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by a9h74j 5y ago
Had this happen in a checkout sequence when it came to mandatory reading of the TOS link.
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by a9h74j 5y ago
Yes, that is almost certainly the origin and what I was thinking of -- a site and land context originally. As a heuristic (extending possibly to so-called technical debt?) I believe it generalizes. I am lately learning the delight of anothe
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by a9h74j 5y ago
My pronouns can be anything you want them to be.
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by a9h74j 5y ago
Rewrite: Hence the title of that sweeping historical drama, that international blockbuster, that perennial Incan favorite: Knot Now; Knot Ever
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by a9h74j 5y ago
My new business model: I will pair program with you but not really. You can explain your thoughts and I will sometimes nod approvingly. And ask about my rates for taking all the blame!
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by a9h74j 5y ago
A four-word story: Knot now; knot ever.
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by a9h74j 5y ago
A libertarian, an Osho-disciple, and a Randian all walk into a small town ...
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by a9h74j 5y ago
... also citing a "chip shortage"
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by a9h74j 5y ago
I don't remember which volume it was from, but doing any general maintenance I always remember this suggestion of his: Work on the most neglected area first -- e.g., work on the most neglected outdoor area of a property first. I don&
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by a9h74j 5y ago
> what sorts of posts are likely to elicit reactions from a particular group Also: given such sorts of posts, once one seeming/presumed group acquires dominance in a thread of comments, that "others" may self-select out o
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by a9h74j 5y ago
Could "inverted pyramid" also apply to supplying technical "connective tissue"? The traditional humanities teach appreciation of their own form of connective tissue, so to speak. Business writing arguably can be learne
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by a9h74j 5y ago
Is this some kind of superfluidy Mossbauer-like bulk effect?
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by a9h74j 5y ago
At the very least, when horizontal scrolling isn't the more common use to drag a map with a "hand" pointer? In that case there is a natural mapping without any need to grab a (thin) scrollbar, if there even is one. On mobile,
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by a9h74j 5y ago
At least when hovered upon (with a mouse or pointer) that vertical ellipsis shows both a grey disk and the text "Customize and control Google Chrome". Happily, that suggests one could click on it and not directly invoke an unwante
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by a9h74j 5y ago
I don't work on accessibility, but is there a way in general for controls to have "alt text" and/or "hover text" or, God forbid, can you put 'menu' in a legible font e.g. right under a hamburger ic
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by a9h74j 5y ago
> behaves identically to the complex numbers Are you sure? For example, is the name "parabola" just a relabeling for ax^2 + bx + c, or does 'parabola' point to deeper unity among conic sections starting in 3D? Based
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by a9h74j 5y ago
> the carrier group tracked Naive question: If a carrier group cannot, in essentially real-time, document three dimensional trajectories at this point (four if you include speed), what possible defense can they claim to have against ev
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by a9h74j 5y ago
Some high-power industrial systems have both a "controlled shutdown" emergency button and a "remove all power" emergency button, by whatever names.
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Yes, my parenthetical add-on was directed at the comments in general, not your comment. I did not intend to imply that you implied...
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So many multivitamins, etc, omit iron out of fear of iron poisoning, that one can easily err on an individually-deficient side. (The optimal window also appears narrow enough -- even people with temporary anemia must limit supplements -- th
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by a9h74j 5y ago
A USB2 to USB3 divide? Curse you, social media. If only there were a chip to bridge other divides.
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by a9h74j 5y ago
Like a new version of Cunningham's Law: 1) Design it wrong 2) Wait for knock-offs with improvements 3) Buy those
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by a9h74j 5y ago
Title of new policy paper: Driving in the uncanny valley
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by a9h74j 5y ago
In this half-fraught context, I'd like to raise the question of a potential new era of "liberty ships" -- i.e. proposal(s) to build modular nuclear plants using shipbuilding technology and scales. Presumably high standards
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by a9h74j 5y ago
> This is why putting a dollar amount on the decision is so important. I always admired the approach of one department manager. His philosophy was: Never say "no" to what your department is being asked to do, but tell them how
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by a9h74j 5y ago
Take a look at Figs 38-43. There are sure to be theological debates about whether one can -- or should? -- be buried with a proprietary "tamper proof" screwhead.
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by a9h74j 5y ago
Related: China looks to the Western Classics. [1] Apparently if you are looking for a professorship now, you might need to go East to go West. [1] https://supchina.com/2022/01/13/china-looks-to-the-western-c.
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by a9h74j 5y ago
For people who cannot afford internet access now, and for perhaps more in the future if times get more difficult, I believe this is a very important use-case.
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Interesting data. I didn't see any mention of degree-days in the analysis.
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At the union of a) works for me, b) YMMV, and c) just as a quick test ... New verb: To chernobyl your car's electronics.

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