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by jwagenet 2y ago
https://www.uhaul.com/Tips/Storage/What-Security-Features-Ar... I can speak for U-Haul specifically because I have used them and a customer can see the sensors in their unit. The sensors are deactivated when a cus
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by jwagenet 2y ago
I’m pretty sure most large storage operations (U-Haul, extra space, etc) have per unit door sensors which work in concert with customer check in/out to verify authorized openings.
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by jwagenet 2y ago
I mean, I think it also correlates with poor environmental and financial outlook on the future, more pressure to perform well in activities or academically, stricter rules around going outside and doing things on your own or friends without
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by jwagenet 2y ago
My understanding is the astronauts don’t mind staying longer because they enjoy it and for some (all?) it may be their last mission in space, in part due to the decommissioning.
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by jwagenet 2y ago
Yea, I understand the limitations. TFA mentioned 6hr runtimes (rather than 15.5), which is more manageable. If you WFH I’d guess 2-3 is feasible at least 5 days a week. Of course, if the teletext requires a second run then that’s double tim
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by jwagenet 2y ago
I’m somewhat baffled as to what is taking so long to at least digitize the tapes. He alludes to perhaps some more steps than just pressing play, but it seems to me the workload could be broken up by focusing on recording the tape data and d
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by jwagenet 2y ago
Neither mapy nor the default tileset should have maximal information. Perhaps you can argue google is primarily for navigation and default OSM is not, but that doesn’t mean it should have all the OSM data represented at each layer.
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by jwagenet 2y ago
IMO the default OSM tileset is terrible and the mapy set seems to be the same/similar. I guess it’s meant to show a lot of information, but the colors and patterns are noisy, the icons are too detailed, too many or too few things show
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by jwagenet 2y ago
Those screenshots look more like WinXP to me with the rounded and shaded button elements. It’s the boring grey and buttons people presumably associate with the 90s.
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by jwagenet 2y ago
I think the ask is for a cheeky, hidden seat tube motor like one referenced in the article to preserve the bike aesthetic rather than external mounted stuff: https://goatbikes.com/vivax-assist/
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by jwagenet 2y ago
I mean, it disqualifies products from existing at reasonable price points.
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by jwagenet 2y ago
Bart and Caltrain are reasonably priced when you compare them to LIRR or Metro-North. All 4 are long distance commuter rails, not local public transit. Edit: White Plains to Grand Central costs $13 on peak while Mountain View to 4th and Kin
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by jwagenet 2y ago
I think they are talking about the Image Trace feature, which mostly traces automatically (but requires some hand holding).
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by jwagenet 2y ago
Wow the Atchfalaya article is incredible. I’m sure much has changed in the 40 years since, but the amount of work done by man (even before the army corp) to tweak the river for various economic reasons, only to intensify the ecological issu
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by jwagenet 2y ago
I don’t know where the HSR is expected to stop, in or near SF (although last I heard was the Caltrain corridor to 4th and King), but Bart is neither especially expensive if only travelling on the peninsula, nor is it the primary transit for
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by jwagenet 2y ago
Based on the whole recent VCF ordeal: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40005150 , donating any of this crap to a library or anyone else and it actually being used is a pipe dream. These organizations don’t have the time
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by jwagenet 2y ago
Most people have no use for the things their parents or grandparents found sentimental or worth keeping, so they toss it.
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by jwagenet 2y ago
Also not a chipmaker, but my impression is silicon has tons of institutional knowledge you can’t just find online and I imagine all the upstream vendors are going to be very similar to the fabs you are trying to replace. Unlike software, ha
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by jwagenet 2y ago
I don’t think UBI type initiatives, decoupling healthcare from employment, etc are incompatible with free market actions; the goal is to cover basic needs so individuals can make their own optimal employment decisions. Wages can still vary
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by jwagenet 2y ago
This is a fair concern, but I’m not convinced this is a fundamentally different problem than sensor fusion in autonomous vehicles.
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by jwagenet 2y ago
> Cook responded, “We’re integrating with other people as well.” […] Apple could eventually bring Google Gemini to iOS, too. It might be more expensive, but perhaps Apple is uniquely positioned to synthesize/compare answers from mul
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by jwagenet 2y ago
I think it may be fair to also obligate able-bodied, of-age, individuals to reciprocate/contribute back in some manner as part of the social contract to receive the benefits to the fullest extent (and those opportunities are obligated
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by jwagenet 2y ago
As far as basic needs go: affordable clothing, healthy food, clean water, access to annual preventative healthcare and urgent acute care, small but well maintained living space with climate control, basic communication device and internet p
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by jwagenet 2y ago
This is a reasonably bad faith take of their response. Their “predatory” assertion was with regards to saying “who’s going to pick up garbage” as if we have to keep making that a low paying job for the bottom rung of society, not “where do
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by jwagenet 2y ago
> Dunn said that many people might be happier if they focus on the best ways to use the money they have, rather than on getting more of it. So out of touch. Sure, the >$200k bracket saying they also need a 50% raise to be happier is a
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by jwagenet 2y ago
A smartphone isn’t just a calendar and todo list. I don’t think even blocking just social media is enough in schools as the devices offer plenty of other distractions.
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by jwagenet 2y ago
I was sharing the parent’s myopic view. Maybe instagram and the like don’t bring you joy, but it certainly brings joy to many people, in addition to a way to stay connected with friends, keep up to date with event schedules like live music
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by jwagenet 2y ago
Sure just like movies, video games, fine dining, skydiving… They might provide you some kind of mental entertainment, but certainly don’t tangibly benefit you (the nourishment of fine dining not withstanding).
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by jwagenet 2y ago
Human drivers cross multiple lanes if heavy traffic all the time and certainly aren’t ticketed.
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by jwagenet 2y ago
The parent poster’s word choice was perhaps uncharitable, but my read is helplessness is not equitable to idiocy. To me, it’s more the difference between actively trying to understand the conversation vs letting it tune out as a default. I

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