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by davidbanham 4y ago
In Australia we have a large amount of rooftop solar. We used to fit isolation switches near the panels on the roofs so that we could de-energise as much wiring as possible in the case of a fire. The stats showed that the rooftop isolation
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by davidbanham 4y ago
It produces an image of the person's body underneath their clothing. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/passengers-v...
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by davidbanham 4y ago
He tested positive for explosives residue, he was brown, it was Ramadan and he was flying in the US. It’s not okay, but that’s the reason.
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by davidbanham 4y ago
Working from home requires some planning and modification in order to make it work. Sitting at a laptop in the same room as your kids has a predictable outcome. The specific changes required are different for everyone. Things like a separat
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by davidbanham 4y ago
I like the concept, but the lack of a great mobile interface (either responsive web or app) is a real deal breaker. Signed up for the trial but will cancel, would love to hear from you again once the mobile side is ready to go.
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by davidbanham 4y ago
For “approximately 10 years” I would note it as ~10. Native Australian English speaker.
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by davidbanham 4y ago
Yeah totally! That’s a path that regulators often take rather than banning something. It’s all part of the same root as I see it. Removing non-obvious dangers or turning them into obvious ones. You’d still need to satisfy the requirement th
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by davidbanham 4y ago
Haha yeah I’m definitely out of my depth on the actual application of the specific formula here. Thanks for the correction!
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by davidbanham 4y ago
You seem quite worked up, and seem to be having a discussion about how a motorcycle would perform in a collision with a large car versus a small car colliding with a large car. To be clear, that's not what I'm talking about here.
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by davidbanham 4y ago
I've had that "I should just use my laptop" moment many, many times. There are lots of things the iPad is objectively worse at than my very nice X1 Carbon running Arch. And yet I keep coming back to my iPad pro. I can't
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by davidbanham 4y ago
I really like the Logitech Slim Folio case with a separate small bluetooth mouse for when I need it. 98% of the time the trackpad would just be taking up space that I'd rather fill with keyboard. The times I do need a mouse, I probably
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by davidbanham 4y ago
They give you the new app for free if you paid for the old one now. Not sure if that's something they added later on but it's a thing now.
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by davidbanham 4y ago
A motorcycle has obvious dangers. An unsafe car has non-obvious dangers. A lot of government regulation is about preventing non-obvious dangers or trying to make them obvious.
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by davidbanham 4y ago
I use Blink to mosh in to a server where I do my work through tmux, vim, etc. I use Safari to view the stuff I’m building. There’s a Safari dev tools plugin which sucks compared to Firefox dev tools but it’s okay in a pinch. I use NoMachine
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by davidbanham 4y ago
https://www.linode.com/products/backups/
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by davidbanham 4y ago
My understanding is that the items have different uuids, but there are no markings on the physical item. They’re identified by bin location. There are lots of bins in the warehouse. They contain up to around five items each. There is a theo
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by davidbanham 5y ago
Just pointing out that your data has a pretty clear confounder. “Wfh” and “wfh during the initial stages of a global pandemic” are very different things.
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by davidbanham 5y ago
Ship. Get feedback. Then do it again. Now some more times. Perfectionism occurs due to a lack of information. You don’t know what “good enough” is so you err on the safe side. The more you put something in front of people and then talk to t
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by davidbanham 5y ago
You’re referring to a canopy or crown fire. It depends on conditions, of course, but it usually takes time for enough heat to build up that a fire crowns. There’s generally a period where it will burn through the lower and mid stories and i
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by davidbanham 5y ago
It’s very difficult to get paid a multiple of your colleagues in the same role even if you’re multiples more effective. It’s more possible to command a high day rate as a consultant, so long as you can give people confidence you’re able to
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by davidbanham 5y ago
The future appears to be unevenly distributed. Some get redirected some don’t.
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by davidbanham 5y ago
https://old.reddit.com/
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by davidbanham 5y ago
I would not sign that agreement. I suggest you speak to the Fair Work Ombudsman, who is the agency that exists to help you with these kinds of matters in Australia. https://www.fairwork.gov.au/workplace-problems/fixing-
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by davidbanham 5y ago
I have a job satisfaction indicator I like to call “the barbecue factor”. You’re at a social event with friends and friends of friends. Someone asks “so what do you do?” and you answer. They either go “huh?”, “ooh neat!” or “oh, gee, yeah i
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by davidbanham 5y ago
Assuming you’re referencing the graphic on that page, note that it’s discussing throughput of road vs rail in the city. Freeway is a very different kettle of fish.
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by davidbanham 5y ago
But then you need a transfer facility with this big gantry crane at the boundary of every “last mile” to get the container off the traditional train and onto the autonomous team.
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by davidbanham 5y ago
Also, it’s just not that hard to “undo” a nailed framing joint. Bang the top piece of wood with a hammer from the underside. It will separate from the other piece with the nails still in it. Now bang the nails out by hitting the pointy bit
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by davidbanham 5y ago
Being tough and self reliant is great. Those qualities are not abrogated in the slightest by being able to talk with others about your internal experience. You can help yourself by doing so and also help those around you in the process. The
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by davidbanham 5y ago
There were periods where the strong advice was to just wait a minute for non-urgent GP visits and general checkups. Also elective and non-urgent surgeries and day procedures have been suspended in hospitals a few times, either to manage inf
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by davidbanham 5y ago
Just tell yourself that vim is really actually vi wearing a snazzy new hat, and that you’re the spring chicken in a romance with a distinguished yet energetic 45 year old partner.

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