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by dwringer 4y ago
The L-Trac trackballs have a large free spinning roller above the buttons (which surround the trackball itself). I find it really nice for navigating text in one dimension. When I was really working on the ergonomics of my setup I experimen
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by dwringer 4y ago
Agree, at my dealership they do get very pushy about early maintenance, high-priced tires, etc. But they've always seemed to take "no" for an answer. Unfortunately they also have a habit of doing things in too much of a hurry
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by dwringer 4y ago
A lot of places in the US have tried out automated speed traps and red light cameras. Some still use them AFAIK. But what's common is that infractions are so widespread that there's a massive backlash and the programs get cancelle
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by dwringer 4y ago
That seems plausible, I always chalked my suspicions up to paranoia more than anything but it could still be an unsettling feeling from time to time.
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by dwringer 4y ago
I've suspected for several years now that Sheetz convenience stores do this. Or possibly that the person that does their programming has an extremely diverse taste in relatively obscure music overlapping several of the songs I've
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by dwringer 4y ago
> Edit: This is my opinion on what I consider a fact based on a fair bit of research and first hand observation. People are free to disagree with this You replied to my comment of "genes don't even have to boost intelligence fo
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by dwringer 4y ago
> edit: [...] Every time fountain pens come up on HN I'm amazed how active the discussion gets.
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by dwringer 4y ago
Ha, I fully appreciate never going past medium on a fine cut of steak but most hamburger meat I encounter is a far cry from being a fine cut. At most restaurants around here when I order a burger that rare I end up regretting it.
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by dwringer 4y ago
A lot of people just reuse empty cartridges a few times by refilling them with a blunt tip syringe (sold by most online pen/ink shops), using whatever ink they want.
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by dwringer 4y ago
Yeah I think the balance of probability still suggests that it wasn't a great joke even then.
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by dwringer 4y ago
I appreciate your well reasoned and thoughtful reply and I would like to add that I find your assessment completely plausible and I myself tend to agree with it. Although, I still question the validity of using IQ as a universal objective
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by dwringer 4y ago
Twin studies are a good way to get another angle on this. Here, unfortunately that doesn't get around the confounding factor that only parents deemed suitable candidates by adoption agencies are able to adopt and raise children, so the
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by dwringer 4y ago
It is quite possible that the standards for adoption are such that only couples able to raise children in a nurturing environment capable of fostering intellectual growth are typically allowed to adopt and raise children. They are not an ac
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by dwringer 4y ago
Are you suggesting, then, that the answer is C? I would hypothesize A is more likely, even assuming intelligence is genetic. Thus, my only point was there's a confounding variable if we try to use the relative tested levels of intell
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by dwringer 4y ago
Genes don't even have to boost intelligence for kids from smart parents to be more likely to be intelligent. Just think of a kid adopted out of the nursery by two smart parents. Is that kid: A) more likely to score higher on tests, B)
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by dwringer 4y ago
Ahh, so the plot thickens... It's funny how even the slightest bit of uncertainty can make ideas so compelling. It is still by far my favorite "Mandela Effect" example, possibly due to my having been personally affected [or a
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by dwringer 4y ago
This gets me thinking of a recent example I was going "down the rabbit hole" reading about, which is the supposed existence and subsequent coverup of a mid-90's movie starring Sinbad and a kid, possibly Jonathan Brandis. Long
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by dwringer 4y ago
Ironically, Sir Isaac Newton (whom I'd consider a scientist) actually earned a Bachelor of Arts. I would say the degree doesn't matter, the practice of science is what makes a scientist.
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by dwringer 4y ago
Lots of music is performed first, and only later transcribed (often from a recording). In all cases, a music performance contains more data than sheet music (although there's no guarantee that the performer played their sheet music acc
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by dwringer 4y ago
Art is often characterized by the specific objectives set by the artist. An automatic computer algorithm to handle the exposure will only typically have one (or a few) preprogrammed set(s) of objectives, thus it adds a constraint to the art
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by dwringer 4y ago
Sorry, then, I think I understand you better now and I appreciate what you added. Thanks for your replies.
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by dwringer 4y ago
> How do you know? Are you sure? There's a lot of that (dumb reflex skepticism). Seems that's what they're saying. What? I don't know. That's why I qualified the statement with "I don't think". Per
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by dwringer 4y ago
I don't think the above poster was claiming that breath exercises are pseudoscience, I think they were referring to the practice of claiming certain health benefits without scientific studies backing the claims. There are very real ben
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by dwringer 4y ago
Dilithium is a compound comprised by molecules of two covalently-bonded Lithium atoms, and Kyber is a romanization of the greek root for "cyber", so they are relatively safe from litigation. "Droid" was a deliberate alte
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by dwringer 4y ago
If the aliens are as willing as we are to interpret everything through a lens of violence then we likely have no chance in the first place IMHO.
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by dwringer 4y ago
Mine almost bricked itself due to the accumulation of driver and Windows updates, so I installed Linux to save it. But by then it was slow, noisy, and full of moving parts compared to alternatives and I never really used it again.
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by dwringer 4y ago
You're right about the meme but "Simpsons being bad is just a meme, the last few seasons are actually good" is also a bit of a meme at this point. I don't think there's ever an end to it and I think everything in po
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by dwringer 4y ago
Eh, I played 2600 ET a good bit as a little kid*. And I knew immediately what game this headline was talking about based mostly on that personal experience. *Sort of. I would wander back and forth until falling into a hole, try in vain to l
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by dwringer 4y ago
I get you. I'm sorry that I got a bit defensive, and I didn't mean to detract from your point.
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by dwringer 4y ago
Regarding the topic of making edits that would be accepted, I assume it was subject matter that rubbed someone the wrong way because as I said it was basically a character assassination of the article's subject. I strongly suspect the

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