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by akeck 4y ago
I recall reading that the US military has fully automated pharmacies (giant vending machine) operating in certain situations.
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by akeck 4y ago
A certified postal letter requiring removal of the email address sent to the legal address of the company starts an evidence trail. Companies usually get the message and take action. If that doesn't work, the next step is probably to c
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by akeck 4y ago
I've always wondered if a car is still insurable after one loads custom firmware.
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by akeck 4y ago
I make pine bookshelves using 1"x12"xN" boards with dados.
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by akeck 4y ago
We should name the next space telescope after Greg Robinson.
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by akeck 4y ago
I have older relatives who "stopped" at CDs. I keep my stash around to share audio with them.
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by akeck 4y ago
Don't let the clickbait headline fool you. This article is a wonderful account of when the effect got its name after being noticed in a secondary school in Tanzania and all the fascinating science that's happened since then.
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Global Catastrophe Scenarios(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by akeck 4y ago|0 comments
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Are Blockchains Decentralized? [pdf](assets-global.website-files.com)
2 points by akeck 4y ago|0 comments
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Dueling electric motorcycles set new cannonball run record in race across the US(electrek.co)
1 points by akeck 4y ago|1 comments
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by akeck 4y ago
Re this type of study, I highly recommend the book, "The Halo Effect" by Phil Rosenzweig.
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by akeck 4y ago
NFTs, $20 eggs, etc. aside, this made my day.
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by akeck 4y ago
The 2nd half of the article talks about shocks happening to different people/groups each time. I've heard this referred to as the "Zunger Shock Sieve," because the mechanism filters people down the socio-economic ladder.
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“Financial Shock” Wealth(medium.com)
6 points by akeck 4y ago|2 comments
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by akeck 4y ago
Is one way to avoid this issue (in the US) to file a provisional patent and then let it lapse?
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by akeck 4y ago
I read rumors a while back that the US would bomb TSMC if it looked like China could get it. It reminded me of the 1177 Bronze Age collapse - except with chips instead of bronze. (Btw, the Throughline podcast on 1177 is excellent).
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The True Size Of(thetruesize.com)
2 points by akeck 4y ago|0 comments
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by akeck 4y ago
I row on a Concept II.
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The New Yorkers in crisis over skyrocketing rents(bbc.com)
6 points by akeck 4y ago|3 comments
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by akeck 4y ago
This reminds me of BEAM bots. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BEAM_robotics
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by akeck 4y ago
I drifted off commercial social, so I'm no longer a coveted MAU. I do check in occasionally to connect with friends. That being said, I drifted into a few mastodon instances that focus on particular interests I have.
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by akeck 4y ago
Nothing. She's a retired clinical manager (and clinician) who worked in a hospital. She's still hardcore confidential about employment and health stuff.
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Dirty Little Weed May Have Cleaned Up Ancient Teeth (2014)(npr.org)
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Zombie Firms Face Slow Death in US as Era of Easy Credit Ends(finance.yahoo.com)
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Fear the Vibe Shift: Are We Entering a Recession?(npr.org)
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Software (Deep Squeak) designed to sort mice squeaks is also finding whales(npr.org)
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Is Bitcoin Un-Tethered? (2018)(papers.ssrn.com)
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by akeck 4y ago
Sigh. In the last month, I've had to close a new Robinhood account, a new Facebook account, a new Spotify account, and new credit monitoring account - all created with an email address I generally don't use and the attackers phone
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by akeck 4y ago
I don't think he discovered the conclusion per se. I think he discovered an analytical path to an already known/suspected conclusion via a novel application of cosmology math to planetary climate.
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Why Gen Z workers are already so burned out(bbc.com)
34 points by akeck 4y ago|31 comments

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