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by bell-cot 2y ago
Stainless steel on the stovetop. Glass in the microwave. A mix of those in the oven. Occasionally well-seasoned cast iron.
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by bell-cot 2y ago
The non-stick pans that release all sorts of concerning-at-even-1ppb fluorine compounds?
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by bell-cot 2y ago
> Prior to the recall, 900 restaurants had received onions from Taylor Farms, including in Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming, as well as portions of Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Utah. That sound
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by bell-cot 2y ago
They "invested" $18k in a very-rare coin ~45 years ago...so roughly a 7.7% annual return. Far lower than the stock market's return over those years. But pretty reasonable & extremely convenient as a contrarian/div
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by bell-cot 2y ago
Yep. Though Gelsinger is only the latest in a long string of American CEO's who've suffered from Obsessive-Compulsive Third Rail Licking Disorder. What would be the legality of Executive Search Committees requiring candidates to s
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by bell-cot 2y ago
That $700/month, your current self-image, or your top priorities might not be compatible with living "bigger & better" in a far-more-remote and/or undesirable area.
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by bell-cot 2y ago
Same subject, 2 days ago, 12 votes, 12 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41986053
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by bell-cot 2y ago
To what degree are elections close because many of the eligible voters are making mental trade-offs - between the hassles of actually voting, and the seemingly-microscopic chance that their vote will make an actual difference. In elections
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by bell-cot 2y ago
When there might plausibly be little kids watching, I make sure I'm very obvious about checking for oncoming traffic. Repeatedly. Before & during crossing the road. Where onlooking kiddies seem implausible, I pretty much do the
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by bell-cot 2y ago
It would look very good for some elected folks - say, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders#Economic_issues - but not so good for the "everybody else" of politics.
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by bell-cot 2y ago
In an economy where the fortunes and worldviews of the 0.01%, the 1%, the 10%, and "everybody else" have so badly diverged - a breakdown of how things are going for each group would be vastly more useful than any "the grand t
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by bell-cot 2y ago
Between multi-generation farm families, how much money a farmer has on the line in just one pig, and the fact that an angry pig is quite capable of killing an adult human - I really don't believe the simple stuff described in the art
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by bell-cot 2y ago
It was their outside auditing firm - not an individual auditor on SMC's own payroll - that resigned. And from a quick search - it looks like SMC has suffered problematic-at-best accounting for years. And the SEC, DoJ, etc. are diggi
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by bell-cot 2y ago
Are you interacting with a classroom full of students who you know as you teach, or lecturing to a camera?
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by bell-cot 2y ago
Has Jeff been endorsing and generously donating to Mr. T of late? If not, "Apple" != "Orange".
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by bell-cot 2y ago
However much I might dislike him...Jeff has a family, friends, and employees. Trying to preserve that status quo is not a reprehensible decision.
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by bell-cot 2y ago
> Because of the skeleton’s age, The Bluebird [bar] said it did not contact Baltimore Police to look into the discovery. The department’s policy is ... WARNING: This sort of policy varies by municipality. If you'd prefer to minimi
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by bell-cot 2y ago
A prior Richard Scarry item on HN, in Aug'23 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37044673 (47 comments)
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by bell-cot 2y ago
The blobs have been washing up on beaches since September ...and it sounds like nobody in either the Canadian Gov't, nor the journalism industry, has every heard of a microscope - let alone a chemistry lab - to get the slightest clue
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by bell-cot 2y ago
But only after you'd committed to paying his standard hourly rate for begging-to-differ services.
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by bell-cot 2y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html Then scroll down to "Can I post a job ad?"
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by bell-cot 2y ago
Long ago, in saner days, I walked to & from elementary school. Usually alone, 12 miles per week, starting at age 6. Distances varied, but 95% of the other kids did likewise. Theory: This sort of "any excuse to punish parents&quo
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by bell-cot 2y ago
True-ish. But in older-fashioned communities - long-term stable, extended families usually present, participation in many altruistic groups and activities are established norms, everybody's noses not buried in web browsers and smart
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by bell-cot 2y ago
True-ish. But try talking to some old folks, about the vastly reduced scale of such volunteer work since (say) the 1950's. That "voluntary unpaid" stuff would include religious organizations, civic groups, housewives, ...
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by bell-cot 2y ago
> Though perhaps intimidating in their grandeur, they weren’t intended to inspire fear. “It was supposed to be positive, transcendent, and godly, not scary,” Dr. Bork explains. However, ... Worth noting - all that "Godly" Gothi
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by bell-cot 2y ago
I only see a couple ads for Architectural Digest itself - using just NoScript, and defaulting to distrust all 3rd-party js.
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by bell-cot 2y ago
True...but in what jurisdiction do voting rights, or freedom of contract, start at birth? And is anyone campaigning for "justice" on that issue?
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by bell-cot 2y ago
Not that it's any secret (now) - but how 'bout the alcoholic beverage industry, and the pharmaceuticals industry?
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by bell-cot 2y ago
Whether or not you describe it as "rights", the concept of animal cruelty has been around for centuries. Probably millennia. And the great majority of people seem comfortable with shades-of-gray classifications of animals for th
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by bell-cot 2y ago
If it can be trusted to let the dog out on mornings when I'm sleeping in, then I'll credit it as real. Bonus if it'll also empty/rinse/refill her water dish, and take care of her breakfast. But serious penalties i

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