chrisbennet

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by chrisbennet 6y ago
It’s not racism to choose applicants for racial diversity or diversity period. Affirmative action necessarily discriminates against/disadvantages someone in an effort to give another an advantage. We as a society, mostly accept this co
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
I smelled some little shark-ettes [dog fish] on the dock once and they had a very strong ammonia smell. If I remember correctly, sharks “pee” through their skin.
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
One method for getting the age of the shark involves the eye lenses - of a dead shark. This 393 year shark was the oldest living thing. (In other words it’s dead.) https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology&#
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
"Sometimes karma carries a lead pipe"
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Penrose Tiling #1 (With Code)(scipython.com)
1 points by chrisbennet 6y ago|0 comments
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
Please stop spamming HN. You have 33 submissions including this one twice in the same hour.
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
Then you have learned nothing padawan. :-(
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
At night in Death Valley, the stars are simply amazing. No clouds or even moisture in the air and no light pollution. Back in 2006? I drove across the country (and through D.V.) in an old Porsche.
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
Security is the "S" in IoT. :-)
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
Please read the article.
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
"Enough is an abundance to the wise." -Euripides If you want to be happy, let go of your ego. Love or be kind to other people without expectations of reciprocity - even the a*holes.
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
Reminds me of "Little Bobby Tables". https://xkcd.com/327/
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
I have 2. They are great. Buy them used. If you do the the math they are pennies a day. I got bigger wheels to make them easier to roll on carpet.
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
I love Matt Levine's column. I get it (emailed to me) for free.
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
Is working 50% less an option? :-)
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
Ah detaro for the win!: "Controller/Peripheral" I'm a desktop/embedded guy (no DB's) so this makes the most sense for me. Thx detaro!
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What is a good substitute for Master/Slave?
5 points by chrisbennet 6y ago|8 comments
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
My philosophy is to change my behavior to avoid hurting other people. This isn't being weak, this is just good manners (being kind). I'm less inclined to change my behavior for people who just want to be offended or who take it up
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
As an independent contractor, I worked 5 billable hours a day and an hour or 2 on top of that. I worked alone with almost no distractions. Just me and 3 dogs in the country.
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
I was shooting my brothers brand new shotgun (1) ("here, try this") when I backed up and stepped on a fire ant hill. I was getting stung but I didn't know how to make the gun safe so I couldn't just drop it. My brother h
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
Other things that lead to people leaving: Cut total compensation without cutting salary. A favorite cut is to reduce the quality of the insurance (and the cost to the company). The unilaterally changed your compensation without telling you
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
https://www.webmd.com/back-pain/news/20061129/back-pain-ease... ”Nov. 29, 2006 -- Lean back before reading this; your back may thank you. A new study suggests that sitting upright for hours at a time -- for
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
This is really awesome!
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
Re: The social distancing, not seeing anyone, working from home situation. My brother told me: "I've been training for this my whole life!"
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
Something I learned a decade ago was that facts often don’t change people’s mind. Before I learned that, I would try to change other people’s views with facts. Now, I don’t try so hard since I know it won’t make any difference. Love the co
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
There is a fair chance I maybe an idiot but I've rarely worked on a problem where I could: "thoroughly understand the requirements and truly define the solution approach, leaving the time estimate to be just a matter of counting
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
I hadn’t thought of that but you’re right.
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
My Dad was a lobsterman for 12 years and just being careful is not enough to "drastically lower your death rate" for a profession fisherman unfortunately. You can't control how long you've been awake. You can't cont
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
I would think logging would be less dangerous now. When a was growing up in Maine, loggers cut down trees with the chainsaw and pulled the trees into the wood yard with a tractor like skidder (skidah in Maine-speak). Now, they are more like
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by chrisbennet 6y ago
We give the police some slack because its a dangerous job. They are often paid quite well because its dangerous. But how dangerous is it? 1 Logging workers 2 Fishers and related fishing workers 3 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 4 Roofe

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