Well, challenge question "secret answers" also have similar stupids. Mandating five-letter answers mean that first pet Fido, favorite teacher Zak, honeymoon destination Fiji, etc all cannot be used. Though honest answers to those questions are the worst idea.
I’m sorry, but the idea of carrying fireworks and a lighter with you, and thinking you will have time to retrieve them and successfully light the fireworks to fend off an aggressive dog is ridiculous.
I've not yet been attacked by a large pack of dogs, but I'm having trouble imagining the situation unfolding in a manner leisurely enough that you would be able to fumble through a bag of stuff to find some firecrackers and light them. Is this a failure of imagination on my part?
Not everyone keeps defensive weapons at bottom of backpack.
Pack does not attack fast (as single animal would). They have hierarchy, and first try to encircle victims. The situation will literally unfold in "leisure manner", they have overwhelming force, and are not in hurry. They also go first after smaller targets (children, your dogs). You will have a lot of time to watch.
Often you find some semi-safe spot (tree, high ground), but can not leave.
The danger is not to get bitten a few times by alpha dogs, but to let attack continue long enough, you get overwhelmed and all dogs join in.
A cursory scan doesn't turn up anything derogatory about that term, it came about 20 years after "black book". Whitelist doesn't appear worthy of an etymology, but my amateur supposition is it's merely the opposite of the phrase "blacklist"
> Even dependencies that aren't "essential" are super helpful in saving time.
They might save time up front, but over the lifetime of a long-lived project, my experience is dependencies end up costing more time. Dependencies are a quintessential but often overlooked form of tech debt.
If you only work on short-lived projects or build-it-and-move-on type contract work where speed matters more than quality, sure, go nuts with dependencies. But if you care about the long term maintainability of a project, actively reducing dependencies as close to zero as possible is one of the best things you can do.
I think it probably depends heavily on the dependency (heh).
Would you reimplement a regex engine yourself? I hope not. Left-pad? Obviously yes. I don't think you can have blanket advice that dependencies should be avoided.
I suspect even quite simple dependencies are still a time saver in the long run. Probably people prefer reimplementing them because writing code is much more fun than updating dependencies, even if it actually takes longer and isn't as good.
> Mostly, I am just impressed when anyone is able to capture the visual experience in graphical effects, with any level of realism.
I have to say that the cliche of super bright, super saturated, geometric or melty shapes like in the article are not a great reproduction of the typical visual effects of psychedelics. Apart from very high doses, the visual effects are much more subtle.
I find 2, 3, and 4 star reviews the most useful. 5 star reviews are too effusive, and 1 star reviews are often people that are just upset, spiteful, and want to complain. Honest gripes and complaints are found in the middle.
> Some cats are afraid of cucumbers, presumably because the shape and color resembles a snake. Here’s a funny compilation: https://youtu.be/oDpQ2uGLUKU
It's funny in a way, but if you think about it it's actually abusive.
Would you think it's funny if you were terrified of snakes and someone randomly put a fake snake next to you when you were just relaxing?
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