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New comment by BlueParanoia in "A mole infiltrated the highest ranks of American militias"

BlueParanoia — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:35:34 +0000

If you watched the video where Babbit got shot, there was literally a man in the corner of the hallway with a rifle and camo

New comment by BlueParanoia in "Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread brain connectivity"

BlueParanoia — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 04:00:15 +0000

My issue in college was that my handwriting was garbage when I tried to write quickly, like one would do while taking notes during a lecture. If I zoomed in all the way on One Note on my Surface Pro, the lines of the pencil tool would be heavily smoothed and actually legible. I could also go back during downtime and rearrange text and diagrams, rewrite mistakes cleanly, and erase doodles (or move them).

Suddenly I went from taking horrific notes to taking absolutely amazing notes that I could actually use later. I believe that this contributed a decent amount to my success later on in college.

New comment by BlueParanoia in "Texas law bans kicking people off social media for ‘viewpoint’"

BlueParanoia — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:32:40 +0000

AFAIK, the rejection to review the abortion bill by SCOTUS was a procedure issue and not made on the merits of the case itself

New comment by BlueParanoia in "Ask HN: What Apple alternatives are you switching to?"

BlueParanoia — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 17:33:21 +0000

This is a pretty bad argument. You can apply that "you're the constraint" logic to tons of bad designs and products and claim they're not actually bad.

Linux is not necessary a bad system, but usability (degree of effort, burden of knowledge, misuse risk) are absolutely a core determination on where or not a piece of technology is "there yet"

New comment by BlueParanoia in "Word usage guidance and alternative terms"

BlueParanoia — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:07:32 +0000

This is a style guide, not a word blacklist. They suggest not using regex because it's not as clear, especially to thought who never learned what regex is, as regular expression.

New comment by BlueParanoia in "Word usage guidance and alternative terms"

BlueParanoia — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:04:37 +0000

Changes like these aren't something you make in an instant. You practice using the right language over time. I'm sure that other engineers have a few braincells left over to think before they speak/type.

The idea with this guide is to give a comprehensive look at clean language that people should be investing a bit of thought to

New comment by BlueParanoia in "Video Games Are Destroying the People Who Make Them"

BlueParanoia — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:22:53 +0000

> The average American game developer earned a respectable living wage for the entertainment industry which is likely less than you would make if you were a law, cs, or engineering professional.