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  1. mounting evidence against obesity == unhealthy on John Hancock Will Include Fitness Tracking In All Life Insurance Policies (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Considering mounting evidence shows no real link between hight weights and health outcomes, and that some obese people are even healthier than skinny people so long as they are active and eat healthy, this whole scheme seems like yet another way to attempt to shame obese people into being skinny

    Shaming obese people simply makes them eat more and be depressed. It causes a cortisol concentration in their blood which even in skinny people makes you eat more and want to be comfortable, among other negative health outcomes.

    So can we stop shaming fat people already and just learn to live with the fact that some people are bigger? It's proven that they rarely keep weight off with dieting. Giving them stress over it is the act of a douchebag masquereding as someone who cares.

    Full disclosure: I've been skinny all my life. If I do light exercise I get pipes. I have no skin in this game other than compassion for other human beings.

  2. I'm married but we looked at it and it makes more sense for me to actually just keep saving money instead of get insurance that expires after a term.

    Insurance that you can roll over into a new policy after the term lapses isn't worth it either.

    It all turned out to be kind-of a loss for us. I usually keep saved at least enough to bury me and keep my wife able to live in our apartment while she seeks out work. It would be sad for her to have to go back to a job she hates if I'm gone, but that's not going to be solved by getting insurance anyway.

    So we play it safe and keep saving for a rainy day...

  3. How surprised am I that the top comment is about this being the end of Linux?

    Not very...

    I am, however disappointed.

    This is a great opportunity. I fully believe the quality of releases will only improve with this move. Linus is still going to be involved but if this goes well, he'll be able to articulate what his vision actually is more clearly, and he'll be able to get people on the same page.

    Not only that, but there are many skilled people who would avoid kernel development just to keep that negativity out of their life.

    More eyes on the kernel means more potential bugfixes as well. This is one area where you really don't want a dearth of eyes on the code.

    This is a good thing.

  4. It's a good question but I think your reply only covers part of the reason someone who is "good at introspection" might want to go to a therapist.

    A wise person knows that they don't know everything.

    You can try to figure out all the reasons why what you say and do affects people and you might even get some of those right, but a therapist could offer you another, impartial perspective and possibly some more accurate reasons.

    This facilitates the conversation where you figure out for yourself that you have been ignoring part of the problem and come up with new solutions.

  5. Re:Calm down and reflect on Why Edinburgh's Clock is Almost Never on Time (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Anyone who uses trigger warning as some kind of joke instead of as a description of a PTSD trigger is a garbage person.

  6. Yes, but not for the same reasons. on Does LinkedIn Suck? (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    It's just TOO MUCH.

    I have a long enough career at this point that I never, ever have to look for work actively. I have to actively avoid LinkedIn to avoid getting pestered every day or two with another recruiter trying to poach me.

    Thing is, that's not special! If you live in a major city or even if you're willing to relocate, and you have a desireable skill like web development, you'll be inundated with offers. Just fill out the details on your LinkedIn page and do basically nothing else.

    No, I don't work for LinkedIn nor do I have any stake in you caring about them. But yeah, from my data-point-of-one experience, it works VERY well. TOO well.

  7. Re:The same thing is going on in thunder bay on Swiss Village Votes for Free Money. Now It Just Needs the Cash (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Backwards fucker intentionally misunderstanding and/or misrepresenting the point as FIRST POST?

    on MY /.?

    It's more likely than you think!

  8. noice

  9. Re: Don't no-show on Recruiters Are Still Complaining About No-Shows At Interviews (kyma.com) · · Score: 1

    I've found most headhunters pretty respectful other than the persistence. They also seem kind-of helpful as they save me a lot of effort having to look. After my first gig in a major city I've never had to look for work on my own since then. I kind-of like it. I'm used to the old way too and pounding the pavement sucks.

    I did start ignoring my LinkedIn while not looking for work as it's just a mental energy leech having to say no to so many people in a row.

    I don't consider that "ghosting" though. I would always be where I promised to be and answer a message from someone I'm in previous contact with.

    Just cold calls are another matter.

  10. This post is a work of art on Putting Stickers On Your Laptop is Probably a Bad Security Idea (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    This post is a work of art, especially posting anonymously. Just... bravo!



    Seriously though...

    Sometimes the pain of living a guarded life is too much to bear for some people. I'd be one of those. Fuck towing the line just to stay out of trouble. I know what I'm getting myself into but I also plan on opposing it with all my strength.

    That in and of itself is worth it. Not being bland for the sake of avoiding the scrutiny of assholes isn't worth it, and I'll fight to the death for everyone's ability to do so.

    If you aren't actively hurting anyone, more power to ya.

  11. Re: Time to out the assholes on 4chan on Game Company Receives Complaints About Bad Example Set By '%FEMALENAME' (kotaku.com) · · Score: 1

    Wrong.

    She is not a teacher and she didn't say a single thing that warrants firing. Not even the slightest.

    She publicly rolled her eyes at someone. There's a huge difference. I don't blame her one bit for not wanting to hear another "well, actually" go into a long tirade about how she's wrong.

  12. Re:Is the pill magnetic? on Man Reports PillCam Stuck In His Gut For Over 12 Weeks · · Score: 1

    Maybe you can use some strong rare-earth magnets to help it along?

    This reminds me of what they do for cows. I grew up in a rural area and a fellow student brought in the rounded cylindrical magnets they use to retrieve bits of metal a cow may swallow. I think they go in like an endoscopy and then slowly pull them out.

    This was elementary school so I may be remembering it wrong, but that was the idea apparently.

  13. Mac Mini: 1337 days ago on On The Sad State of Macintosh Hardware (rogueamoeba.com) · · Score: 1

    Clearly the Mac Mini is the 'leetest of the bunch

  14. Software was a mistake on Inventor Says Google Is Patenting His Public Domain Work (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    - Hayao Miyazaki

  15. Re:Disable WAN access you say? on Backdoor Account Found in D-Link DIR-620 Routers (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    I'll save you the trouble:

    Not that many devices left around to exploit

    The good news is that D-Link DIR-620 devices are older router models and there aren't that many around to exploit.

    Most of these devices were deployed by Russian, CIS, and Eastern European ISPs as on-premise equipment provided to broadband customers.

    The vast majority of these devices are located in Russia, and Kaspersky said it already contacted ISPs to inform them of the issue.

    Shodan searches for these devices reveal less than 100 DIR-620 routers available online, showing that most ISPs have headed Kaspersky's warnings and restricted access to these devices on their networks.

  16. Re:Disable WAN access you say? on Backdoor Account Found in D-Link DIR-620 Routers (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Somebody didn't even read the article summary.

    Right in it they say Russian ISPs actually did give it out.

  17. Re:You're telling them about our backdoors? on Backdoor Account Found in D-Link DIR-620 Routers (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Aww, the big softie.

  18. ...and nothing of value was lost

  19. Re:Fix it with some careful regulation on What Airbnb Did To New York City (citylab.com) · · Score: 1

    Not sure what AirBnB was doing to our neighbourhood of Adachi in Japan, but it was likely the only way we could afford to live 3 months of the year in Japan. Our tiny apato was $1500/month. We didn't need to hand over key money or do anything super complicated as you usually would renting in Japan. It removed all of the friction and provided us with a nice space to live.

    Only problem was the fsck-ing NHK dude who came by. :)

    That and Adachi was supposedly a bad neighbourhood. In contrast to north america it was just... a gray neighbourhood and it happened to have a prison. Oh... and lots of younger families.

  20. Re:Get a tiny bottle brush and a reusable straw on Taiwan To Ban Plastic Straws, Cups and Shopping Bags By 2030 (channelnewsasia.com) · · Score: 1

    I say this as a Canadian from Toronto, which is apparently one of the worst cities for trash in North America. So you can see why I'm incensed when people scoff at the idea of being -even remotely responsible-.

    But I'll still keep being that asshole who calls people out on their shit. Throw your trash on the ground where I can see it, yeah, I'll say, "Pick up your trash asshole."

    Just want to make it that tiny bit less comfortable for some douchebag to shit up my city. It's OUR city. Not your messy dorm room.

  21. Get a tiny bottle brush and a reusable straw on Taiwan To Ban Plastic Straws, Cups and Shopping Bags By 2030 (channelnewsasia.com) · · Score: 1

    North Americans are too comfortable with just MAKING YOUR OWN MESS SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM.

    Just pick up your damn litter, for a start. Keep it in your pocket. Carry it to the trash can.

    Secondly, don't take all of the disposable crap a store gives you! Take your own cup, your own cutlery. There are tiny ones that fit in your pocket or a bag.

    Third, if you see a mess, make it your problem if reasonable. You can wash your hands afterward. North Americans seem to have a problem picking stuff up or holding on to it for 5 minutes because it's "icky". You just ate that ice cream cone, the package isn't any more icky yet than when you ate it. Put it in the trash.

    BUT YES, THE ANSWER IS TO USE A MULTI-USE STRAW. They exist, they're simple to carry, and it's the responsible thing to do.

  22. Sooner or later ASICS will cause the difficulty of Etherium and other alt coins to skyrocket too. So maybe at that point the used video cards will dump onto eBay and after a few months of not selling at dumb prices there might actually be decently priced ones.

    I'm guessing I'll buy a nice 1080 by about 2020.

  23. Can I buy a video card yet? on Why Tether's Collapse Would Be Bad For Cryptocurrencies (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah I'm holding off on buying a good video card until I can pay a non-inflated price for one. I'm not holding my breath, though. I think this whole race will get a lot weirder before it gets better. On the good side, the next generation of cards might push down the current generation enough to be usable. Game developers can no longer rely on a reasonable amount of people to have the new cards. So their "High" settings will have to be a generation older than usual, and the "Ultra" setting had better run at least well on this generation in 4k.

  24. Of course you can complain. It's inappropriate no matter who does it.

  25. I didn't know this was a thing on Why You Shouldn't Stifle Your Sneeze (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I didn't know this was a thing. I just do it anyway. That way I'm not sneezing into my hands and then getting that sneeze all over the subway poles I touch, door handles, etc.

    Sneezing into your elbow pit just contains the damage and unless someone grabs your arms before you get a chance to wash them, contains the problem.