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Dancrumb

Jan 27 12:46

@Him that is not correct. You can definitively prove the presence of flour in the pantry by finding it. You can "support" the absence of flour to a degree of confidence, but the failure to find something is always limited by the effectiveness of your search.

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Jan 24 18:32

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Dec 7, 2024 15:18

@user80226 you avoided the question. At this point I'm not going to spend any further time, because I don't believe you're interested in understanding as opposed to just arguing for the sake of it.

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Dec 7, 2024 15:18

Do you believe that dice behave as PRNGs?

Dancrumb

Dec 7, 2024 15:18

PRNGs and chaotic systems are fundamentally different. A chaotic system is highly sensitive to initial conditions with predictably diminishing with time. A PRNG depends on a seed, but is 100% predictable from that point on. If you think that dice are fundamentally PRNGs or even PRNG-like, you're laboring under a major misapprehension

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Sep 2, 2023 21:06

@AgentSmith I think this is a valuable example. "Proving a negative" in this discussion amounts to demonstrating the truth of ∀x|¬P(x), where x is a member of the set under consideration. If x is "all things" or "all occurences", then it is impossible to make an exhaustive assessment.

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Dancrumb

Jan 15, 2021 19:59

Comment thread flagged for moderator attention. Please stop this commentary. It's clear that there are disagreements. If you feel the need to resolve the dispute, please take it to chat where it belongs.

Discussion on answer by Kevin: Why do…

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Dancrumb

Sep 18, 2020 18:55

@BlackThorn, in addition to probably_someone's point about the Civil War example, the Goldwater example, while certainly pretty extreme, was still pointing ate policy and governing competency and not taking shots at mental function or just casting out insults.

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Sep 1, 2020 15:30

Does this answer your question? Actual working hours vs. hours spent on the premises

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Jun 10, 2020 13:19

Isn't this a solved problem in places like Coober Pedy and other remote desert settlements?

Discussion on question by Nemo: Shoul…

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Dancrumb

May 28, 2020 22:37

I'm not trying to pitch therapy too hard to you... it's a very personal thing... but I recognize your skepticism and wanted to just offer a counterpoint

Dancrumb

May 28, 2020 22:36

It's not magic... it's hard work... but it doesn't require throwing away critical thinking. On the contrary, it's and addition to this... your emotional self can be brought into focus and you can weight emotional aspects without being buffeted by them

Dancrumb

May 28, 2020 22:35

being able to recognize physical/emotional responses has allowed me to engage my rational brain and RESPOND rather than REACT to these stimuli. I can short-circuit old habits and respond better

Dancrumb

May 28, 2020 22:35

What is interesting is that this works the other way: if my heart rate gets elevated for some reason: illness, hangover, physical exertion, it sometimes generates a sense of anxiety

Dancrumb

May 28, 2020 22:34

For instance, when I am anxious, I feel it in my chest: my heart rate goes up and my chest can feel tight... I'm not talking panic attacks or clinical anxiety... just regular anxiety response to some stimulus

Dancrumb

May 28, 2020 22:33

I've found that there's actually a lot of room for better understanding your emotional side, how it responds to your physical side (and vice versa). With the right person, it can be incredibly enlightening

Dancrumb

May 28, 2020 22:33

I'm a physicist by education and a software engineer by trade, so I'd say I'm fairly skeptical about things.
What I've found, after a couple of years of seeing someone, is that "objective" people are often less objective than they think

Dancrumb

May 28, 2020 22:31

The truth is, there are a LOT of styles of therapy; some are just woo-woo BS, some are just a bad fit for certain individuals and some are ineffective for other individuals

Dancrumb

May 28, 2020 22:31

@Nemo i have a few thoughts on the topics of 'therapy skepticism' :)

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Jan 30, 2020 18:17

There's another situation where a degree may be a requirement for a position and that's because the company's customers require a degree. This can be the case in the US if the company has some federal contracts.

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Dancrumb

Sep 10, 2019 13:45

The answers cover the lunacy of this approach well, but what's most baffling to me is that that prof should either be teaching prior art which can't be protected by an NDA or is teaching novel ideas, which shouldn't be "taught", especially at an undergraduate level, without peer review.

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Dancrumb

Aug 30, 2019 19:40

It's somewhat demoralizing to see how many answerers and commenters need to have the line "... he didn't listen." pointed out to them :(

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Dancrumb

Aug 12, 2019 22:43

@XtremeBiker, FWIW, tips do provider revenue for the country, when it comes to the US, as tips are taxable income.

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Aug 12, 2019 22:43

While I agree 100% with this answer, I will note that, in places in NYC that have a high number of overseas visitors, it is very common to see the tip automatically added. This is usually only in places where a tip would be customarily added by a US patron (i.e. eating places). This is done because a significant number of overseas visitors are not used to this custom and don't realize that most serving staff rely on tips as part of their income. This ticket seller was absolutely taking advantage of the expectation that this practice sets. Ticket sellers do not customarily receive a tip.

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Dancrumb

Mar 24, 2019 22:48

This sounds a lot like something a large multinational like IBM would do. There's a pretty good chance that some finance team calculated that this would, on the whole, save or make them money and they don't care about outliers like this guy. Tough break for you as a middle manager :(

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Mar 18, 2019 15:50

@user71659, that's a very inaccurate description of municipal economics. For one thing, the majority of the things that you listed are not consumable resources; they are services that benefit the community as a whole and are not considerably depleted because of the presence of a business. In addition, municipal budgets are not simply money-in-money-out budgets. Towns and cities also perform an incredible amount of investment for the future, in the form of transportation, sanitation, education, etc.

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Dancrumb

Feb 25, 2019 06:24

This isn't answering the question you posted, but I think it bears saying - you have been put in a job you're not trained for also. Eighteen months as a software engineer provides you with none of the skills and experience that you need to lead effectively. Don't be disheartened by the criticism that this question will attract... you've certainly made some missteps here, but it's not reasonable to expect you to do otherwise. Ask your CTO for training or, if they won't provide it, carve out some time in your workday to research the role of a manager. Good luck!

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Dancrumb

Feb 14, 2019 21:03

This question, coupled with this question (workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126989/…) means you need to get the hell out of there ASAP... they are playing serious mind games with you and this can do lasting damage.

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Dancrumb

Feb 7, 2019 06:49

@RichardU... and that's entirely not what I said. I didn't remotely imply that hiring someone who is "not qualified" is productive, nor did I recommend it.

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Feb 7, 2019 06:49

@dwizum: it's not uncommon that your goal as a hiring manager is to create and maintain the best team possible, which means that you do have to consider the broader impact of an individual hire and not just whether they are the "best". Also, the definition of "best" is so broad as to be meaningless and is often used to gloss over systemic issues in a hiring process.

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Jan 8, 2019 11:28

@Greta, I'm sorry that you're suffering under this issue and I understand your embarrassment. That's pretty common around issues that run the whole spectrum of mental health concerns. My biggest regret is that I didn't seek professional help sooner. This is a life-affecting condition and it is a brave, strong thing to seek help for it. Never be fooled into thinking that "it's not a big deal" or that you're just being silly. There is a vast population of people seeking help from MH professionals that you never see and you are in less of a minority than you might think. You can do this!

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Dancrumb

Dec 20, 2018 07:54

This comment thread has long since ceased to be about the OP's question. Perhaps it's time to wrap it up or take it to chat?

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Dancrumb

Sep 18, 2018 03:10

Trasport for London has a map showing walking times between stations: content.tfl.gov.uk/walking-tube-map.pdf. That said, if your 3-year-old is anything like mine "walking times" can be anything from 1 to 100 times longer than estimated :D

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Aug 31, 2018 22:27

For folks who've never been to Tucson (where the OP is from), the "blocks" are all about half a mile long with no sidewalks. Generally, the drivers in this city suuuck at driving. Also, average summer temps are high-90s and above and monsoon season increases rainfall tenfold. A car is not a luxury in that town.

Dancrumb

Aug 29, 2018 13:39

@gerrit while I agree with your point generally, my guess is that for someone living in AZ, public transport isn't a viable option and bicycling is impractical in the height of the summer. In many parts of the US, car ownership is the only practical mode approach to transportation.

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Aug 24, 2018 08:55

A quick look at the DMC transportation shows a Leeds (UK) address but an FMCSA (US) license number. Going to the FMCSA returns no results when searching on that number. A Google search for the address shows a residential building. All of these would be red flags to me.

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Jun 21, 2018 20:02

@AndreiROM my point is that there's a major difference between being up front about a condition that requires some accommodations and blaming issues on a condition on an ad hoc basis. To answer Dom's question, "impaired enough" mean "impaired enough that accommodations are needed". In the case of "I didn't hear the deadline", the accommodation would be to ensure that deadlines are communicated in writing or that the manager explicitly ensure that the deadline was heard.

Dancrumb

Jun 21, 2018 20:02

@DonThermidor_LobsterMobster do you have a hearing impairment that impacts your job that you have discussed with your manager? If not, that isn't really an appropriate comparison?

Discussion on answer by Lars Mekes: W…

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Dancrumb

Dec 19, 2017 19:41

There's no grammatical confusion here, just a definitional one. "To ship" simply does not mean "to be in a relationship"

Dancrumb

Dec 19, 2017 19:41

I'm confused by the apparent controversy here. "To ship" means to desire that two people be in a relationship. Wiktionary, Urban Dictionary, TV Tropes

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Sep 27, 2017 12:50

It baffles and saddens me that there are commenters who think that it's better to have a job that threatens life and limb daily due to managerial negligence than to have no job at all. This is precisely why OSHA exists; some people will value profit over human life.

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Sep 21, 2017 03:27

If Obi-Wan Kenobi taught us nothing else, he, at least, taught us that the truth is a point of view. Your answer here is full of your POV and your value judgements, which is your prerogative, but it puts the lie to others' offense at "the truth" being their problem. Others' offense is to "your perspective of the truth". That's your problem if you want to be an effective and empathetic communicator. If you don't, then carry on!

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Dancrumb

Aug 31, 2017 14:53

Well, it's a judgement call, but a 16 year-old new driver (in my opinion) is not equipped to reasonable evaluate the safety or otherwise of driving at speed. In addition, most states have heavy penalties for juvenile driving offenses and she will be aware of that (because those states put questions about those penalties on the tests).

Dancrumb

Aug 30, 2017 23:38

You might want to check out dmv.org/articles/…. Depending on your state, your daughter might be about to get some pretty imposing penalties applied to her... such that your additional restrictions may be redundant or even excessive.

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Dancrumb

Aug 21, 2017 06:47

@Chris is right. You should never sell your 'time' to clients. You should sell your value.

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Aug 15, 2017 15:38

If it's not too intrusive, it would be useful to know how this plays out.

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Dancrumb

Jul 19, 2017 17:12

Thanks @FumbleFingers; I definitely wouldn't make an issue of it. I don't recall the "General Knowledge" option, but I've experience something similar in Stack Exchange, when they used to have a "Too narrow" reason for closevoting that no longer exists... its absence still trips me up :)

Dancrumb

Jul 19, 2017 17:12

Cannot fathom why this has close votes... this is a great question. For future questions like this, you might find this link handy: rhymezone.com/r/…

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Mar 15, 2017 13:05

I would counter David K's POV. A manager who brushes off a complaint with "he's just a flirt" has acknowledged that 1) the interaction was of a sexual nature, 2) that it is unwanted. This is ample evidence to justify exploring further. Instead, they've elected to dismiss the concern out of hand. If this evidence isn't sufficient for this manager, I have serious doubts that further or "more specific" evidence is going to shift their opinion.