burmer

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by burmer 6y ago
I don’t think so, they’re just repeating half hitches for stability. This is very commonplace. I’ve never seen a reason to alternate the direction of the half hitches though.
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by burmer 6y ago
This has been posted here before, but formulating this idea as "Counterfeit capitalism" really gelled for me: https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/wework-and-counterfeit-ca...
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by burmer 6y ago
DuckDuckGo /s
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by burmer 6y ago
At least split off instagram. You're not supposed to simply buy up your competitors.
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by burmer 6y ago
Yeah, I have experienced this as well before hair loss started up in earnest. Not really fun walking around with your partner of the same age and someone thinking she's your mom (she started graying early).
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by burmer 6y ago
good.
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by burmer 6y ago
How about, ask for an integer between 1 and 2. Can't think of one? Guess they're the same number then.
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by burmer 6y ago
At least one person was suggesting it https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/health/sunlight-coronavir...
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by burmer 6y ago
And don't forget about the 1904 Olympics in St Louis as well. Easily as strange as the expo: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-mara...
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by burmer 6y ago
If the money is to mitigate risk, then why can't the fee be (mostly) refundable? The bank takes on the risk of processing some enormous transaction and takes a percentages of the transaction as insurance in case of fraud. Then after a
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by burmer 6y ago
Props for the photo caption too
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by burmer 7y ago
https://www.theonion.com/eggs-good-for-you-this-week-1819565...
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by burmer 7y ago
I thought you had to use a column still to make vodka, and that if you use a pot still, it's basically (white) whiskey.
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by burmer 7y ago
I love it! I can identify a number of native plants, but I use it for hikes when I spot something that looks weird. I found native orchids at my work!
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by burmer 7y ago
Schubert’s ErlKoenig in major is amazing!
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by burmer 7y ago
Obligatory Mitchell and Webb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owI7DOeO_yg
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by burmer 7y ago
Yes! scrolled all the way down for this. In the non-tech world, a GUI/form builder + relational database that was extendible through a decent scripting language all in one package would be huge.
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by burmer 7y ago
In college, but now I try to stay with it. If you’re thinking classical, writing simple 4-part harmonies over a melody line or studying simple scores could be good. Try to learn about one new chord/progression/cadence at a time wo
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by burmer 7y ago
Unless the fruit fly was already 500 years old at the time
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by burmer 7y ago
Yup, in my opinion adding tons of hops can be a way to “cheat” and make a better beer, similar to some heavily flavored strong dark beers: if you overwhelm the palate you can cover up all kinds of issues, and nuances! Also in the NW a lot o
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by burmer 7y ago
The secret to cooking corn: put the corn in a pot of cold water and set the burner to bring it to a boil. When the water boils the corn is done, and never overcooked. May require some fiddling, but this has always worked for us. Scrambled e
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by burmer 7y ago
Yeah, I never liked the idea of a wealth tax because it seemed overly complicated and open to manipulation. You’re taxing an assessed value of things that people say they own? This seems like property taxes, but worse, and rich people fight
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by burmer 7y ago
Microsoft reveals new browser for Microsoft Edge.
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by burmer 7y ago
SQLite with a form builder would do it.
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by burmer 7y ago
My toaster growing up was a wedding present, for my grandparents. It still works.
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by burmer 7y ago
Yes, the truth is if teachers worked their contractual hours schools would fall apart; and teachers will emphasize this point as protest! The general idea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work-to-rule Some examples, many
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by burmer 7y ago
Exactly! For me, realizing that I can have what I want from the city in a small suburban town was a huge shift for me. I moved way outside of a large city to a much smaller town, but I'm right downtown now. When I lived "in the ci
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by burmer 7y ago
It's about time...
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by burmer 7y ago
That pronouncement (in the article) seems a little harsh on people in wheelchairs...
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by burmer 7y ago
It seems like he's saying it was mostly the posthumous poetry, not necessarily the novels or earlier poetry.

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