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Dfiesl commented on It’s OK to block ads (2015) blog.practicalethics.ox.a... · Posted by u/hvenev

maximus_01 · 4 months ago

How much do you value your time? A lot of people think like this and I'm not judging you or saying this applies to you. But I find it kind of odd when people I know who earn hundreds to thousands of dollars an hour won't pay even $0.10 for something that took them say 15 minutes to read. If their own time is worth $200 / hr, they thought it was valuable enough to use up $50 of their time. If they refuse to pay anything for the content, then in their mind the content was worth exactly $50, not a cent more to spare to the author of said content (eg $50.10, if you paid the author $0.10 and paid $50 of your time).

Dfiesl · 4 months ago

Its a neat and rational way of looking at things but does it always make sense to give your time a monetary value?

Dfiesl commented on Unheard works by Erik Satie to premiere 100 years after his death theguardian.com/music/202... · Posted by u/gripewater

pyman · 6 months ago

Is he remembered for his personality or his music? I'm asking because I find it fascinating how some music from 100 years ago still holds value today.

Dfiesl · 6 months ago

I think if you explore the “classical” genre of music you’ll quickly find many works of merit by composers which date back over 100 years

Dfiesl commented on I went for 1,200 jobs but got only two interviews bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c... · Posted by u/spzb

mandeepj · 6 months ago

> write really effective cover letters

If a resume can't convince them to hire you, what made you think a cover letter can? Also, no recruiter spends over a few seconds glancing at your resume? So, throw another doc at them?

Dfiesl · 6 months ago

I think every job I've ever applied to has asked for both a resume/CV and a cover letter. A recruiter may glance at first but if they like what they see or they can only put through 10 applicants to interview then they're likely to properly read through.

Dfiesl commented on I went for 1,200 jobs but got only two interviews bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c... · Posted by u/spzb

Dylan16807 · 6 months ago

Most jobs are giving no feedback on B, and you can only stare at a wall and meditate on your own failings for so many hours before you run out of insights. Maybe one in 20 jobs you find something you can spend several hours on. You could always do showoff projects as a completely separate activity, but I don't file that under improving your application skills.

For C, I figure by the time you've written 50 proper and sincere cover letters you can do them in under an hour. What could you be doing that takes a very long time and still counts as a cover letter?

Dfiesl · 6 months ago

I defo agree that unless you get to interview you're unlikely to get any feedback, but showing your application to others in the industry (or university tutors as in this girls case) and getting their feedback can be super helpful.

With C, I think it always helps to demonstrate some knowledge of what the company gets up to so if your application does get a second glance then it seems like you actually care about the company, and that does take time.

Dfiesl commented on I went for 1,200 jobs but got only two interviews bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c... · Posted by u/spzb

Dfiesl · 6 months ago

1200 applications over a period of 18 months is over 2 applications a day for 18 months solid. If thats the case there's no way you're putting in the time needed to A) find jobs that actually excite you; B) reflect on where you can improve after each rejection; C) write really effective cover letters.

Dfiesl commented on Meta announces Oakley smart glasses theverge.com/news/690133/... · Posted by u/jmsflknr

amazingamazing · 6 months ago

I don't understand how she's using Meta glasses to read print. You mean it's dictating it, or are they prescription? If the former, do you need meta glasses for that? If it's the latter, wouldn't it work with any glasses?

I also don't understand how they're used to locate items around the house. Is there some sort of GPS? Or do you mean it helps by virtue of seeing (e.g. prescription)?

AR glasses will be a hit, no doubt, but I don't see what's so special about glasses with a mic, camera and speaker on them. Seems especially for an older person that it would be more useful getting a phone with a screen and pointing at things and seeing it on a display.

Dfiesl · 6 months ago

Yeah the glasses will be dictating the text. For identifying objects the cameras in the glasses will be substitutes for her failing eyesight, no GPS or prescription needed.

A phone you have to hold in your hand whereas glasses you don't. Therefore glasses are superior for these use cases.

Dfiesl commented on You can't optimize your way to being a good person vox.com/the-highlight/387... · Posted by u/rntn

atmosx · a year ago

You're guessing wrong.

Kindness has a merit on it's own and ultimately it's a good idea for a person to decide what they want to be and take responsibility for their choices.

Being kind "because there are too many unkind people out there" sounds wrong. I have no idea how they measured the "too many unkind people out there" but lets assume for a moment this balance shifts - then what? They should be unkind because there are too many kind people out there? Is this is a simple act of balancing the two sides?

Dfiesl · a year ago

I think the sentiment is that it feels like theres a lot of unkindness in the world and that makes it a worse place and you can either be part of that or you can make the world a better place by striving to be kind. Thats my interpretation anyway.

Dfiesl commented on You can't optimize your way to being a good person vox.com/the-highlight/387... · Posted by u/rntn

atmosx · a year ago

> I always tell my daughter to be a kind person because there is currently an oversupply of assholes.

I'm sorry to hear that. I don't want to come across as harsh, but your approach/wording seems condescending, egotistical, and ultimately an empty way to live. Wise people learn by observing others (as the saying goes), but allowing others to dictate who you are reflects a lack of character IMO.

Dfiesl · a year ago

I'm guessing from your reply that you don't think its important to emphasise kindness as part of supporting your childrens' growth. If that is the case, what do you emphasise if anything?

Dfiesl commented on Aircraft seat crushed mobile phone battery, caused a fire on passenger plane avsax.com/news/how-an-air... · Posted by u/walterbell

politelemon · 2 years ago

It's pretty frightening that we're allowed to carry on these potential portable flammable devices as a societal norm. I wonder if aviation authorities have discussed banning such devices on board, and forcing it into luggage, but had to balance it with keeping ~~toddlers~~ people occupied, and the backlash such a measure would cause.

Dfiesl · 2 years ago

I agree. The fact that we go to such enormous lengths to prevent potentially nefarious items getting aboard an aircraft, yet we freely allow potentially explosive li-ion batteries is quite bizarre.

Dfiesl commented on Aircraft seat crushed mobile phone battery, caused a fire on passenger plane avsax.com/news/how-an-air... · Posted by u/walterbell

bell-cot · 2 years ago

True. OTOH - if the incident rate is ~8/year, out of ~4e7 commercial airline flights per year, and designing seats capable of 0/year is proving difficult - maybe mere improvement would be a reasonable strategy? Available resources are kinda finite, and burning phones on aircraft are obviously not on the "World's Top 100 Human Safety Threats" list.

Dfiesl · 2 years ago

I'd be pretty surprised if this was a popular point of view. But it is your point of view and I respect that.