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Comment on How redefining just one word could strip the US Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat - short deadline to comment in ~enviro
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Comment on Software engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected from 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meet in ~tech
battybattybat LinkI think I'm just piling on, but this is a completely nonsensical statement. On one hand, tech certs are typically not highly valued (especially for folks who already have significant professional...He’s also considered going back to school for a tech certificate—or even to obtain his CDL trucking license—but both were scratched off his list due to their hefty financial barrier to entry.
I think I'm just piling on, but this is a completely nonsensical statement.
On one hand, tech certs are typically not highly valued (especially for folks who already have significant professional experience). But even the most sought after certs tend to cost no more than $100-300 to sit for and have plenty of self-study materials freely available online.
On the other hand, I'm not an expert on trucking but 60 seconds of googling tells me that training + exam for CDL can cost anywhere from around $1-8k depending on if you go to a community college or a private program. There also appear to be numerous companies that will pay for your training.
K’s last job was working at a company focused on the metaverse—an area that was predicted to be the next great thing
Plenty of people also predicted it would be an enormous waste of money!
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Comment on Iceland approved the four-day workweek in 2019: nearly six years later, all the predictions made have come true in ~society
battybattybat LinkI haven’t been able to find any statistics in this article or other reporting so far about how many people are actually working four days per week instead of five. Reducing hours worked is not the...Today, almost 90% of Icelandic workers benefit from a reduced working week of 36 hours, compared with 40 hours previously, with no loss of pay.
I haven’t been able to find any statistics in this article or other reporting so far about how many people are actually working four days per week instead of five. Reducing hours worked is not the same thing, but this article seems to gloss over that.
I did find another article that contains a bit more nuance, but it’s from 2021: https://www.wired.com/story/iceland-four-day-work-week/
Does anyone know which newer reports the first article might be referencing?
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Comment on My experience running my phone in greyscale for the past several weeks in ~health.mental
battybattybat LinkOn iOS there's a setting under Accessibility > Display & Text Size called "Differentiate Without Color" which helps with this. I also turn on "Increase Contrast" and "On/Off Labels" for toggle...Some apps use colour for organization.
On iOS there's a setting under Accessibility > Display & Text Size called "Differentiate Without Color" which helps with this. I also turn on "Increase Contrast" and "On/Off Labels" for toggle inputs.
The biggest surprise for me is how unappealing my phone is in colour
+1 to this, it's amazing how terribly noisy some websites and apps feel in color after getting used to greyscale!
If needed I can toggle it off, but I rarely do so.
I found that there were apps that I always needed color enabled for (e.g. Photos & Maps). The iOS Shortcuts app can automate this via app open/close triggers.
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Comment on Is dark energy weakening over time? Why some cosmologists aren’t sure. in ~space
battybattybat Link ParentThanks, I like yours better. “Study suggests” was doing a lot of work there.Thanks, I like yours better. “Study suggests” was doing a lot of work there.
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Comment on Is dark energy weakening over time? Why some cosmologists aren’t sure. in ~space
battybattybat LinkThe headline sounds a bit clickbait, but the article is really well written. I loved this passage: If anyone with the power feels like it, I’d suggest updating the title to something like “Study...The headline sounds a bit clickbait, but the article is really well written. I loved this passage:
DESI’s data on galactic motions come from measurements of redshift, the stretching out of galaxies’ emitted light to the red end of the spectrum by the universe’s expansion. And its tracing of spatial distributions emerges from spying enormous bubblelike arrangements of galaxies thought to have formed from more primordial templates, called baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs). BAOs are essentially ripples from giant sound waves that coursed through the hot plasma that filled the early universe, which astronomers can glimpse in the earliest light they can see, the big bang’s all-sky afterglow known as the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The waves’ matter-dense crests sowed the seeds of future galaxies and galaxy clusters, while galaxy-sparse voids emerged from the matter-poor troughs. Combined with CMB data as well as distance-pegging observations of supernovae, DESI’s measurements offer a reckoning of the universe’s historic growth rate—and thus the action of dark energy.
If anyone with the power feels like it, I’d suggest updating the title to something like “Study suggests dark energy’s influence on cosmic expansion weakens over time”.
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Comment on How would I meet you outside of Tildes? In the flesh, so to speak. in ~life
battybattybat Link ParentHah, there are at least three of us! I’ve also loved dancing in/around Asheville off and on over the years, though I haven’t been back for a long time. Now I dance and occasionally call mostly in...Hah, there are at least three of us! I’ve also loved dancing in/around Asheville off and on over the years, though I haven’t been back for a long time. Now I dance and occasionally call mostly in the mid-Atlantic area.
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Comment on SuperCard X enables contactless ATM fraud in real-time in ~tech
battybattybat Link ParentTo clarify there is no physical proximity required for the attacker; the card data is transmitted to a remote server over the internet, which allows impersonation of the card at point of sale...- The card data is then transmitted to a nearby device that can then use the information to make fraudulent purchases.
To clarify there is no physical proximity required for the attacker; the card data is transmitted to a remote server over the internet, which allows impersonation of the card at point of sale devices or contactless ATMs anywhere in the world.
I found figure 3 in the original post to be helpful: https://www.cleafy.com/cleafy-labs/supercardx-exposing-chinese-speaker-maas-for-nfc-relay-fraud-operation
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Comment on SuperCard X enables contactless ATM fraud in real-time in ~tech
battybattybat LinkThe security firm Cleafy’s original post about the malware goes into greater detail: https://www.cleafy.com/cleafy-labs/supercardx-exposing-chinese-speaker-maas-for-nfc-relay-fraud-operationThe security firm Cleafy’s original post about the malware goes into greater detail: https://www.cleafy.com/cleafy-labs/supercardx-exposing-chinese-speaker-maas-for-nfc-relay-fraud-operation
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Comment on Apple TV+ promotion: $3/month for three months in ~tv
battybattybat Link ParentI enjoyed Silo, then listened to the books because I was too impatient to wait for the second season (it’s based on a trilogy by Hugh Howey). The show is very faithful to the books so far, but...I enjoyed Silo, then listened to the books because I was too impatient to wait for the second season (it’s based on a trilogy by Hugh Howey).
The show is very faithful to the books so far, but it’s great to get inside the heads of the main protagonists as they learn more about the world around them! And the world building never really slows down across all three books.
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Comment on What do Audible narrators sound like? in ~books
battybattybat Link ParentThanks! Romance novels are not off limits for me at all. :)Thanks! Romance novels are not off limits for me at all. :)
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Comment on What do Audible narrators sound like? in ~books
battybattybat LinkI enjoy listening to audiobooks, mostly checked out from my local library through the Libby app (which supports filtering by narrator). I would hate for anyone to completely write off audiobooks...I enjoy listening to audiobooks, mostly checked out from my local library through the Libby app (which supports filtering by narrator).
I would hate for anyone to completely write off audiobooks after reading this thread, so here are a few narrators I can recommend. The books listed are just the recordings that I've listened to, but there are many more to choose from for each narrator.
Narrator Book Title Author Simon Prebble The Remains of the Day Kazuo Ishiguro Edoardo Ballerini Wool Hugh Howey Luke Daniels The Three-Body Problem Cixin Liu Lynne Thigpen Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler Ben Sullivan The Soul of a New Machine Tracy Kidder If anyone has some female narrators they really like I'd love some recommendations!
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Comment on Having fun with a scamming crypto job in ~comp
battybattybat Link ParentThanks for sharing, really nice writeup! In case you haven’t already, I would suggest contacting GitHub to report the repo. A whois lookup also shows that the malicious domain was registered very...Thanks for sharing, really nice writeup!
In case you haven’t already, I would suggest contacting GitHub to report the repo.
A whois lookup also shows that the malicious domain was registered very recently at namecheap, so you could send them a report as well.
Noting how you followed up after determining that it was a scam might be a nice footnote after the conclusion.
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Comment on Recommended podcasts by experts in their fields? in ~talk
battybattybat LinkThoughtful career advice/interviews with experienced Software Engineers: https://podcast.staffeng.com (sadly no longer active, but some very good conversations in the archive). This probably...Thoughtful career advice/interviews with experienced Software Engineers: https://podcast.staffeng.com (sadly no longer active, but some very good conversations in the archive). This probably doesn't make sense to listen to unless you work in tech.
Aircraft safety: https://www.youtube.com/@ControlledPodIntoTerrain (weirdly spicy)
US Supreme Court / constitutional law: https://www.fivefourpod.com (also spicy, their recurring episode about law school is one of my favorites)
I also enjoy history podcasts! On the pretty dry end, I like Fall of Civilizations. A much more pop-culture option is the BBC's You're Dead to Me, where each episode features a credentialed historian teaching a comedian about a new subject.
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Comment on California Governor Gavin Newsom "completely aligns" with Charlie Kirk on trans athlete issue, and agreed about restricting gender affirming care for prisoners and youths, in podcast in ~lgbt
battybattybat (edited )LinkAfter reading the headline I expected that Gavin Newsom fumbled some gotcha question as a guest on an unfriendly podcast. IT WAS HIS OWN PODCAST. Not only that, his first episode. That presumably...After reading the headline I expected that Gavin Newsom fumbled some gotcha question as a guest on an unfriendly podcast. IT WAS HIS OWN PODCAST. Not only that, his first episode. That presumably he CHOSE to publish after it was recorded and edited.
It would be cool if establishment democrats would just retire to a life of wealthy ignominy rather than finding more ways to completely fuck up. This feels so far beyond a simple mistake or misjudgment though, the only explanation that makes sense to me is that his strategy to win back power is through hate.
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Comment on Inspiring Jim Henson: Jim Henson built an imagination empire, but what built Jim Henson? in ~creative
battybattybat (edited )LinkFor any Jim Henson fans who find themselves in NYC, I recommend going to check out the Museum of the Moving Image which has a lot of original puppets and other memorabilia on permanent display...For any Jim Henson fans who find themselves in NYC, I recommend going to check out the Museum of the Moving Image which has a lot of original puppets and other memorabilia on permanent display (mostly donated by his family). https://movingimage.org/event/the-jim-henson-exhibition/
Also, Jim Henson is at least partly responsible for my username. :)
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Comment on Firefox's new Terms of Use grants Mozilla complete data "processing" rights of all user interactions in ~tech
battybattybat Link Parentlol, this does absolutely nothing to clear anything up. (I’m laughing at Firefox’s update, not the decision to share it here; thanks for doing so piotr)lol, this does absolutely nothing to clear anything up.
(I’m laughing at Firefox’s update, not the decision to share it here; thanks for doing so piotr)
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Comment on US Transportation Security Administration workers who are trans forbidden from performing pat down searches in ~society
battybattybat Link ParentI would have sworn that I’ve been patted down by people who present as a different gender than my own. But this text has remained unchanged on the TSA website since at least 2017:I would have sworn that I’ve been patted down by people who present as a different gender than my own.
But this text has remained unchanged on the TSA website since at least 2017:
At any time during the screening process, you may request private screening and have a witness of your choice present. The screening is conducted by a TSA officer of the same gender.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life
battybattybat Link ParentHah, I didn’t even look into the Reddit poster but that’s just the cherry on top. Interesting that the topic has been deleted right after these comments come in.Hah, I didn’t even look into the Reddit poster but that’s just the cherry on top.
Interesting that the topic has been deleted right after these comments come in.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life
battybattybat LinkSigh… I’m trying not to get too caught up in whether what I’m reading is AI or human generated these days, but either way I’m sad to have wasted time on this article. The whole thing is based on a...Sigh… I’m trying not to get too caught up in whether what I’m reading is AI or human generated these days, but either way I’m sad to have wasted time on this article.
The whole thing is based on a single Reddit comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/csMajors/comments/1f8x5ma/world_record_rejection/
The article adds absolutely nothing original to the conversation, and actually makes up some easily disproven facts for extra faux outrage.
But HR had set up the system to look for developers with expertise in not only the wrong development software but a development software THAT DOESN'T EVEN EXIST ANYMORE.
"They were looking for an AngularJS developer," he wrote, "while we were looking for an Angular one (different frameworks, similar names)." AngularJS was discontinued in 2010. In 2010!
AngularJS was first released in 2010. It’s still actively maintained and hired for today.
I also found it kind of funny that the Reddit poster’s grammar is corrected in all of the quotes. Anyway, I’ll not be reading anything from yourtango.com again.
The word is “take”, which since 1975 has included harm through significant habitat modification or degradation.
The comment period ends today, less than 48 hours after the proposal was published.
As with most actions of this admin, there’s hardly even a veneer of good faith.