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6y ago
If there are any parents of newborns here, please read up on the Period of Purple Crying: http://purplecrying.info/ This was one of the hardest times for me as a parent, and it was helpful to know that I wasn't alone.
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Maybe a Banana Republic puffy?
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Maybe this one? https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7274479/Maxwell-D... People have been working on unredacting it: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/ghislaine-max
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> YouTube's web interface is basically useless for me on a slow link I've never used youtube-dl. How do you find the videos to download?
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And with debit/credit transactions, it's still calculated to the penny, so there's no issues with rounding there.
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I used to work helpdesk at an ISP, and we played the local classic rock station as our hold music. One of my best shifts was when a customer I put on hold asked to be put back on hold because they were really enjoying the songs they were
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http://500years.royalmailgroup.com/gallery/delivery-frequenc... In the UK it was up to 12 times / day in cities!
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I'm assuming you're in North America, many earthworm species there are invasive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthworms_as_invasive_species
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No, but it should be in a blind trust. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/blindtrust.asp
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'Oily' film on puddles can be caused by iron and manganese reacting bacteria: https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/microbes/intro.html You can determine the origin by disturbing the film, if it 'shatters'
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Oh boy, I used to think that, and now I have teenagers and it's turned into a whole different set of problems. :-/
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> This is the first time a project of this kind will be used anywhere in the world and ESO believes it could be a “huge step forward” in running a zero-carbon electricity grid. I'm trying to find some stats on this, because flywheel
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Interesting to see this article here, and I'm surprised this is news. Archeology in Barkerville has been going on for a long time. I remember seeing a dig when I visited as a child, they were pulling out opium pipes and bottles.
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7y ago
Just want to be clear on this point: > I can contribute $6k for 2020, and the total I can hold in TFSA is $69,500 As of 2020, the total you can contribute into a TFSA over your lifetime is $69500. But it's not a limit of what can
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Golang map iteration is returned in random order specifically to make sure that people don't rely on the order. I think this feature says a lot about the philosophy of Python vs Go.
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26807-if-birds-in-a-t...
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In my experience, yes, they do. I worked as tech support for an ISP and had customers call in for support using a TTY relay. The operator explained it up front, then started the conversation. If I had dropped the call because of that, I
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There is a similar project for Canada: https://canadianletters.ca/ I sent them all of my grandparents' correspondence from 1941 - 1945 which they meticulously organized into chronological order, and digitized. They
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switched-mode_power_supply Stepping AC up/down is relatively easy, all you need is a transformer. I'd say the invention of the transistor / IC made it possible for DC. But i
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There's a helm chart available for Concourse, I haven't tried it yet though. Definitely agree about BOSH making it harder to get started. https://github.com/helm/charts/tree/master/stable/c
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BC is trying this: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/opt-out-or-e...
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I turned mine off in my Dodge Caravan after owning it for a day. It was pretty easy to find in the settings. The lights flashing are enough feedback for me.
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> The moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason. It was waxing, only one day short of full. The time was 05:03:12 UTC. Later it would be designated A+0.0.0, or simply Zero. These are the first few sentences of the book. The
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pee https://linux.die.net/man/1/pee