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by kileywm 12y ago
I agree, that's some high idle power consumption. If I had to hazard a guess, it's the controller aggressively maintaining the charge of the flash cells [1]. Samsung released a fix, not too long ago, for a bug with flash cells los
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by kileywm 12y ago
I'm almost finished with my first shipment (formula 1.3) and my results have been positive. I use it to replace some, but not all, meals in my diet. I think it especially excels in situations where I am in a hurry or too lazy to cook,
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by kileywm 12y ago
> if it starves the fuel of oxygen My understanding is that it doesn't starve the fuel of oxygen, but rather starves it of activation energy. I'm fuzzy on the chemistry, but I remember it being like this: fuel + O2 + activation
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by kileywm 12y ago
Summary: -Card payment processing for major banks took a regulatory profit hit around 2010. Per transaction fees dropped from $0.44 to $0.21. -The lost profit from transaction fees has simply shifted to more checking account fees for consum
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by kileywm 12y ago
Can anyone clarify the core causes of antibiotic resistance over the last several decades? I've heard the following causes, but I cannot substantiate them: [1] Improper patient usage. Primarily, not taking the prescribed dosage long
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by kileywm 12y ago
A general comment on how-to instructions: I really respect and appreciate that this article addressed pitfalls where mistakes are common and disastrous. The step involving a router to clear a cavity: lots of mistakes were made, because it&
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by kileywm 12y ago
It would have interesting implications if it was produced by microorganisms. I don't know enough to comment further, but I'm guessing that's what the article was suggesting.
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by kileywm 12y ago
I share the same feelings about overreaching app permissions. My solution would be similar, but deviate notably in that I'd prefer every app have a permissions menu where each permission can be toggled on/off. The permissions menu
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by kileywm 12y ago
If there is a DSLAM right next to the crossbox, then these are the two possibilities: [1] (Common and very likely) The DSLAM they installed there is a fiber node and feeds only VDSL over < 50 ft wire to the crossbox. ADSL also feeds into
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by kileywm 12y ago
This makes me wonder: What proportion of our laws make an action illegal, not because it is socially 'wrong', but because it often leads to an already-illegal action in a (perhaps to some) not so obvious way. It's an interest
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by kileywm 12y ago
If your parents are 1/3 to 1/2 of a mile away from the closest box with those speeds, then it's likely the 'box' is a crossbox (wiring junction) instead of a DSLAM (networking card). Where the DSLAM is that is feedi
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by kileywm 12y ago
>> "The woman you helped was still probably quite shocked and dealing with police to thank you and it's highly likely that in such a situation information like where you worked completely went over her head." Having nev
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by kileywm 12y ago
I have long understood the primary incentive to patent an idea is to protect research and development investments. It makes sense from the perspective that inventions can often be reverse engineered for a fraction of initial R&D cost. I
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by kileywm 12y ago
My understanding (not a Tesla vehicle owner) is that you may pick the regenerative mode of the car: low or standard. Low allows for the coasting experience of driving a car with an Internal Combustion Engine. Standard allows the electric mo
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by kileywm 13y ago
> Except for my clothes and toothbrush, they’d taken everything. MacBook, iPhone, debit and credit cards and much, much more. It's surprising to meet someone who doesn't keep their phone on/near their person, even when sle