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by metaphor 2y ago
> With seven rooms photographed so far, my repo right now is 53 GB, since I'm storing all of the photos that go into each focus-stack, as well as the raw (xcf) versions of each shot so that I can edit and color-correct without repe
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by metaphor 2y ago
We still operate hundreds of legacy (2nd and 3rd gen) systems with Alpha hosts running OpenVMS in airgapped prod environments across the country. The portfolio of apps we developed/maintain for these legacy systems have all been ported
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by metaphor 2y ago
> Sounds like Bartell's in the Seattle area. To be sure, Bartell's is a subsidiary of Rite Aid.
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by metaphor 2y ago
Yes, keyword hopefully ...over some indeterminate time horizon...but surely not a mere 6 months after emergence from a legal proceeding that took a year to resolve. Commodified OTCs are hardly raking in compelling margins relative to filli
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by metaphor 2y ago
> I have two pharmacies in my town, but they're both owned by RiteAid which can't keep inventory on the shelves. Rite Aid filed chapter 11 bankruptcy almost 2 years ago.
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by metaphor 2y ago
> In the USA, the egg shortage is primarily due to bird flu, which led to the culling of over 40 million birds last year. So that's, what, roughly 10-15% of egg-laying birds across the country? It takes less than 6 months for a ch
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by metaphor 2y ago
> Nope. The lightning current won't go through the battery, it'll just melt the conductors in the charging cable. This strikes me as a direct consequence of galvanic isolation provided by isolation link stage in prevailing ar
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by metaphor 2y ago
Lightning strikes...how do EVs currently guard against it? - With galvanic isolation baked directly into onboard charger, I'm thinking worst case outcome is charging infra and isolation link get fried, but that really expensive EV ba
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by metaphor 2y ago
Yes, let's point to an industry with arguably the lowest barrier to entry as basis of good faith comparison to implicitly deny the existence of consolidation[1]. /s [1] https://i.insider.com/5d0b8e5f638af2560c01392
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by metaphor 2y ago
> 281% increase in total staff Nit: 181% increase I do wonder what percentage of said "staff" are really just students working to fulfill student responsibility[1] for pennies on the dollar. [1] https://financialai
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by metaphor 2y ago
> A well designed embedded systems based on microcontrollers can be very reliable. The objective measure of what qualifies as "well designed embedded systems" is inherently gray; and where industries have seen some semblance
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by metaphor 2y ago
> Electronics can certainly be made to have appliance-like reliability and consistency. To be sure, when measured against prevailing market trends, this is objectively not a good thing . For safety-critical systems like a vehicle&#x27
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by metaphor 2y ago
That's a significant low ball estimate relative to BLS statistics[1], which pins national median annual wage (circa May 2023 dataset) at $137,380. For the DC locality specifically, median annual wage is $170,350 with a location quoti
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by metaphor 2y ago
> Assuming it is accurate... Why assume with some random .com TLD source when authoritative data is both public[1] and direct from the cow's mouth? [1] https://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits#colla
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by metaphor 2y ago
> If he had the game to do over again with today’s technology, Mr. Rotberg said, he would change it even more: instead of a monochrome display, a color vector display could be used, and newer microprocessors and cheaper memory could add
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by metaphor 2y ago
> This ∞-shaped curve is called a ' leminscate ', and ϖ is called the ' lemniscate constant'. I'll show you the leminiscate in my next post. Two of these...do not belong?
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by metaphor 2y ago
Estimated reading time: 134–170 minutes Definitely not a casual Monday evening digest.
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by metaphor 2y ago
Critical reading: 222 multiteam systems Blindly decomposing the buzzword: - team := at least 2 individuals - multiteam := at least 2 teams That's a naive implied floor of 888 individuals in context. It isn't difficult to infer t
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by metaphor 2y ago
I can see your attempts to generalize, i.e. Acquisition := Most useful when we're studying Application := Most useful when we're working Cognition := Theoretical knowledge Action := Practical steps ...but in my mind,
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by metaphor 2y ago
Take a look at the Hugo Novella shortlist authors associated with Tor from 2016 to present[1]. I poke at this specifically because Hugo shortlist authors---with the lesser Novella Award serving as gateway---tend to generate exceptional sale
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by metaphor 2y ago
Teixcalaan earned two Hugos for Weller in short order; of course people have heard of it. However, it shouldn't be surprising that it's little known to the type of crowd that Murderbot Diaries is likely to appeal to...perhaps even
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by metaphor 2y ago
If it's a masterclass in anything, it's proven to be a low-risk, revenue-generating productization formula with options that I've noticed Tor has leaned heavily into for roughly the past decade, e.g. Seanan McGuire, Becky Cha
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by metaphor 2y ago
I found it effortless to go along with the idea of a gender-ambiguous construct antihero throughout All Systems Red , but trying to carry the consistency of that descriptive ambiguity after a certain point in Artificial Condition require
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by metaphor 2y ago
Before learning that this[1] was a thing, I honestly would have interpreted your remark in passing as figurative rhetoric. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_(Lake_Havasu_Cit...
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by metaphor 2y ago
https://archive.is/bDczv
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by metaphor 2y ago
Relevant context[1] of the underlying meta. [1] https://technicaeditorial.com/cash-for-citations-the-newest-...
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by metaphor 2y ago
Very noticeable jitter in bicycle front tire too.
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by metaphor 2y ago
> No mention of Peter Watts' Blindsight? It was a Hugo nominee and actively reprinted under Tor Essentials label; probably doesn't qualify as a book "you may never have heard of"...but to be fair, anything by Andy W
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by metaphor 2y ago
So what's stopping them from jumping ship to supposed greener pastures in Edmonds[1][2]? That a IAM union machinist would even consider a voluntary career pivot to the retail antithesis of "Buy Union-Made & American-Made produ
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by metaphor 2y ago
> A for profit hospital... The hospital[1] under scrutiny is in fact a 501(c)(3). [1] https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/610...

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