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Comment on US Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing in ~society
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Comment on US Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing in ~society
vord Link ParentJuries must be unanimous. If they can't, it's called a hung jury.Juries must be unanimous. If they can't, it's called a hung jury.
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Comment on US Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing in ~society
vord Link ParentEven more so than the "should have awareness" for the kids, it's really the framing of teenagers as "young children". Like calling a high school senior a child rapist for turning 18 three months...Even more so than the "should have awareness" for the kids, it's really the framing of teenagers as "young children".
Like calling a high school senior a child rapist for turning 18 three months before their partner.
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Comment on US Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing in ~society
vord LinkAbout framing the narrative: Wait a second... Huh. Based on my newly learned information, let me rewrite a framing more-consistent with the public eye: As espoused by the prosecution, they're...About framing the narrative:
Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of two young children
Wait a second...
Thompson, who was 50 and had two children in high school, worked for decades within UnitedHealthcare and its parent company.
Huh. Based on my newly learned information, let me rewrite a framing more-consistent with the public eye:
Thompson - A man whom has built his wealth by being the leader of a health insurance company most notable for denying 1/3 of all prescribed medical treatments for 1/3 of the US population, and father of two teenagers.
As espoused by the prosecution, they're trying to produce an image of Thompson's kids as two orphaned elementary or younger kids. Not almost-adults whom are almost certainly within 4 years of being able to wield millions of dollars towards inflicting their own sadism at the public at large.
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Comment on Hey parents, how many of you read vs. tell stories before bedtime for your kids? in ~life
vord LinkI'm not creative enough to make up stories on the spot, so reading has always been the majority of bedtime. Failing that, regurgitating a plot of a movie they haven't seen. What I've noticed is...I'm not creative enough to make up stories on the spot, so reading has always been the majority of bedtime. Failing that, regurgitating a plot of a movie they haven't seen.
What I've noticed is that developing a love of stories, regardless of medium, pays dividends (small sample size). My elder child just voraciously devours almost any story they can remotely relate to now that they can read. And while it does kind of reign in the nature of their stories in that transition period between say 2 and 5, as interests and exposure to the rest of the world expands, so will their expectations and imaginations. Honestly, just engaging in any reading, regardless of quantity of pictures, is far more important until like age 8 or 9 when habits and reading levels are more established.
Cutting screen time is far more impactful than worrying about picture books IMO.
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Comment on Minecraft is the world's best-selling computer game – the psychology behind why children are hooked on the game in ~games
vord (edited )LinkAt least it's not Roblox. This rings true in my small corner of the US as well. I have 0 doubts that no small part of it is that social pressure of "Girls can't play Minecraft!" Parents inclusive,...found that while 54% of boys aged three to 12 played Minecraft, only 32% of girls in that age group did.
This rings true in my small corner of the US as well. I have 0 doubts that no small part of it is that social pressure of "Girls can't play Minecraft!" Parents inclusive, although they'll phrase it differently.
Also some of that "Girls are targeted more by strangers on the internet.". Which is sadly at least a little true. But that risk is heavily mitigated with private (and parents supervised) servers.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2025 on the internet in ~talk
vord (edited )LinkThis one isn't internet-related, just a proud dad: My young-elementary child came up with their own April Fool's joke: They're going to go around and ask people: "Do you want a brownie?" If they...- Exemplary
This one isn't internet-related, just a proud dad:
My young-elementary child came up with their own April Fool's joke:
They're going to go around and ask people: "Do you want a brownie?"
If they say yes, they're going to hand them an "E" cut out of brown construction paper.Edit: This AM they also asked for a bag of nuts, as in the kind you attach to bolts, so they can also ask "With nuts or without?"
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Comment on Confess your food crimes in ~food
vord Link ParentBut French fries? Sometimes hashbrowns?Not potatoes with ketchup
But French fries? Sometimes hashbrowns?
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Comment on Confess your food crimes in ~food
vord Link ParentIf the fry place doesn't have malt vinegar alongside the ketchup it's not worth your money.If the fry place doesn't have malt vinegar alongside the ketchup it's not worth your money.
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Comment on Confess your food crimes in ~food
vord Link ParentYea they really did a number on that in the 1940's.Yea they really did a number on that in the 1940's.
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Comment on Confess your food crimes in ~food
vord Link ParentPretty much anything that mixes meat and cheese being against (traditional)Jewish law. Religious food laws make a lot more sense within the context of not understanding germ theory. The best part...Pretty much anything that mixes meat and cheese being against (traditional)Jewish law. Religious food laws make a lot more sense within the context of not understanding germ theory.
The best part is that this particular crime is one inherited from my Jewish partner and her Christian grandmother.
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Comment on Don't trust Firefox to backup your session in ~tech
vord Link ParentI do use tabs heavily when doing research, pop open the first 5 results from search that look promising, then close them out. But otherwise yes: tildes, fedi, and https://boardgamearena.comI do use tabs heavily when doing research, pop open the first 5 results from search that look promising, then close them out.
But otherwise yes: tildes, fedi, and https://boardgamearena.com
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Comment on Don't trust Firefox to backup your session in ~tech
vord (edited )Link ParentKids these days forget that back in the 90s there was no such thing as autosave, the hardware was unreliable and the software was also unreliable. SSDs, autosave, and journaling filesystems have...Kids these days forget that back in the 90s there was no such thing as autosave, the hardware was unreliable and the software was also unreliable. SSDs, autosave, and journaling filesystems have spoiled us rotten.
I still hit Ctrl-S every 30 seconds when I'm doing important work.
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Comment on Don't trust Firefox to backup your session in ~tech
vord Link ParentIIRC there was an old add-on like what @Happy_Shredder described, but it did it's snapshotting/restore by simply bookmarking all the tabs into a dedicated folder, which you could then load the...IIRC there was an old add-on like what @Happy_Shredder described, but it did it's snapshotting/restore by simply bookmarking all the tabs into a dedicated folder, which you could then load the entire folder at once.
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Comment on Life altering PostgreSQL patterns in ~comp
vord Link ParentI'm sure I'm just missing key bits of context,but if they're choosing the numbers in a codebase that would imply they could change them, wouldn't it? If it is technically possible, but never done,...I'm sure I'm just missing key bits of context,but if they're choosing the numbers in a codebase that would imply they could change them, wouldn't it?
If it is technically possible, but never done, it is a policy failure. Which is the worst kind of failure, because fixing it often involves lots of meetings to the point coping with the bad pattern is often more cost effective.
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Comment on Life altering PostgreSQL patterns in ~comp
vord Link ParentIn-database sequence for declaring the enumID. Throw out anything they try to insert in its place.In-database sequence for declaring the enumID. Throw out anything they try to insert in its place.
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Comment on US Department of Government Efficiency plans to rebuild Social Security administration codebase in months, risking benefits and system collapse in ~society
vord Link ParentThat's not to say that's not a valid and noble reason. The problem is having a bunch of junior developers hack out something in python over a few weeks with no real institutional knowledge and...That's not to say that's not a valid and noble reason. The problem is having a bunch of junior developers hack out something in python over a few weeks with no real institutional knowledge and shove out a MVP with a shitton of bugs and call it done. Agile ain't acceptable when millions of checks are on the line.
There's a reason a lot of stuff still relies on COBOL, and it's because it's very difficult to replace with the same level of resilience and performance.
Also; rewriting the COBOL is like, one of the least problematic things in the government, especially if your main goal is to reduce costs.
It's funny how they focus so much on reducing costs to reduce deficit, instead of raising revenue.
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Comment on US Department of Government Efficiency plans to rebuild Social Security administration codebase in months, risking benefits and system collapse in ~society
vord Link ParentFingers crossed some good sysadmin has stashed offsite backups on tape somewhere that DOGE won't be able to accidentally throw out. Then a few months after millions of people stop recieving...Fingers crossed some good sysadmin has stashed offsite backups on tape somewhere that DOGE won't be able to accidentally throw out.
Then a few months after millions of people stop recieving checks, ideally after Musk and Trump have been removed from power, sysadmin to the rescue.
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Comment on Life altering PostgreSQL patterns in ~comp
vord Link ParentOne product that I know relies on MS Dynamics and SQL Server. Due to the user-driven nature of the product (You don't need programmers to do all this stuff!) which autogenerated table structures,...One product that I know relies on MS Dynamics and SQL Server. Due to the user-driven nature of the product (You don't need programmers to do all this stuff!) which autogenerated table structures, things got ugly and we did actually hit up against a SQL Server column limit back in 2016 (which IIRC was something like 1023).
Edit: as linked story says, was 1024 at the time. Think Dynamics had a reserved column or two which prevented you from hitting the database limit with your own stuff.
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Comment on Life altering PostgreSQL patterns in ~comp
vord Link ParentThe main way enum tables make sense is if you'll have many disparate teams working against your data model while not working closely together. Having a strict enum table helps insure data...The main way enum tables make sense is if you'll have many disparate teams working against your data model while not working closely together. Having a strict enum table helps insure data integrity and notification across teams (yo the enum table is adding/changing, make sure you won't have breakage).
That said, they can be a real PITA if you don't need them.
Yea that was a bit loaded on my part, but OTOH I've never met a well-adjusted millionaire. Always something off. Bare minimum a lack of connection to the reality of life without passive income.
People with at least 1 million in the bank are basically exempt from my Millennial metric of wealth: Unemployed months till homelessness. I think the current record-holder in my social circle (in our 40s) is approximately 9 months.