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by dirktheman 7y ago
Or the Times Beach incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Beach,_Missouri
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by dirktheman 7y ago
French baguette by law can only consist of wheat, yeast, water and salt. Since there are no addatives, the bread goes stale pretty fast. The same goes for supermarket bread vs fresh bread from the baker's: supermarket bread is better s
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by dirktheman 7y ago
The 1989 Buick Reatta had a CRT touchscreen computer to replace the knobs for A/C, fan speed, radio and stuff. It added no value to the experience, was prone to malfunctioning and, subsequently, wasn't very popular. (More: https:
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by dirktheman 7y ago
Thank you for bringing Mdou Moctar to my attention. Holy crap, that is one hell of an album, it's been on constant repeat since yesterday and I just can't stop listening!
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by dirktheman 7y ago
I enjoyed that show for the reason that they're showing how hard it is to sustain yourself with nothing but you find in nature. I'm a scouts leader and shows like Bear Grylls make surviving look way too easy, and prompts people to
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by dirktheman 7y ago
Would you do it this way again?
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by dirktheman 7y ago
Shoddy translation from Dutch, but he probably means that you can link any of your Bunq bank accounts to any of the Bunq banking cards you have.
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by dirktheman 7y ago
So alter your plans and bring the kids! Not to the casino floor or adult bars of course, but kids love the shows, the crazy hotels, Bonnie Springs, the pools... But yeah, having a supporting extended family is super useful indeed. Not manda
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by dirktheman 7y ago
If I remember correctly there was a complete Cyrillic translation of COBOL back in the Soviet days. Other than that, I think that although it would help, it's not absolutely necessary to learn English. Learning the Roman script is, tho
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by dirktheman 7y ago
Yes! Or even worse: you have to create an account first to get to the shipping calculation, only to find out they don't ship to your country or charge exorbitant shipping fees...
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by dirktheman 7y ago
Technology Connections is my favorite YouTube channel. He's just so good in explaining the technological intricacies of everyday things, and his humor is so wonderfully snarky. I highly recommend turning on the subtitles as well, he pu
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by dirktheman 7y ago
Matomo handled this very well, they communicate 'Matomo formerly known as Piwik'. On a slightly related note: I uses to work for a travel company that merged and got a new name that was horribly unpronounceable. Good luck answerin
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by dirktheman 7y ago
Some of the higher end luxury cars have little touchscreens that look like buttons on the same place where you'd expect the button, with tactile feedback to mimic a physical button. Good luck with that in 20 years or so...
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by dirktheman 7y ago
Where I live (The Netherlands), if you get caught driving while intoxicated it doesn't really matter if you're operating a business vehicle or not (except lorry/bus drivers for obvious reasons). I don't see why operating
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by dirktheman 7y ago
Cheap? That's over 4600 dollar...
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by dirktheman 7y ago
Do we really divide units of time that often, though? Only 'half an hour' and the quarters (in French at least) are used frequently. And with the decimal time system, 'quarter of an hour' would be just as meaningful as t
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Decimal Time: How the French Made a 10-Hour Day (2013)(mentalfloss.com)
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by dirktheman 7y ago
Reminds me of the kid that bought an IBM z890 mainframe and brought it to his basement. And got it to work! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45X4VP8CGtk
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by dirktheman 7y ago
I'm pretty certain Monsanto disagrees with that statement.
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by dirktheman 7y ago
Like the Marshrutka in ex-Soviet countries, or the Dolmus in Turkey? I found them to be very convenient and also very cheap. Not sure they would be happy to fit a pram in, though.
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by dirktheman 7y ago
We had a fussy baby and somehow I got hold of this book. "Well that won't work", I thought. But sure enough, she started crying, I put her on her stomach on my underarm (like a football), swaddled and shushed, and it worked l
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by dirktheman 8y ago
Yes, you're right. To answer the question: if you would ask me 'would you leave your company for a 20% raise with the same hours' than my answer would be 'probably not'. I've had numerous jobs before this one,
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by dirktheman 8y ago
I know I wouldn't. In fact, about 10 years ago I started working 4 days a week instead of 5, taking a 20% pay cut. I wanted the extra day to be with my family, help out with school, etc. By switching companies and going back to working
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by dirktheman 8y ago
Ease of use and security seldom go hand in hand...
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by dirktheman 8y ago
Ease of use for the end users? If you have auto login enabled in your browser you can pay without even typing your password. After checkout you get redirected through Paypal, you are logged in automatically, you click 'OK' and get
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by dirktheman 8y ago
I run Domoticz. While development on, say Home Assistant is a lot more active, Domoticz is far from dead! I chose it because it plays nice with the latest Xiaomi Aqara hub and sensors, as opposed to HA.
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by dirktheman 8y ago
Awesome work! I had the same issues with GA, but decided to go with Matomo (Piwik). It's an Open Source, self-hosted alternative to Analytics. So far I couldn't be more impressed!
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by dirktheman 8y ago
Auctions are pretty hit or miss, and buying cars at auctions only plays out if you do it a lot (kind of like VC: you get a lot of turds and one unicorn). Best way is to look for a specific model, and educate yourself of the weak points. I a
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by dirktheman 8y ago
Expensive? I have astigmatism, top notch lenses with blue light filter and a slight varifocus (Eyezen, highly recommended for screen work) and a designer frame. This was a rather expensive purchase (around 350 euros) for me, but since I&#x2
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by dirktheman 8y ago
Some of these things are just downright silly, though... does the world REALLY need a sofa with YouTube? A humongous camera headset? Or a 'smart toilet'? I guess there's a market for mindless consumerism products, but I can&#

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