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by froindt 7y ago
I'm from Iowa but had no idea the DOT ran such a network! Thanks for sharing!
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by froindt 7y ago
That's true, but if you're spraying a field and veer off by ~12", you're running over corn and killing your profit.
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by froindt 7y ago
I belive they were enhancing it with terrestrial base stations (Loran-C was mentioned in the discussion, which was 10+ years ago). John Deere has proprietary secret sauce and if I recall correctly, they can get sub 1" accuracy. That pr
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by froindt 7y ago
You can go with non-John-Deere equipment and get a relatively cheap and simple tractor. I'm not sure about the minimum you can get in terms of electronics. A big challengefarm equipment manufacturing companies are facing are related to
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by froindt 7y ago
I've heard of farmers going so far as to make their own GPS guidance systems, enhanced before they were widely available and reasonably priced. I'm not sure how accurate and repeatable they were. Going to any farm that's been
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by froindt 7y ago
I was recently home and found a classic Klutz book we read growing up called Earthsearch. It has an aluminum cover and talked about tons of worldly topics. Recycling, race, population growth, poverty. All done at an elementary school approp
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by froindt 7y ago
The Ames, Iowa city library expires cards on an annual basis, likely because so many students cycle through. Thinking about it now, I think my Lynda access was through Iowa State.
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by froindt 7y ago
My old library provided this, but unfortunately it's not available in my new city.
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by froindt 7y ago
These look like great resources, thanks!
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by froindt 7y ago
I started reading this book this week in an effort to open up my job prospects down the line. I'm a "technical" Industrial Engineer often serving as a liason between IT and the business. I can program in VBA and do anything y
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by froindt 7y ago
Freetaxusa was a very easy experience last year. Federal is free, state is $10. I haven't read their privacy policy. Perhaps a profile of me was sold to dozens of companies - but I think they fit your criteria pretty well.
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by froindt 7y ago
I've looked at the difference with a few people. It depends on the balances and interest rates, but the difference is smaller than I would have guessed. With tens of thousands of dollars of debt, I've seen the difference be just a
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by froindt 7y ago
>The only thing I could maybe see as annoying is the red flashing lights they use to help aircraft see them at night. I'm also from Iowa. It's a really eerie effect driving through a wind farm in the pitch dark! I noticed it mo
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by froindt 7y ago
Oh I know that. I've been reducing my insurance as my financial position has improved. I think almost nobody on this forum would buy insurance on low value items, as the math and straightforward probabilities explain themselves. But th
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by froindt 7y ago
Maybe my mistake was acknowledging I have insurance. The billing person said they run into issues with the insurance company if they let covered individuals bypass the insurance. This blog post describes some of the mechanics in a bit more
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by froindt 7y ago
It really feels predatory when they do it on consumables. I hope I'm never offered it again on a consumable. I was shocked by the 15% premium! I could self insure and break even if 1/6 products were defective. Televisions will be
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by froindt 7y ago
>...so we kind of feel like we are contributing to a future problem by using dental insurance, but it’s hard to turn down the savings now. I agree. It feels awful to make a rational choice in your best interest and to see the mess it can
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by froindt 7y ago
For $3 I could get protection on my ~$20 Sonicare toothbrush heads from Walmart. It's a premium, consumable item. That offer really caught me off guard.
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by froindt 7y ago
Sounds like more customer buy-in or system capability would save Amazon a few seconds and packages stolen. Possible process: FBA driver scans box and carelessly tosses box towards front door. Ring or Amazon app push a notification that the
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by froindt 7y ago
We like to at least have the allusion that you can start anywhere on the socioeconomic scale and end up better (sometimes far better) than you started. Education has long been one of the best ways to increase your lifetime earning potential
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by froindt 7y ago
>Well it's been 100 years and no one's gotten hurt. I'm curious if this is true. If there was a high speed crash anywhere along that path, the best move for the driver is to definitely not mention they were doing the Cann
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by froindt 7y ago
Safety tip: wear safety glasses and a face shield. If the disk breaks off, it can get nasty. Examples: Sewn up - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3319119/man-carves-open-throat... Grinding wheel still in the face -
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by froindt 7y ago
We've seen massive consolidation of health groups over the last 20 years. I believe that's the point Ms. Gee is making. There used to be competition 10 or 20 minutes away. Now it's entirely plausible you'll be driving fo
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by froindt 7y ago
I'm an industrial engineer and geek out about manufacturing stuff. Lego used to make custom pieces all the time. That, along with other missteps, nearly killed the company. Product variety means changeovers (switching molds in the pl
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by froindt 7y ago
If I recall correctly, Ubiquity had a network around this concept for broadband connections in the late 2000's. I don't think it ever caught steam, but I could be wrong.
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by froindt 7y ago
I hate how patient consent is typically implemented. I've seen two ER's firsthand who have someone come in with a computer, ask some questions about insurance and all, then say "please sign for the HIPPA privacy form, and aga
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by froindt 7y ago
I'm very much behind on movies. It's on my list though.
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by froindt 7y ago
I saw this when I saw Finding Dory. The sea foam was so good! I geek out about digital animation and was absolutely blown away. I'm not ashamed to admit I teared up a bit at how good it was.
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by froindt 7y ago
Google Voice number for car dealerships. Turo to try cars out for a few days. The owner would probably be happy to tell you what they do or don't like as well - and perhaps sell it to you if they were looking for something else.
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by froindt 7y ago
>learns about DNS testing in school One of the downfalls of being a technical individual in this case. Your autocorrect or muscle memory got the best of you!

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