Tharkun

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by Tharkun 9y ago
Uber is already banned in Belgium. With the exception of some variations, like Uber VIP or something.
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by Tharkun 9y ago
I hope this was intended as a joke? Most users struggle with simple typesetting conventions like underscore/asterisk. HTML tags (or CSS) are out of reach for the vast majority. TeX isn't even part of the known universe for users!
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by Tharkun 9y ago
I used to date a girl who would snack on raw potatoes the way regular folks snack on apples.
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by Tharkun 9y ago
Or -- to get this back on topic -- add more fibre to your diet and your days of messy wiping will be over [1]. [1] This is not medical advice. Terms and conditions may apply. Consult a physician and toilet paper specialist before stopping t
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by Tharkun 9y ago
For some use cases, you can use rice. All you need is some leftover (cooked) white rice and a bit of water. Turn the thing into a paste of the desired consistency, and voila, a basic glue.
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by Tharkun 9y ago
No, but I'd like to.
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by Tharkun 9y ago
Really? I find that the noise bothers me. And even if I do manage to fall asleep with a fan on, it'll wake me up later at night and I'll have to get up to turn it off anyway.
578.
by Tharkun 9y ago
Or a brisk walk to and from the office.
579.
by Tharkun 9y ago
I sit on my chair cross legged. Sometimes in the floor or on my desk, depending on what I'm up to. I doubt it has any health benefits over "regular" sitting.
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by Tharkun 9y ago
Have there been any studies on how to reduce phthalate levels in humans? Does limiting exposure help? Can the body expell the stuff?
581.
by Tharkun 9y ago
Recently the type of sugar has been the subject of controversy/research. IIRC, most sugar used to be actual sugar, but sweets and soft drinks often contain high fructose corn syrup these days. Apparentlt our body can deal with glucose
582.
by Tharkun 9y ago
That's crazy. I wonder if this also has an impact on hospital patients being tube fed!
583.
by Tharkun 9y ago
My only tip for getting by on less sleep, is regular sleep . Routine is my friend.
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by Tharkun 9y ago
It's been suggestes that humans might naturally prefer biphasic sleep when removed from artificial light. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biphasic_and_polyphasic_slee...
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by Tharkun 9y ago
Pardon the tangent, but here's a quote from their website: > There’s a reason titanium is used to build rockets and replace bones. Unlike aluminum, which is what most phones are made of, titanium doesn’t scratch, dent, or bend. The
586.
by Tharkun 9y ago
No. It's more like speaking the same language (English or whatever) aimed at a very specific audience. A bit similar to talking to someone who takes everything literally. Without room for interpretation. In that sense, it's closer
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by Tharkun 9y ago
Some credible research on the influence of magnetic fields on migraines is being done, iirc by Markus Dahlem. So while this may sound rather fanciful, I suppose it's not impossible?
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by Tharkun 9y ago
There's a lot of love for contactless payments in this thread. I would have thought the security-conscious HN audience would dislike them? Has something improved wrt security?
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by Tharkun 9y ago
Global warming is already a problem.
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by Tharkun 9y ago
I have a plugin for vertical tabs. Works great. Wouldn't want to use my 28" 4k monitor without it.
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by Tharkun 9y ago
That's a load of controversial hogwash. If you have permission to view the page, then you have permission to scrape the page. Anyone can make a LinkedIn account, ergo anyone can scrape any public profile.
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by Tharkun 9y ago
I disagree. When you're casting a vote on paper, it's pretty easy to check that your vote is not being observed. When you're casting an electronic vote, you have no such option. You can claim the vote is secret. The develop
593.
by Tharkun 9y ago
"illegal"? Under what law?
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by Tharkun 9y ago
That would a Trump joke. He doesn't seem to be offended by penis size jokes, but seems oddly sensitive about jokes regarding the size of his (tiny) hands.
595.
by Tharkun 9y ago
The IPv6 plan started long before LibertyGlobal took an interest in Telenet.
596.
by Tharkun 9y ago
Because the dominant ISP (Telenet) has enabled IPv6 by default on all their residential gateways. And because they (possibly somewhat surprisingly) have some smart people working for them.
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Knuth-Bendix Completion on Non-Abelian Group Theory(wvsant.blogspot.com)
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by Tharkun 9y ago
I don't have any experience with their Windows client, but webdav with nextcloud has been painfully slow in my experience.
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by Tharkun 9y ago
Yeah..no. Those same poor neighbours have access to clean water and basic medicine. Even America's "working poor" have access to untold quantities of food compared to people a few centuries ago. Are things perfect? No. But ar
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by Tharkun 9y ago
And yet humanity is doing better than it ever has, by any metric.

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