"I've sold helicopters to New Brockton, Skipperville, and Sweet Gum Head, and by gum it put them on the map!"
Nothing I said was critical of anyone, any set of skills, any profession. I'm glad that you have specialist skills, everyone does because no-one can know everything
I was responding to a particular question about technology, and how non-techies approach it. I explained in another comment that this complexity in technology is fundamentally different from many other fields of everyday experience
If the industrial fan stops working, they call you, and somewhere between the power point and the air they want to move is the problem you can fix and diagnose
If someone can't see their cat photos, it could be anywhere from their device to their network, their ISP to the server, the programs on that server, the other server that holds the photos... Like with the fan they know the power is generally ok because the lights didn't go out, but from that point you actually need some conceptual model of the complexity to even know who to call
I agree, but also computers break differently. Using a computer is just like other everyday activities like driving a car, until something goes wrong
Imagine if you broke down, but you didn't know if it was 'the car' (call a mechanic), or the road, or the traffic lights...
One of the things I like about the Pern universe (similar to the Wool universe) is that you start with a technologically advanced society that (for whatever reason) loses knowledge, and the way that hidden history impacts society over extended periods
Lt Dangle: "I.LOVE.this flag"
This is a nice piece of writing, and a good message
14 years ago, an Epstein co-conspirator was deposed and refused to answer any questions. A Clinton associate had contact with Epstein within 3 weeks (not minutes, not hours) of a search warrant being executed, so a baseless question was posed that suggested there might have been a tip-off about the warrant. Obviously the question was not answered, and now this article has appeared to revive the baseless suggestion
"Excuse me, did you know there is a llama on your balcony?"
I just seed to 3 - if it's popular it won't take long, and if it's not popular it probably needs the extra help (and it's just one setting)
I actually seed much longer if something still has no other seeds though
Every time I see a study on off-label usage to treat COVID I'm reminded of this (long) piece
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/ivermectin-much-more-than-you-wanted
Sometimes the wrong medicine in the wrong place has the right effect for the wrong reasons - but I wouldn't bet my life on it
ineffable
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The website doesn't really explain anything though, and even says that the laws should be amended
Why would the legal world take much longer and many more dollars to achieve what this guy can? Why wouldn't everyone just sign a lease to their friend?
If the landlord is aware of the squatters and then enters into a lease intended to deprive them of possession, how is that not just an end run around the law?