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by anthomtb 3y ago
"Golden Age" is a stretch for sure. More like "power parity with corded". That said, I upgraded a bunch of tools recently and went cordless for everything I could. > Extension cords are cheap. And cumbersome. I can&#x
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by anthomtb 3y ago
I guess I will now blindly accept music recommendations from GQ instead of Pitchfork. Kinda fitting as I push towards 40. For over a decade now, anything Pitchfork rates 7.0 or above gets a listen from me, 6.0 or higher for preferred genres
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by anthomtb 3y ago
About $1900/year, for two ICE vehicles (no liens), 300k/500k liability (per person/per incident maximums). Maxed out deductibles for Collison/Comprehensive on both. I just added a $1,000,000 umbrella policy at $500 a yea
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by anthomtb 3y ago
Believe it or not, there are these things called books which contain all sorts of knowledge about things like low level C, system calls, assembly, even digital logic. I know because I have several of them sitting on my office shelf thanks t
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by anthomtb 3y ago
I agree with this wholeheartedly. If writing a detailed, multiparagraph commit message, assume the target audience is future you. Most likely, a time-pressed dev on the far side of the world will think your commit broke something and send a
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by anthomtb 3y ago
> cloud-native version control Just how "cloud-native" are we talking here? One chief selling point of git is that you are not reliant on a centralized server. You have remotes , yes, but if one of them goes down, you still ge
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by anthomtb 3y ago
Are there any publicly-viewable C codebases that make use of pre-C23 auto? When I learned C (2003-ish) auto vs. register was at best a footnote that came up when discussing static. I agree that you don't need auto pointers in C the way
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by anthomtb 3y ago
Commercial airline failures often lead to sudden and large-scale loss-of-life. I don't know that you can say the same for products and services regulated by the other agencies you mentioned. I also don't know that I agree with you
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by anthomtb 3y ago
I do a pretty good job of keeping only the subscriptions I use. Thankfully my S.O. has a severe allergy towards those kind of bills. Did you cancel HBO Max? We haven't watched it in 2 weeks. Are you still using Apple Music? Why do we
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by anthomtb 3y ago
That still sounds dirt cheap for a gym. I workout at home or outdoors these days, but my last gym membership (24 Hour Fitness) was $25/month, 5 years ago, and the folks at the front desk were amazed I had that rate. Aside, is Planet Fi
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by anthomtb 3y ago
I think the US is doing the right thing here. Lobster populations are going down so regulations are being enacted to limit harvesting. Lobster isn't exactly a staple food anyways. I have it maybe twice a year in a sushi roll or sandwic
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by anthomtb 3y ago
> Do you really want to check someone 8 hours a day, 5 days per week to make sure they do what they are supposed to do? I had to do something like this. Not every hour, but several times a day was needed to keep this person on track and
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by anthomtb 3y ago
My FIL worked for IBM for 15 years (1980-1995, IIRC). He says that when he was hired he wondered why on earth a company like IBM would need a Civil Engineer. And wondered the same thing every day up until being laid off. I think its been a
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by anthomtb 3y ago
Fair play. I was working off the links and context from this thread and did not think to look at anyone's twitter bio. Anyways, the argument you seem to be making (I may have it wrong) is that you can dismiss Cate's article on age
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by anthomtb 3y ago
What holds more significance - something written by the women's husband almost a year ago, or something written by the woman herself a few days ago?
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by anthomtb 3y ago
Interesting. I expected Hawaii to skew high in price (it does), as does much of the northeast. But why are prices so high in Arizona?
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by anthomtb 3y ago
My indoor cats haven't killed any birds in their lives. My windows, on the other hand, take out a few every year. Really though, I know the term "bird brain" exists in my North American lexicon but birds aren't THAT dumb
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by anthomtb 3y ago
I have a rental which has been on the market since late September. The price has gone down by 20% (but was probably way too high to begin with). I will not drop the price further due to some weird laws in my American state. Ideally though,
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by anthomtb 3y ago
> you fail to make payments In the US this will wreck your credit rating. Yes, you'll survive and won't lose your house. But your borrowing costs will increase significantly if you need a new home, renovation, car, etc.
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by anthomtb 3y ago
Why does fertility rate matter? Subsidizing daycare seems beneficial in any circumstance.
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by anthomtb 3y ago
That's in the game plan for 2024, no question. My new home came at the cost of doubling my commute distance. An EV charged by my own rooftop would be better for both the planet and my own bottom line. Edit: Any chance you're in th
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by anthomtb 3y ago
I moved to a house with a solar system in October. I now make a point to run the dishwasher and dryer during day time hours. And avoid using the dryer on cloudy days. It doesn't really matter when I run these appliances. Between fixed
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by anthomtb 3y ago
Sometimes I think the stress of parenting causes folks to forget what they were really like in their youth.
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by anthomtb 3y ago
Are you talking about shutters on the exterior or the interior? I have plantation shutters in my house, as do several of my middle-America neighbors. Exterior shutters in these parts are almost always decorative. I like the look, ease of ti
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by anthomtb 3y ago
I purchased replacement mounts for a couple shades from this site less than a month ago. The blind was "MyBlinds by Hunter Douglas" from Home Depot, purchased in 2019, but that branding seemed long gone. Luckily I was able to dig
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by anthomtb 3y ago
TFA is clear that string pinsetters have been common in Europe for a long time and even quotes a German manufacturer of the equipment. Perhaps the title should read "String pinsetters are upending American bowling" to ensure the
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by anthomtb 3y ago
I have an iPhone 12 and still can't bring myself to upgrade to a 14 or 15. I spend a decent amount of time in the backcountry and the satellite communication feature would at least bring some peace of mind, but even that is not enough
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by anthomtb 3y ago
> Walden bros are like house cats: fully reliant on a system of support they neither acknowledge nor understand. Brilliant but, as human owned by felines, "actively disdain" may be more accurate than "neither acknowledge n
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by anthomtb 3y ago
> And you likely shouldn’t be talking at all without preparation when speaking to, say, 100 or more I'm probably saying what you mean but preparation should mean (or include) practice. That is, if you're speaking to 100+ peop
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by anthomtb 3y ago
> they ate well—real food they grew, raised, and hunted In a good year they might eat well. In a drought year, maybe not at all.

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