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by Arrath 3y ago
Quite likely more time consuming, expensive and dangerous than digging entirely new tunnels if the existing ones have a lot of concrete lining, shoring, soil nails, or other structural features that must be removed as part of the process.
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by Arrath 3y ago
I feel like the general improvement in fit & finish of cases and chassis is overlooked. I, for one, haven't flayed open a knuckle on a random razor edge or burr on the inside of a case in like 15 years.
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by Arrath 3y ago
To make a pencil, you must first create the universe.
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by Arrath 3y ago
A huge part of why I think civil forfeiture as a practice should go away entirely. Due to the burden of proof being set on the party that just had their resources seized[1] , it often amounts to state sponsored robbery. [1]And whom, even i
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by Arrath 3y ago
> The example here seems like a particularly stupid (from the company POV, even) place to put an in-office mandate. Doubly or triply so considering the travel times to their field sites, just look at the timeframe differences quoted for
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by Arrath 3y ago
Maybe they would, and its their own prerogative as to how they wish to spend their time. For myself I both enjoy video games, and enjoyed/felt fulfilled by my time volunteering with an elementary school program to assist children who w
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by Arrath 3y ago
I was afraid to venture there, but yeah..
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by Arrath 3y ago
> Schedule - shifts start at 6AM or earlier. I knew a guy who worked concrete, he'd have to show up at 4AM to load the mixer. I knew another guy who majored in construction management, he said they had a 6AM class every day. The the
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by Arrath 3y ago
See also: Hilariously outsized RV's that any person can hop behind the wheel of with no extra training or license requirements. I swear some are the size of Greyhound busses now.
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by Arrath 3y ago
> the richer a person is, the harder they are to corrupt ... and the less they care about being corrupted Perhaps by outside forces, but what about corrupt practices that furthers their own private interests in exclusion of the e.g. coun
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by Arrath 3y ago
I love complete, dead silence. I can't stand it when people need to fill every second with noise just because, whether it's with the tv, music, or a constant stream of consciousness chatter.
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by Arrath 3y ago
The darker the better, imo. Though I appreciate a good blonde or hefe, my favorites are the Abysses or Ten Fidy's of the world.
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by Arrath 3y ago
An old strip from the newsprint comic Zits has always stuck in my mind. In the strip, the kid takes a sip of his father's wheatgrass smoothie and describes it as licking the bottom of a lawnmower. That is how I feel about most of the o
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by Arrath 3y ago
That is the kind of process engineering and fabricating that is fascinating to me.
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by Arrath 3y ago
> That’s not quite how it works. Yeah in reality there are two forms of hydropower: the classic reservoir dam, and 'run of the river' powerplants. You're absolutely right, even reservoir dams don't really fulfill the
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by Arrath 3y ago
Running other equipment within the mine and lessening the load on the generators, generally.
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by Arrath 3y ago
For a certain use-case, I'd say I agree. I would argue that the basic web browsing experience for the less technically minded is worse than it was in the past. For example, I am still working with my partner to get her to recognize and
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by Arrath 3y ago
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00279895 Maybe there's a difference between Google TV and an Android TV, but my partner's dad can't buy/rent stuff on Prime Video through
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by Arrath 3y ago
While I appreciate that joke (and likewise can't stand the ad loading of modern tv), OP may well use a stream box like a chromecast, roku, or firestick, or even a game console to do their watching through a plain dumb tv.
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by Arrath 3y ago
Hauling ass home from the school bus drop off to catch the last half of Magic School Bus, if I hustled.
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by Arrath 3y ago
Oh I'm not alone in this! I have a local Korean place that does 'fried chicken' but Korean style and holy god it is wonderful.
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by Arrath 3y ago
To be fair, a goodly portion of the small town diners and cafes across the country could reasonably be classified as Sysco storefronts.
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by Arrath 3y ago
I play "spot the old pizza hut buildings" with my girlfriend when we're driving around new cities. They're so distinctive its hard not to play.
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by Arrath 3y ago
A self guided wander at your own pace is something much more up my alley. I've spent the better part of a week going through the Hermitage, same with the Lourve. A guided tour whisking you through the high visibility points in a few ho
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by Arrath 3y ago
Ships tend to have much, much more saltwater available than potable water, yes.
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by Arrath 3y ago
Welp now I know what to say, thanks!
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by Arrath 3y ago
Hopefully they don't cause solar system wide loss of consciousness events.
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by Arrath 3y ago
Well that would be very, very cool.
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by Arrath 3y ago
VTOL VR is the best flight sim out there, imo.
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by Arrath 3y ago
> The author explains that professional licensure is for prohibiting negative behavior, not for advocating standards or best-practices. Or for artificially limiting new entries into the profession through testing quotas, training program

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