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by jaclaz 4y ago
I would add that something like this often happens outside online shops for devices and more generally house appliances. My theory is that many people are "proud" to have bought something, either for its novelty or because they ma
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by jaclaz 4y ago
As a side note, I find this: >Do you have any advice for software engineers who are just starting out? >Don’t be afraid to talk with the customers. Throughout my career, the best software engineers were the ones who worked with the cu
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by jaclaz 4y ago
Interesting idea, but where do they plan to have batteries? Right now normal hearing aids use tiny (but not microscopic) batteries (commonly type 312 zinc-air) that last roughly around a week (if the aids are used 12-16 hours/day). For
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by jaclaz 4y ago
I see, you are talking about remote contracts, here you need to upload a scan (or photo) of the actual document + (not all but many will) have a video call where you must show yourself holding the same document you already uploaded. AFAIK t
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by jaclaz 4y ago
Building (houses) is not an industry, it is essentially artisan work, some (few) of the inefficiencies could (and are) already reduced in large size projects, but such projects are rare, normally each house is different from the one built b
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by jaclaz 4y ago
That (3D-printing houses) is a non-solution or a solution to another problem. When building a house, the actual structure (walls/beams/decks) is very, very fast to build, and if shorter times are needed, pre-fabrication is an al
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by jaclaz 4y ago
There are some objectively needed times (i.e. maturing of concrete, mortar, paint, etc.) and some (a lot of) times deriving from the general organization of the builder (and of the building industry as a whole). People (workers) when availa
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by jaclaz 4y ago
I don't know which country you refer, usually (here in Italy) to sign a contract you need to be identified, i.e. to produce the actual piece of ID and (still usually) a photocopy of the piece of ID is annexed to the contract. Particula
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by jaclaz 4y ago
You mean people could adapt to living in yurts or gers? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurt
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by jaclaz 4y ago
I don't think that - short of an underground bunker - there are fire-resistant structures that can survive a "serious" wildfire. The classification of fire-resistant is usually 30/60/90/120 minutes, meaning tha
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by jaclaz 4y ago
365x24=8,760 hours in a year, 15,000 is nearly 2 years 24/7, maybe you meant 1,500 that is roughly 2 years, 2 hours per day? 2x2x365=1,460? (or 1 year, 4 hours/day)
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by jaclaz 4y ago
Question: What is the actual issue with driving license (or passport) numbers? I mean, these documents contain a number of "fixed" personal data, name, surname, place and date of birth, a photo, etc., and the Authority issuing the
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by jaclaz 4y ago
It seems like the idea is to allow people to expose their (good or bad) experience at Apple, though the key points revolve around unfair or downright illegal anti-union and anti-employees practices: https://appletogether.org&#x2F
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by jaclaz 4y ago
Yes, of course, the problem is that it is not easy (IMHO) because of the lack a clear division between data and OS. I mean, if you decide to encrypt the whole disk (like bitlocker or similar) you will need to provide the password/key t
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by jaclaz 4y ago
I don't think anyone made that comparison. Smartphones are computers, they use the cellular network to connect to the internet, besides strictly phoning, they remain conceptually inside: - computer/internet - cellular phone as an
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by jaclaz 4y ago
And - as a side note - my grandfather (born 1885 and dead prematurely in 1936) was originally from a village that in the 1930's was reachable from my city by public transport (train) in around 6-7 hours. When I was a kid (think of the
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by jaclaz 4y ago
Yep, but broadly your last night experience is within the: - computer/internet - cellular phone items. There is a point about the difference between "concept" and "diffusion/availability", i.e., in the case of
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by jaclaz 4y ago
My grandmother was born in 1895 and died 1987, she went through all you listed and something you forgot (and many more missing): - photography (in the family, outside professional shops) - electricity in homes - radio - television - spanish
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by jaclaz 4y ago
The "standard" way (the "safe" one) is to "clone" the hard disk (please read as make a dd-like or "forensic sound" image) then wipe the disk, install a basic OS, give it to repair, and then re-image t
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by jaclaz 4y ago
[2017] Lipogram: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipogram A re-known lipogram in E: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsby_(novel) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47342/4734
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by jaclaz 4y ago
>In an effort to determine how a lack of gravity effects eye movements, NASA conducted a series of experiments on the International Space Station in the mid 2000s. The results of aren’t useful to earthbound people (Spoiler: gravity affec
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by jaclaz 4y ago
As a matter of fact the "original" Mediterranean diet (i.e. what people actually ate in countries like Italy or Greece) rarely included meat more than once or twice per week (but not being actualy vegetarian or vegan it did includ
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by jaclaz 4y ago
It was also functional to the plot of the movie Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_and_Lightfoot very likely the 1965 Brinks vault robbery inspired the screenplay, but in the mo
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by jaclaz 4y ago
In the article: “The most common anti-vehicle mine is the TM 62 M,” he says. “It's got a metal casing, so it's very easily found with a metal detector. Anti-personnel mines are a lot smaller, but most of the Russian mines, even if
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by jaclaz 4y ago
>If somebody gets paid $100,000 a year and spends a week evaluating something, the "free" trial costs $2000. But out of curiosity, what is the alternative? Blindly buying (or subscribing to) something because it looks cool in a
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by jaclaz 4y ago
You might want to be a little more explicit (like, you know, which country/city that is, the kind of the store, its size/personnel needed, etc.), it is not like all "brick and mortar" businesses are the same, and they do
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by jaclaz 4y ago
>But do normal people really need to write their name down on pieces of paper and pass them across the desk with a wink to avoid their name being said out loud? >I think not. Yes. that makes no sense, if someone is targeting you spec
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by jaclaz 4y ago
I thought that the greek iynx was re-known and accepted as an ancient toy: https://acropolismuseumkids.gr/en/dimiourgo1/127-twist-pull-... Checking the article it comes out that the actual article about the "
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by jaclaz 4y ago
>My hovercraft is full of them. Drop your panties Sir William, I cannot wait 'til lunchtime.
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by jaclaz 4y ago
Look, "available land" means "land that is not used". It is clear that more flexible zoning laws allows for easier re-use, if there are abandoned old warehouses and other limitations (height of buildings) do not exist, t

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