Tharkun

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by Tharkun 8y ago
I don't think anyone was implying that alcohol was a healthy stress reducing option. I assume they were referring to the oft cited myth that red wine has cardiovascular benefits.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
A low (R)HR isn't always indicative of good health. High blood pressure can cause your HR to drop, for instance. I hope they're actively researching their data set, I suspect we can learn a lot from it. They might even be able to
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by Tharkun 8y ago
Are you referring to the ailing Belgian reactors? The ones with the cracks, the mysterious sabotage and the endless string of non-critical malfunctions? The ones that are currently offline until the end of the year for maintenance?
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by Tharkun 8y ago
With every iteration, Lenovo seems compelled to further reduce the typing experience. They went from having awesome keyboards to having keyless keyboards. I guess I won't be getting any new Yoga devices then.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
Are you referring to GDPR? As far as I can tell, the data is allegedly anonymous, so not subject to GDPR. Even if it weren't, Google doesn't exactly have a good track record of respecting privacy or privacy related laws. They&#x27
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by Tharkun 8y ago
> People in Europe don't use credit cards offline. What? Of course we do. If anything, Europeans are less likely to use credit cards online (though that is slowly changing), instead opting for bank transfers or online debit cards.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
What makes you think MC and Google aren't doing the same thing in Europe?
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by Tharkun 8y ago
What gave you the impression that IQ is fixed or innate? It's neither nature nor nurture, it's both.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
There are heat pumps which use CO2 as their refrigerant. Apparently they are more efficient (and less potentially hazardous for people and climate) than most alternatives.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
That's mostly true, but only if the temperature difference isn't too high. During the coldest days of winter -- or when boiling water, I'd imagine -- the COP can be as low as 1, ie the same as resistive heating.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
I was hoping to get a printable version using gitprint, but it seems to create a corrupt PDF :-( https://gitprint.com/trimstray/test-your-sysadmin-skills/blo...
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by Tharkun 8y ago
I lived on 4hrs/night when I was 15-16. I had so many wonderfully interesting things to do, discover and work on. I don't recall ever feeling tired at that age, and I wish I could go back to that level of drive and energy.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
I'm not sure why you're being down voted. This is a legitimate question. Humans are endurance hunters, that much is clear. You can't rely on endurance to escape from a faster predator with bigger teeth and sharper claws. The
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by Tharkun 8y ago
You can see many (cheaper) leds flicker out of the corner of your eye. Especially led strips. This drives me nuts around xmas, when streets are decorated with cheap, flickering leds.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
Everything is nonsense about it. In most parts of the world, setting up to be a contractor (as opposed to an employee) is a hassle with various implications (tax, retirement, insurance,..). Doing it for a couple of weeks as part of a hiring
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by Tharkun 8y ago
Which is a really awful way of hiring. Forcing someone to go through the hassle of being a contractor for a couple of weeks, only so you can decide whether you want to hire them afterwards. I suggest you don't try this in Belgium, wher
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by Tharkun 8y ago
Yeah. Because a programmer in a new team is likely to be productive after a week or two. /s
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by Tharkun 8y ago
I doubt it triggers the "drowning reflex", which according to Wikipedia looks like this: "Involuntary actions operated by the autonomic nervous system involve lateral flapping or paddling with the arms to press them down into
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by Tharkun 8y ago
> then suddenly I felt my hearting beating faster and just couldn't breathe properly; you really just feel like you're going to die - right where you are That's exactly my experience. I didn't know what was happening.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
Especially for socks during exercise. I find it helps keep my feet dry much more than cotton oe synthetics.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
That's a well and truly awful generalization. It's perfectly alright to be in someone's presence without direct interaction. You can read a book or watch tv with a loved one, for instance. That doesn't in any way mean yo
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by Tharkun 8y ago
Sounds like a success story? From what I've heard, the recovery is unpleasant and many people still end up snoring anyway, so I've been reluctant to go down that route.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
I would love to learn to sleep on my side...I snore terribly when I'm on my back. No matter what I do, I always find a way to turn onto my back in my sleep.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
Surely this is at the very least a breah of privacy, and possibly a warrantless search? A hotel room, while occupied by a paying customer, should be treated as private property.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
Can we please fix the weird caps in the title? I spent way too much time wondering what a 'Wii More' was.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
My bank allows me to export my account statements in SWIFT MT 940 format, which is pretty convenient. Sadly there's no easy/free way to automate this process.
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by Tharkun 8y ago
> Banks provide an API in Europe. In fact it's a legal requirement that's coming into force in 2019 That's simply not true. You're probably referring to PSD2, which is not an API in the sense that anyone technical
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by Tharkun 8y ago
Statements like "don't buy meat" are much more of a gimmick than tinkering with cattle feed. The latter is a realistic option -- which might not make a huge difference, but it will make a difference. The former is a pipe drea
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by Tharkun 8y ago
> They sound like an accessibility nightmare. Much like an escalator, really. People with mobility issues can't use them. Many people are afraid of them. They're hard to use safely with children and/or a pram. I'm all
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by Tharkun 8y ago
I don't see anyone claiming the existence of or holding their breath for a magic solution. All I see is people sharing discoveries that might contribute towards a solution. Reducing the emissions caused by cattle can be a part of the &

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