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by jerlam 1y ago
The city doesn't govern what happens in HOA common areas, because the HOA owns that property. Destruction of other people's property - clearly yes, but destruction of the HOA's property is different, because the homeowner is
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by jerlam 1y ago
The clothes comparison doesn't make a lot of sense. People who wear extra small sizes don't choose to buy a large, unless they're willing to spend a lot of money to modify it. The question is whether you're willing to bu
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by jerlam 1y ago
I wonder if that weird connection between suicide/cancer and living further west in a single time zone applies: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42314747
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by jerlam 1y ago
On the other hand, the radon health cave industry is overjoyed and vindicated. And people with radon in their basement can start hosting "wellness sessions".
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by jerlam 1y ago
Why would independent economists, who are not in government and not in charge of gathering or releasing statistics, be so completely incorrect? And what does it say about the Washington Post and their selection of economists?
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by jerlam 1y ago
Just like all the previous AirPods before it.
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by jerlam 1y ago
Most jobs in the US military don't involve shooting, or being shot at, either. Last major war, only 11% were combat forces. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth-to-tail_ratio
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by jerlam 1y ago
I think you're supposed to use the snake oil to lubricate the switches.
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I wore an Oura Ring for a few years. I never had the battery swell up, but there were times where the ring was hard to take off due to salt intake. A few times, I did consider that cutting the ring might be a problem because it was a lithiu
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Swollen Galaxy Ring battery gets stuck on finger, leads to hospital visit(9to5google.com)
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I heard these were already common in China: https://xcancel.com/NukitToBeSure/status/1972467734656209164...
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by jerlam 1y ago
The CR-boxes are rather bad in that regard, but the newer generation of PC-fan builds are significantly better than mainstream HEPA purifiers: https://housefresh.com/cleanairkits-luggable-xl-review/#the-...
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https://archive.is/uwcdK
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I always found it funny when a "lifetime warranty" was retroactively defined to be the lifetime of the product in question. So the warranty expires when the company decides it should expire.
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Don't be like me and get a standing desk where the lowest position is still too tall. Apparently it's designed for people who are at least 5'10" tall, at the bottom I have to use a footrest. Same with chairs, many are de
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by jerlam 1y ago
I'm not really worried about the traction battery. I'm worried about all the other components unnecessarily packed into the modern car (not exclusive to EVs) that may get damaged or fail and incur significant repair costs. Unfortu
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by jerlam 1y ago
China, which has extremely high myopia in its student population, decided to tackle the problem top-down by reducing the amount of homework and forcing kids to play outside. They have some success: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x
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by jerlam 1y ago
His supporters think it's "war-ravaged", or can easily be led into believing it.
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by jerlam 1y ago
PTO usually refers to a system where vacation time and sick time are combined into one allocation.
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I believe they are the OEM for a lot of Mercedes parts. After years of buying and replacing terrible Michelin wiper blades, I spent three times and much and bought the OEM Bosch Aerotwin blades. They've lasted three times longer and co
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by jerlam 1y ago
I was bracing myself for the cost after reading this: > With this design, the inner portion of the helmet is covered in ball bearings. Somehow the cost is quite cost-competitive at $150, compared to a MIPS helmet which is literally just
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by jerlam 1y ago
Does this fan even have laminar flow? Pushing purified air through a normal fan often results in a lot of air mixing, and at any significant distance it won't provide much targeted purification. Airfanta's 4Lite is touted as havin
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by jerlam 1y ago
Starting at around thousand bucks, with a subscription for their pods, requiring constant maintenance, with a huge footprint - I'd say this is targeted for someone with more money than sense. There aren't any clear numbers of what
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I'm convinced that "all the content, everywhere, all the time" has made people worse consumers. We just give the companies money every month and if we have time, we consume whatever they decide to give us, and if they decide
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by jerlam 1y ago
Are ad-supported bathrooms worse than not having public bathrooms at all, which is increasingly becoming the case in many "progressive" metros?
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by jerlam 1y ago
How would any bag be an obvious diaper bag? A quick image search for diaper bag shows bags that could just as easily hold laptops or cameras. Parents want to look fashionable too. The ruse would fail instantly you took the camera out of the
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by jerlam 1y ago
Inflation calculator says the original price in 2016, $200, is $273-ish now, still over $100 less than the new price ($380).
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by jerlam 1y ago
Depends on the area. In the wealthy SF Bay Area, the schools are closing due to lack of enrollment. SF is "the most childless major city". Schools are drastically underfunded due to Prop 13 and the state kicks in a lot of money to
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I searched for the lawyer's name in the state bar association, they've been practicing for over 13 years. Even has electrical engineering in their background.
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Vintage ones, maybe. Timbuk2 has been slowly moving their manufacturing overseas. Rickshaw Bagworks is the made in SF successor from the previous Timbuk2 CEO.

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