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by jackyinger 2y ago
Truly, even if we were to disregard the ecological and social impacts on existing inhabitants, the energy required would be extreme. And thankfully that alone is enough to make this simply a fantasy. I actually quite like the arid west, if
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by jackyinger 2y ago
That’s horrifying. But thanks for pointing that out, now I’ve got a real reason to dislike artificial odors (“air fresheners”)
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by jackyinger 2y ago
Would you care to share what you do instead? For search in particular, the g-suite, etc. are not such a big deal. I'm really hoping for something other than use duck duck go / bing / etc. because AFAIK they all serve advertis
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by jackyinger 2y ago
Yeah, that quote stuck me as well. What an irresponsible way to jump to conclusions.
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by jackyinger 2y ago
Actually I heard from a friend that worked there that eventually Amazon will run out of people to hire in the US who haven’t previously worked at Amazon, tho this includes warehouse workers.
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by jackyinger 2y ago
I’m genuinely curious. Could you elaborate on your methods to help me try to replicate this? Do you not have problems with unevenly cooked meat?
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by jackyinger 2y ago
Agreed, and to add to the list… It is about most pedestrian hostile design possible with those sharp corners. How it’s allowed on the roads boggles my mind. Also it is owner hostile. What other vehicle can you not resell? Finally, the body
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by jackyinger 2y ago
It uses a double negation in a way that creates ambiguity. A literal interpretation would be “all authorities are legitimate”, but likely the intent was “there exist legitimate authorities”.
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by jackyinger 2y ago
Loved reading this. I admire your courage and ingenuity to dress as a poor person. If you haven’t already read it you might enjoy Orwell’s autobiographical Down and Out in Paris and London, your story tangentially reminded me of it.
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by jackyinger 2y ago
I’ll admit I skimmed, but I’m skeptical of the idea that software is the magic key to getting manufacturing going strong in the USA again. Instead we should be de-stigmatizing trade work and investing in developing manufacturing skill in ou
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by jackyinger 2y ago
Seattle does have a concept of “exceptional trees” (a big old tree worth saving) which are protected by law. But it requires involving the city for them to be recognized and documented. A friend quashed a developers’ plans in West Seattle b
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by jackyinger 2y ago
FWIW I’ve encountered topological naming problems with OnShape. Edit: And they don’t stop me from enjoying using it.
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by jackyinger 2y ago
It would be similar to trying to pump the sea out from underneath a dock. Where this is a problem the glacier is floating on the ocean.
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by jackyinger 3y ago
And In general eating raw mushrooms is a no-go.
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by jackyinger 3y ago
Yeah, the obvious solution is to make smaller lighter vehicles. We’ve built EVs in the image of ICE vehicles, so they’re big and heavy. There are a lot of people who are driving an EV with several hundred miles of range to work less than 20
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by jackyinger 5y ago
I get that the science has to be done to know for sure. But I feel that for this to be a surprising revaluation to someone seems to me to indicate a lingering of the archaic notion that god created man in his image, and therefore man was di
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by jackyinger 5y ago
The lack of transparency makes these deals ripe for fraud. I have heard anecdotes from people I trust of their realtor offering to generate a fake offer (by soliciting one from a third party) to drive up the escalation clause. Where there i
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by jackyinger 5y ago
Ugh, I don’t really buy the swamp thing; sheep are creatures of fields. Plus none of the pictures depict scenes of swamps. Other than that this is quite neat. This rekindles some of my fond memories of stilting as a child. The long walking
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by jackyinger 5y ago
Hmmm, this is pretty outlandish and likely doomed to fail. Too much hyped not yet developed tech; carbon nanotube structure, etc. But, if this type of thing appeals to you in any way you should take a look at this book (use inter-library lo
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by jackyinger 5y ago
I thought the “geometry hates cars” premise had a lot of promise. I’m a bit disappointed that it turned out to be a footnote to a long discussion of Uber. Maybe fuel for a blog post? There are some great urban planning and architectural dir
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by jackyinger 5y ago
If this is interesting to you, I would absolutely recommend you read Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell. It is a very engaging account of a period of destitution in his life.
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by jackyinger 5y ago
Thanks for pointing this out! Looks pretty useful, will give it a shot.
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by jackyinger 5y ago
Mesh modeling in blender has similar downfalls to OpenSCAD. When you’re designing a bit of precision equipment (or what have you) you don’t want your circles turned into high degree polygons. Can a lathe turn a polygon? Can a drill drill a
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by jackyinger 5y ago
OpenSCAD is great in some ways, but the fact that everything gets boils straight to triangles drives me nuts. If there were an OpenSCAD equivalent to work with boundary representation models I’d have found my CAD nirvana.
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by jackyinger 5y ago
My complaint is that it is extremely modal and as a result not very friendly, not intuitive even to a relatively experienced CAD user. I’ve used a variety of CAD and it just really didn’t click. I know it’s open source, so not going to be a
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by jackyinger 5y ago
This is very interesting from an agricultural perspective. According to the Wikipedia article for ammonia, “In the US as of 2019, approximately 88% of ammonia was used as fertilizers”. To me this is a very interesting and damning fact with
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by jackyinger 5y ago
You absolutely need to use the correct sized screwdriver for the screw. And then make sure to press the screwdriver firmly into the screw while you turn so it can’t climb out. You can get away with close enough or lower pressure if the scre
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by jackyinger 5y ago
The thing about math is that it just boils down to simple rules that have wide ranging consequences and interrelations. To keep from being overwhelmed, pick a problem and try to focus on only the information relevant to that problem. I suck
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by jackyinger 5y ago
Here’s a few little tricks I use. These may seem trivial and silly, but given that mimetic behavior is rooted in a very basic level of existence, I believe these counter mimetic attitude exercises are useful in maintaining the foundation o
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by jackyinger 5y ago
How about fruits & nuts? Both are quick and easy to eat, I never feel compelled to gorge myself on em (unlike chips), and full of good stuff. Also, I eat a lot of rice and lentils and veggies, and it is very easy to make. In 30 minutes

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