jdmichal

74 ms·

781.
by jdmichal 7y ago
I get it. This is exactly how I ended up self-identifying as an agnostic theist. I firmly believe that by definition it is impossible to obtain evidence of metaphysical questions. And because of that, humans simply cannot confirm nor d
782.
by jdmichal 7y ago
From the discussion 10 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20384388 Didn't click summary: After the cut, Alaska will still spend 3x more than average per student. And tuition rates are comparatively low.
783.
by jdmichal 7y ago
It's not aspiration, but rather the delay in onset of voicing. /b/ begins voicing before release, /p/ begins very close to release, and /pʰ/ begins after release. You might also be thinking about the fact
784.
by jdmichal 7y ago
I'll strongly second your comment regarding business importance. However, I will slightly rephrase it: By expending resources to build "X", your company is now in the business of building "X". Is building "X&
785.
by jdmichal 7y ago
Which version of English shall we use in this simplification? While English could probably withstand some changes to orthography, there are also advantages to the spelling being somewhat disjoint from the exact pronunciation.
786.
by jdmichal 7y ago
Volume increases faster than surface area, so yes buying large refill containers will generally be better.
787.
by jdmichal 7y ago
My personal mileage with ME was that it would hum along fine, but at some point would become unstable. Once it became unstable, the best solution was to reimage it. Whatever would break did not seem to ever get better, regardless of any
788.
by jdmichal 7y ago
Nitpick: I might argue that at its core, Kanban is a visualization tool. I think "agile Kanban for software" has some prescribed methodologies, but you're also free to tell them where to shove it and still call what you'
789.
by jdmichal 7y ago
Debt may be avoidable, but avoiding it is not necessarily advisable. I got a car note at 2%. I didn't pay a penny early... It was practically free money. 0% loans, like furniture places do sometimes, are a no brainer between inflation,
790.
by jdmichal 7y ago
I feel like you think you're disagreeing with me, when in fact you are supporting my point. The game goes closer to the luck baseline, and you beat the luck baseline by playing tighter. Also, that's all well and good for heads up
791.
by jdmichal 7y ago
That's commonly called "duck-typing". And since you're discussing C#, I'll throw in that Typescript (another MS language) has duck-typing for interfaces. You can explicitly implement an interface, in which case th
792.
by jdmichal 7y ago
Same thing with poker. Someone who doesn't understand betting strategy and odds is more dangerous. It takes the game closer to the underlying luck line, because you can't effectively communicate with the other player in the norm
793.
by jdmichal 7y ago
Actually, it was the part where you stated you considered not washing your hands? And I was honestly asking because most people don't realize how quickly human skin dries. I hate air driers also, but I generally don't use paper to
794.
by jdmichal 7y ago
Honest question: Have you tried just vigorously shaking your hands and then letting them air dry? It only takes a couple minutes. Worth the wait to still have clean hands.
795.
by jdmichal 7y ago
It's a slightly different place of articulation. The Arabic <ع> is pharyngeal, while the "R" you are thinking of is uvular. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharyngeal_consonant https://en
796.
by jdmichal 7y ago
Interesting... It does not get very cold here in Florida, but we still typically have heat pumps installed with our ACs. Which are much more efficient than burning gas or electricity for 1:1 BTUs.
797.
by jdmichal 7y ago
Total AC energy expenditure in the US is tiny compared to heating. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=10271 2009: 6.2% AC vs 41.5% heating of total household energy consumption.
798.
by jdmichal 7y ago
The article didn't mention anything about them being a hybrid species. And I'm pretty sure they are a feline species that earned the name based on looks.
799.
by jdmichal 7y ago
Absolutely this. I love playing this game: When someone asks me about doing something, I like responding with, "What do I want to know?" or "What am I going to ask you?" It trains them to start anticipating your thoug
800.
by jdmichal 7y ago
To use that analogy: The coordinates tell you where the restaurant is (pointer), but you still have to go to the actual restaurant to get some food (data).
801.
by jdmichal 7y ago
The chances are that you could have simply told them you are not paying until it's billed through your insurance. My insurance card actually has that written on it. Hospitals especially always try to collect up front, but accept refu
802.
by jdmichal 7y ago
I have a Keepass app on my phone, Keypass2Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=keepass2androi... It has a keyboard bundled into it that will ghost type in the currently opened username and passwo
803.
by jdmichal 7y ago
I don't know whether it's legally possible to decay equity. Equity is seen as property, so once it's granted you can't just revoke it. You can expire or revoke options, but options themselves don't grant any right o
804.
by jdmichal 7y ago
It's maybe not a monopoly, but it's definitely tying, which is still covered under anti-trust law.
805.
by jdmichal 7y ago
What exactly do you mean by "fights tooth and nail"? I had to reinstall my laptop a few months ago, and the experience was "navigate to Firefox download site, download, install, set default browser"... Same as it has e
806.
by jdmichal 7y ago
Given a comment on the article that user-agent switching seems to fix it, I'm going to assume the same. Just another overly-aggressive user-agent check, instead of using feature checks.
807.
by jdmichal 7y ago
There are two ad campaigns which caused me to try a new product. Neither time was I actually looking for a new product. (The products were Old Spice and Dos Equis. I figured they earned a try just for entertaining me. And I ended up liking
808.
by jdmichal 7y ago
Bermuda rigging: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_rig If you're not familiar with sailing rigs, you probably don't even notice it as anything other than, "that's what most modern sailboats look
809.
by jdmichal 7y ago
You're being extremely uncharitable. Look, business processes are different at every single company. Especially between companies doing the exact same thing . Which means that the software ostensibly doing the exact same thing a
810.
by jdmichal 7y ago
I don't see how it could be bid rigging, when the drivers are not even able to bid . Short of what the article discusses, they must take whatever Uber / Lyft give them. If anything, this seems more akin to actual negotiation &#x2

More ›