Deestan

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[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Not fractions, but a series yes. It's an obfuscation of a famous unsolvable problem in math.

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Absolutely. It's from the time when families used to share a single phone! That they glued to the wall!!

 

Played it on Commodore 64. It was a space rocket/shuttle sim where you launched into space on a rocket amd progressed through some minigame-tasks.

(I am fairly certain it was not a good or widespread game.)

One of the tasks was about grabbing a satellite using an arm or a cable. You would try to extend it pixel by pixel to grab the satellite and it was super finicky. I only ever managed it by luck.

I try Google every few years and can't get anywhere. Tried stuff with spacey names in emulators and looking on youtube. List of close-ish games it was not:

  • Project Space Station
  • Space Shuttle - A Journey Into Space (but this has really close vibes)
  • Space Shuttle Challenger
  • Apollo 18 Mission To The Moon
  • Samantha Fox Strip Poker (i mean it could have been - had to check)
[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

The case studies, historical events, and intellectual movements discussed in the book all receive superficial treatment, and in general the content does not work in service of the argumentation.

That's how academics say "this book is racist horseshit"

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Haha, that's the attitude :)

I did say, in a nice way, that "they are your competitors either way".

And yeah, companies treating interviews as a one-way evaluation is a red flag.

There was this book that was hype around 2010, called "Are you smart enough to work at Google?". It was full of interview questions and brainteasers that I strongly suspected I'd find interesting, but I couldn't get over the title. I wanted to scream "Fuck you, book! Is Google smart enough to hire ME?!"

We are, as a profession, systematically manipulated via these interview processes to feel stupid and inferior to drive down wages. I'd rather come off as slightly too arrogant now and then, rather than submit to that.

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Real conversation, not exaggerated. Actually slightly toned down:

"We offer a competitive salary! It's $number!"

"I have 2 offers 10% higher, from a shipping company and a finance company, in the same city"

"We don't compete with the finance and shipping sectors"

"And 15% higher in one of the consultancies"

"We don't compete with consultancies either"

(I think I'm going to put Reigninh Monarch of Norway on my CV. I just don't compete with King Harald.)

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Fleetwood Man

Scooner

Guts 'n Roses

The Olsen Brothels

The Fillers

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you express your viewpoint in a kind way, that's genuinely the most "winning" you can possibly achieve.

Convincing people in one go is not achievable by just finding the right words.

People may disagree. They may downvote you to hell. They may thank you. They may agree. They may misunderstand.

But as long as you write kindly, people will read what you say and give it thought. Maybe it plants a seed for them to change their mind another time.

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Something in-game scriptable, so I could mould it for variety. Space Engineers maybe?

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The scandinavian country codes, as understood by yaml:

  • se
  • false
  • dk
[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Keeping predatory grifters away from health discourse is on a different level than discussions of differing opinions.

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