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91.
by mml 10y ago
Miele is definitely the best. Their vacuum cleaners are great too. I have two, and they are both > 10 years old, and showing no signs of wearing out.
92.
by mml 10y ago
This. Commercial stoves and ovens don't have any where near the fire safety constraints as consumer models. A typical commercial setting will include stainless steel jacketed walls, and a mandatory fire suppression system. Install them
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The Curse of the Bahia Emerald, a Giant Green Rock That Ruins Lives(wired.com)
2 points by mml 10y ago|0 comments
94.
by mml 10y ago
apparently this is (or was) a job in japan. companies would hire what amounts to an actor to get screamed at by the angry customer, and pretend to get fired on the spot. rinse, repeat whenever such appeasement is required.
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by mml 10y ago
Livewire, it was called, back when you bought your browser in a box at Best Buy.
96.
by mml 10y ago
I did it my way, but I wouldn't wish that path on anyone. Stay in school kids!
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Inside the Secret World of Russia’s Cold War Mapmakers(wired.com)
6 points by mml 10y ago|0 comments
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by mml 10y ago
Same. Taught my kids to use this knot too. I never have to re-tie their shoes. I think this knot is easier to teach and tie than the classic knot.
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The Crimes of Seal Team 6(theintercept.com)
7 points by mml 10y ago|0 comments
100.
by mml 10y ago
glad i wasn't the only one.
101.
by mml 10y ago
or use an external keyboard, which is what I plan on doing.
102.
by mml 10y ago
Author is apparently unaware that elm doesn't claim to be ready for prime time yet. Batteries definitely not included. I personally find elm pretty compelling, and look forward to using it in some distant future when I touch web fronte
103.
by mml 10y ago
They stop coding, lose their skills, get laid off at some point, and quickly realize that getting hired in as a middle manager is a lot harder than getting hired in as a programmer.
104.
by mml 10y ago
This is the first time in history there are a huge number of "old", nay, wizened, programmers around in comparison to young ones. Make of that what you will. As a 40+ programmer, who knows what becomes of those who move into manag
105.
by mml 10y ago
I use car2go to get to work about 5 days a week, and have for a few years now. The big problem is that the cars move, away from my neighborhood in the morning, camp out downtown all day, and then migrate back in the evening. Since I leave f
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An Insurance Salesman and a Doctor Walk into a Bar, and End Up at the North Pole(nytimes.com)
1 points by mml 10y ago|0 comments
107.
by mml 10y ago
How do I know you've never lived in flyover land? Because your mouth. Sit the fuck down.
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Solar cell captures CO2 and sunlight, produces burnable fuel(eurekalert.org)
2 points by mml 10y ago|0 comments
109.
by mml 10y ago
Experience with Mysql replication (even simple master/slave) leads me to believe Uber is going to have some rather nasty surprises at some point.
110.
by mml 10y ago
I looked forward to "North Side Current Events" every morning. He'll be missed.
111.
by mml 10y ago
Sometimes a really pure batch appears, and the users' old dosage of impure/cut stuff is way too much. Quality control &consistent product isn't really high on importers' list of priorities.
112.
by mml 10y ago
I found many of the examples in the guides are now out of date since the recent release, which is very unfortunate.
113.
by mml 10y ago
TL;DR: OO would be great if the world were completely different from the way it is.
114.
by mml 10y ago
While it's true that Rails is sinking under the weight of its own cleverness, and is clearly the old hotness, this has nothing to do with Ruby the language. Rails' problems are its own, and Ruby's limitations and problem doma
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by mml 10y ago
Agile is like <pick your religion>. Widely professed, rarely practiced.
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Rescued Japanese spacecraft delivers first results from Venus(nature.com)
3 points by mml 10y ago|0 comments
117.
by mml 11y ago
> I think having kids, which I have not done, might slow time down a bit. Travel helps too. Nope. Makes it go even faster, and you remember even less.
118.
by mml 11y ago
If interested, there's a js/node rete called "nools"
119.
by mml 11y ago
1896 is when "loyalty programs" (wherein the store collects loads of info about your purchases & habits) started.
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$720 Nagra VI battery pack opened to reveal $32 worth of batteries(geek.com)
4 points by mml 11y ago|0 comments

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