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   by jakzurr 4y ago

   Which actually might not be all that bad. Or we could go all conspiracy theory and suggest that we already are pets. ;)
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   by jakzurr 4y ago

   The issues in the article seem quite complex to me. But every time I re-read the first three paragraphs, I cannot help but think, "Irina Dumitrescu is a sage."
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   by jakzurr 4y ago

   Thanks for your post. I enjoyed it so much I almost up-voted it.
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   by jakzurr 4y ago

   The specific section is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard#The_Snow_Winter_of_18... But the whole article is interesting. Edit: mobile, for you mobiles: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzar
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   by jakzurr 4y ago

   Thanks for posting. I think this is a decent article - hopefully we'll see some interesting comments.
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   by jakzurr 4y ago

   My Galaxy Note 3 lasted about 10 years, by generally charging it to about 50% most of the time. Charged it to about 80% before bus rides, or before meetings. Finally had to replace it due to Sprint shutting down in Seattle region (phone was
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   by jakzurr 4y ago

   eric_cc & hacknat: Thanks for your posts; now I'm a bit sorry for complaining about bikeshedding comments. ;)
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   by jakzurr 4y ago

   I enjoyed this quite a bit, thanks for the post. Clever, fun, even if not necessarily accurate analysis and speculation. But, that's just my two cents to add to all the other bikeshedding.
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   by jakzurr 4y ago

   Thanks for posting. This article looks pretty amazing.
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    dup, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32191236 Guess this posting just didn't have the right timing.
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    Pretty amazing - near the end of the article they discuss just that, "Although tree-thinking biologists used to think that hybridization was extremely rare, genetic studies have shown that it actually happens all the time. Human DNA in
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    "I hope that I can convince you, my reader, how important it is to understand driving as a social process." Guess that part comes in future essays. Doubt if I'll bother looking for it.
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    Which is more heinous: the idea, or the patent on the idea? Or does this make a difference: "EA's Patent Pledge allows other developers to use five of its patents without the risk of being sued..."
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    That is correct. Decades ago, my cousin was into recreational lock-picking, and it turns out the bristles are perfect for machining into such tools. EDIT - whoops, I stand corrected, metal or plastic.
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    We could use that as a defense against Canada. ;)
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    Fun to read; also some interesting stuff on wikipedia: nice pics, and some not-so-nice history, but then what do the Swiss say? "Happy is the country without a history," IIRC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    If I had to wear that gizmo on my face all day, I'd be taking a lot more breaks.
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    Thanks. Guess I missed that part in the article.
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    OK now, that's pretty cool. (Although Nest gives me chills, in any temperature.) Thanks for links; some really good ideas. The PDF in particular has a lot more ways to reduce or shift demand; even a little can have a big change overa
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    OK, sounds possible; even likely. But seems like fix is no harder than dealing with Ethernet collisions: Instead of setting default to 6am, it gets set to 6am (- small random time). Or you could make it 6am (+ small random time). Make small
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    TIL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-floating_barrel
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    1st thoughts: soooooooo stupid! 2nd thoughts: really mechanical? - yes; bend? - no, titanium; crystal makes it taller? - no, inset sapphire; cost? - uhhhhh... still want one. more pics: https://monochrome-watches.com/richard
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    Is this the Barbie Enigma? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    Telephone I can carry in my pocket. So I don't have to be paged. Or walk to a phone (possibly distant) to find out what someone thinks is an important "issue". Or possibly just read a text or email when convenient. And I can
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    This... kind of shocking. Lived near seatac for decades, never read about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Horizon_Air_Q400_incident
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    Many people have tried, https://www.google.com/search?q=convert+1-hose+to+2-hose+ac It probably helps quite a bit, especially when a lot hotter outside than in. (But that's often not the case where I live south of Seat
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    tldr: each stamp has a unique code. I didn't really believe it until I hit the single mention of "unique" in the text.
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    Yup, hugged. Went to make coffee. When back, it had loaded just fine.
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    Maybe that's part of the story, heh. Some of the characters wonder if they are missing something.
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    by jakzurr 4y ago

    It's great. Author is still living... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Bisson Many times on HN; I'm good with that. https://hn.algolia.com/?q=Terry+Bisson