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The explosive legacy of the hand sanitizer boom(wired.com)
143 points by brk 3y ago|296 comments
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by brk 3y ago
Having been involved in many hardware startups, the story reads like they spent WAY to much on industrial design for a unit that was going to mostly sit in a dark corner, and WAY to much on bespoke hardware when COTS stuff would have been f
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by brk 3y ago
Sure, but this device is significantly more expensive than a standard metal detector, and at the the end of the day not necessarily "better". For schools in particular, it does not seem like a good use of funds to buy super expens
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by brk 3y ago
That has been one of the points I have been making about these devices when discussed in security forums. "CIA Letter Openers" are easy to buy online, and would evade detection by any sort of metal detector, no matter if it claims
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by brk 3y ago
The scanners are usually at the entrance to the buildings, so you'd theoretically detect it being brought into the building. There are not often scanners at the fenceline or outer perimeter, so no need to lob it over the fence. A bigg
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by brk 3y ago
>The problem is that IMO, the Problem is that HP markets this as an ink subscription, when it is really a printed page subscription. It's hard to blame someone for thinking that an "ink subscription" would prevent them fro
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LunAI: Making a Multi-User ChatGPT as an April Fools Joke(izzy.sh)
1 points by brk 3y ago|0 comments
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by brk 3y ago
I've had good luck with the Le Potato boards - https://libre.computer/products/aml-s905x-cc/ They're available on Amazon, 2GB board is currently $35. Same footprint as the Pi, fits most of the same cases
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by brk 3y ago
It is clear that automakers are utterly failing at technology. In-vehicle control systems are typically garbage. Several hacks have been shown where vehicle data is exposed over cellular links, in some cases with remote attackers being able
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The truth about Peeing Calvin(youtube.com)
3 points by brk 3y ago|0 comments
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Police found Atlanta Midtown shooter with surveillance technology(wsbradio.com)
1 points by brk 3y ago|0 comments
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7-Eleven-Bluetooth-Smart-Cup-Jailbreak(github.com)
1 points by brk 3y ago|0 comments
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by brk 3y ago
We are saying the same thing from two different perspectives. Yes, a small indie band would not have the same following as Radiohead at first. They need to build up a series of highly valued releases over time. Which is really all distille
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by brk 3y ago
Step 1 was "Be Radiohead" I think that much of the importance of that step might have been lost in the satire. The lesson is "create something that people truly want to pay for". If you manage to that goal, then cance
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by brk 3y ago
For marine, it seems that cargo ships could have large solar arrays for energy regeneration I do not think there is any practical scenario where a vehicle can be self-solar powered for long distance journeys. The energy demand scales up
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by brk 3y ago
Additionally, solar charging is far easier to get out to a remote jobsite than is diesel. Not at the size/scale you need to recharge and power a fleet of earthmovers and dump trucks. The energy density of diesel fuel is pretty high.
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by brk 3y ago
I doubt this is going to play out as optimistically as the pro-EV crowd thinks. No personal bias against EVs, but there are still issues with range for towing/hauling, and longer duration "road trip" style commutes that make
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Droit de Suite(en.wikipedia.org)
31 points by brk 3y ago|38 comments
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by brk 3y ago
Right, you’re paying for the infrastructure to bring the energy to what is essentially a handoff point of a power meter and some bare wires. From there, additional overhead exits to convert those bare wires into a Supercharger location. Bey
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by brk 3y ago
That makes sense though, you’re also paying for the infrastructure, not just the energy.
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by brk 3y ago
Did the headline get edited? On TFA it reads ‘The REAL Magic Kingdom’, which definitely conveys a much different concept than the version here which omits ‘real’.
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by brk 3y ago
I’m sure the author will still feel the same way in a month.
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by brk 4y ago
Hands are notoriously hard to draw/create realistically. This is why so many animated characters only have 3 fingers instead of 4.
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by brk 4y ago
You're probably right about them not being aware of the reliability of ICE engines. But I don't see anyone mentioning how the ethanol-mix fuel, which is nearly unavoidable, can turn to shit in a few months of sitting and cause all
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by brk 4y ago
As other commenters have mentioned, you're not going to be able to insert your own clauses into any standard employment agreement. However, every large employer has already relocated hundreds, if not thousands, of employees. They have
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by brk 4y ago
Unless you offer is for a CFO role, yes, you would probably seem unreasonable to ask to see the cap table. While this is definitely anecdata, my personal experiences with potential hires asking to see the cap table, or overly dig into some
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by brk 4y ago
We had that happen too with things that for whatever reason Amazon decides to ship via USPS. USPS will accept the package, and bill the sender for delivery to the end point, but then just decide "nah, you come get it" once it gets
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by brk 4y ago
>They aren't making it anymore. Sort of. I laugh whenever I read this because my current house sits on land that was "made", it's a waterfront area in FL created from fill dirt. Same with the Dubai Palm island thing
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by brk 4y ago
Admittedly, it is more feeling than data. However, I work in the physical security space (eg: cameras, video AI, access control, etc.). Overall, it does not feel like actual crime rates are down, but there are many things that are simply
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by brk 4y ago
Roughly 8 years ago. Trying not to politicize this, but the deliberate act of not prosecuting certain crimes has been a movement driven by the left in recent years. And it's not going well for society at large.

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