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by a-no-n 10y ago
My MagSafe adapter has probably 5 packets of Sugru, both preventative (anti-drop and strain-relief) and repairs, on it and some two-part epoxy to fix some minor nicks in the small cable. The one of the cable winding "wings" just b
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by a-no-n 10y ago
Seriously, not having your own burial arrangements, design headstone and plot already paid/picked out is nearly as bad as people whom selfishly commit suicide, get into drugs and/or make their lives trainwrecks and shift the costs
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by a-no-n 10y ago
And also wants to tear down most government agencies which protect medicine, transport passenger safety, air, food and water, and blind faith that all people will always act honorably and regulation is always the "enemy." Thankful
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by a-no-n 10y ago
I bet it's more subtle than overt (not an excuse if it's happening, of course, merely a possible explanation)... probably managers hiring unaware they're hiring people whom look like them, rather than hiring the most skilled
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by a-no-n 10y ago
freshmeat tried a variation of that model and ohloh did as well, it could be executed better and reduce the amount of noise in a anonymously-personalized way.
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by a-no-n 10y ago
It so happens that I grew up in the south part of Silicon Valley between Blossom and Almaden Valleys: the Quicksilver mines have contaminated a number of streams and waterways in the area to the point there are permanent signs indicating fi
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by a-no-n 10y ago
The Onion must've renamed itself NY Times.
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by a-no-n 10y ago
If there were an open-source low/no calorie formulation of MegaBrand Zero that didn't contain carcinogens, I'd try that out.
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by a-no-n 10y ago
Double-edged sword of regulation: some aspects of regulation protects monopolies, increases burdens on businesses trying to sell life-saving products, self-justifies bureaucracy and adds cost and delay. Other aspects of regulation prevents
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by a-no-n 10y ago
Just saw more Epipen Congressional testimony. The actual unit cost of the Epipen (whether branded or "generic") is around $67 USD. Assuming that this cost were not overly inflated beyond actual overhead and unit costs, in order to
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by a-no-n 10y ago
You're so incredibly naïve. Just one example: look at states which charge overly-prosectured minorities parole fees (often for unpaid tickets and other civil matters) and reimprison them if they are unable to pay these extortionist tax
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by a-no-n 10y ago
How did the "royal we" arrive at this "reasoning?" If popularity were a valid signal of importance, people should only express their eternal love for PHP and Javascript, and ignore computer science, functional programmin
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by a-no-n 10y ago
List of petty annoyances: - Can't reinstall haskell-stack from Homebrew. - Karabiner can no longer remap keyboard keys, and seems to be no longer being maintained because development moved to another project. - CPU is stuck at 100% doi
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by a-no-n 10y ago
There was a cancelled, very large proposed GPS outage (NOTAM) centered on NAWS China Lake which specifically warned that the EMB-505 Phenom 300 business jet specifically should avoid operating in the Western US during this mysterious GPS ou
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by a-no-n 10y ago
Another pilot forum also https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/gps-interf...
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by a-no-n 10y ago
http://forums.jetcareers.com/threads/emb-300-phenom-yaw-damp...
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Embraer Phenom 300 yaw damper fail due to loss of GPS signal [pdf](faa.gov)
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