janeerie

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by janeerie 4mo ago
Yeah, I do. My personal laptop is a Macbook Air, so not too much of a burden.
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by janeerie 7mo ago
"I also think that wholegarment knits look kind of cheap and that sewing actually adds structural integrity and durability to a garment." This is an ongoing discussion in the handknitting community. Knitters generally hate seaming
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by janeerie 8mo ago
I used to have this problem until I was given the tip to tense various muscles throughout my body during the process. Do not listen to the nurses who tell you to relax!
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The Government Is Hiring Tech People Again. Should You Apply?(presentofcoding.substack.com)
3 points by janeerie 9mo ago|0 comments
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by janeerie 11mo ago
Two things that we use for my son's CI are a cable wrap, which gives the cable a bit of reinforcement, and what we call the "eagle claw" - a little plastic hook that goes on the bottom and hooks around the ear lobe to give it
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America by Design Fail(americabydesign.fail)
67 points by janeerie 1y ago|11 comments
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by janeerie 1y ago
I don't know how one could classify USS Callister and Black Museum as having happy endings! The fates of the bad guys in those episodes are so horrible they still haunt me. Doesn't make it any better that they are bad guys!
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by janeerie 1y ago
That's the direction Direct File was aiming in. This year it was able to import W-2s and limited other data, but the vision was always to bring in as much info as possible.
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by janeerie 1y ago
Yes, I would really like to see research targeting Connexin 26, since it's the most common cause of hearing loss, but it seems it's much more difficult to "cure."
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by janeerie 1y ago
One mistake you making is thinking that rationalists care more about people far away than people in their community. The reality is that they set the value of life the same for all. If children around you are doing of an easily preventable
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by janeerie 1y ago
This was in the post I was responding to.
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by janeerie 1y ago
Yes, but you may want to reword this part, since it implies that DF is already shut down: "The IRS will no longer accept returns directly."
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by janeerie 1y ago
This isn't true - you can still submit through Direct File: https://directfile.irs.gov/
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IRS Just Open-Sourced Direct File(forbes.com)
5 points by janeerie 1y ago|0 comments
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by janeerie 1y ago
They're not all short haul. I can do a direct to DCA from SLC.
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by janeerie 2y ago
Oh, I know. But the fate of 18F and Direct File are not directly connected.
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by janeerie 2y ago
I don't know why you're getting downvoted, but you are correct. It's essential that as many people as possible know about and use Direct File this year, to provide evidence that it ought to be continued.
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by janeerie 2y ago
This is exactly right. Direct File got thrown into the discussion, but it was not the reason that 18F was getting labelled as far-left.
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by janeerie 2y ago
Direct File is following a phased roll-out approach to avoid the "big launch" problem that tends to plague government tech projects. The goal is to serve all citizens, but taxes are very complex, and it will take time to address a
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by janeerie 2y ago
They were part of the effort, but not the main component. Direct File is still alive and functioning, for this tax season at least.
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by janeerie 2y ago
Colorado also has one: https://oit.colorado.gov/colorado-digital-service
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by janeerie 2y ago
18F is not the group behind Direct File, and it's very annoying that this narrative keeps getting spread. DF was created by a team of people from USDS, 18F and the IRS. It's housed within the IRS.
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by janeerie 2y ago
USDS is supposed to set the example of how to "do" tech in the federal government and build capacity at agencies. The fact that this organization is being dismantled is significant.
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by janeerie 2y ago
We have the same mutation and have a deaf son (we had no idea we were carriers until after he was born and failed the hearing screening). I've often wondered if we had decided to have another child if I would have done IVF and selected
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The IRS is rolling out its free tax-filing tool to 30M Americans(fastcompany.com)
59 points by janeerie 2y ago|24 comments
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by janeerie 2y ago
Ww wa
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by janeerie 2y ago
Can you point me towards more info on GJB2 therapies? This is the cause of my son's hearing loss.
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by janeerie 3y ago
I always hear about not taking psychedelics if you're not in a good place mentally, but then how could it possibly be a treatment for anxiety?
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by janeerie 3y ago
Yeah, if you have a functional footer, you can't have infinite scroll. This is why Kroger isn't doing it.
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by janeerie 3y ago
You basically just did exposure therapy (the most effective therapy for anxiety) with cannabis as your trigger.

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