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by elijahparker 6y ago
Agreed -- and the examples in the user comments were invaluable to me way back when I was getting started.
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The Science of Lactic Acid Fermentation: Pickles, Kraut, Kimchi, and More(seriouseats.com)
1 points by elijahparker 6y ago|0 comments
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Daycares in Finland Built a 'Forest Floor'; It Changed Children's Immune Systems(sciencealert.com)
23 points by elijahparker 6y ago|1 comments
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by elijahparker 6y ago
More info, including download links: http://ma-la.com/tsugite.html GitHub: https://github.com/marialarsson/tsugite
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Simple Software Creates Complex Wooden Joints That Interlock with No Nails, Glue(scitechdaily.com)
24 points by elijahparker 6y ago|2 comments
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GM insect-resistant Bt cotton boosted India’s crop yields?(geneticliteracyproject.org)
2 points by elijahparker 6y ago|0 comments
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by elijahparker 6y ago
The article explained it’s thought that the birds were seeking a place to land to avoid a storm and were drawn to the lights
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Up to 1,500 birds flew into some of Philly’s skyscrapers one day last week(inquirer.com)
1 points by elijahparker 6y ago|2 comments
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An entire village lost its broadband at the same time every day for 18 months(cnn.com)
3 points by elijahparker 6y ago|0 comments
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Marine sponges inspire the next generation of skyscrapers and bridges(phys.org)
1 points by elijahparker 6y ago|0 comments
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Colorado couple's 20-year search for extinct fruit finally pays off(cnn.com)
1 points by elijahparker 6y ago|1 comments
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Microbiologists Discover Bacteria That Feed on Metal(scitechdaily.com)
1 points by elijahparker 6y ago|0 comments
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Minneapolis Had This Coming(theatlantic.com)
7 points by elijahparker 6y ago|2 comments
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by elijahparker 6y ago
Something I appreciated about Indonesian which doesn’t translate well to English (or many other languages that I’m aware of) is their two forms of “we”, inclusive and exclusive. “Kami”, excludes the one being spoken to, “Kita” includes them
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Twitter Points Users to Fact Checks of Trump Tweets for the First Time(npr.org)
8 points by elijahparker 6y ago|1 comments
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by elijahparker 6y ago
But think about it this way: if you have a plate moving back and forth in a square wave pattern at the surface of a pool of water, would the waves on the water be square?
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by elijahparker 6y ago
The square wave signal will move the speaker in a square pattern, but the actual waves propagating through the air are always sine waves. What you get is a series of harmonics indicative of the square source.
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Is the Cure Killing Us? How History Can Help Us Rethink Our Covid Response(peterhaas.org)
11 points by elijahparker 6y ago|2 comments
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by elijahparker 6y ago
I would strongly agree with this — learning and retention for me come easily when I’m interested, but are near impossible when I feel it’s irrelevant or I’m just not interested. Whether or not I’m gifted in something I’m interested in doesn
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by elijahparker 7y ago
Yes, I learned to use a bell well in advance of approaching people on a unicycle after I had a few people scream in response to a gentle “on your left” as they had no idea of my presence.
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“We Need to Solve This”: Colombia’s Race to Build a $1k Ventilator(vanityfair.com)
1 points by elijahparker 7y ago|1 comments
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Stop Using Toilet Paper(nytimes.com)
1 points by elijahparker 7y ago|2 comments
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Trail Braking(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by elijahparker 7y ago|0 comments
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by elijahparker 7y ago
That sounds great! But they’re currently faster than they’ve ever been? I don’t see how that reconciles with my experience I just described...
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by elijahparker 7y ago
There are multiple little things that make me feel less trusting of stripe and that it’s shifting away to be more profit focused instead of customer oriented. One change that was unannounced (to my knowledge — maybe I missed something) was
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New process for preserving lumber could offer advantages over pressure treating(phys.org)
23 points by elijahparker 7y ago|9 comments
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by elijahparker 7y ago
Yes, I used a brake as well. It can help with stopping quickly but only with much practice (well, stopping isn’t hard, but doing it comfortably). A brake also helps to drag on hills so as not to fatigue the legs and knees. Some in my group
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by elijahparker 7y ago
Apart from keeping the pedals against your feet when jumping, holding the seat also allows for pulling down to put more torque on the pedals, like standing and pulling on the handlebars of a bike for when you need more force on the pedals t
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by elijahparker 7y ago
I unicycled 1100 miles with a group through Europe (2001) and again about 500 miles in northern Norway (2003) with mostly the same group. Both were incredible experiences and a unicycle is actually a fun way to tour since you’re upright and
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Our Lives in the Time of Extremely Fancy Axes(nytimes.com)
1 points by elijahparker 7y ago|0 comments

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