ortusdux

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by ortusdux 2mo ago
76 quakes ranking 7.0+ so far this decade, including 10 this year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_2021%E2%80...
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
There was zero signage at the last few American airports I flew through. Four airports in 2 weeks and they all had different rules, and felt the need to yell at you for not knowing their nuances.
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
All FedEx express packages in my area come and go via a dedicated twin-prop plane that flies 35 miles to the hub. I'm sending a package today, and $14 of the 54$ total is a fuel surcharge. I wonder if I will be seeing electricity sur
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
Great analogy - This phenomenon irks me, and I would never have thought of using survivorship bias as an apt description. Some of the most valuable feedback you will ever receive is from people that don't use your product/feature
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
FDA compliance has been tough for optical measurement of blood sugar and blood pressure. I'd imagine that this is why they are doing a monthly averages and keeping their claims subdued.
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
I was very surprised by work put into making replacing the battery easy on the Pixel Watch 4. They designed in screw actuated clamps for the back face. Hopefully this carries over to the 5th edition. https://youtu.be/3pQWB
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Pixel Watch 5(blog.google)
173 points by ortusdux 2mo ago|401 comments
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Google Pixel Tag(blog.google)
10 points by ortusdux 2mo ago|1 comments
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
The CA almond industry is a great example of perverse market incentives in need of regulation, which makes it a great analogy in this case. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/business/energy-environme...
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
https://9to5google.com/2026/07/31/this-is-the-google-pixel-t...
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
Google is reportedly launching an airtag competitor tomorrow. I'm interested to see the details. I have a pair of their headphones, and they don't broadcast when the case is close, which makes them easy to loose.
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
I've seen a few versions of this idea for music festivals and the like - https://totemlabs.com/products/totem-compass
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
A few years back I was shoveling knee deep snow when I completely lost a white earbud. The app had a 'find my bud' feature, but when I activated it I couldn't hear anything. I pulled out the 2nd bud as a test, and it starte
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
I don't have this option available on my Android app. I have "avoid tolls" which avoids both ferries and bridges. The main alternative to the ferries in Seattle is a toll bridge. Choosing this option sends you down surface
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
The only option is "avoid ferries and tolls".
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
The main alternate route is a toll bridge unfortunately.
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
I'm still astounded by how poorly Gmaps handles Seattle ferries. The time and routing calculations always assume the best case scenario. I've had it insist I take the ferry because it estimated a 5 minute time savings, when in
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
Also one heck of a legal team.
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German court rules AI music firm Suno broke copyright rules(reuters.com)
5 points by ortusdux 2mo ago|0 comments
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DuckDuckGo Paso Robles(knockaround.com)
3 points by ortusdux 2mo ago|0 comments
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by ortusdux 2mo ago
Are they contractually obligated to replace them? IIRC, some municipalities have been covering the cameras with trash bags because they cannot turn them off or remove them until their contract expires.
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by ortusdux 3mo ago
The average average car gets 28MPG in the US, so flying is currently 2-3 times more efficient per mile.
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by ortusdux 3mo ago
Here is a good list of 'fuel per seat (in mpg)' numbers for various airplane configurations and flight durations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_aircraft#Examp... The total average across the i
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by ortusdux 3mo ago
Stick on nails
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Apple overtakes Nvidia as most valuable company(finance.yahoo.com)
4 points by ortusdux 3mo ago|3 comments
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by ortusdux 3mo ago
It really doesn't take much exposure to make a difference: https://www.joghr.org/article/11950-testing-the-efficacy-of-... https://luckyironlife.com/products/lucky-iron-fish
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by ortusdux 3mo ago
Rare (but not outlandish) warning - A friend's entire family had ongoing symptoms of fatigue and upset stomach. They ran blood panels and found that everyone had off the charts iron levels. They had switched to cast iron only in the
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by ortusdux 3mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
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by ortusdux 3mo ago
There is illegal, actively enforced illegal, and then there is 'your house burns down and insurance denies your claim because you didn't follow local laws' illegal
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by ortusdux 3mo ago
For homeowners, I highly recommend making sure you have some way to bring it fresh air on demand, and then automate it in conjunction with a CO2 monitor. I added a duct fan and ERV before my HVAC system's fresh air intake, and then ti

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