dwyerm

18 ms·

121.
by dwyerm 9y ago
Similarly, I was once offered a Meadow Muffin, a fibre-filled, unashamedly health-food cupcake. But to me, a meadow muffin is what comes out of the south end of a north-going horse.
122.
by dwyerm 9y ago
The companion book, "The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern" featured recipes for "Hearty Herdbeast Stew", gather pies, and the coffee-analog "klah". My attempts at gather pies never seemed to work all that well,
123.
by dwyerm 9y ago
Maybe...? It is certainly the case that many non-smart TVs are focused on the signage industry. They might be brighter and more saturated than a conventional TV. They might be less capable of displaying smooth motion. On the other hand, th
124.
by dwyerm 9y ago
My experience has been that you have to pay extra for a dumb TV right now, likely because of issues of scale. My last TV was an NEC E-series Commercial Display. Aside from not being encumbered by any smart-features, it has a serial port
125.
by dwyerm 9y ago
You're a customer, then, and as a customer I completely agree with you. But as an investor in the same company, I would fault them for not taking a simple step to protect their profits. Just because you include the clause doesn't
126.
by dwyerm 9y ago
In my case it was a used car. It was, however, a manufacturer's dealership. On the other hand, the dealership without an arbitration clause was also a dealer for the same manufacturer.
127.
by dwyerm 9y ago
I've argued before, though, that I can't fault companies for using them. When someone hands you a get-out-of-jail-free card, you take that thing and hold on to it. It would be a special kind of lunatic who wouldn't. The log
128.
by dwyerm 9y ago
I was offered over $1000 off to 'just sign the damned contract', but still ended up walking. I was fortunate to find a different dealer that didn't have an arbitration clause, though. I fear I wouldn't find that next t
129.
by dwyerm 9y ago
I can't help turning this into a headphone-jack argument: I was able to plug my phone in at the last hotel I stayed in because its ageing 30-pin dock also had an aux plug, which my modern phone still supported. It also seemed a lot bet
130.
by dwyerm 9y ago
Only in the most indirect way. By clearing out the Van Allen belts, I suppose you could reduce the need for radiation shielding of satellites and spacecraft that need to operate in them and cross them. Less shielding would equate to lower w
131.
by dwyerm 9y ago
I would honestly like to hear of another reference workload for machines of this type. I can't find very many uses other than databases for that much memory. I think you can store every single uncompressed frame of a bluray movie in me
132.
by dwyerm 9y ago
I've been chasing exactly this issue for weeks!! The problem I'm seeing is that something changes the binary/BCD flag. It turns out that changing this flag doesn't convert the current representation of time inside the RT
133.
by dwyerm 9y ago
I'm sure many of them have the machines , still. The new kids pull them out from under the counter top and muse, "What are THESE for?!" Aside from what you said about the embossed cards, I suspect the greater problem is prob
134.
by dwyerm 9y ago
My experience was that any "Instant Qualification!!" fails instantly, and then you can't unlock it. After Equifax lost my data in the last (T-Mobile) breach, I locked all three providers. Each of the places charged me $10 f
135.
by dwyerm 9y ago
I'll bet $5 that signing up for their monitoring service comes with a class-action waiver sweetener.
136.
by dwyerm 9y ago
I can't find a reference, unfortunately. This was in the Arkansas River watershed, likely back in the 1990s, and so has likely not made it over the digital divide, yet. Consequently, we might only have my memory of the event to depend
137.
by dwyerm 9y ago
We need good science media to explain these things to the rest of us. For instance, where I'm from, a failed float switch allowed millions of gallons of treated drinking water overflow into the local streams. The EPA pitched a fit abou
138.
by dwyerm 9y ago
That sounds nice, but then they just send the bill to collections, and it becomes a negative entry in your credit report.
139.
by dwyerm 9y ago
That's difficult to do when your cell provider presents the contract on an LCD screen, or via a web page. On the other hand, the car dealership refused to allow me to redline their contract. I was fortunate that I could -- and did -- w
140.
by dwyerm 9y ago
I'm pleased to see the forced arbitration and class action waivers get noticed, here. I was going to recommend the EFF's "TOSBACK" program, but it turns out they're already linked to TOSDR. I'm pleased that TOS
141.
by dwyerm 9y ago
I get what you're saying. However, we actually have evidence that a sewage plant for a major western city can suffer a sudden catastrophic failure[1] and it won't even make it above the fold. [1] https://projects.seattl
142.
by dwyerm 9y ago
> I felt so guilty... I've had that same feeling, and I sort of cynically wonder if that's not the point. It is difficult to have ire for a seller when you feel like you've just taken advantage of them. I ordered a 3-pack
143.
by dwyerm 9y ago
Except a US PO Box wouldn't accept other carriers' packages. That changed a few years ago when the USPS started offering "Street Addressing" for PO Boxes that could accept other couriers' deliveries. But it had some
144.
by dwyerm 9y ago
Interestingly, Starbucks does have both a trailer solution and a shipping-container solution. The former is parked out front when the actual store is undergoing refurbishment. The latter is seemingly air-dropped into neighborhoods like No
145.
by dwyerm 9y ago
While I was out trying to find the possible applications for Sunon's adorable 9mm blowers[1], I came across Cairpol's Cairsens devices[2]. I'm not sure what the technology they're using is, but they're claiming t
146.
by dwyerm 9y ago
Some locations do, and some locations don't. Fortunately, you can check ahead of time by asking the Coinstar website which locations offer a specific gift card. http://www.coinstar.com/KioskFinder?element=Partner&p
147.
by dwyerm 9y ago
I agree. I've purchased a lot of things from Angry Robot[1]. It's a similar story: smaller market and mostly SF, but I've enjoyed a large number of their offerings. You purchase in UKP via Paypal (no need for Paypal account),
148.
by dwyerm 9y ago
Related: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/02/05/382664837/map-t... Maybe this is just a lot of lying with graphics, but it has always bothered me that Colorado has been a tech center on a
149.
by dwyerm 9y ago
Thank you for that... but I think you sold your rights too cheaply. I walked away for the right to cross out the entire arbitration clause. They were mystified that I would even read the stuff on the back of the contract, let alone have a
150.
by dwyerm 9y ago
Actually, I just learned the answer a few weeks ago when I toured a wind-farm: Vestas uses magnets to secure ladders, lights, and other items to the inside of the tower instead of drilling holes. This neatly heads off problems with water e

More ›