Wohlf

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9 maanden geledendiscuss

This is categorically not what happened during the industrial revolution, you're thinking of the second industrial revolution and even then it's a less rosy picture. The first industrial revolution did not lead to rapid growth and in fact led to brutal methods to increase cheap resource extraction like children working in coal mines, expanded slavery in the new world, and brutal colonialism.

Wohlf

9 maanden geledendiscuss

An exchange having to stop trading and gracefully shut down their systems for a few days doesn't really strike me as a disaster though.

Wohlf

10 maanden geledendiscuss

It isn't automatic for me unless I try to skip a sponsored segment myself, then it will kick in and skip me to the end of that segment with a popup above the scroll bar saying they did so.

Wohlf

2 jaar geledendiscuss

From what I hear Costco is also changing after their new CEO took over and the stock skyrocketed.

Wohlf

3 jaar geledendiscuss

The US military is no stranger to the metric system, it's the standard.

Wohlf

4 jaar geledendiscuss

I no longer believe this after Oregon decriminalized drugs, there are no consequences and people still do not seek out help.

Wohlf

5 jaar geledendiscuss

You have much greater odds of killing yourself or a pedestrian within a mile of your home because you weren't paying attention than being hit by a tired driver.

Wohlf

6 jaar geledendiscuss

California is so well managed the state never has issues with bare essentials like power, water, or housing.

Wohlf

7 jaar geledendiscuss

Despite all the griping on the internet, USA is consistently top 10 in broadband speed rankings, and costs are not that different from other countries.

https://www.speedtest.net/global-index

Wohlf

14 jaar geledendiscuss

Exactly what I was thinking. It must be a graveyard of autoplaying music, hit counters and flashing graphics.

Wohlf

14 jaar geledendiscuss

I never really liked the term software engineer, and I think by the very definition of engineer it doesn't work. I've always refered to myself and others as a programmer, coder, or developer.