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by jpindar 8y ago
They exist. https://www.amazon.com/Tableware-Camping-Tools-Portable-Mult... I've heard it's not unusual in some places for people to do this with chopsticks. https://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-Stainle
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by jpindar 8y ago
Those might make the high prices of drinks at some events less annoying since you get a souvenir.
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by jpindar 8y ago
When I said "calling out", I meant responding to a post here, not doxing someone or stalking them on other platforms. If people started posting blatantly racist things here, should we not say anything?
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by jpindar 8y ago
People can say whatever they want about their own grandma, but I've seen many comments that were clearly referring to grandmothers in general.
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by jpindar 8y ago
>I also wonder how much of the perceived age discrimination is due to expectations of an ever-increasing salary. Expectations on whose part? Based on what I read here on HN, many employers don't want to even interview older applican
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by jpindar 8y ago
>The way I see this expressing itself is that older engineers who are up front about being ok with more median salaries tend to get hired. But how do you communicate that you're OK with a merely average salary? Just saying it outrig
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by jpindar 8y ago
We could start right here on HN by calling out those who use "grandma" to mean "person who can hardly even use a computer". People who are now old enough to be grandparents INVENTED computers and the internet.
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by jpindar 8y ago
I've heard it's not just the average pitch that varies; female voices also tend have a wider range of pitch. In other words most men speak in more of a monotone than most women. Whether this is biological or cultural, I don't
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by jpindar 8y ago
>Worse yet, the message often starts "Hey". So I reply, "I'm here". Then I set there for 40 seconds with "<other person> is typing" while I wait for their real question to arrive, as there is no w
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Europe’s controversial new copyright law unsettles U.S. tech giants(washingtonpost.com)
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Are We Ready for a Post-Work World?(eand.co)
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Cognitive Load and Basic Income(medium.com)
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by jpindar 8y ago
FYI many of the people who were an Google+ are moving to MeWe.
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by jpindar 8y ago
The NFL does allow women to apply, and one has tried, though that appeared to be just a publicity stunt. There are a few women who play college football, and they are eligible to apply in the more traditional manner. With college experience
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by jpindar 8y ago
Google used to have that function. But it was very useful, so of course they removed it.
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by jpindar 8y ago
I know several people who, like myself, used to drive small pickups and now drive midsize ones. We would prefer to drive small ones, but they don't make them anymore. Among people who are willing to restore old vehicles, some small tru
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by jpindar 8y ago
>I don't think we're that far away from outlawing human driven cars. I don't know about that. Human driven cars provide police an excuse to stop and question almost anyone they want, as well as lots of revenue from traffi
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by jpindar 8y ago
Good question. I've never had any problems with mine. The official Phillips app has some limitations, such as insisting on using their cloud when you're not on your own LAN. But there are many alternative apps and it's easy
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by jpindar 8y ago
Phillips Hue lights also don't require an internet connection, I've tested mine.
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by jpindar 8y ago
Paypal already refuses to allow itself to be used for sales of various legal but controversial products.
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by jpindar 8y ago
I heard you like paths, so I put some paths in your path: https://stackroboflow.com/#!/question/973
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by jpindar 8y ago
You have to get hired first.
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by jpindar 8y ago
Tuna shake, baby! Tuna shakes were a meme from the old misc.fitness.weights days. I was never sure whether anyone actually drank them regularly, or just said they did because it sounded hardcore.
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by jpindar 8y ago
I buy bags of frozen fruit pieces. One advantage is that you get just the fruit with no juice or syrup, and I think frozen fruits and vegetables taste better than their canned counterparts anyway.
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by jpindar 8y ago
Some people put a silent track called "A" on their media to make this less annoying.
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by jpindar 8y ago
Back in the day, all monitors were 4-16x less resolution than yours, and we loved them.
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by jpindar 8y ago
> it also enables the crime of dealing to be carried out His hands also enabled the crime to be carried out, should they be chopped off?
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by jpindar 8y ago
This is also my experience interviewing for embedded systems and (hardware) test automation work at electronics manufacturers. I've never been asked to code anything. (Nor have I been asked to draw any schematics.) Just conversation.
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by jpindar 8y ago
You really need to proofread your FAQ.
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Object-recognition AI – How neural nets are just looking at textures(theregister.co.uk)
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