[–] 16 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Fun fact python is not named after the snake. The original creator was actually just a fan of Monty Python. The language was named after the comedy group

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    There are problems that seem simple but underlying beneath is a bunch of other problems. Let's make something simple, a wooden box. First we need wood. To keep it simple we will buy planks of wood, otherwise we need to find trees to cut down, figure out a way to cut them down, cut them into sheets etc so we will just buy pre-made planks. Who do we buy them from? Do we go for cheapest? Do we go for quality wood? Do we go for quality of planks cut? Can we negotiate a better price? This is now more complex. Ok, we got wood. How do we cut it into pieces we need? Do we buy a jig saw? Router? Table saw? Shoot, more complexity. Ok before we start cutting we should probably determine what pieces we need to cut. Also how do we handle the joints? Are we gluing or nailing or screwing? We need to buy that stuff too. We also need all the tools to do that stuff. Ok, now we made all those choices, we should write them down. Now that requires a drafter or cad. More complication. I'm going to stop there and ignore other parts like hiring people to do that stuff, hr, it etc.

    It may seem easy to buy a wooden box but there is a lot of stuff going unseen in the making of that box.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    True, in my opinion atleast half true. Good therapists know it but talk therapy is generally cheapest so insurance companies and health agencies push it to save money. It's difficult to determine how a mind works or how it is not working correctly. So you try the cheap option, doesn't work, try the more expensive option(regular medication), doesn't work, in some cases try expensive option(surgery). I'll agree the most expensive option (actually improving people's lives) is hardly ever considered an option.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    If you don't eat regularly your body stores more fat. Eating three meals a day us healthier than eating one large one. Eating every other day is even worse. Same idea that you should drink when thirsty and not just drink 8 glasses of water in a row when you wake you up and stop till the next morning.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    It depends. If a person has a chemical imbalance or a brain issue talk therapy won't do shit. Sometimes people need to be taught how to deal with their feelings as they were not taught as a child. Sometimes people need to be able to express their feelings and don't have other options.

    Yes sometimes people's lives suck. If you grew up watching your father punch your mother every time he got mad, that's the only way you know to deal with anger. A therapist may introduce you to alternatives like going for a walk, taking a shower, how to express your feelings with blaming the other person("you should have dinner ready when I get home" vs "I'm hungry after a long day of work"). In those cases talk therapy may be useful.

    If someone has schizophrenia or clinical depression that's different though. They need other options.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    I knew a senior engineer who did this. Granted I don't blame him, elevated accounts (basically admin accounts) had corporate assigned 36 character(letter, number and special) randomly generated passwords which expired every 6 hours. If you used the account on more than 3 computers the password expires.

    To get new password you had to log in with normal account, go to special website, log in with your account and a authenticator code from company phone, request new password, write in a reason why you need it, go back to homepage of special website, approve your own request, go to your manager, ask them to approve it also, go back to special website, likely need to relogin including authenticator, finally new password is shown on screen for 30 seconds....

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