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by derekp7 7y ago
problem I have with this test, is a slight dyslexia when hitting the appropriate key. Several times I knew I hit the wrong one a moment after, but had no way to go back and correct it. Also, in some cases I noticed that there was what appe
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by derekp7 7y ago
To carry that example further, you have many people that are willing to pay $3 per widget. But there are barriers to opening a widget factory, such that there is only one widget factory in town. And the owner of that factory only wants to
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by derekp7 7y ago
> If minimum wage had simply kept pace with inflation it would be > 20 dollars per hour today. I just plugged in 1970's minimum wage (1.45) into an inflation calculator (I tried the first several links in Google), and it shows 9.
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by derekp7 7y ago
I recall seeing an interview (many years ago) of some random store manager, on one of those TV news magazine shows. His biggest complaint was that anyone he hired just randomly would not show up, or come in a couple hours late. Being reli
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by derekp7 7y ago
Also, from 12 ly away, I'm sure that Sol would appear to have at least 3 habitable planets (Venus, Earth, Mars).
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by derekp7 7y ago
The question I've always had, is it the substance that causes the behavior, or is it the people prone to the behavior that is more likely to choose the substance?
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by derekp7 7y ago
But that would only be an issue if the burgers are consumed in the state of California. But more seriously, I'd like to see more food items available that aren't trying to imitate meat. For example there is a Samosa with chickpea
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by derekp7 7y ago
I can give you my feelings towards this topic. Personally, I don't mind ads that inform me of the existence of a product that I may be interested in, where it tells me how it can solve my problems. What I don't like is ads that us
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by derekp7 7y ago
Even if you had audio, still can't judge the noise level unless there is a reference sound there too. Such as general highway noise.
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by derekp7 7y ago
> I have faith in agencies like the FAA to keep things safe Has this faith been shaken by the recent 737 Max issues?
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by derekp7 7y ago
I would be happy if the browser vendors could come up with a standard of running only first-party javascript, or third party javascript that has been signed with a code-signing certificate or otherwise whitelisted. This could help curb dri
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by derekp7 7y ago
I can second this. But it also fits in real good with households that can't afford a lot too, as that creates more educational / bonding opportunities. For example, my dad always worked on the family vehicles, where I learned a
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by derekp7 7y ago
To conserve battery, you phone only reports current location periodically. The location history then draws a straight line between successive plot points.
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by derekp7 7y ago
One route to success is to take some other domain that you have expertise in, that most software devs aren't familiar with. Come up with an application that solves a problem in that domain, then market to those people. Here's a s
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by derekp7 7y ago
Remember where all of Apple's products are manufactured.
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by derekp7 7y ago
Let's say you have a company that makes smashed widgets. So you need to hire widget smashers, but all the good ones want to be paid $20 per widget that they smash. But consumers won't pay more than $5 per smashed widget, so ther
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by derekp7 7y ago
I always wanted to see a crossover episode that had both Roy Underhill and Norm Abrams -- two extreme opposite ways of woodworking (hand tools vs cool power toys). Would be really entertaining to see how they would approach a similar proje
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by derekp7 7y ago
The right hand is your weapon hand. So by offering it, you are stating that you do not intend to fight.
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by derekp7 7y ago
Except for Article 1 section 8. If it can be used to prevent a farmer from growing crops to feed his own animals, then it can be used to regulate insurance sales across state lines.
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by derekp7 7y ago
I wonder if a simple change to Uber's app would fix all this -- let drivers set their own rates, and customers could pick from a number of drivers nearby based on how close they are, and what rate they charge. And/or let customer
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by derekp7 7y ago
That part may be by security design. The purpose of "something you have" is that it is something that can't be trivially copied. My workaround is to record the codes offline before entering them in Authenticator (essentially
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by derekp7 7y ago
I think that some people have either had bad enough experiences themselves, or have heard of incidents, where they fear confrontation. By talking to someone who is engaging in an annoying (to you) or antisocial behavior, you are opening yo
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by derekp7 7y ago
That prompt has been changed in some newer Chromebooks. Specifically, you have to navigate a menu sequence to re-enable OS verification (which then wipes everything).
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by derekp7 7y ago
The biggest problem with the new tax plan is that the withholding tables changed to be more accurate. This is because a large number of people's standard deduction went up enough to almost match, or exceed, their mortgage interest and
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by derekp7 7y ago
There absolutely is a platform sh interpreter. That is why when ksh came out, it was called ksh instead of sh, so that /bin/sh would still function as expected (same with csh, bash, zsh, etc). And many of these will emulate &#x2F
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by derekp7 7y ago
Cars are more expensive compared to many people's salaries, as evidenced by car loans getting extended to 7 years. However they are more fuel efficient, last longer, and have lower maintenance costs (oil change at 10,000 instead of 30
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by derekp7 7y ago
I personally like a hybrid approach. I absolutely hate driving in a city, and trying to find (and pay for) parking. So I drive to a park-n-ride that is outside the city, park for a couple bucks, then take light-weight rail into the city.
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by derekp7 8y ago
I could understand this if you were busy working, and someone randomly approached you. But from what I understand these random conversations happen more in a break area. So are you the type of person to punch someone in the nose if they s
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by derekp7 8y ago
China has the ability to shoot satellites out of the sky. Now if they have the political will to do so remains to be seen. But they can also easily jam them in their own backyard.
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by derekp7 8y ago
People that are a lot smarter and more educated in this subject matter than myself have looked this idea over (at least I hope so). And based on my level of understanding, the phased array antennas should be able to dynamically adapt to in

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