewing is a skill, and it's worth practicing on its own.
After a few months, you'll be able to make a much more informed decision. Also I echo the others saying that embedded development generally signals competence in our field.
rverghes
1yr ago
Yeah, I think this story would have been printed in the first 3 year pilot, before the Conservatives came to power. The situation may have changed after it was published.
And I think the point holds, the Conservatives attempted to stop it with research, but failed.
Unfortunately, it was a long time ago, maybe 20 years. I read it in an actual paper newspaper (maybe the Georgia Strait, if anyone remembers that, one of those free very left-wing weeklies). To be honest, I only remember it because it was a strong point in flipping me from a Chretien/Martin Liberal to conservative. Along the lines of if you agree to try a potential solution, it's permanent regardless of effectiveness, then it's better not to try anything unless you absolutely have no choice.
Though I think your second part is a little unfair. In a crowded city, there will always be a park or school or something with a couple blocks of the site. And I imagine that the proponents would assume that junkies would shoot up inside the site, rather than just outside it. It might even have the effect of reducing the number of junkies in the park.
rverghes
1yr ago
Haha, a fellow Vancouverite! You mentioned the safe-injection site above. Let me tell you a story about that site which, to me, illustrates all the problems with the system.
When the safe-injection site was first proposed, it was proposed as an experiment. The proponents had several outcome metrics and statistics which they said the safe-injection site would improve. As part of the two-year pilot, money was allocated for a study which would verify these metrics and provide a solid scientific basis on which to continue or stop the project. So the pilot was approved and started up.
Six months before the pilot was to end, the study was canceled as the safe-injection site was "obviously working". And thus the site was made permanent.
The problem is that the people in charge simply deny reality. They'll tell you that all of this is sensationalized. They'll say that you have no proof or studies that your solutions will work. You can't appeal to metrics, because they're the ones in charge of generating those metrics and they're cooking the books.
rverghes
1yr ago
I don't think they have. At least, they never voted for legislation where their votes were the difference between success and failure. Possibly they've not voted for a non-confidence in a minority government, which I suppose counts. But the governing parties don't cut deals to ensure their vote in such situations, the way they do with other parties.
They came close in 2008-2009, potentially Lib-NDP-Bloc. But that government never actually formed, the Conservatives stayed as minority government.
If you have an example, I'd be happy to see it.
rverghes
1yr ago
No, Liberals + BQ would actually be a huge sea change in Canadian politics. The Bloc Québécois are effectively in a cordon sanitaire. The national parties are not supposed to vote with them, and any legislation which could only pass through their support is withdrawn instead.
I would actually expect a joint caretaker-ish Liberal-Conservative government over cooperation with the Bloc.
Though if the Liberals are that close to a majority, the NDP support is probably enough to form a government.
rverghes
1yr ago
It could also have been a signal about peace. His old style was the wartime-style. Switching to a suit visually indicates that a new era is at hand.
rverghes
1yr ago
Won't this simply increase the number of home runs (and walks)? I don't see how this gets to more in-play hits.
Also they were written back-to-back, Troopers in 1959, Stranger in 1961. (Both won Hugos.) I think that's important to keep in mind when comparing, like both were the product of essentially the same Heinlein, not different phases or eras.
rverghes
1yr ago
If you really want to avoid one specific company, short-sell it in proportion to the index fund. For example, if you have 100,000 in an index fund, and Door Dash is 5% of the index, short Door Dash for 5000. This sets up a hedge which effectively strips out Door Dash from the rest of the index. You don't gain when Door Dash goes up, but you also don't lose money when Door Dash goes down.
rverghes
1yr ago
My guess would be it's related to machine tolerances, workplace safety laws, or negotiated union limits. For example, workers transferring luggage might have a limit (legal or contractual) where single worker only lifts 50 lbs. Oversize bags probably get tagged and go through a different process. For example, maybe 2 workers lift the oversize bags.
rverghes
1yr ago
Because there's usually a rule about maximum line length, in order to keep lines fitting inside the screen or window. Variable-length tabs play havoc with that rule, and auto-formatters would be constantly flipping lines back and forth as code was touched by different developers. Which introduces a lot of extra noise into commits.
Not to mention that sometimes we use tabs to deliberately format things into columns, not just indent code. Variable-length tabs throw that off.
All in all, the gains from having the code look the exact same for each developer outweighs the individual aesthetic gain of your preferred tab size.
rverghes
1yr ago
I've never been in your position, so take what I say with a grain of salt.
I think you should try to make it work. You're head-over-heels for her, and the way you describe it seems somewhat rare to me. Best case scenario, the LDR works out and you're with her. Worst case, the LDR doesn't work out, and a year from now you've broken up and are looking for someone new. Which is the exact same position you are in now. To me, the potential losses from trying to make it work seem much smaller than the potential gains.
I think you should give her the benefit of the doubt (fool me once, etc.). Assume she saw this was getting serious, but she would have to leave, so she tried to nip things in the bud before it went too far. But now she's reconsidering.
rverghes
2yr ago
Could you provide an example of a sentence where you don't think using 'parent' is right?
rverghes
2yr ago
Under what circumstances could it possibly be acceptable that a medic can arrogate themselves the responsibility to decline to inform an adult of sound mind that they have a serious medical condition?
DNA testing reveals that the person is a child of incest.
A much better month than the last few. Maybe because there wasn't a major hot culture ware incident.
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