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by geomark 8y ago
I think he is also offering to ship powerpacks and pumps, in case pumping is limited by available power and equipment.
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by geomark 8y ago
He lives in Thailand so he knows it often rains in June. He entered the cave only one week before the official start of rainy season. He took a rather large group of kids, not adults who could assess the risk themselves and decide whether o
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by geomark 8y ago
Actually, it was irresponsible to take them on a cave tour this time of year because the rains often start in June, regardless of when the official start of rainy season is called. It's been like that as long as I've lived here, a
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by geomark 8y ago
Indeed. I was spanked as a child (I was very stubborn and looking back it's clear that nothing else really worked with me). As a result, I suffer from a condition known as respect for others. It's a terrible affliction to have in
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by geomark 8y ago
So true. I used to manage a design verification business that made very good money consulting for companies' in-house design groups. Most of what we did was write Tcl and Perl scripts to glue together tools. Our mojo was that we had se
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by geomark 8y ago
That's the thing about anecdotes, one person's experience is completely opposite of anothers. I got a laptop with Windows 10 on it and immediately experienced the "100% disk utilization problem", which makes it basically
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by geomark 8y ago
That's an interesting concept, that kids naturally learn not in the same order. Implicates an issue with school systems since curricula are rather rigidly sequenced.
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by geomark 8y ago
When you see that your kid isn't as smart as you were it would seem to be important to instill in them the need to really strive since success is probably not going to come easy for them but they can still do well. Wondering how smart
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by geomark 8y ago
Does anyone have kids that seem less smart than they were at that age? Asking for a friend.
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by geomark 8y ago
Very common in other countries, too. Particularly with motorcyles that drive on sidewalks to avoid street traffic or because it is inconvenient to make a legal turn onto a side rode, ala https://www.bangkokpost.com/media&#x2
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by geomark 8y ago
The word "judge" has become like that, too. "How dare you judge people" is a common rage. But having good judgement is critical for your very existence, that is, you must judge everything you come into contact with. Ma
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by geomark 8y ago
Try https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renunciation_of_citizenship TL;DR: You could renounce your US citizenship for free before 2010. Then it when up to $450. In 2014 the fee was raise to $2,350. On top of the fee is the e
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by geomark 8y ago
Not to mention the border to the south and Camp Pendleton to the north. It really is boxed in. San Diego is already a nightmare for commuters with the growth of tech in north county. I think major mass transit would have to go in first befo
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by geomark 8y ago
I sure would like to know more about your mentoring of a robotics team. I sent you email.
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by geomark 8y ago
I wish I had gotten good at sketching early in my career. Too late for me now, but not too late for my kid as I involve him in STEM education activites. Interestingly, learning how to sketch is featured in several robotics curriculums for k
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by geomark 8y ago
Ok smarty. But you can choose to go outside only at night when the Sun isn't in the sky. But the sky is filled with other stars day and night. So you can never go outside if you are afraid of em radiation as weak as that emitted by WiF
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by geomark 8y ago
That's the rub about the seemingly innocent golf question. What if someone has a physical handicap that prevents them from playing golf but in no way affects their ability to perform the duties of the job they are interviewing for?
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by geomark 8y ago
The strength of those signals is very, very low. WiFi around -60dBm or lower most of the time and the cellular signal where I go is usually well below -80dBm. For comparison, the power received from Earth's nearest star Alpha Centauri
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by geomark 8y ago
Only slightly related...well OT as heck: VP of Sales at a tech company in San Jose was interviewing me for a field technical management job. The final question he asked was "Do you play golf?" I answered truthfully "No"
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by geomark 9y ago
A handy service that checks if a visitor is from an EU IP would be handy.
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by geomark 9y ago
Kinda funny that he classifies Hacker News as a shovel merchant.
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by geomark 9y ago
That's interesting. I left the US many years ago but still have to file an income tax return as well as FBAR. But I don't live in PR.
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by geomark 9y ago
That's interesting. But you still have to file a US tax return, right?
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by geomark 9y ago
Did you renounce US citizenship? I think that's the only way to remove the requirement to file a US tax return.
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by geomark 9y ago
Part I was great. Been waiting forever for Part II. If it ever happens I will have to retake Part I to refresh everything I forgot.
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by geomark 9y ago
When China starts going cashless we will get a look at exactly this scenario since it will very likely link with their citizenship score which is already implemented.
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by geomark 9y ago
I will add my anecdote. I am an American living in Thailand (many of them on HN from what I can tell). I have lived here for more than 10 years, speak Thai, have a family, etc. But I am definitely a foreigner and always will be. In fact, it
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by geomark 9y ago
That brought to mind Sunday's Dilbert comic. http://dilbert.com/strip/2018-03-04
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by geomark 9y ago
The equipment will no doubt be illegal to own in places like China. So it would get smuggled in or produced locally and sold on the black market. So far so good. But even if you install it surreptitiously I am pretty sure it will not be a L
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by geomark 9y ago
Where I live that is the case. Prices are not only made available, they are often advertised on websites and even on TV. Just one example of how it is done here https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/womens-center-obgyn-thailan

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