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by mattferderer 4y ago
Every non-profit is different. I am not going to argue in favor of any over the other. I apologize if it seemed that I was arguing in favor of small local ones. I think one ends up down a deep rabbit hole comparing different non-profits. In
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by mattferderer 4y ago
Please be careful using these services. They show you high level data & many times do more harm than good due to misinterpretations. Working with many non-profits, they're very careful to keep expenses below a certain percentage of
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by mattferderer 4y ago
As a long time dev with "passion", it's often my passion that has got me in trouble on projects. Having people on my team who are doing it just as a job for the money have helped prevent me from making mistakes. There is a lo
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by mattferderer 4y ago
> The thing about Computer Science nowadays is that the machines are stupidly fast so that a lot of the algorithm stuff is redundant. Plenty of basic computer science problems are not well understood by a lot of devs out there. One of my
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by mattferderer 4y ago
PowerToys Run will search for the currently selected tab title on each browser window. If you had ten browser windows open & one of them was on Hacker News, typing Hacker News would allow you to switch to it. In regards to the parent co
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by mattferderer 4y ago
It probably doesn't meet your definition, but if you were a K-12 student you could: * Homeschool * Use your local school's curriculum or a public one like Common Core or another one of your choosing * Use one of many amazing onlin
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by mattferderer 4y ago
This is underrated. I recall hearing a discussion on the extreme desire humans have to hear a story's ending, even when they aren't that interested in the story. There is simply a need to know how it ends. I've caught myself
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by mattferderer 4y ago
Question regarding the recipe example. Does Google deduct quality points the more ads that are put on the website? A long time ago, I recall hearing how Google was able to beat Yahoo by focusing on quality of ads & a higher click rate.
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by mattferderer 5y ago
You might also enjoy this rabbit hole of bee thieves across California - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/feb/22/beekeepers-c... Interestingly enough, across the Midwest US, beekeepers tend to gi
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by mattferderer 5y ago
Your dislike is probably more due to the configuration setup in your instance. As others pointed out, you can require matching a pin in the app with the one on the screen. With many of the MFA apps I have tied to Microsoft products, they ty
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by mattferderer 5y ago
One alternative approach to storage/batteries is trying to provide over 100% of the average daily demand of electricity. Excess electricity could be priced lower. Consumers & industries could use those cheaper hours for certain tas
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by mattferderer 5y ago
I didn't mean to call out anything against gaming rigs. Some of my components have been marketed towards gamers. Many of the better motherboards often are, excluding the very serious motherboards. I just never bought a very expensive v
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by mattferderer 5y ago
I try to push my builds as close to 10 years as possible. I've had good luck by trying to time it around important motherboard features that make a big difference & allow for minor upgrades over time. - Caveats - These are software
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by mattferderer 5y ago
I want to give a shout out to the Roomba designers. That is my favorite gadget. I have a very old one. The quality is awesome. The ability to clean & replace parts is easy.
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by mattferderer 5y ago
As with many countries, the USA can be very different depending on where you live, even if you move from one part of a state to another part. Moving from state to state can almost feel like moving to an entirely different country.
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by mattferderer 5y ago
The curse of failure for many is trying to bite more off than they can chew. Author mentions "art, music, AI, level design, dialogue, story" as things one needs to learn. That is a lot to do by yourself. A few friends would help a
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by mattferderer 5y ago
Have you tried using the date filters?
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by mattferderer 5y ago
The Tech Crunch article is much more informative. Not only was this S3 public for reading but sounds like you could create & update as well since 2018. It contained "50 gigabytes of files, including passports and driver licenses&qu
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by mattferderer 5y ago
This sounds like good advice no matter what language/framework
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by mattferderer 5y ago
It really depends on your project & how your code is split up. A lot of business type logic code should be identical. I've migrated a couple decade plus old web form projects. A lot of the business logic can be moved to .NET Core 6
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by mattferderer 5y ago
You can also use their website that's linked to. Just need to hit play & than close the pop up & you should see the player which you can skip around on. Not the best website user experience but it's a great podcast, even i
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by mattferderer 5y ago
You may enjoy this article that argues the door desks were both more expensive & possibly more about marketing an idea to employees than actually saving money - https://glog.glennf.com/blog/2011/10/16&#x2F
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by mattferderer 5y ago
In my experience as a user, these SPAs built by very large companies for a very large audience seem to be full of bugs & issues when they try to do to much. Something like a music player seems to work great as a SPA. But something more
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by mattferderer 5y ago
As much as I love the feeling of writing something clever or that feels really well done, I hate the feeling of realizing it's the wrong thing even more.
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by mattferderer 5y ago
This article on VS Code has been on my read list for a while. Maybe you'll get to it faster than me. Bracket pair colorization 10,000x faster - https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2021/09/29/bracket-
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by mattferderer 5y ago
This has become a huge issue all over the country where there is a lot of farm land next to lakes & rivers. Another big issue is salt from water softeners & products dumped on roads & driveways to remove ice in the winter. I&#x2
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by mattferderer 5y ago
I agree! Never judge a painting without seeing it in person. A 2D replicated digital image, no matter the resolution, is not the same as seeing the brush strokes and paint layers or the size of the painting in person. Plus the colors &
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by mattferderer 5y ago
> The problem of energy storage when the wind isn't blowing, remains. Any thoughts on trying to exceed average demand & sell off excess at lower costs to services that can be ready & waiting for excess lower cost electricity
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by mattferderer 5y ago
From what I've seen in headlines he buys a lot of big tech call options dated a year out or more. Since big tech has done well over the past decade, he probably has beat S&P by buying calls. As long as big tech stocks go up 10% a y
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by mattferderer 5y ago
Might also have something to do with taxes. Washington state is increasing capital gains tax next year. +7% I believe. Elon had options expiring soon & was forced to. Might be other reasons but those should not be overlooked.

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