carbide

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by carbide 11y ago
I live in one of the Colorado counties mentioned in the article as already having this law on the books. The law works fine up here in the mountains, and we have a lot of cyclists and a lot of seasonal traffic. Of course, we don't have
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by carbide 11y ago
Cool idea, terrible acting. I feel like the "wow" factor in his audience was really killed by the awkward way he made it look like he was pushing a button and waiting for something to happen, instead of struggling to "lift&qu
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by carbide 11y ago
The John Oliver bit is a good humorous overview of the issue. A link, for anyone who wants to see it-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEpZWGgJks
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by carbide 11y ago
There's a delightful website that showcases the work of so-called "scam baiters" who aim to waste the time of scammers and lead them into compromising situations -- http://www.419eater.com/html/letters.ht
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by carbide 11y ago
I remember DARE. A message delivered to us by people we didn't respect. A police officer that no one trusted and videos of teens we perceived to be losers telling us that drugs were bad. The program seemed to focus on social pressure n
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by carbide 11y ago
In the underground cities of The Caves of Steel, people got around on complex moving walkways. They were arranged in a series of strips that moved at different speeds, with the fastest moving walkways in the center. People skilled at naviga
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Plans to bring Asimov's moving sidewalks from the Caves of Steel to life(businessinsider.com)
3 points by carbide 11y ago|2 comments
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by carbide 11y ago
I just experienced a moment of pride in the leadership of our country
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by carbide 11y ago
I certainly couldn't answer why, but I wouldn't exactly be surprised if they added it to their lineup. $12 isn't that great by the way -- depending on your needs, have you looked at NameCheap.com? I used them for a bunch of m
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by carbide 11y ago
A common API structure amongst teams? It's hard enough coming up with a good API abstraction WITHOUT a team! I do my best to keep things as abstract as possible and leaving myself in a place where I can pass along versioning data with
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by carbide 11y ago
I don't know if going the OSS route would help -- in fact I significantly doubt it. What kind of a sales team do you have? That's more important than your tech, a good salesman can sell junk.. a technology guy might not be able to
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by carbide 11y ago
The peanut butter test is interesting. For sufferers of early onset Alzheimer's, the range at which you can detect a smell is different between your left and right nostrils. They used Peanut Butter in this test done by the University o
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by carbide 11y ago
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Quest for Glory series yet (originally Hero's Quest)
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by carbide 11y ago
I never understood why George Lucas went with some nonsense alien plot for his new Indiana Jones. Fate of Atlantis was brilliant. It was pure Indy. It would have made a perfect 4th movie.
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by carbide 11y ago
My name is Guybrush Threepwood. Prepare to die!
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by carbide 11y ago
I never believed a game as complex as Eschaton could exist in the real world. I'm glad to be wrong.