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by kbutler 8y ago
I think you're reading way too much into it. I'm basically speaking from personal, anecdotal experience selling (and buying) a few low-end cars via Craigslist and equivalents. I have other things I'd rather do with my time th
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by kbutler 8y ago
...and you can do it a lot and have a profitable hobby of buying and selling cars, unless you'd rather spend your time on other things.
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by kbutler 8y ago
...Maybe, if you find the right buyer, after you publish address to and meet with who knows what sort of people, and possibly deal with scams that will try to rip you off of the entire value of the car and possibly more... There's more
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by kbutler 8y ago
If you mean that judges or law enforcement should be able to punish actions that are not against the law, then I disagree wholeheartedly.
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by kbutler 8y ago
That was my first thought, but I realized that it gave a window for an attacker to exploit vulnerabilities during the loading process to send private information to the servers. The wget step ensures that the user knows and controls everyth
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by kbutler 8y ago
Nothing you've said implies Disney violated any laws, however much I disagree with their actions. Small companies innovate. Large companies litigate. Mega companies legislate.
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by kbutler 8y ago
wget the page and dependencies, disconnect the network, open the page in anonymous mode? May have to watch the network tab to identify additional dependencies as the page loads.
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by kbutler 8y ago
This is from one section of the logo trends article ( https://www.logolounge.com/articles/2018-logo-trends ). If you look through the pictures of logos in the full article, all but a very few use sans serif fonts. A more
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by kbutler 8y ago
Federal land percentages by state map: http://assets3.bigthink.com/system/tinymce_assets/944/origin... Amazing how much of the West is federal land. http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/291-f
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by kbutler 8y ago
Sometimes you may be required to use iOS by an employer, client, or for a particular app. Take it or leave it...
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by kbutler 8y ago
Found it - it was a C module, and was available until 2.1, when many little used modules were removed. 1.6.1 declared it "obsolete": https://www.python.org/download/releases/1.6.1/ Obsolete Modu
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by kbutler 8y ago
Years (decades) ago, I read about soundex, and found this little language that came with a soundex module. That was my introduction to Python, which I've used for my master's thesis and in personal and professional development. Bu
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by kbutler 8y ago
Number of parts? Whether it is hard or not, have you seen instances of it being done? On Amazon or elsewhere?
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by kbutler 8y ago
Would you agree to those terms if you had a realistic alternative? Is this contract written in a way that provides equitable consideration to the user for the provisions that solely benefit Apple? Doesn't seem like it. The ability of A
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by kbutler 8y ago
Fish or cut bait. Often the expected value of committing to one side, even if it is not the optimal choice, exceeds the probable value of the optimal choice delayed for additional evaluation. But there is a human tendency to increasingly fe
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by kbutler 8y ago
That's an interesting perspective. I've never heard the argument that copyright promotes progress by making works inaccessible, thereby forcing new creations.
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by kbutler 8y ago
MAD is a local maximum of peace, but only if we define "peace" to include "tense standoff". It appears to be the best we can do in the presence of overwhelmingly powerful offensive capabilities. Imagine the different &qu
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by kbutler 8y ago
1) theaters pay a sliding percentage of the ticket to the distributor, as high as 90% in the first week(s) a film is out, dropping the longer the film has been in theaters. This means (unless the chain is cheating the distributor, which adm
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by kbutler 8y ago
Please get help to realize your value and the opportunities you have to contribute positively to your area and the world. You can be a force for good if you choose. This assumes you're not just trolling, but actually, it applies if you
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by kbutler 8y ago
> somehow the only way people got a hold of this was by looking at the ozone layer. This is not correct, and we can't attribute changes to ozone that precisely with the wide natural, seasonal variations. "A U.S. observatory in
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by kbutler 8y ago
> I'll stick with dogs thanks. Even cats are too much for me. Dogs are much higher maintenance than cats.
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by kbutler 8y ago
5 9s sounds impressive, until you think that's 1 failure per 100,000 interactions. There are individual intersections in the US that have that many vehicles pass each day. I haven't seen estimates on number of specifically vehicle
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by kbutler 8y ago
This is overly dismissive. Age and duration are important, but the saving is also necessary. 100 years of living barely within your means won't leave $8.2MM or $1.65MM.
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by kbutler 9y ago
Disney and princesses are fine, but you'll also find they can adore time with Dad out riding bikes, having picnics or hikes or even camping out in the wilderness, helping neighbors, building blocks or Legos, etc. Give them the chance.
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by kbutler 9y ago
Elegant = using magnetic paint and magents on the back of the picture. You thus do not need a nail, can hang the picture where ever you want, and remove it without leaving a trace. You just have to repaint the house to be able to use it.
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by kbutler 9y ago
No, it is not just a matter of which set of papers the company and the individual signed. I expect, and the government expects, that if someone works like an employee they are an employee (and have employee rights and payroll withholding, e
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by kbutler 9y ago
> And any pun that has to be explained is a failed pun. But sometimes they are just /so/ good. And it's so fun when nobody gets it, and then, after a pause, one person gets it and looks at you with the, "Did you just
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by kbutler 9y ago
The San Diego county government reports that mosquitoes are an issue in Southern California, including near the ocean, and specifically including aedes: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/deh/
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by kbutler 9y ago
Moving closer or further is an interesting idea - except I expect I'd be watching video either sitting in a chair or lying down, and thus quite stationary. As for it adding to the experience, for optimal viewing in real life, we turn o
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by kbutler 9y ago
Hmm. They're a pretty major food source for bats. https://www.myutahparks.com/things-to-do/bats

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