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> The first time I rode one was nearly a decade ago, in Kyoto. This isn't quite the primary thrust of the article but if you travel to Kyoto I highly recommend renting a e-bicycle to see the area. I will never forget the 2 days that
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> Do not eat any of the neat jelly cubes, no matter how nice they look. They're incredibly sweet and probably addictive; if you eat them all you won't have any left for the experiment.
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There's a bagel shop in NYC that used to be called "F Line Bagels" but changed to "Line Bagels" to satisfy the transit authority. One could probably populate a small town with all the world's various proper nou
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On this topic the curious may find of interest this two part podcast episode interviewing various emoji experts: https://www.alieward.com/ologies/curiology
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by blamazon 3y ago
The curious may find this wikipedia article a good jumping point down this rabbit hole: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relaxed_stability
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Thanks for the recommendation!
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The uneven comparison is sort of the point: If air traffic controllers are so essential to the country's operation, why didn't the Reagan administration just avoid the strike by giving them what they wanted, like he was able to ge
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For anyone unaware: > On August 5, following the PATCO workers' refusal to return to work, the Reagan administration fired the 11,345 striking air traffic controllers who had ignored the order, and banned them from federal service f
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Fun fact: This is the first time since 1960 that the actor's and writer's guilds are striking at the same time. The leader of the actor's guild in 1960 who signed off on that strike? Ronald Reagan.
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I mean, it's condensing the unknowable event horizon of entire world of geopolitics into one number, so some loss of nuance is to be expected. It's a narrative device, not a scientific instrument. Re:1991, the fact that nuclear we
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by blamazon 3y ago
For the curious, here is the most recent press release by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists explaining in detail why they have set the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds from midnight: https://thebulletin.org/2023/01/pre
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by blamazon 3y ago
There's so many variables in play that it's difficult to speak universally on it. Every case is unique, there is relevant case law, different state laws, etc. Everything you said is a possibility - I would say off the cuff that it
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Usually (in USA) all customers are presented an acknowledgement/waiver at the door that spells out all the risks involved in the activity. Typically, to be permitted into the activity area you have to sign this document stating that yo
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I paid hundreds of dollars to smash a car flat with a big yellow excavator one time. [1] It was very worth it. Let me tell you the secret to smashing a car with an excavator: Command the bucket to hang above the car by a few feet, then sudd
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Folks seeking a more neutral description of the situation may desire to click into the 4-part data-driven report that is the original source of the claims, which is linked in the article but also below: https://datacolada.org&#x2
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I was curious about these comments and did a small web search. I found a video interview from May 21, 2021 [1] and have pasted some excerpted quotations from it from Guido van Rossum below for others who are curious. “Python 4, at this poin
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by blamazon 3y ago
I don't understand why they even have fancy screens. Why can't they just put a payment card tap thing and some LEDs and be done with it?
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> PEX and Wago I'd also add Viega to the list, it is well accepted in many places and makes copper soldering unnecessary to join copper pipes in many applications by instead using a crimped fitting that only takes a few seconds to c
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What you do to solve that problem is you cross those ped oriented thoroughfares with some higher capacity auto roads, so that the plumber doesn't have to make a long trip from the high capacity road to the property on the low capacit
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Ironically I believe you may be missing the true point you're making - the reason why there's no parking for commercial vehicles who need to be in that area, is that the streets are absolutely just chock full of various individu
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That's a cool story and connection to the article, thanks for sharing! Similarly, I know several plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs etc. who consider what I see as eye watering stacks of parking tickets to be just an ordinary cost of d
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by blamazon 3y ago
Can we get a (2014) in the title?
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I do understand your point but that rings as sort of a tautological question to me? Either don't claim this time 100% for audio content or just think at some other time. Lately I prefer to intentionally meditate in the early morning, t
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Agreed, Adam Ragusea's podcast is great. I think it comes from his background in public radio production. To that end I like NPR podcasts a lot. They're good about using music, audio cues, different performers etc to separate in
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by blamazon 3y ago
I mean, I freely admit that sometimes when I'm lazy it's like 15%, but that's higher than zero! If I focus on active listening and cognition and try to write down or discuss key points afterwards (driving with a partner is gr
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Generally I layer podcasts on top of work that doesn't involve auditory processing, such as driving, grocery shopping, working out, laundry, etc. If you target those moments in your life when your hands and 'physical brain' a
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To follow this tangent all the way down the rabbit hole, the 'Definite Oral History of Buzzfeed News 2012-2023' is worth a read: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/buzzfeednews/buzzfeed-n...
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66 million is 5.5 million dozens for anyone else wondering. Or, 5,076,923.08 baker's dozens.
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On this topic the 14 minute episode "How Do They Make Maple Syrup?" from the PBS chemistry show 'Reactions' may be of interest: https://youtu.be/nSRCDiKMEJc
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> As First Officer Ryan listened, interjecting only occasionally to affirm his captain So, I think the sexism is important to the explanatory narrative because it demonstrates the scale of the power imbalance between the captain and the

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