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by kaikai 7y ago
Bees don’t need prompting to build regular hexagons, they do that on their own. Pre-drawn frames are useful for getting them to build flat combs, that can be removed and replaced in the hive without damage.
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by kaikai 7y ago
What? I’ve kept bees for years, and this is ridiculous. If you want to make a diy hive that mimics bees natural nests, check out top bar hives. Don’t build them using pallets, which are often treated with insecticides to avoid spreading pes
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by kaikai 7y ago
Seems like it would depend on role distribution. If all the senior leadership work from an office together and everyone else is remote, I'd call that office the headquarters regardless of employee percentage.
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by kaikai 7y ago
They would be foolish to publicly criticize their employer. Just because someone doesn’t post criticism publicly doesn’t mean they aren’t pushing internally. In the end though, the best way to hurt them is to walk away.
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by kaikai 7y ago
The reason this is a story is that it's calling out the bullshit reasoning of management, not that management doesn't have a right to decide the content of their media properties. Many of us have sat through meetings with leadersh
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by kaikai 7y ago
"I was just doing my job" is not an excuse. It is absolutely not only our right to decide how our work is used in the world, but our duty to make sure we're not enabling human rights violations. I applaud and support tech wor
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by kaikai 7y ago
Plants do most of their water absorption through their roots, not their leaves. They're also prone to fungal problems when their leaves stay damp. There's no reason to water the leaves rather than the dirt around the roots, unless
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by kaikai 7y ago
Because current predatory loans can be discharged through bankruptcy.
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by kaikai 7y ago
Unfortunately (?) there is no reasonable expectation of privacy for activities visible from public areas. That reasoning is used for everything from license plate scanners to upskirt videos.
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by kaikai 7y ago
The coho are federally listed and protected in my watershed, so we’re not competing with fishermen. That program was run in conjunction with local scientists trying to support and study the coho run in the area. The steelhead part of the ha
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by kaikai 7y ago
I used to work at a hatchery raising steelhead and coho salmon. The number of adults we could take from the river for spawning were limited both by how many we could find and by the department of fish and game. Importing genetics from other
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by kaikai 7y ago
Wow, I’d never heard of the new Madrid fault, but FEMA said a recurrence if that earthquake series would cause thousands of fatalities! In California we’re aware of earthquakes since they happen with some regularity. Places like Oregon and
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by kaikai 7y ago
Customer acquisition is expensive, and if you have a subscription-based model you only have to get a customer once. If you're relying on one-off payments, every transaction comes with acquisition costs.
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Niantic's apps collect a surprising amount of data about where users go(kotaku.com)
114 points by kaikai 7y ago|55 comments
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by kaikai 7y ago
Yup! The phone booths don't have adequate ventilation, so fumes build up inside of them. It's very surprising that the phone booth manufacturers didn't consider this.
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by kaikai 7y ago
Game of Thrones is not a historical source, it’s a work of fiction created with modern biases. You say you look to evolutionary biology, but it’s far more common for females to form family groups that kick the males out once they’re of age.
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by kaikai 7y ago
Redwoods do not require forest fires for reproduction, and no native species require large forest fires. There are plenty of native plants that need fire to reproduce, but they do better with smaller fires that produce heat to open seeds
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by kaikai 7y ago
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers famously used this argument as part of their campaign for farmworkers. The argument was that fast food companies paying 1 cent more per lb. for their tomatoes would have a huge benefit for the workers pick
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by kaikai 7y ago
I’m a motorcyclist, and I don’t get how this works for you in real life. If I’m riding down the road and there’s a car stopped at a stop sign or intersection, and we make eye contact, yes I assume they see me. I do not come to a full stop i
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by kaikai 7y ago
SF Fire Credit Union has free accounts, and is open to anyone living or working in SF. They have great service, refund atm fees from other banks, and don't charge foreign transaction fees.
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by kaikai 7y ago
Both NASA and the soviets sent animals into space that they knew weren’t coming back alive. Read up on Laika the dog if you’d like an example. I agree that it’s cruel but it’s no more cruel than things we’ve already done.
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by kaikai 7y ago
Tortoises are one of the celestial animals in feng shui, and are considered lucky.
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by kaikai 7y ago
A pathologist friend told me “there’s a good chance you already have the cancer that might eventually kill you.” The danger of early detection of cancer is that we’ll end up treating fat more people than we would otherwise, and cancer treat
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by kaikai 7y ago
This is a legitimate cold processed soap recipe, just like you’d buy at a fancy store or farmers market. Unfortunately most “soap” you buy in stores is actually a detergent bar, which is much stronger.
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by kaikai 7y ago
Oof, nowadays recipes call for adding the lye to the fat, rather than the fat to the lye. The lye will react with the fat to produce heat, and it’s much better to ramp up the ratio of lye to fat rather than introducing a small amount of fat
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by kaikai 7y ago
As long as the power grid stays live. I’d hate to live that far north without a wood stove for backup.
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by kaikai 7y ago
They probably have cost explorer data in a different system and need to index your history before it can be used.
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by kaikai 7y ago
- 1:1 relationships between teammates are harder to build remotely. I've seen that countered with recurring pairing and online coffee/tea hangouts, and making time for 1:1 meetings whenever the team is together. - communication is
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by kaikai 7y ago
Using a programming language to exploit something doesn't mean the programming language is flawed.
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by kaikai 7y ago
The article said that Cachet is covering the transactions, even though they haven't been paid. The companies will have to find a new payroll provider before their next payroll, but not have to come up with the extra cash.

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