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Rural America Turning to Grocers, High-Fee ATMs as Banks Leave(bloomberg.com)
9 points by mariojv 7y ago|0 comments
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by mariojv 7y ago
Is this location dependent? In other words do you only see this if you’re using your phone in a particular region? On my device, I’m seeing “Crimea, Ukraine” when I search for it. The border with other parts of Ukraine also looks like a bor
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by mariojv 7y ago
Gay guy here in San Antonio who has lived in the Bay Area, thought I would chime in with my perspective since you mentioned the city. There is definitely more gay culture in SF/large coastal cities, but I don't think it's as
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by mariojv 7y ago
Saved this writeup for future reference, thanks. Agreed that privacy needs more analysis than trusting a few rather opaque OS knobs. I am a little skeptical about some of the claims in that gist, though. One example is when they claim that
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There are also air conditioners that don't use refrigerated air. The principles of it are similar to the evaporative cooling mentioned in the article but with a fan and water pump. If your climate is dry enough to use it, it can be a g
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A Boom Time for the Bunker Business and Doomsday Capitalists(nytimes.com)
37 points by mariojv 7y ago|21 comments
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I believe most lenders require you to make a payment each month regardless of whether you've paid extra or not. I don't have a mortgage yet but have read this. Really odd, in my opinion. I agree that paying early improves your abi
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by mariojv 7y ago
At Chichen Itza, tour guides there will tell you that people there actually competed in pelota (ball) games for the honor of being sacrificed. According to them, it was something the competitors actively sought out. Unsurprisingly, it seems
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by mariojv 7y ago
I was a little surprised that Docker even returns text indicating why the request was blocked with the 403 status code. I wonder if there are any services trying to comply with sanctions in this way that are using response code 451 ( https:
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The status page was updated within a minute or 2 of me (and others who posted on Twitter) noticing this. Outages are unfortunate, but it's good that Docker is being proactive about communicating it.
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I think a lot of the characteristics that make a great manager really depend on the team dynamic, but my favorite managers have generally had these qualities: - They actually care about your career growth. One of my managers held occasional
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Fascinating piece of data. I found a source here which breaks down the "distance from mom" statistic further by region: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/12/24/upshot/24up-f...
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Why would you detest people that work from cafes just because you don't like it? For me working remotely full time, it's a good break from working from a home office all the time. Coworking spaces are few and far between where I l
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Scientists Wanted: Recruited by Juul, Many Researchers Say No(nytimes.com)
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This is interesting. I looked around a bit for decent surveys or studies that break down statistics about couples who share finances this way versus using some other system, but I'm having a hard time finding any. There are some survey
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by mariojv 8y ago
I wonder if the extra cash back for Apple Pay will help spread the adoption of contactless payment. I imagine consumers might shop more at places that take it for the extra cash, and more vendors may start accepting contactless to lure thos
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by mariojv 8y ago
Interesting post, I didn't know about some things like "/noobstories" or the karma needed for downvoting. One feature I've been wanting lately is the ability to see only new comments since my last visit to the threa
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by mariojv 8y ago
Gerrit supports this feature. You just add "Depends-On: changeID" in your commit message.
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My best work was enabled by a work from home role with clear product goals but wide latitude on on technical decision-making. The teams were active in good code review, kept our chat channels from being silent all day, and were confident en
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I think it depends on your training volume. It's interesting; I see so many sources that claim that exercise is not helpful for weight loss, but it's so different from my personal experience. I personally lost 25 pounds without de
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In some states, yes. In Texas, I know of several people who didn't even have to take a practical driving test - just a written exam. There used to be an exemption from the practical driving test if you had a licensed parent teach their
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by mariojv 8y ago
I was surprised that the Korean War barely stood out compared to most other conflicts (at least, if you're only looking for a Korean flag). There are indications of changes like Chinese involvement in late 1950, but I think it'd b
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They actually do have a wine service already: https://www.blueapron.com/wine I think with their meal service, there's also an option to pair with a wine that they determine goes well with the meal.
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I don't think Google has control over peering agreements. The way I understand it, ISPs/backbone providers would have to decide to drop peers from their BGP configs. Outside of calling up ISPs, I'm not sure what Google should
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I'm not saying you personally are anti-science, but Gallup surveys in 2018 point to 35% of Republicans believing that global warming is caused by human activities vs. 89% of Democrats. [0] It's difficult to attribute something as
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I use it to log marathon training. There are a lot of fitness tracking apps out there, 2 of which I use, but it's nice seeing: - Plan for miles run every day of the week, side-by-side with what I actually ran, notes about pace, weather
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I know many non-English speaking or limited English speaking citizens. Why wouldn't you want them voting?
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Wow, I didn't tie these two events together until reading this comment. The flash floods last night were quite awful. mySA, a local news site (which I don't necessarily trust), has said that the daily rainfall total was 3x its his
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by mariojv 8y ago
Do you think there will ever be an effort to expand the USDS outside of DC or even allow remote? It sounds like a great place to work. Semi-related: have you seen the work the USDS does significantly affected by political shifts?
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by mariojv 8y ago
> Remember Google Fiber? Where's that now? Shut down with a marketing-speak comment that says "its purpose was fulfilled." Is this true? They just started offering services in my city a few months ago. I can't get it

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