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by dlytle 15y ago
The problem with that is that the blood vessels clamp down in response to cold. The vacuum prevents that, and seriously improves the efficiency of the cooling process.
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by dlytle 15y ago
I made a half-arsed attempt at replicating this a while back. The stuff I noted for my next attempt: As your vacuum increases, the hand/wrist will be pulled further into the chamber. You have to have something to hold inside the chamber t
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by dlytle 15y ago
I have a refurb Humanscale Freedom that I got for $350 in fantastic condition. I really like it, but I think I should have gotten a fixed-back chair instead for my primary work chair. It was extremely comfortable for the first year or so,
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by dlytle 15y ago
Thanks for the detailed breakout. I hope he posts the original request; it'd be interesting to see what specs prompted this response. Slightly offtopic, does anyone happen to know of a site where people can post code for feedback? Somethi
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by dlytle 15y ago
(edit: artmageddon beat me to the punch below.) What I found most depressing about this post were the comments. Yes, it's bad code. But just declaring that it's bad code isn't at all productive. What would be useful is a breakdown of wher
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by dlytle 15y ago
I've been wondering if there's a good way to test this on a personal basis using something like compounding interest, only with candy. For example, keeping a bag of Reese's Pieces, and every consecutive (time period) you go without breaking
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by dlytle 15y ago
You're absolutely not alone in this experience, Panos. A pair of my friends work for online colleges; one for a state college with a pretty good reputation, and another for a for-profit school with a decent reputation. Neither are tenured.
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by dlytle 15y ago
I would be very surprised if this sort of thing was not intentional. Most of the sales I've seen coming through from Groupon and Livingsocial feel like they could be impulse purchase material. Eliminating the second thoughts of a "confirm
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by dlytle 16y ago
He also withheld information from the investigators. If you blow the whistle, you're expected to give everything up, not just the stuff that doesn't make you look bad. THAT'S why they nailed him to a cross; he tried to double-deal.
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by dlytle 16y ago
I never understood what was interesting about sports or sports journalism until I moved back to Nebraska. I've been watching Nebrasketball, the mandatory Huskers games in the evenings, and roller derby, all with a group of very sports-aware
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by dlytle 16y ago
Agreed, but being able to present useful information in a context that makes people more receptive, rather than hostile, is also a handy skill. It's easy to deliberately overlook rudeness, but it still unconsciously colors a person's respon
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by dlytle 16y ago
My guess is a not insignificant chunk of that 50% is people being willing to stay in an unhappy marriage because the social, legal,and financial consequences of divorce are so destructive.
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Ask HN: Voice recognition software
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by dlytle 16y ago
I don't think there are many people on the internet who haven't written anything "stupid" at one point or another. Especially when involved in commenting on a social news site. I wonder what percentage of Digg/Reddit/Slashdot/HN readers ha
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by dlytle 16y ago
The series in question is the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, read by James Marsters, If you're an audiobook fan, I also recommend looking into GraphicAudio. Unabridged audiobooks with a full voice cast, music, and sound effects. The Night
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by dlytle 16y ago
I helped my friends pirate the first 10 audiobooks of a series I love, by handing them a flash drive with the MP3s on it, and the condition that if they liked the series they should buy the new ones as they come out. Now 6 of my friends (wh
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by dlytle 16y ago
It is possible to print the paper at home, if you have a color laser printer. (600+ dpi required, but I haven't seen any lately that aren't at least 600.) Newegg has printers that fit the bill starting at $150-ish. No special toner requ
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by dlytle 16y ago
It feels like I'm watching someone try to act out the part of a character in a spy novel. Big encrypted files called Insurance, twittering about being followed by government agents, sensationalizing the things they post... I think they hav
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by dlytle 16y ago
I was diagnosed ADHD before it became a fad, and I've gone through a number of different medications for the disorder. Every one affected my ADHD in distinctly different ways. and Ritalin in particular did exactly what the comic describes.
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by dlytle 16y ago
Part of the problem is that the movie industry has proven time and time again that they can't be trusted in this area. You'd have to be an incredible optimist or on the industry's dime to really believe their claims. Steam is an example of
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by dlytle 16y ago
Absolutely agreed. I want Steam for movies and music. I'd actually start spending money DVDs and TV series if a service like Steam existed. (Well, more money than my current "buy Supernatural on DVD and nothing else" policy, anyway.)
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by dlytle 16y ago
This case isn't about a traffic provocateur; it's about a traffic provocateur being charged with wiretapping laws for taping his police encounter. To be more exact, the problem is that instead of facing a speeding ticket or (at most) a misd
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by dlytle 16y ago
Maybe I'm just cynical, but it seems like working behind the scenes with the vendor doesn't seem to bear fruit very often. It's pretty frequent to read about companies that have ignored vulnerabilities until they're fully disclosed. Plus,
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by dlytle 16y ago
If his claims are accurate, and only minimally influenced by hyperbole, it appears he's at the center of a massive miscarriage of justice. I'd be interested to see an analysis by someone who knows more about the law than I do.
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by dlytle 16y ago
There's been a really strong and justified precedent set for using regulation for this; drunk driving. In fact, regulation for impaired elderly drivers may be even more justified than it is for drunk driving. (I'm not defending drunk driv
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by dlytle 16y ago
It depends on how Apple provides those ads. If they handle the ad selection on their end, and don't provide any information back to the advertiser, it's functionally anonymous. Saying "here's this guy's address, provide an ad for him" is v
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by dlytle 16y ago
It's probably on the basis of that one asshole, and the experiences of other people he knows. I personally know several people who have been taken advantage of by their professors, so I'm inclined to believe him. Also, "taken advantage of"
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by dlytle 16y ago
A friend of mine is in the same situation you describe. She teaches for a fairly well known for-profit online school, and is in a position where she has to ignore plagiarism or lose her job. A huge percentage of her students turn in plagia
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by dlytle 16y ago
Unfortunately, most college students have been misled for years about their degrees. I know 3 people with degrees in drama and theater who were told by every professor, advisor, and student loan officer that what mattered was having any
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by dlytle 16y ago
From what I read, the plant is practically a self-contained city; most of the workers actually live at the plant. Obviously that's something that's really hard to adjust for, living at your place of work, but the best start would be to iden

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