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by bmelton 10mo ago
It seems accurate and unsensational here I think perhaps we've lionized the term martyr to mean too many things, but his actions seem in line with the dictionary definition
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by bmelton 10mo ago
As an older engineer, I prefer CLI experiences to avoid mouse usage. The more I use the mouse, the more I notice repetitive stress injury symptoms But also, 90% of the time if I'm using an IDE like VSCode, I spend most of my time tryin
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by bmelton 10mo ago
> there is no one big "subscription that includes everything" You're right, but the switching cost is super easy, and _most_ of the time, these networks aren't putting out new content that I care that much about, so I
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by bmelton 10mo ago
I assume that (like most recipe apps out there) he's just trying to parse the json Recipe schema when it is attached. Most blogs attach them because it helps Google get them indexed. Chef John doesn't
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by bmelton 10mo ago
> that regulation or rule or something that makes it so like a hospital can't open too close to another hospital You're referring to certificate of need laws, but it's worth pointing out that they're not universal. Mo
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by bmelton 11mo ago
That was super helpful. I was assuming from skimming the text description that it was a failed crimp A lot of people wildly under-crimp things, but marine vessels not only have nuanced wire requirements, but more stringent crimping requirem
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by bmelton 1y ago
I blearily put this reply to the wrong top-level comment earlier, but ... That very much depends on the group. Years ago, my wife founded two chapters of a national organization who did "girls who code" sorts of things. There was
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by bmelton 1y ago
That very much depends on the group. Years ago, my wife founded two chapters of a national organization who did "girls who code" sorts of things. There was (to her) a surprising amount of infighting about how to handle registratio
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by bmelton 1y ago
If you want to use any public spaces (libraries, community centers, parks) then no, you can't. Virtually every state has a prohibition on the use of public spaces that specifically prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex or gender
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by bmelton 1y ago
If you assume that Biden had influence on the prosecution, then we should not forget that the original deal posed by the DOJ was for Hunter to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges for which he would have received 2 years probation, a
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by bmelton 1y ago
You're right to ask it Always relevant: https://xkcd.com/927/
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by bmelton 1y ago
> So to be clear - you think the head of the FCC publicly threatening to revoke a stations license if they don't fire a COMEDIAN they don't like, is the same as the fairness doctrine requiring a station to give free airtime for
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by bmelton 1y ago
Somewhere I hope there is a third kind of child who neither likes nor dislikes Mr Beast because of his content but who merely recognizes him for what he is, and opts in to the videos they seem likely to be entertained by while opting out of
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by bmelton 1y ago
The Washington Post is a newspaper that at the time was owned by The Washington Post Company. The Washington Post Company owned the paper and also some television stations that required FCC licensure One of the stations (WPLG) still operate
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by bmelton 1y ago
JFK and LBJ systematically leveraged the FCC's obligation to uphold the Fairness Doctrine to weaponize mass-produced complaints against right-leaning radio shows to legally harass them In 1963 the FCC passed the Cullman Doctrine, which
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by bmelton 1y ago
The speech itself may be protected, but it endangers ABC's broadcast license. If ABC knowingly broadcasts a lie the broadcast of that lie causes harms, then it is in violation of FCC's section 73.1217, which specifically exists to
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by bmelton 1y ago
It very often _is_ an anchor, and they are usually dropped and dragged on purpose for the effect of cutting the cables which are clearly marked on charts as places to not drop anchor
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by bmelton 1y ago
Am I reading it correctly that there are no instances on that wikipedia after Elon's purchase (other than the Substack incident?)
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by bmelton 1y ago
I think that is OP's point though, that when we open the door to things that are different not in kind, but only in degree, then we are likely to always expect the degree to increase Yes I know that this is the slippery slope but it al
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by bmelton 1y ago
Is Jay Leno your neighbor? I suppose the fact that the #1 car guy in America won't buy Ferrari amplifies the signal that Ferrari isn't actually a car company That they also won't let you modify your cars to your liking (see D
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by bmelton 1y ago
I haven't heard anyone say it out loud, but I'd wager it's in large part related to things like Chinese solar panels containing remotely triggerable kill-switches and/or having the ability to function as unauthorized mes
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by bmelton 1y ago
“... by definition, news is something that almost never happens.” - Bruce Schneier
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by bmelton 1y ago
I mean it's also probably because his solo transatlantic flight planning was famously very meticulous, and it was notable because he had started his career more recklessly, but earned a reputation that added 'cautious' to his
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by bmelton 2y ago
If you can avoid adding an extra service without paying too much penalty, it means not having to acquire an extra skill or hire another devops person or keep yet another service in sync / maintained / etc. The cost of adding servi
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by bmelton 2y ago
Yeah if you're holding them in your hands they're very clearly different in weight and also color I just wasn't savvy to this knowledge when I was shopping for them on the internet until I dove deeper
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by bmelton 2y ago
Yep! Edited. Thanks
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by bmelton 2y ago
I was just editing (thought it funny after I typed it and went downstairs to look) Thanks for the correction!
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by bmelton 2y ago
I went through this recently as I was buying housewares for my soon-to-be-moving-out daughter, and I was shocked to learn there's a pretty easy hack to knowing which Pyrex is which (at least for modern versions) -- The good borosilicat
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by bmelton 2y ago
Perhaps the difference shrinks somewhat when the country you are born in has compulsory military service?
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by bmelton 2y ago
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