kaonwarb

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by kaonwarb 6y ago
Love this analogy. Yes, Excel is error-prone at its core. It's also the most widely-used and accessible IDE yet created. Those statements are correlated.
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Why Your Computer Is Slower Than a 1970s PC – EEJournal(eejournal.com)
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In spite of an increase in Internet speed, webpage speeds have not improved(nngroup.com)
719 points by kaonwarb 6y ago|769 comments
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A Decade of Sun(youtu.be)
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by kaonwarb 6y ago
Thank you for this. For an app the does something similar (not free): https://www.paprikaapp.com/
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Sinofsky on Apple:“some of the most remarkable product engineering in history”(twitter.com)
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by kaonwarb 6y ago
"Nonprofit" is a tax designation in the U.S. There is nothing in that designation which prevents those running the nonprofit from personally profiting greatly from their positions. There are limitations in the methods to gain such
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by kaonwarb 6y ago
I see such "not really useful" projects much as I do fine art. There's not much measurable use to the world in most painting, sculpture, or music in and of itself - but done well, it brings enjoyment to both the creator and a
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by kaonwarb 6y ago
Has been under discussion for some time: "Mark Liu, the chairman of TSMC, said he had recently discussed options for a new factory in the United States with the Commerce Department. The stumbling block was money; major subsidies would
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May 1921 Geomagnetic Storm(en.wikipedia.org)
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by kaonwarb 6y ago
Life insurance can be very reasonably priced.
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WA State data visualizations for Covid-19 indicators [pdf](governor.wa.gov)
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Amazon opens Covid-19 Supplies nonprofit store for medical/government(bizjournals.com)
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by kaonwarb 6y ago
Reminds me of a quote from Brigham Young: "“Time is all the capital stock there is on the earth. … If properly used, it brings that which will add to your comfort, convenience, and satisfaction.” [1] I think of that occasionally when w
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by kaonwarb 6y ago
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1006 - "likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history." Observed in 1006 AD "across the modern day countries of China, Japan, Iraq, Egypt, and the c
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SN 1006 – “likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history”(en.wikipedia.org)
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Hetch Hetchy Water’s Epic Journey, from Mountains to Tap(kqed.org)
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by kaonwarb 7y ago
The tap water comment surprises me - I've found SF water to be quite good, presumably due to its (major) source in Hetch Hetchy [1]. This does not apply to other nearby cities, e.g. East Bay. [1] https://www.kqed.org/ne
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Small satellite launcher Virgin Orbit conducts dress rehearsal ahead of test(theverge.com)
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by kaonwarb 7y ago
Large employers typically self-insure, including a large majority of companies with over 500 employees [1]. You might see, say, Blue Cross on your card, but they’re just administering - the actual payments to doctors, etc. are in fact comin
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by kaonwarb 7y ago
Glad to see more competition - but let's see these in production before saying they "top" anything else.
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Coda.io Adds Publishing(coda.io)
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by kaonwarb 7y ago
Your first and second points are strong hypotheses. In my opinion the third in particular needs substantiation. It's quite common for external religiosity to be negatively correlated with higher education (a reasonable proxy for "