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by moioci 5y ago
I was totally with them until this bit: "The burritos already came conveniently wrapped in aluminum foil - it would be trivial to accelerate them with powerful magnets."
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by moioci 5y ago
Isn't the most lasting legacy of MS Bob the Comic Sans font?
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by moioci 6y ago
picture looks like "Exerpeutic 900E Bluetooth Under Desk All User Height"
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by moioci 6y ago
Not a lawyer or organized labor person, but a favorable vote would turn the warehouse into a "union shop," where the union negotiates on behalf of everyone, member or not, with regard to wages and working conditions and collects d
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by moioci 6y ago
But this kind of artifact must have been expensive to produce, requiring time and skill of one or more masons. I can't find the weight mentioned, but given the dimensions and the density of schist, it should be around 3000 pounds.
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by moioci 6y ago
The one time I worked in a union shop, I was told that I didn't have to join, but I did have to pay dues. If I chose to join, there were certain benefits provided by the union to members (optical coverage IIRC).
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by moioci 6y ago
I'm trying something new this year re ubiquitous capture: an international pocket briefcase wallet from Levenger. It's a bulky wallet that incorporates a 3x5 card holder and writing surface. We'll see how it goes. https:&#x2
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by moioci 6y ago
"cargo cutting" is a rather felicitous typo in view of the parent article.
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by moioci 6y ago
Earlier discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25261068
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by moioci 6y ago
"Up and out." Nothing to do with Titanic, but based on reading disaster articles on Wikipedia, my advice is, if a ship you are on takes on a noticeable list, get to the high side immediately. If the list worsens, get outside on t
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by moioci 6y ago
From the ruling, p. 62: "In sum, our assessment is as follows. The trial court found that rectifying the various forms of irreparable harm shown by the People more strongly serves the public interest than protecting Uber, Lyft, their s
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by moioci 6y ago
"Pissed" meaning inebriated and not angry.
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by moioci 6y ago
Like this? https://dilbert.com/strip/2003-11-13
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by moioci 6y ago
This profile says "1945 - 1920." Y2K lives on?
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by moioci 6y ago
Maybe you're thinking of "inflammable," which due to confusion has mostly been shortened to "flammable."
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The pandemic's unlikely pet: chickens(cnn.com)
2 points by moioci 6y ago|0 comments
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by moioci 6y ago
I believe the pro-polio advocates are an unhealthy part of society.
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by moioci 6y ago
Maybe that explains the portable vacuum. Seems like it wasn't fully effective.
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by moioci 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Zawinski
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by moioci 6y ago
From the "WHO best practices for naming of new human infectious diseases" (2015): Terms that should be avoided in disease names include geographic locations (e.g. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Spanish Flu, Rift Valley fever),
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by moioci 6y ago
I think it helps if you play the Blue Danube Waltz while you do this.
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Der Spiegel: Are we witnessing the implosion of a superpower?(spiegel.de)
28 points by moioci 6y ago|26 comments
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Another approach to portable healthcare capacity: prefab(marketplace.org)
1 points by moioci 6y ago|0 comments
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by moioci 6y ago
At my work: This site is blocked due to a security threat that was discovered by the Cisco Umbrella security researchers.
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by moioci 6y ago
I love that chrome offers to translate this page from Welsh.
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by moioci 7y ago
Since nobody's pointed it out, I'll just say that "Obit" makes me think of "obituary," which may not be an association you want to have.
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by moioci 7y ago
Not everyone agrees with this assessment. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973
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by moioci 7y ago
Usually the frames are left behind. https://www.npr.org/2015/03/18/393565096/25-years-after-art-...
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by moioci 7y ago
If so, it's still indirectly caused by the pandemic.
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by moioci 7y ago
Now, I've got fat fingers. If I accidentally tap the wrong spot, I lose a todo. On iphone I don't see an undo. What am I missing?

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