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by jdechko 3y ago
I suppose the random access nature of the CD also made it easier to only listen to the good songs. Not that you can’t on vinyl or tape, but it’s certainly not as easy. Anyway, I didn’t do a great job expanding on my previous thought. The 1-
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by jdechko 3y ago
Not to get all music snob (because I’m not), but aren’t there already several options for artists to connect directly with music lovers? Isn’t this basically the indie music scene? Most consumers of music don’t care enough to seek it out, a
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by jdechko 3y ago
Had a 12 mini and just upgraded to the 13 mini. The unofficial rumor mill last year was that mini sales were lower than expected. But apparently the 14 Plus also has had lower than expected sales as well. It’s my opinion that neither the mi
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by jdechko 3y ago
Ugh. Those memories. I was among the last to have to use dial-up from off-campus (which required a specialty ISP @ 26.6k or some awful speed). Fortunately, they upgraded their system while I was there, so I could use the “much” faster DSL.
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by jdechko 3y ago
On iOS, Rain Rain is my favorite. It’s a free with limitations app, but I don’t find the limitations too bad. But honestly, we have a HomePod mini that does 99.999% of the work in the house. The HomePod has half-a-dozen or so background noi
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by jdechko 3y ago
Also, if you’re exercising a lot and/ or are otherwise heavily sweating, make sure to consume electrolytes. Hyponatremia is a thing.
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by jdechko 3y ago
Too many people here (in the US) are just assholes when it comes to this sort of thing. Leave no trace doesn’t apply to them, their trash, their “neat” rock cairns, or their pet’s droppings.
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by jdechko 3y ago
“Don’t tell me what to do.” Brought to you by the party of telling people what they should do.
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by jdechko 3y ago
I wonder if a decision tree would help more people since it’s possible to visualize every possible outcome of every possible game.
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by jdechko 3y ago
I made the same argument the last(?) time a Monty Hall article made the front page.
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by jdechko 3y ago
Or, it’s a highly customized list of websites and interests that is tied to an individual user, and therefore can be advertised against. Google could have put ads in Reader if they wanted to.
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by jdechko 3y ago
For me, weekends are a time to get things done that can’t be done during the week after work/school. And from a certain point of view, they are still “work” days, except I’m working for myself instead of a company. Compare that to a va
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by jdechko 3y ago
That’s kinda my point though. At my gym, about half of the people I see in the pool are so inefficient that they barely can swim 25 yards without getting exhausted. But to them, they’re “swimming”. I know you mentioned amateurs, but I’m rea
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by jdechko 3y ago
Yep. “Lengthening the stroke” is the end result. But body rotation, head position, engaging your core/abs, how your arms enter and pull through the water all make it so much more fluid. Even the angle of your elbow and hands. I’m certa
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by jdechko 3y ago
Or marking up PDF plans and reviewing the field plan review comments with the pencil in the field. It’s better than trying to manage 60+ tabloid-size pages and a 30 page document in the field. It’s a tool that’s really good for some things
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by jdechko 3y ago
See also swimming. A lot of people, myself included, know how to “swim” freestyle. But the difference in technique between trained and untrained is stark if you know what to look for. It takes a lot of effort to unlearn the improper techniq
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by jdechko 3y ago
I’m sure with all of the sensors it would be technologically possible, but I’d be interested to see if there is an augmented dark mode (dim the lights in a bright room) or night/low-light vision mode (use the IR depth sensors to add li
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by jdechko 3y ago
6500 calories of nuts is a lot. It would also be terrible for quick energy because most of the calories are from fat and protein.
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by jdechko 3y ago
For the most part, I agree. We aren't all super skinny. Since Jan 1, I’m down about 20 pounds with another 10-15 to go. But endurance athletes are quite different to just “regular” athletes. Someone who does a < 60 minute workout w
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by jdechko 3y ago
I remember there was a ahem review of the Rez Trance Vibrator on a gaming site when that particular peripheral was released.
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by jdechko 3y ago
Unreal Tournament also worked well with the ifeel mouse.
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by jdechko 3y ago
So they were so preoccupied with whether they could, that they never stopped to think if they should.
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by jdechko 3y ago
I’m genuinely interested in the environmental discussion that took place during engineering that led to this decision. There are a couple of federal statutes pertaining to construction of roads on (or near) historic properties (FHWA Sec. 10
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by jdechko 4y ago
I’m training for an Ironman later this year. Surprisingly, the longest run I am scheduled for is 2:45. When I did my half- IM in ‘21, I never ran for more than 2 hours. It takes a good aerobic base just to finish, but a lot of it is mental
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by jdechko 4y ago
We are on our second 2270DW since probably 2013 but only because we accidentally dropped the first one off a high shelf. I’ve had to replace the toner maybe 3 times across the 2 printers, with the most recent being in late 2020 after the pa
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by jdechko 4y ago
I completely agree with the math on this (math is math). However here are my observations on why this is still such an interesting problem. 1) All of these explanations end up taking this to the extreme. (Imagine playing 10,000 games. Or im
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by jdechko 5y ago
That was my first thought as well.
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by jdechko 5y ago
Your toolbox analogy is great for another reason. I can “tag” my screwdrivers with multiple items: Philips, flat, Torx, Square, short, long, ratcheting… Each screwdriver can have multiple tags. But I store them all in the same drawer in my
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by jdechko 5y ago
Rule #10, my second favorite rule only to Rule #5.
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by jdechko 6y ago
So beautiful!

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