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by presto8 5y ago
For certain types of queries, Wolfram Alpha gives wonderful answers that are superior to almost every other general purpose search engine: distance to the moon https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=distance+to+the+moon
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by presto8 5y ago
Here is a script that shows exporting results from a subprocess to a parent shell using a temporary file: #!/usr/bin/env bash process_line() { if [[ $* == *foo* ]]; then echo "found_foo=1" &gt
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by presto8 5y ago
Totally agree, Vanguard's landing page is a disaster. I was able to directly link this page however, which I bookmarked: https://personal.vanguard.com/us/AuthLogin
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by presto8 6y ago
What about A=1, B=2, C=3? A != B 1 != 2 A != C 1 != 3 B == C 2 == 3
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by presto8 6y ago
Do you mean like the Roman "M" for thousand and "MM" for million? That is mixing Arabic numerals with Roman numerals.
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by presto8 6y ago
It would make sense if the tip were reduced when the minimum wage goes up, but it doesn't work that way, in at least two states I am familiar with (Washington and Oregon). Both of those states have minimum hourly cash wages for wait st
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by presto8 6y ago
Thanks and yes, that is a good point. However, given that SPY is already at or near an all-time high, it seems unlikely that it would continue to go up every month or two by the premium amount (which itself is pretty substantial due to high
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by presto8 6y ago
If you decide to invest it (in an index fund, for example SPY or IWM), I am not seeing any downside to selling cash secured puts. For example, on SPY, you could sell a short 48-dte 30-delta put (strike $312 on Sept 18) for $616 premium. If
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by presto8 7y ago
Table 6 for the N95 mask row cites w45 and w47. w47 had only 13 people in the study. And both w45 and w47 cite a medium risk of bias noting lack of description of controls and inconsistencies. It would be nice to have more rigorous studies
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by presto8 7y ago
The most well-executed high-speed train system I can think of is in Japan, e.g. shinkansen from Kyoto to Tokyo, which Google Maps is reporting as 2h11m. Distance by road for that city pair is showing as 464 km, for an average speed of 212 k
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by presto8 7y ago
> but there's no downside to removal of contamination, so they'd likely support it given the choice. There may be a downside, if the cost of compliance is too high and the business decides to stop offering the product.
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by presto8 7y ago
That international/domestic surcharge looks like an airline imposed charge. Not sure why they do it that way instead of having it in the ticket price. But the actual taxes paid on this ticket are a lot less when that surcharge isn’t in
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by presto8 7y ago
Are you referring to AF447? According to the BEA incident report, the AF447 plane was already equipped with heating systems for the pitot probes and AoA sensors. "1.6.9.1 Probe heating The probes that are installed on the aircraft are
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by presto8 8y ago
Love the idea and implementation! However I have two main questions/concerns that might prevent me from being a customer: Cost. Currently I pay $10/month to CrashPlan to store 2TB a month. I think your plan is to simply pass throu
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by presto8 8y ago
I tried this feature from my bank (not BofA) several years back. It didn't work as I expected. Even after revoking the card, the merchant was still able to charge me and the amount was just posted to my "real" card number. I
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by presto8 8y ago
Yes, you're right on Alaska, although since they don't fly internationally, it's much harder to rack up the miles with 2 trips (as parent was suggesting). Incidentally, Alaska is my favorite carrier for many reasons, but only
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by presto8 8y ago
Two RT trips to Asia might barely meet the minimum tier for miles, but most (all?) airlines now have a minimum in dollars spent, as well. For example, for the first status level, United requires 25,000 miles and $3000 spent with United (thi
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by presto8 8y ago
> I can not tell if it is 30 or 31 °C outside. Most thermostats I've seen allow changes of 0.5 degrees C. So it seems that the thermostat manufacturers feel that the majority of users can tell a difference. And sometimes 1 degree C
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by presto8 8y ago
Fiche is another solution, based on netcat (nc): https://github.com/solusipse/fiche
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by presto8 9y ago
This blog is missing a lot of details before we can consider this experiment successful. Most importantly, what is the usable throughput of a station in the "improved" coverage area? I would recommend using iperf before/after
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by presto8 9y ago
I'm the exact opposite. RPN calculators are totally natural to me, whereas I get confused on normal calculators. Normal (non-algebraic) calculators are inconsistent. To get "2+3", it's infix: 2, +, 3, =. To get "cos
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by presto8 9y ago
Some operating systems use a "fake" MAC address when not associated and scanning for networks. In theory, this would prevent tracking when a user is not connected to the SSID.
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by presto8 9y ago
I don't know anything about your business, but just some quick comments: I went to the site, easily saw the "Get started" button. Clicked on it, there is a landing page that doesn't add any value in my opinion - why is
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by presto8 9y ago
Seattle is a very hilly city, increasing the challenges for bike commuting for normal people. An electric bike can help but increases the price substantially. At least in Amsterdam where I biked around a bit, it seemed flat as a pancake.
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by presto8 9y ago
Private education is not generally tax-deductible in the US (e.g., private high school). 529 funds can be used for post-secondary education, but even then it's only the gains on the account that are exempt from tax if used for educatio
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by presto8 9y ago
Last year, I flew United San Francisco to Seoul on a 747. None of the seats in economy class had a monitor in the seat. But they did have Wi-Fi service for the movies.
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by presto8 9y ago
How can they offer 2x margin? This seems afoul of federal regulations. From http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/minimummargin.asp : "When you buy on margin, there are key levels - as governed by the Federal Re
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by presto8 9y ago
Interest rates are almost always annualized and cited in terms of APR or Annual Percentage Rate. If the APR is not cited, then it is implied. This makes it easier to compare loans even if they have different terms. The fine print will usual
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by presto8 9y ago
I'm sure you know this, but for the benefit of others: the money from being involuntarily denied boarding (in this case, the $1350 maximum) is cold hard cash. The money they offer to voluntarily give up your seat is vouchers which are
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by presto8 10y ago
My understanding is, yes, you can deduct the IRS per-mile (54 cents per mile driven) as a business expense, which will reduce the amount of taxes paid. At least one Uber driver I rode with told me he did this. In fact, not doing it would be

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