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by gnatman 3y ago
I believe Stronglifts is based on the Rippetoe "Starting Strength" program and both are awesome. There are some great diagrams and theory in the book that can help you stay safe while lifting. Like parent comment says, Rippetoe ca
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by gnatman 3y ago
I too stayed there in 2010 to be close to MSG. My friends and I knew it was a shithole, and were sending each other terrible TripAdvisor reviews for laughs. Buried a dozen pages in, one review offered instructions for getting up on the roof
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by gnatman 3y ago
Just in case any other Deadheads were curious about that guitar, it's a walnut stratocaster built by Dan Erlewine, who also built "Lucy", Albert King's flying V guitar. It's likely they were built from the same batc
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by gnatman 3y ago
"Great Impractical Ideas in Computer Science: PowerPoint Programming" Tom Wildenham (2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3loq22TxSc Really fun, kinda blew my mind. Guy got a job at Microsoft shortly after givin
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by gnatman 3y ago
I have been thinking about this a lot lately! When I was born the population was 5 billion. When my father was born the population was 2.5 billion. You have to go back several more generations to get to the 1 billion mark. The growth within
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by gnatman 3y ago
The lead author on this paper first surfaced these claims in 2013, and later that year published a book called “ Plato Never Lied: Atlantis Is In Indonesia”. Reading the actual paper, I’m having a tough time visualizing the “sculpted” aspec
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by gnatman 3y ago
To your first two questions- I hope that with some education and hard work I'll be equipped to confidently respond! :) I thought React was a common front-end and Node.js a common backend? Perhaps that tells you just how little I know!
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Ask HN: Best Resources for Understanding Modern Web Stack?
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by gnatman 3y ago
> "This is a pretty cool mod if you can't live without buttons in your car, but it obviously defeats the whole purpose of minimalism." What IS the purpose of minimalism in this context, exactly?
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by gnatman 3y ago
I have a question about the scenario you're describing in Argentina. If I'm an individual in that country and want to protect my money, a stable offshore asset sounds good. And a digital decentralized asset makes sense because the
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by gnatman 3y ago
Remember the Lytro Camera? Their products allowed you to change focus in post as well, but with a different technique. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_field_camera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x2F
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by gnatman 3y ago
Another cool spot to add to your roadtrip is Cherry Springs State Park, a dark sky preserve in Pennsylvania. > Astronomers and stargazers appreciate Cherry Springs State Park for the darkness and clarity of its skies, which make it &quot
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by gnatman 3y ago
> [Kemp] said that the person who developed the water treatment process for Real Water bought the titanium tubes "from some Russian guy in the 80s" and spent four to five months making alkaline waters in his garage, working unt
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by gnatman 3y ago
> More recent studies using the Telescope Array Project have suggested a source of the particles within a 20 degree radius "warm spot" in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major. https://www.science.org/co
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by gnatman 3y ago
I really like this suggestion, and the others listed. What they have in common is they're cultivating a creative and curious DIY attitude. If you can figure out how a small engine runs, or how sounds are created, or how to use woodwork
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by gnatman 3y ago
Most research universities have departments specifically set up to license technologies and inventions produced by their labs: - https://tlo.mit.edu/ - https://otl.stanford.edu/industry/explore-technolo
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by gnatman 3y ago
Just by looking at the first 5-6 comments 'highlighted' I can tell that they're representative of a type of post that many readers of this website value. It's usually some mix of firsthand experience "untold stories
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by gnatman 3y ago
I commute & ride a LOT in the heart of a major city, and suffered numerous flat tires until switching to gatorskins. You may already be using cut/puncture proof tires, but if not, try 'em out. These things are tough!
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by gnatman 3y ago
Scheduling work between 9-4 M-F is the reason for massive delays and budget overruns? Union tradesmen purely to blame? Here’s a comment from another article linked in the OP to give another side to the story: “I have intimate knowledge of t
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by gnatman 3y ago
That’s actually the opposite of what they’re saying. Lack of diversity leads to bullying.
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Collapse of what exactly?
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by gnatman 3y ago
I love Abelson's style and sometimes will put these lectures on for background noise as I fall asleep!
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by gnatman 3y ago
If I'm exiting the highway into a 35-mph zone, I don't want to derive my speed with high confidence from 4 other numbers, I want to see that pertinent number directly.
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by gnatman 3y ago
I don't know if this will help you or not, but more than anything the skill that has helped me develop expertise within my field is learning to ask really good questions and listening thoughtfully to the responses. It can feel risky be
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by gnatman 3y ago
Video in question: https://twitter.com/lere0_0/status/1688263425464598528
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by gnatman 3y ago
Check out Woody Guthrie's song "Do Re Mi" for the 1940 version of this sentiment. https://www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Do_Re_Mi.htm
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by gnatman 3y ago
I'm guessing that moving that (actually) $25bn "elsewhere" would actually increase the homelessness problem in California since that money funds a variety of social assistance programs for all manner of people, most of whom h
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by gnatman 3y ago
It's absolutely a joke!
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by gnatman 3y ago
>As such, modern tellers of the story have put their own spin on it. In addition to the films and books, dozens of paranormal podcasts have devoted episodes to the Bell Witch, and nearly every one of them offers a different explanation.
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by gnatman 3y ago
OK so 100+ years, then? I think my favorite part of this is the fully automated global doomsday system.

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