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by jfim 6y ago
Part of it is due to the game design though. There's a non-zero amount of games that are lost not because of skill, but because of another player trying out a new hero or build, someone having an off day, poor team composition, or the
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by jfim 6y ago
Yeah I'm curious as to what is the failure mode for these sensors when they're run out of spec. As you point out, if the sensor is just returning an inaccurate it's probably fine as you're only interested in a relative l
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by jfim 6y ago
We built something similar to that in the early 2000s as well, although we used copper pipe hanging strap for the connectors, a J-PAC from Ultimarc for the PC interface and some plastic tubing for pushing the arrows away from the connectors
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by jfim 6y ago
Pretty cool project, the LEDs are pretty nice! In case the author or someone else knowledgeable reads this, is that application for the load cells used for sensing are able to handle? The load cells are rated for 50 kg (~110 lbs), and even
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by jfim 6y ago
Is the battery user replaceable? If so, what kind of battery is it?
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by jfim 6y ago
Can you elaborate on that? As far as I know, E ink corporation and related patents are owned by a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Ink#Company_history
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by jfim 6y ago
CUT and SCUT in this context mean compact utility tractor and subcompact utility tractor. This article [0] has pictures and discusses differences between the two. [0] https://www.tractor.com/features/scut-vs-cut-1722&#x
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by jfim 6y ago
Stopping DB accesses is a great way to mess up a lot of stuff. Even just stopping connections to the live website would be full of potential issues. Should it stop all access or still allow access to the administrative interface? What is th
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by jfim 6y ago
Ah good point, hadn't thought of margaritas and slushies.
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by jfim 6y ago
> other companies that create self-driving cars are, and will likely continue to offer rides in their cars through existing ride sharing companies That remains to be seen. If a company is able to create self driving cars, what's the
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by jfim 6y ago
Out of curiosity, why do you need a straw when drinking? Other than milk tea with pearls I can't really think of a drink that requires straws to drink.
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by jfim 6y ago
They're pretty expensive too especially considering the warranty is pretty short. From their warranty[0]: > [...] this device will be free from defects in material and workmanship and will operate for 2 years and 3 years for Energy
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by jfim 6y ago
He's not incorrect about there being sugar in many things in the US, though. I've had to start reading labels a lot more after moving to the US, since some of the products I've used at home actually do have sugar added in the
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by jfim 6y ago
They just evolved in multiple steps, see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_eye
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by jfim 6y ago
Keep in mind that shelf stability refers to the food safety of the product, not its quality. One of my friends used to work at a candy factory, and the difference between freshly made gummy bears and the ones picked at retail (that have bee
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by jfim 6y ago
FYI, in the US, monoprice.com is usually the place to go online for cables, as long as you don't need them quickly.
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by jfim 6y ago
It might not be homicide, but it could be reckless endangerment or public endangerment.
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by jfim 6y ago
The incentive for companies is to design products that are obsolete after a few years, such that they can sell a new one and make money on the new sale. While it's beneficial for customers to be able to repair their devices, their choi
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by jfim 6y ago
Are there any particular reasons to use a soldering iron? Cyanoacrylate glue seems to work well for parts that mate cleanly.
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by jfim 6y ago
> are now routinely making 5-10K a week [...] That's far better money than most soldiers (or even FAANG engineers) make That's not an unusual amount of money to make at L5 after a few years, and unlike the traveling nurse posit
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by jfim 6y ago
The part that's not mentioned is that there's no real latency guarantee on these IOPS. If you're running a database that has to do a few data dependent reads (eg. walking a B tree), then these can add up quickly if latency sp
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by jfim 6y ago
There's also the fact that users tend to adapt their desk to their needs. Some of them have USB DACs and wired headphones, mechanical keyboards, special mice or trackballs, charger cords for their phone, laptop docking stations, smart
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by jfim 6y ago
> Yet somehow local pizza shops have been able to do it for decades. Pizza is a really high margin business. From this article [0]: > Consider the ingredients – flour, yeast, water, sauce, cheese and toppings. None of these are expens
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by jfim 6y ago
I'd strongly recommend looking at miglayout [0] if you have to do another UI in Swing (haven't tried it with JFX). It's pretty much the best layout library I've seen, bar none, for developing UIs in Swing. You can think
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by jfim 6y ago
Interestingly enough, that feature already exists and is being removed from Windows. From the transactional NTFS Wikipedia page[0]: > Microsoft has deprecated TxF and stated that it may be removed in a future version of Windows [0] ht
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by jfim 6y ago
> keep people out of healthful bars and restaurants where they could consume a more diverse diet The portion sizes [0] and food served in bars and restaurants in the US are not healthy. Generally, home cooking is associated with consumin
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by jfim 6y ago
> We lament that Apple seems to hate its developers. The joke back then (well over fifteen years ago, pre-iPhone) was that Apple is very user friendly, but that developers aren't users. It's interesting to see that that hasn&#x
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by jfim 6y ago
I'm not sure that has changed that much. There's always been a component of politics that's tribal in nature, and it takes a lot to overcome that inertia. It's not unlike sports, where people will root for the local team
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by jfim 6y ago
> The analysis is consistent with man made Out of curiosity, does it matter that much at this point in time whether it's man made or not? I'd assume that it's probably a much better time to look into that once the pandemic
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by jfim 6y ago
One can have no faith in the system yet still vote. The turnout in this election is driven by the large polarization of the electorate ("the other side will do unspeakable things if you don't vote to save America!"), not by t

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