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by nicholasbraker 3y ago
Apart from that I get the sense from this article that the author is scanning articles at the checkout counter instead of scanning them during the shopping process itself. Either by using a handset supplied by the store or with a mobile a
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by nicholasbraker 3y ago
What worked for me: 1. Cut alcohol even the smallest amounts 2. Exercise 3. Stop overthinking stuff. Remember. When you're in bed, there's no use thinking about work/school as you're not there.. 4. Find a happy place in
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by nicholasbraker 3y ago
Agreed with this nuance w/ regards to investment vs. asset. But IMHO even if volatility goes in your favor half the time it's still not a viable alternative. If the value of an asset is dependent on what a future buyer is willing
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by nicholasbraker 3y ago
So to evade hyperinflation one uses an asset which is more volatile, and in the case of BTC, is deflationary by nature. Which as in _investment_ is fine, but as a means of payment not, as the whole essence of a _sensible_ amount (2-3%) of i
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by nicholasbraker 3y ago
I'm in Sweden on vacation now (and still binging HN..) and they have 3,5% variants of most major brand of beers like Carlsberg, Heineken and others, It's great! It tastes like a real beer, but without the buzz I usually get after
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by nicholasbraker 3y ago
But they only have a small detachment there. The main E-6B/TACAMO stuff is at Tinker AFB Oklahoma
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by nicholasbraker 3y ago
Interestingly the predecessors of the current E-6B TACAMO platform are C-130's also. These EC-130Q's were based on C-130H. Full circle again.
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by nicholasbraker 3y ago
archive.ph can fix that
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by nicholasbraker 3y ago
And as such is mostly used within datacenter fabrics.
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by nicholasbraker 3y ago
The problem is that the physical layout of most offices do not support an environment in which knowledge workers (especially in tech/professional services) kan thrive. Open office spaces are killing for focussed work so what you'l
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by nicholasbraker 3y ago
So Douglas Adams was right all along: “Teasers are usually rich kids with nothing to do. They cruise around looking for planets that haven’t made interstellar contact yet and buzz them.” “Buzz them?” Arthur began to feel that Ford was enjoy
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by nicholasbraker 3y ago
I think tech people are in the best position to judge that in most cases the technology doesn't bring any benefits that a current / non-ledger like technology doesn't bring already. Use-cases are few and far between. I doubt
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by nicholasbraker 4y ago
A classic and applicable to more than networking alone..
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by nicholasbraker 4y ago
Quant is a private company with NDA's limiting the freedom of communication they have with their partners. But LACCHAIN ( https://www.lacchain.net/home?lang=en ) uses Overledger nodes (see the dashboard at https:/&
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by nicholasbraker 4y ago
The units are ready 24/7, pilots are in flight gear, G-suits zipped up and planes ready (meaning internal INS lined up. This takes some time normally) ready to jump in and take-off within 5 minutes. Usually there's two types of sc
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by nicholasbraker 4y ago
Quant Networks. The token is used as a license key for using the Overledger network. Clients pay in FIAT, Quant network uses this to buy the token and secure the use of the Overldger functionality. Overledger enables interoperability betwee
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by nicholasbraker 4y ago
A tool as Archimate already provided options to represent different views on an architecture depending on your role. Archimate is maybe a bit dated and closely related to the TOGAF Enterprise Architecture framework, but it can be powerful.
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by nicholasbraker 4y ago
Funny sidetone: the largest customer of the data and imaginary the SR-71 produced was the Navy ;-)
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by nicholasbraker 4y ago
This story feels so wholesome.
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by nicholasbraker 4y ago
I worked on Videotex systems in Holland (and basically deprecated it in 2001). At the time it was the profitable part of the ISP it was part of, largely due to the "pink" services it offered via paid dial-in numbers (0.25 Euroce
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by nicholasbraker 4y ago
Correct. In combination with TEMPEST hardware if your information to be protected requires it.
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by nicholasbraker 4y ago
The question which always comes to mind is this: Is it actually needed in this market where there is a huge demand for IT-staff and you can basically choose from many future employers if you put some effort in it? First of all, kudos for th
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by nicholasbraker 4y ago
There is no "civil unrest". farmers are indeed protesting and they are supported by some rightwing parties and media. Media makes it much bigger than it actually is in terms of unrest. Yes, farmers have it rough, and it's lar
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by nicholasbraker 4y ago
1. Your child will be a mirror of oneself. Character traits (both positive and negative) will get back to you somehow. This also means that the example you give will have a profound impact the first few years 2. Accept that going to the mov
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by nicholasbraker 4y ago
It is, but it's so much more convenient when an external bunch of talking suits with an outrageous hourly-rate tell you what you already know but are afraid to implement.
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by nicholasbraker 5y ago
Poland uses Block 52 F-16's which aren't mothballed at AMARC (yet) Subtypes and blocks differ significantly including logistic pipelines, training etc. So simply grabbing a few from Davis-Monthan won't do the trick.
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by nicholasbraker 5y ago
My BSc thesis was about knowledge management and this subject has always got my attention when it comes up. I work for an infrastructure consultancy company which employs 300+ engineers/consultants/architects over a wide range of
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by nicholasbraker 5y ago
You guys do have awesome air force exercises at the Axalp range! Can't deny that..
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by nicholasbraker 5y ago
That's why a product like Quant Networks is going to survive the bubble which is surely on the horizon. NFT's like offered by NBA Topshots (basically replacing physical collectibles in a digital form factor) have their appeal if y
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by nicholasbraker 5y ago
And Quant with their Overledger product binds traditional finance and crypto/blockchain together with an enterprise product, but their attitude towards the crypto scene is ambiguous at best but irritated at its worst.

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