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by pfranz 6y ago
There's also the product "treadmill" for chat and video apps that Google and Microsoft have had over the past handful of years. There is buy-in even for a chat app. I often have to shuffle browsers, may or may not have to ins
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by pfranz 6y ago
Oh, right! An iPad and Apple Pencil is probably more commonly available. I'm not entirely sure about iPad software and integration with video chat. If it's prerecorded she might be able to use whatever she wants and iPad's sc
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by pfranz 6y ago
The sibling comment describes the truth behind the quote, but the most famous (contemporary pop culture) source of it is the movie The Princess Bride.
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by pfranz 6y ago
I wonder if that's because of the US' relationship with philanthropy? I have no idea about the rest of the world, but with friends who teach in the US I hear about "[So and so] donated a classroom full of iPads" with no
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by pfranz 6y ago
Wouldn't whiteboard software be better? Like Khan Academy uses? I've been in some physical whiteboard video chat lectures and it's rough; they rarely have a lav mic (which means the audio quality is horrible and you have prob
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by pfranz 6y ago
The parent is one data point. Perhaps the one kid leans on school for social connections at this point in their life? Some kids are loaners (but still need social connections) others are very social. Another commenter pointed out that there
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by pfranz 6y ago
> it doesn't cost them anything to just leave the loans sit and not collect interest. The insolvency case would be if everyone stopped paying their mortgage for a few months because there's no penalty or filtering process. The
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by pfranz 7y ago
I do think when you grow bigger it's more difficult to manage your image or keep it pristine, but I don't think it's necessary that you get hated. Costco seems to be generally well liked and ubiquitous. The only real complain
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by pfranz 7y ago
I've had the same issue spanning years. I didn't bother going further than the web UI. I would delete 100k+ messages, it would hang, and when it returned it would only have deleted like 70k.
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by pfranz 7y ago
I appreciate what you're trying to say. I believe a deferment balances the interests of the lender and lendee. If loans were frozen, why wouldn't everyone take advantage? You now need an approval process (an application, paperwork
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by pfranz 7y ago
Loan deferments are already a common practice. Even if you came up with a different accommodation, the point is that mortgages are significantly simpler to address compared to rent.
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by pfranz 7y ago
Mortgages seem a lot simpler to me. You just keep accruing interested and add payments onto the end of the mortgage. With rent there are a few issues--you just get to live there for free? Do you add rent onto the backend (good luck collec
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by pfranz 7y ago
Item #1 was to cancel mortgage payments and property taxes. This person would only be paying for things like maintenance contracts, lawn service, and insurance. I would think those would be relatively low and all of them are very likely neg
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by pfranz 7y ago
The problem is it varies so much. I've been trying to find a replacement pedal for a sewing machine. As far as I can tell there's no model number for the part. I just have the sewing machine model. Everything is sold out online. I
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by pfranz 7y ago
I agree with the first reply that the book is overrated. While it's not irrelevant, I wouldn't think it fits into a "must read" list for people learning software engineering. I often hear, "Head First Design Pattern
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by pfranz 7y ago
I'm pretty sure the Rokr had an artificial cap of 100 songs for whatever reason.
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by pfranz 7y ago
I always saw it testing a business relationship with the cellular industry rather than any serious effort. The iPhone wasn't successful in a vacuum; Apple Stores, relationship to a carrier, deployment of iTunes all contributed to getti
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by pfranz 7y ago
In cases like that (where they also span across brands) I usually check out which single one Costco sells or what something like Wirecutter recommends as the "base." My specific needs may vary, but it's a start. If you can a
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by pfranz 7y ago
Caveat: I never got a bachelors in CS. I heard someone else say 30+ years ago you were more likely to be implementing a sorting algorithm or other things often studied in your day-to-day job. Most people's job have changed to integrat
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by pfranz 7y ago
I have no idea how admissions work. I've heard stories about soliciting applications from unqualified candidates so they can tout accepting 1% of applications and the number of applicants so they can sound more exclusive. One would ima
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by pfranz 7y ago
> Depends on the quality of the school. If it's a top school then transferring can be difficult, you lose on networking opportunities (with students and professors) Where I grew up a 2 year degree allowed you to transfer as a 3rd ye
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by pfranz 7y ago
> I'm just opposed to putting everything on hold for 2 years to do basic classes. I don't think a community college is the place to explore interests. In my state a 2 year community college degree allowed you to transfer as a 3
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by pfranz 7y ago
In my experience Universities seem to actively filter students. Perhaps I didn't reach out (or the University I attended was particularly bad), but I don't remember much support services when I attended.
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by pfranz 7y ago
> 2) If you are studying a technical field, even if you are average, a degree has greater ROI than just about anything else. You can pay off your debt in the first few years out of school and continue earning dividends for the rest of yo
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by pfranz 7y ago
Interesting. I think I've seen those things, but I've never bought one. I was expecting this tech would be built into microwaves, ovens, and cars by now.
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by pfranz 7y ago
The main reason I mentioned it is that I know I've seen various implementations--they're just not widely adopted. I guess nobody has the business interest to make it all work? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext
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by pfranz 7y ago
A few weeks ago I heard this as one rationing system being used. If it didn't get any blood or other obvious contaminants on it they'd put it in a paper bag and date it, then wait 14 days (that was the recommendation at the time).
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by pfranz 7y ago
I still think that's part of the bad UI =) That setup was bad unless you included a battery or time was likely to set itself.
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by pfranz 7y ago
I think context is key. It's only necessary if you have a scheduled recording. So it should only be obvious if you're setting up a scheduled recording or have one queued up. In those cases it should force your or alert you in an o
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by pfranz 7y ago
Wouldn't that be an issue for the metal nose clip?

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