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by blang 9y ago
Honestly, not really. Or at least nothing so far that has compelled me to buy one.
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by blang 9y ago
While I do think I understand why Amazon would want to purchase Ring (the company), I don't fully understand why consumers would want to buy Ring (the product). The number one use I seem to see from it is people taking video and postin
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by blang 9y ago
We can already telepresence into the meeting. I moderately understand your argument, but I think the parent is talking about meetings you have to be in physically. And if your argument is "Why do you have to be there physically" I
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by blang 9y ago
Can't help but think of the movie "Sour Grapes" that shows "wine connoisseurs" completely fooled by some fraudulent mixes: https://decider.com/2016/12/06/sour-grapes-on-netflix-wine-s.
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by blang 9y ago
We were on HipChat but went to Slack because Stride was lacking compared to HipChat.
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by blang 9y ago
“The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.” -John Maynard Keynes
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by blang 9y ago
Second rat gets the cheese.
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by blang 9y ago
It's certainly how life insurance works
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by blang 9y ago
Along with what others have said about the pads possible being part of the problem allowing you to hit harder, there are other factors that contribute to the danger. The American football is played in a series of short plays with long stret
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by blang 9y ago
Audio only media being dominated by a few large players is nothing new, it's been done on talk radio for years. Vermont Teddybear Company, Pajamagram (which I just found out is owned by Vermont Teddybear Company), and 1-800-Flowers ad
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by blang 9y ago
I think by limiting the speed they get around this.
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by blang 9y ago
https://www.geekwire.com/2018/limebike-rolling-electric-bicy... Limit of 14.5 MPH feels a little slow to me.
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by blang 9y ago
Planet money did an excellent podcast that touches on this subject. https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2010/07/16/128569258/the-...
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by blang 9y ago
Have you looked into king county ride share? http://www.rideshareonline.com
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by blang 9y ago
It looks like it will at max be the government mileage rate to cover gas and depreciation (currently 54 cents)
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by blang 9y ago
I think it's more like 40+ years, ever since the HOV lane went in.
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by blang 9y ago
Also from New Jersey. I never had one myself but I thought if they did take the card they were supposed to send it to the cop that gave it to you and then they would decide if they should give it back to you.
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by blang 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102
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by blang 9y ago
> Koretz said the bill would lead to an increase in new home building that would snarl traffic and go against what his constituents want in their neighborhoods. > Better ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would be eliminating gas
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by blang 9y ago
I believe that also is the case on the tappan zee bridge. IIRC when going south bound cars don't have a toll but commercial trucks do.
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by blang 9y ago
Some left leaning think tanks have tried to get this passed under the name "Pay it forward". I think Vermont got the furthest along, but does not seem like it has gotten much traction recently. One of the problems with this legis
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by blang 9y ago
I also had a bad experience with this feature on a rental car a couple years back (I think it was a Nissan). My problem was that I kept my key in my pocket, sat down, the key slid out onto the floor, I drove around which i could still do be
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by blang 9y ago
> Low-Friction Lending Library I've thought about this one on and off for many years. I still think it's a great idea, but whenever I get to the liability part (both damage to person using a lended drill or hey you broke my dr
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by blang 9y ago
I've heard that some micro-brewers are sick of making IPAs, but they have to make what sells.
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by blang 9y ago
IIRC Percocet is a combination of Oxycodone and Acetaminophen, so you will still be getting NSAIDS.
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by blang 9y ago
some in Seattle are complaining: https://www.geekwire.com/2017/internet-issues-plague-users-a...
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by blang 9y ago
I would guess pooling of resources for marketing, supply chain, and name recognition would all seem like upside for franchises. Though it does seem like being a franchisee does come with a lot of baggage. Though I've never try to run
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by blang 9y ago
I'll have to disagree with you on that one. It's really about transportation and housing density. The article seems to ignore the idea of the denser urban core gives more places for the wealthy to live and possibly damping the spr
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by blang 9y ago
Fix gears are fine as are non-fixed single speeds, but I need my variable mechanical advantage for hills, maybe if I lived in Chicago I'd be all in for a fixie.
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by blang 9y ago
Though I made a grumpy old man comment on this thread, I understand that some people want more tech on their bike and that's fine too, if it gets you riding more. I just worry there will be a bit of a donut hole problem. Where at the

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