Unklejoe

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by Unklejoe 10y ago
There are a few reasons why someone would abuse Adderall. One of the first reasons that sticks out to me is that it motivates you to get things done, especially things that would otherwise be boring and repetitive. For example, something li
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
On a somewhat related note: why do browsers allow websites to prevent you from leaving via those annoying dialog boxes that ask you to click "cancel" or "leave"?
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
> [but it's pretty crazy that arguably one of the most popular forms of music in the world is distributed for free] I agree and I love it. I think it partly has to with the fact that many rappers started out in the actual ghetto by
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
Wow. If they were going to be that lackadaisical about it, it really should have been 100% idiot proof.
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
Me too. It seems like AMD is really trying to do well by the open source community. I do realize that this isn't out of the kindness of their heart, but rather the fact that they're the underdog, but still, it's good for the
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
On a related note, I have a hard time understanding the layout of the Linux graphics stack as a whole. You have MESA, DRM, DAL, Gallium3D, etc... All these acronyms and systems that somehow relate to eachother. It seems like there are many
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
How hard is it to disable the “dead man's switch” for this feature? Can it be done without searching the forum for hours? Is it documented in the owner's manual? The direction of my blame here kind of depends on the answer to thos
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
I feel the same way. I think the candidate who would create the least disturbance in the market would be Hillary. Compared to Trump and Bernie, she's the more normal "politician" which usually translates to "least likely
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I personally doubt the president could do anything, but I'm mainly talking about the irrational fears of people.
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How do you think a potential Trump victory will affect the market, in terms of short term immediate effects? (I'm actually asking, not being sarcastic). It's hard for me to predict in this case, but if Bernie were to win, I kind o
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
To add to the oddities: You can copy entire structures by value by doing "x = y". This ends up being implemented as a memory copy loop, but I'm not sure what happens with the padding bytes. There's a chance they get copi
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
> [ Knowing how arrays (or pointers) are handled in C is enough to understand why you can't have string assignment by value.] True, but I think knowing how arrays (and pointers to arrays) work in C is one of the main hurdles for a l
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
This is probably a stupid question, but are they tax free only if you buy bonds for the state you live in? The reason I ask is because I can't seem to find any NJ municipal bonds that are providing a 5% yield. They all seem to be aroun
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
My guess is to avoid the possibility of the creditor claiming that you took out the loan after already knowing that you were going to declare bankruptcy. The 4 on-time payments make it look like you tried to pay the loan back but just could
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Additionally, I don't think that LC or Prosper can afford to chase after fraudsters like the credit card companies can.
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> [... I am worried that there are borrowers who have figured out how to game the system] I thought this as well, but on LendingClub. Out of all of my notes that have defaulted, they all seem to share the same pattern: They make about 4
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
Definitely. I'm just wondering if there are any other side effects that could be exploited as well. For example, there could be a decrease in sales of decorative home items or high quaity furnature since people may be less inclined to
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
Not trying to come off as a snake, BUT, Since these trends seem to be at the beginning stages, how would one best capitalize on this? I feel that actually owning a property is going to become less and less common for people as time goes on,
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
Not really (in the USA). You pay income tax on the profit you made, but you can deduct property taxes, mortgage interest, maintenance expenses, and most importantly - you can deduct the entire value of your house (building, not land) over 2
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
The value for many people is: - Being able to easily communicate with a large group of your friends at the same time - Being able to contact old acquaintances who you otherwise wouldn't have been able to find - Being able to finely con
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
> [In what situation could this happen though? A police officer can't enter your property without a warrant or probable cause.] While this may seem like an extremely unlikely scenario for many people, it's actually not that har
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[Seriously, what makes high speed internet so special that rural areas should not have it?] I can see both sides of the "argument". On one side, the internet is becoming a basic requirement for everyday life in this day and age (n
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
[That is true in many places officially, though a blind eye is often turned.] This is kind of off topic, but there are some places in the USA where you can get a DUI for riding a dirt bike in your own back yard (while drunk). Since DUI laws
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
[It's embarrassing to the gas car guys that Tesla's family sedan has a better 0-60 time than everything except a few supercars.] I think the term "embarrassing" may be a little excessive here since you are singling out o
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
It's amazing that prescriptions are still being hand written these days.
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An error is an error. It would be different if the procedure was executed properly but the patient died anyway, but if the death is a result of an actual mistake by the doctor that could have been prevented, then it seems pretty straight fo
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
I am doing this. I save up my money and keep it invested in some ETFs until I have enough for the 25% DP on an investment property. I'm currently in the process of saving for my second property. My advice to anyone who's consideri
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
I always wondered how software contractors actually found work (though I'm not particularly interested in becoming a consultant myself). Do they search for companies who are hiring and offer to do the work as a consultant instead? Or d
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Makes sense. That should help keep outside air (other than through the main filter) out of the car. However, there's also positive pressure inside my BMW when the HVAC system is running. This is one of the reasons that the windows slid
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Is there some fundamental difference between this feature and the built-in in-cabin air filter that my 2002 Nissan Maxima had? It seems like it's the same exact thing, but maybe the Tesla has a better filter and a more air tight cabin?

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