⚙️ Red Deer is about halfway°hard word between Calgary°hard word and Edmonton°hard word.
🤖 Red Deer, Alberta°hard word, is a vibrant°hard word city in central°hard word Alberta°hard word, situated°hard word along the Red Deer River, midway°hard word between Calgary°hard word and Edmonton°hard word. Known°hard word for its scenic°hard word natural beauty, the city features°hard word rolling hills, green spaces, and an extensive°hard word trail system, including°hard word the popular°hard word Waskasoo°hard word Park. As°hard word a regional°hard word hub°hard word, Red Deer has a diverse°hard word economy°hard word rooted in agriculture°hard word, oil and gas°hard word, manufacturing°hard word, and healthcare°hard word. It boasts°hard word a strong community°hard word spirit°hard word, a rich cultural°hard word scene with festivals°hard word and arts venues°hard word, and excellent°hard word recreational°hard word facilities°hard word like the Canyon Ski°hard word Resort°hard word and the Gary°hard word W. Harris°hard word Canada Games Centre°hard word. With a population of over 100,000, the city balances modern°hard word urban°hard word amenities°hard word with a small-town°hard word feel and a deep appreciation°hard word for its Indigenous°hard word and settler°hard word history.
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This week is less structured°hard word than last, at least ahead of time.
tasks for the week:
- re-install°hard word an old laptop to run Linux°hard word. Modern°hard word Windows is too slow to run from an HDD°hard word.
- look at the BOIR°hard word ⚙️ Beneficial°hard word Ownership°hard word Information Report submission°hard word system, and submit°hard word information for companies I am responsible for
- respond°hard word to responses°hard word to job applications°hard word
💡 why do I want a job? i'm°hard word getting tired of "having to find work". i'm°hard word getting tired of "having to write CSS°hard word and update°hard word database schemas°hard word". i'm°hard word getting tired of having a budget°hard word that doesn't°hard word start with a "W-2 income°hard word" line.
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https://longreads.com/2018/12/04/the-case-for-letting-malibu-burn/
There are no solutions to the problems of California°hard word fires that don't°hard word involve°hard word uncomfortable°hard word truths.
A lot of these houses shouldn't°hard word have been built°hard word and shouldn't°hard word be insurable°hard word.
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https://wishyouwerehere.app/writing/this-application-should-not-exist
One part postcards°hard word, one part rules-lawyering°hard word. Apparently you can use in-app°hard word purchases°hard word to sell post-cards°hard word iff°hard word they are also gift-cards°hard word.
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42675025
LINKS°hard word TO
https://www.righto.com/2025/01/its-time-to-abandon-cargo-cult-metaphor.html
It's°hard word time to abandon°hard word the cargo cult°hard word metaphor°hard word
Amazingly°hard word, the top HN°hard word comment°hard word says "Nope°hard word, we’re°hard word not°hard word doing°hard word this in 2025. Cargo cult°hard word succinctly°hard word expresses°hard word an important concept°hard word. We’re°hard word not°hard word catering°hard word to imaginary°hard word offenses°hard word somebody°hard word hallucinates°hard word on behalf°hard word of some supposedly°hard word marginalized°hard word people anymore°hard word."
And the dismissal°hard word is correct. The article°hard word makes two main arguments, both wrong.
- Some cargo cults°hard word were different than others, so we can't°hard word compare it to anything°hard word.
- Cargo cults°hard word were done°hard word by "oppressed°hard word" "primitive°hard word" people, so we can't°hard word compare it to anything°hard word.
🔥 Also, apparently 2025 is the year where a certain over-the-top°hard word form of "liberal°hard word sensitivity°hard word" can be publicly rejected°hard word.
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and, finally, WordPress°hard word continues°hard word to implode°hard word on itself°hard word. Non-benevolent°hard word dictator°hard word Matt°hard word Mullenweg°hard word continues°hard word with more erratic°hard word and tyrannical°hard word behavior. 🔥 does this create an opening in the market for a new blogging°hard word platform°hard word?