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by larrywright 4y ago
Not to diminish the work of psychologists and therapists, but I do suspect that there’s a range of mental health problems that can be ”treated” at least in part by the use of chat bots like this. Something that can ask useful questions, pro
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by larrywright 4y ago
The last time I was interviewing I wrote out a narrative about my skills and experience. Basically a short bio, but also what roles I’d had in my current job, what technologies and practices I had used, some highlights of major projected, e
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by larrywright 4y ago
This is actually a symptom of ADHD, something to do with working memory I believe.
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by larrywright 4y ago
My LG television runs WebOS and it’s easily the best of the television OSes.
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by larrywright 4y ago
Yep. I never considered it to be useful due to the size and the fact that I rarely encounter flathead screws, but it’s surprisingly handy.
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by larrywright 4y ago
It’s a trade off though, because good filters will keep dust out of the HVAC systems innards, which according to the techs I’ve talked to makes a difference in longevity.
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by larrywright 4y ago
The 11 in 1 screwdriver is fantastic and pretty inexpensive ($15?). Sturdy and has a nice heft to it. I was helping my mom around Christmas time fix something on her RV and had to use her Phillips screwdriver to do it. It was some no name c
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by larrywright 4y ago
I don’t have this one but I have a giant Craftsman that I keep in my toolbox to pry or whatever with. A while back I fell down a YouTube rabbit hole of experienced electricians going through their tool bags and talking about what they had a
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by larrywright 4y ago
This directs light down on the desk, so the light is perpendicular to the light coming from the monitor. It's not illuminating the monitor at all really. It's basically a desk lamp that doesn't take up any space on the desk.
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by larrywright 4y ago
Yes. These all work roughly the same - the light bar rests on top of the monitor and has a counterweight in the back to keep it there. So no adhesives or clips.
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by larrywright 4y ago
It's not super adjustable, it's really designed to illuminate the area just below the monitor (mine is actually a 43" 4K TV). It defaults to sitting at 90 degrees - straight down. It can be adjusted a little bit, but ONLY tow
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by larrywright 4y ago
Not OP, but I got this one and really like it. There are plenty of cheap ones, but this one is really nice. I will say that I don’t use the puck much except to turn it on and off. I don’t really change the color temperature or brightness.
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by larrywright 5y ago
At every funeral I've ever attended, save for a few where the deceased was tragically young, many of the attendees are coworkers - current and former. It's always nice for the families to hear about the impact that their loved one
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by larrywright 5y ago
On a Mac laptop (or trackpad), it’s clicking with two fingers.
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by larrywright 5y ago
Somebody on Twitter mentioned that there is likely a lot of asbestos, and other environmental issues that the buyer would be responsible for remediating. I don’t know enough to know if that’s correct or not but it seems reasonable.
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by larrywright 5y ago
At the time time there was no commercial Nginx, only open source. Also, Apache was a huge pain to configure for anything other than configuring static files. Nginx config was a delight to deal with by comparison.
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by larrywright 5y ago
I just had visions of explaining to my spouse that I need to debug the software on the washing machine… I don’t think that would fly.
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by larrywright 5y ago
In talking with appliance repairmen (who are, unfortunately, frequent visitors to our home), your statement is spot on. Some brands are better than others (when it comes to dishwashers, they universally praise Bosch), but none of them are b
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by larrywright 5y ago
They’re also just generally more comfortable. Wool insulates even when it’s wet, so if your feet sweat (or you step in a puddle) you don’t get that awful clammy/moist feeling in your shoes. Wool socks come in varying weights so they wo
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by larrywright 5y ago
I haven’t used a wheeled bag in years (including several international trips) and I would recommend it if you’re physically capable. Particularly if you ever fly on regional jets. Whenever I’m boarding a full flight the flight crew starts g
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by larrywright 5y ago
I’ll second this. Packing with a checklist means I pack less and have way less anxiety. Highly recommended.
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by larrywright 5y ago
I wonder if these sorts of things are actually bought individually (as in a consumer decides they should upgrade their audio cables, does the research, and chooses this pricy product) or whether they’re primarily sold as part of large expen
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by larrywright 5y ago
Siri uses it for answers to some questions (or used to). For example if you ask Siri what planes are overhead it used WolframAlpha to get that information.
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by larrywright 5y ago
Agree 100%. Quora in the very beginning was great. It gradually became less useful as they tried to monetize and prioritized engagement over everything else. It’s now something I actively avoid. I unsubscribed from their digest email a whil
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by larrywright 5y ago
I've never heard of them EXCEPT for the fact that for months I saw their ads before every video I watched on Youtube. I kept wondering why I was seeing them because it's a product that I clearly have no use for.
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by larrywright 5y ago
I loved his blog too. I looked and found the post you’re referring to, but can’t find most of the interesting stuff that I recall seeing.
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by larrywright 5y ago
Also Amazon Prime delivery trucks - their largest customer currently.
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by larrywright 5y ago
Built in my hometown (where I still live). I’m excited to see them succeed.
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by larrywright 5y ago
If he had only written the book, I likely wouldn't complain. But the fact that he accomplished the goal - convincing me that checklists were awesome - in a much shorter article, tells me that the rest of the book was unnecessary.
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by larrywright 5y ago
It's been a few years since I read it, but my recollection is that it presented the same information as the article, but added a bunch of additional studies and supporting arguments. Which didn't add any value at all.

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