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by bbarnett 5y ago
The very last thing we need, is any form of computer involved in spot id checks.
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by bbarnett 5y ago
A few of thoughts here. First, we have proof of Viking settlements, but they just seemed to die off completely. It may be that before they really got settled, they were just killed by natives. We don't have actual proof, it seems, of
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by bbarnett 5y ago
I have a backup 4G modem here, and when the leaves come out on the trees in the summer, I see a signal drop. 4 bars to 2 bars. The trees (forest) is line of sight between me and the only tower. I presume it's all that water in the lea
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by bbarnett 5y ago
In Quebec, Hydro Quebec trims trees and shrubbery from wires every summer. This is much, much cheaper than burying them, and they hire students going into forest, and related fields to assist with the work (heavily supervised). It is not ev
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by bbarnett 5y ago
<sarcasm (maybe?)> No citations are findable. All indexes (search engines) prevent finding said data, all videos are missing, all forums/boards are purged, and discussing over zoom/voice results in a disconnect. Also, now G
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by bbarnett 5y ago
Indeed https://columbiainsight.org/how-and-why-to-fix-the-u-s-canad...
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by bbarnett 5y ago
I recall a time at the grocery store, years ago. I wanted some sliced meat, but when I approached the counter a young woman was sweeping the floor. Naturally, she was wearing gloves. Seeing me, she grabbed the dustpan, threw away her sweep
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by bbarnett 5y ago
I am scared to death of rust. It appears that if one uses it, one become evangelicalized to it, spreads the word "Praise Rust!", and so forth. Anything so evangelized is met with strong skepticism here.
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by bbarnett 5y ago
I think soon, we're going to have to (sadly) get legislative for things such as this. This path has been taken in some jurisdictions, for things like deleting customer data, accounts and more. But it has been proven again and again, th
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by bbarnett 5y ago
The Amish grow lots of beans, and I doubt they like nanotubes.
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by bbarnett 5y ago
It feels like this is more a result of Amazon not being able to connect you with the right escalation path to verify & act on these claims than a considered decision to ignore them. Those two things are actually the same thing, both a
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by bbarnett 5y ago
Trade secrets are that, but if you willingly disclose, that's on you. I recall as story about a manufacturer, building a new plant. He took "reasonable security precautions" to protect its design, fences, guards while being
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by bbarnett 5y ago
The Dutch might have a new industry, exporting their skill at reclaiming land from the sea. And how to keep inland areas below sea level, pumped dry reliably.
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by bbarnett 5y ago
Found the eink employee. Kidding! You do make some interesting points re: licensing and patents and such. I think the complaint I hear leveled, is that there is a patent, and it is licensed, but at exhobrinant cost. Thus, eink is "t
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by bbarnett 5y ago
When I was growing up, we walked that to school each day, uphill, in a snowstorm!
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by bbarnett 5y ago
Even better, during war, calamity, or zombies, the catchment tank can provide for emergency water!
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by bbarnett 5y ago
Hmm. So a catchment tank, then even a small pressure tank after, might give a very nice experience. And without power, the catchment tank would still be pressurized by the incoming water supply at 10psi, a nice fallback. Now we only need t
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by bbarnett 5y ago
While I agree (good and bad repair shops), this extends to dealers and even management at local, non-franchised shops. EG, a specific Tesla shop can be stuck with bad management too. A Canadian banks was caught because tellers were signing
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by bbarnett 5y ago
An interesting premise, but I am on a well, have a pressure tank, and the well hose/pump has a check valve. (Otherwise, water could slowly drain back into the well) So think of it as a closed system, and it is a common setup, yet I ha
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by bbarnett 5y ago
I am on a well, and have frequent power failures. I got tired of a small pressure tank, and thus no water without power. So I bought a 50 gallon one. Now I can take a shower in the morning, even without power. Not sure of the pump to use h
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by bbarnett 5y ago
The long game is similar. Canada withdrew the 10k, then late 1k and 500 dollar notes. Now the $100, is worth what a $20 was, 35 years ago. Eventually it will be worth $5. With inflation, and time (the long game), all you have to do is wait
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by bbarnett 5y ago
Hmm. I'm a big proponent for sanctity of the home. So, this made me think ; where does the current home end, and the current office? If the future, we may see more and more home raids, where an employer's malfeasance results in e
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by bbarnett 5y ago
I think, as soon as he became the actor as well, he ceased being "the messager" in the terms of solely passing on a message. Put another way, "shoot the messenger" is a phrase used when an unbiased person, merely deliver
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by bbarnett 5y ago
Quebec, Canada, blue bands here...
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by bbarnett 5y ago
The credit card angle is unpalatable, for sure. Yet take a sitcom such as Seinfeld. Each product they joked about, junior mints, snapple, etc were ads. The furniture is an ad. The appliances, the cereal on the shelf, etc. If no ads, gene
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by bbarnett 5y ago
It seems somewhat shady, there is a profit motive? Maybe it is about conversion, which at least has honorable intentions. When I drove through the US South, I saw all sorts of anti-abortion church billboards, so maybe this?
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by bbarnett 5y ago
In bash, you can get the rc of piped things, the var eludes me while walking..
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by bbarnett 5y ago
For perspective: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Collines-de-l%27Outaouai... The county I live in, is 2200 sq km, with a population density of 24/sq km. This is in Quebec, at 1.5M sq km in size, and beside on
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by bbarnett 5y ago
Except it does, and has, for decades. Or how did Audacity get good enough to be usable, and bought. Random chance?
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by bbarnett 5y ago
You're conflating bug reports and error reporting, with telemetry and network access. Or even having network code in the app. Look at how android can ask, and many OSS apps can ask, to send reports via approved side channels, like ema

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