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by gwbas1c 5mo ago
In Washington DC, don't buy ice cream from the trucks in the national mall.
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by gwbas1c 5mo ago
I live in a very touristy area: > P.S. if you are a local, you can do all of this too. Last year, after spending a bunch of money putting in a fence, and having a puppy that didn't travel well, we decided that we were just going to
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by gwbas1c 5mo ago
I mostly play Grand Prix mode in Mario Kart World; the open world is a nice way to kill time between races online. That being said, try to remember your inner 8-year-old when playing open world. I would have liked it a lot more as a kid tha
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by gwbas1c 5mo ago
"but perhaps boys and girls are different" should be interpreted as a joke; specifically satire on people who actively push that there are no differences between the sexes. --- To bring some context: I have a friend who called u
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by gwbas1c 5mo ago
DK Bonanza was fun. I just pre-ordered Star Fox: I played the SNES one as a kid a lot, but I never played the N64 one that the Switch 2 one is based on. The new Mario Kart is also great, and the larger screen is great too. At 45 I don'
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by gwbas1c 5mo ago
Nintendo games are only on the switch. If that's what you want to play, then the Steam deck is a non-starter. (But if you like the games on Steam, then the Steam deck makes a lot of sense.)
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by gwbas1c 5mo ago
Take a look at the linked article https://ofdollarsanddata.com/why-private-school-isnt-worth-t... The author is pointing out that spending gobs of money on expensive educations is no better than the public education that is
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by gwbas1c 5mo ago
Yes, you understand me 100%. vhantz is just picking a fight. More importantly, we don't need to live in a world where every presentation of a fact comes with a disclaimer that it can be wrong.
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by gwbas1c 5mo ago
> The first 15 seconds of the video probably doesn't need to repeat what you already know. Consider looking at how Mr. Beast does it. He explains in detail in https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6623b7720b009050313e70
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by gwbas1c 5mo ago
The problem with cold calls is that you expect random people to stop what they are doing and listen to an advertisement; often for something they don't want or need. Whatever you interrupted is far more important to them than whatever
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by gwbas1c 5mo ago
> I wish that each such generative AI service came with a brief but conspicuous warning explaining that these systems can sometimes produce output that is factually incorrect, misleading or incomplete. Guess what? Books in the library ca
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by gwbas1c 5mo ago
I don't think you understand just what it's like to be poor. Every penny counts, and something that you can do yourself without specialized tools is a life saver. I don't think you understand just what it's like to be ri
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by gwbas1c 5mo ago
Reminds me of fuckedcompany.com during the internet / web bubble in 2000 and the early 2000s.
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
Thanks for saying that. My dad volunteers and gets involved with social clubs. I think he'll keep doing it as long as he's able to. BUT: I don't think it's the work / volunteering that keeps his mind, I think it&#x2
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
> And all of the commenters complaining they would never buy this phone is great proof that the removable battery movement is DOA. I had to reflect on that statement for a bit. I've always bought a new phone when there are battery p
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
It's explained in the article. First quote: > You want a covered pail partially filled with water to put used diapers in as soon as removed. If it contains soap or detergent, this helps in removing stains. Be sure the soap is well d
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
When I had my first, she pooped in her diaper as I was holding her at the dinner table. Then I looked up and my mother came running towards me, all excited to be able to change a diaper for the first time in seven years.
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
I want Rosie (fictional robot from the TV show "The Jetsons") Basically, I want a robotic butler / maid that will do most of the cleanup around the house.
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
This sounds like something out of Snowcrash.
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
This reminds me of when I was in college in the early 2000s. My fraternity's national organization refused to take photos over email for the newsletter because they got a virus. It's a short-sighted policy that's akin to &quo
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
I'm finding that AI, when successful, gives me 2-3x speedup. It's not the kind of thing I can give high-level instructions to like I can to a human. I suspect the people who claim that AI works by only giving it high-level instruc
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
The Freakonomics podcast episode "Ten Myths About the U.S. Tax System (Update)" actually goes into a lot of depth about this issue: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/ten-myths-about-the-u-s-tax... (Includes tr
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
> is the same class of bug that plagued the Hayes +++ escape sequence in data mode, and it is striking that it was never properly solved. When I ran a BBS, it was critical to configure the modem and software to use signaling lines (I for
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
It's probably due to a more recent change, IE, focusing on features over stability. Or, it could be that there was some turnover in ops and someone who was a hawk about stability isn't there. If I were to bet, there's probabl
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
Because increasing the cost of living will trigger bankruptcies in people who are living paycheck to paycheck and unable to afford the cost of living increase. (This is generally the cause that economists blame for increases in bankruptcy)
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
> No idea how fast these can switch from storing energy to producing it and if these were used to help during the blackout. Typically ~10 seconds. The bigger issue is if these have blackstart capability. (IE, if they can switch to genera
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
Having recently seen a thread here where a lot of people threw a lot of shade on gambling: I really recommend finding that source. That being said: I'm more likely to believe inflation to be the cause; and I think it's a bad idea
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
What's the quote? > Don't attribute to malice what can be attributed to incompetence. We're currently used to SAAS billing models that are either all-you-can-eat subscriptions, or metered around some easy-to-understand met
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
I look at this as a case of "pick your battles." In war, the civilians can't audit every move of the military. (It's impractical, both for reacting timely, and for keeping secrets from the enemy.) If the military doesn&#
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by gwbas1c 6mo ago
Just a note regarding meeting hate (that's a common topic in this thread.) (Something that this article should mention) People (managers) who advocate for meetings need to keep an eye out for: 1: People scheduling meetings as a form of

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