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by jmkd 1y ago
That was the case from 2011-2016. I can't say with as much certainty now, but anecdotally, probably similar.
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by jmkd 1y ago
Xoogler here. For my five years we only used Sheets (called Trix internally) for everything from project management, CRM, quarterly planning, reporting, interviewing, finances and so on. This was not because it was a Google product (we used
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by jmkd 1y ago
No expert on the topic but surely a manually rotated system achieves the benefits of tracking without the overhead of installation and maintenance for an automatic system. As long as the panels are easily reverted to default position when n
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by jmkd 1y ago
Neither the instructions nor the interface helped me to understand what I was doing or how to achieve it, for example I don't understand why if I click a row I can't click a column next, and vice versa. From which I can only concl
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by jmkd 1y ago
Same, which also damages my personal policy of reading the link before any HN comments.
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by jmkd 1y ago
It does on both equinoxes, which along with the solstices have been universally marked days in every civilization. Consider those days as reliable calibrations for any kind of wayfinding or navigation system in ancient times. Aztecs, Mayans
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by jmkd 1y ago
Maps should have east at the top for a few reasons: 1. The sun (and moon and planets and many stars) rises in the east. 2. The east represents what is to come. This manifests in natural (day / night cycles) and cultural (timezones &#x2
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by jmkd 1y ago
> 2. Curators often see "taking care" of the exhibits as more important than actually exhibiting them. Not to mention they're often art/history majors with very little clue about anything digital. Museum curators used
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by jmkd 1y ago
What many misunderstand about the patriarchy is in thinking its an agreed, secret, organised system of ensuring male dominance. That perspective is so easy to refute, this refutation gets equated with the non-existence of the patriarchy its
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by jmkd 1y ago
The second component you refer to is the craft, or making of artworks. This was automated away over a hundred years ago by Duchamp with 'Fountain' an industrially made urinal. Since then the making of a work and the meaning of it
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by jmkd 1y ago
Fun little project but there's no way a circular saw is an incorrect tool, see for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3R856PUt1c
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by jmkd 1y ago
Source: https://archive.is/nxjxG
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by jmkd 2y ago
For ref this is the UK's largest equivalent (focussed on physical making), is fully operational and highly recommended https://bloqslondon.com/
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by jmkd 2y ago
European services and products are not the dominant and default solution for most people, nor are they becoming increasingly entangled with controversial political views and activities. So your curiosity may have to wait a while.
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by jmkd 2y ago
It should be said that in no way is anyone at fault for walking on a mountain at night using a headlamp. The onus is on the photographer to plan ways to avoid this issue affecting their work, or hope for a bit of luck. A saunterer may be se
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by jmkd 2y ago
80% of the world's supply comes from Sudan...that is certainly a surprise. I'd love to see a table of some of the world's most essential goods that have 80% or more reliance on a single market.
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by jmkd 2y ago
Great essay, I was disappointed to find no reference to the best-selling author Julia Donaldson, or her masterwork, The Gruffalo. The Gruffalo inhabits a territory never before seen in children's literature. It goes beyond existentiali
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by jmkd 2y ago
If misuse of statistics gets a pass due to the direction of travel that doesn't help anyone decipher future misuse of information.
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by jmkd 2y ago
The only point I'm trying to make is you need to compare apples to apples, and if you don't that contributes to misinformation. People run with figures from articles and press releases as if they are gold standard info, but often
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by jmkd 2y ago
Quite possible. However it's also unclear if this includes hybrids. I'm certainly not a Tesla apologist, but I think journalistic misuse of or ambiguity around statistics should always be called out.
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by jmkd 2y ago
While it states "Other electric cars inspected", it does not appear to specify if that means simply all other electric cars, or other electric cars with the model year 2020. The latter is the only group that should be compared wit
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by jmkd 2y ago
I have absolutely no use for this, but the name oh my god!
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by jmkd 2y ago
I built an ecliptic pathfinder in the Black Desert in Egypt a few weeks ago. It's a piece of land art comprising three piles of rocks on the near horizon, each marking the position of sunrise (if you are stood in an approx 200 metre by
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by jmkd 2y ago
Had the great pleasure of a behind the scenes tour of the Kubrick Archive at the University of the Arts London. One item struck me as most singular and evocative of Kubrick's wild attention to detail. The archivist brought out a box co
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by jmkd 2y ago
Great diversion! Level 10...no thanks...
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by jmkd 2y ago
Can't wait for this. Also take a look at 'Spectrum Diamond' an unusual documentary about the enigmatic coder Matthew Smith, who made Manic Miner & Jet Set Willy. https://youtu.be/2ro5acUgqzY?si=ZLYhKtc9C8Y
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by jmkd 3y ago
I have watched most of the Christie murder mystery films several times each, and as long as I have a year or two between viewings I remain quite incapable of remembering whodunnit. Instead I happily succumb to Christie's red herrings a
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by jmkd 3y ago
Adaptation is the film I didn't know I wanted to write. It's perfect.
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by jmkd 3y ago
It's not often discussed but there is a cultural gulf between pre-IPO and post-IPO Googlers that still impacts almost 20 years later. To put it crudely, one dwindling set of idealistic millionaires vs a growing set of capitalist thousa
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by jmkd 3y ago
I live in Mallorca and the amount of retailers and services that only take cash is significant, it includes: - several Palma bus lines (if you don't have the bus card) - the most traditional bakeries, tailors, dry cleaners and so on -

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