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   by mynameisash 3y ago

   If you're looking for a good spin-off, mari0[0] is a really fantastic Super Mario Brothers-meets-Portal game. I just wish development had continued and provided more levels. [0] https://stabyourself.net/mari0/
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   by mynameisash 3y ago

   I used Google Music heavily -- so much that my local music collection fell into disrepair. When they killed it, I downloaded everything using Takeout. Years later, I'm still dealing with the mess of metadata and (lack of) folder hierar
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   by mynameisash 3y ago

   I love this project, and I really want to setup one in my office. Your post says you'll be open-sourcing your code; have you done that yet?
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   by mynameisash 3y ago

   What are they? Edit: as the saying goes, people don't want a drill, they want a hole. So if Grindr isn't a software company but a matchmaker that happens to write software (or CaaS/PaaS), then I don't know who truly is a
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   by mynameisash 3y ago

   On what basis do you make these claims?
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   by mynameisash 3y ago

   Years ago, when I would tag-along with my wife at her church, I got some perspective on how these mega-churches work. (I don't know what the total attendance was at its various locations, but I'm guessing it was in the high four-d
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   by mynameisash 3y ago

   Supposedly Mark Cuban is doing this with "Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company". Whether that's what's actually happening, I don't know.
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   by mynameisash 3y ago

   Maybe not the only reason, though that's certainly high on my list. I don't find much time to ride recreationally, so probably 98% of my rides are for my commute. My 50 mpg bike is much cheaper to ride than either of our cars. P
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   by mynameisash 3y ago

   As has been discussed ad nauseum elsewhere, electric vehicles aren't appreciably more heavy than other commuter vehicles, especially given that damage to roads is non-linear. And as for them not using gas -- that's why taxing carb
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    I would think the tax on the value of the car would be better handled by taxing gas much more heavily. It seems to me that all of the very expensive cars have terrible mileage. If we had a good carbon tax, it should do a good job of taxing
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    I'm actually working on my own implementation[0] as a standalone binary to avoid dealing with Perl and its dependencies and as a collaboration with my nephew, who is learning new photography styles and techniques. [0] https:/&#x2
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    I do data engineering, and I'm working on carving out a niche for myself in optimizing code. Whereas most others want to solve sexy problems as soon as possible, it ends up biting us in the end because it doesn't scale down the ro
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    How can you be certain of that?
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    Oh man, I'd never heard of NewPipe until now. I've literally had it installed for three minutes, and I am amazed. I was able to dial up a music video that I frequently listen to without ads, I could immediately background the app,
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    For others that -- like me -- have no clue what TDC is, I did a quick search[0]: > Top dead center, sometimes referred to as TDC, is the point in which the piston in the number one cylinder position of your engine is at its highest point
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    I had an AC unit installed just after the heat dome. Interestingly, while there was a lot of interest in people getting AC installed, few people were willing to put down 60% of the cost of the unit, which meant I was at the front of the l
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    There's a 402 PAYMENT REQUIRED[0], but apparently it's been reserved for future use forever. I'm surprised there isn't a scheme by which websites can charge micropayments for content. In principle, I'm not opposed t
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    Far be it from me to defend our system of lobbying the government, but there's a big difference between bribery and federal lobbying. Your phrasing poisons the well.
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    I used to work for LN for years. At the time, basically all their data comprised public records than were purchased from government agencies such as DMV/DOL, courts, county assessors, etc. This isn't a problem of "if you aren
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    I'm not sure if there's a legal definition, but what I found[0] says that > Essential services are the services and functions that are absolutely necessary, even during a pandemic. They maintain the health and welfare of the mu
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    > I see that New York Times is careful not to mention Manning, [...] I'm curious how common it is for that kind of connection to be made in an obituary. Not that I have a strong opinion one way or the other here, but in my understan
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    Low-Tech Magazine: The Comic(solar.lowtechmagazine.com)

    4 points by mynameisash 3y ago|0 comments
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    This has frustrated me incredibly in a few different subreddits I frequented. There was some really welcoming, high-quality content, but then there were also terrible, low-calorie memes. The people that enjoy the memes definitely seemed to
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    To be honest, I don't know how long LENS will be for us. We're doing weekly sessions. It's not supposed to be indefinite, but I don't know at that point we taper down or stop. Results were pretty much immediate, though.
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    My son, who is diagnosed with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and OCD, and who has been in talk therapy, on SSRIs, and other interventions for years, recently started LENS therapy, also called neurofeedback. (I'm on mobile device, otherwise
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    Before I saw your question, I asked the all-knowing (/s) ChatGPT, "What effect does El Niño have on weather in the Pacific Northwest?". Its answer: > El Niño is a climate pattern that occurs when the sea surface temperatur
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    I took linear algebra about 20 years ago as a requirement for my CS degree. I had no clue whatsoever what it was for beyond just "solving systems of equations" - whatever that meant. The prof didn't impress upon us how it und
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    I have Google Fi, and I like the support, but I also want to call out that being better than the other telcos is a very low bar.
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    by mynameisash 3y ago

    I've been enjoying Jeffrey Kaplan's YouTube videos on philosophy. He has one on this subject[0], and I recall getting a lot out of it. Might be time to re-watch it. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaZbCctlll4
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    by mynameisash 4y ago

    I'm curious if there will be any appreciable performance gains here that are worthwhile. FWIW, last I checked[0], Polars still smokes Pandas in basically every way. [0] https://www.pola.rs/benchmarks.html