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by p00dles 3y ago
Thanks for the clarification on Vietnam I didn’t get the reference, despite having seen The Big Lebowski several times.
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by p00dles 3y ago
I 100% agree in principal, but I think there is something psychological about paying even a small amount of money that makes people treat public transit differently (better) than if it it’s entirely free. Sort of related, I can think of NYC
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by p00dles 3y ago
I like the way that this book is structured. There are no equations, which makes it approachable, and some of these concepts are better explained with language than equations, at least in the beginning. A similar book is What If by Hernán a
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by p00dles 3y ago
If by “aging 1981 apartment building” they mean an apartment building built in 1981, it is so frustrating to me that American buildings are essentially designed for a useful life of ~30 years before they need to be replaced. Though there ar
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by p00dles 3y ago
that, was funny
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by p00dles 3y ago
By "this story", are you referring to your story, or the story described in the parent post "> Many of the incoming students I speak with are overachievers who spent a lot of time in high school thinking about how to get i
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by p00dles 3y ago
Since iOS 15 iPhones can generate “background noise” including dark noise, balanced noise, rain, ocean, etc. You can even play it at the same time as music, a podcast, etc. with its own, independent volume control. An icon appears for me wh
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by p00dles 3y ago
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qN1fVkeSUXE I wonder how many people knew the correct lyrics before this commercial, I certainly did not
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by p00dles 4y ago
this is amazing, thank you so much. I have been using a 90-minute Brown Noise loop on Spotify, but even though it is downloaded on my phone, I have to connect to the internet to start using it, which can lead to distractions when messages s
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by p00dles 4y ago
Sir/madam, have you ever tried an Osprey that suspends the weight of the bag off of your back with a sturdy piece of mesh and very minimal metal internal frame?[1] (I think Osprey pioneered this, other manufacturers now have it too). I
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by p00dles 5y ago
do you mind if I ask where you store the Arq backup? On a separate physical drive, in a cloud service, etc.?
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by p00dles 5y ago
Not sure if it’s the same use case but I use Cryptomator with OneDrive and it’s worked well.
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by p00dles 5y ago
Just bought one with your recommendation - thanks! Those things are going like hotcakes. Looks like they are perpetually sold out. Their "Limited Daily Stock" - released daily at 9am MTN time - went from 7 to 3 by the time I finis
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by p00dles 5y ago
+1 to challenge of learning a language as an adult. I feel that once you get older, you aren't in as many situations where you don't know what you're doing. Partially because it sucks to not know what you're doing, so yo
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by p00dles 5y ago
If you're interested, David Epstein wrote a book called "Range" that provides an alternate viewpoint to the 10,000 hour rule. I found Epstein's model resonated more for me than the 10k rule. https://davidepste
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by p00dles 5y ago
Awesome! Thank you. I also ran across a few companies that make a Valjoux 7768 Moonphase, also looks nice and seems within budget.
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by p00dles 5y ago
The 1815 Moonphase is absolutely gorgeous - do you have any recommendations for similar moonphase watches for a first-time watch buyer, under $1000?
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by p00dles 6y ago
I removed the F1 from a keyboard so that I don't misfire when going for F2, resulting in the dreaded 'Help' window that you have to use a mouse to click out of.
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by p00dles 6y ago
^1 for Excel keyboard shortcuts. One can customize the ribbon at the top for must used functions, which can make Excel such a fast tool to use compared to Google Sheets or even Excel for Mac (speaking as a Windows user). If I had a big Exce
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by p00dles 6y ago
this podcast episode has an excellent breakdown of the healthcare pricing system in the U.S. https://econtalk.simplecast.com/episodes/keith-smith-on-free...