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by roel_v 7y ago
The washing of American eggs does not affect shelf life. The difference between the European and American approach is just a choice with little to no effect on food safety or shelf life.
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by roel_v 7y ago
Maybe I can offer an experience that made me 'see the light' (well, some light) accidentally on how sales (re)negotiations work. I'm going to be vague because this is going to make me seem petty. I had a colleague once who
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by roel_v 7y ago
I have a home office (proper office with separate meeting room etc, a whole floor of our house) and I still get a babysitter on days school is out and I can't not work that day. It's just not the same when you have to always reser
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by roel_v 7y ago
Torrenting is on the way out, from what I (as a casual torrenter) can tell. There is just a lot less material available. Maybe it's better on private trackers, but I haven't been a member of one in 15 years, nor would I know how t
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by roel_v 7y ago
"as well as metal staples for the elastic bands, which would prevent you from microwaving" My microwave works fine with metal inside. Would only be a problem for some people.
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by roel_v 7y ago
We're not actually doing that of course, all training is canceled.
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by roel_v 7y ago
From a colleague of mine: http://www.risklayer.com/blog/Tracking%20Coronavirus%20at%20... .
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by roel_v 7y ago
At my jiu jitsu club, we're moving into no-contact grappling. This will keep us safe from the virus yet give those in quarantine some much-needed mental relief. See e.g. https://streamable.com/loz3v . Don't do tha
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by roel_v 7y ago
Just get browns, they're not so bad that they will bother anyone but the most fussy coworker. They're louder than laptop keyboards but as loud as some regular non-mech keyboards.
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by roel_v 7y ago
Not OP but I have a Mirra 2, I liked it better than the Aeron or Embody. I do really suggest you go someplace where you can try it out, also the various sizes. I bought refurb, don't remember price.
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by roel_v 7y ago
Would having a mode that restricts the types of numbers it accepts (in my particular case: no scientific notation) speed it up significantly?
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by roel_v 7y ago
Apart from the fact that, within the context of the other words of my post, your first sentence is plain not true, I'm not sure I (to paraphrase Babbage badly) I understand the level of confusion that is required to come to your conclu
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by roel_v 7y ago
"Massachusetts was one of the first states to attempt universal health care coverage. They also have some genuinely fantastic research hospitals." shrug . The position you need to defend, the matter under discussion, in this case
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by roel_v 7y ago
WTF are you talking about? This is not my opinion. This is plain fact: https://www.rivm.nl/en/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/questions-... . Now, you might not agree with this policy/protocol. That's fine. I
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by roel_v 7y ago
She would be violating art 2.38 of the "Wet Basisregistratie Personen", roughly "act on the central registration of natural persons" by not registering.
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by roel_v 7y ago
The Dutch criteria, at the moment, include that you have to have a fever (38 or up), or respiratory complaints, and having been to any one of the Northern Italian provinces. Rome is not one of them. Your friend being denied a test has n
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by roel_v 7y ago
"and Boston has some of the best healthcare in the country." I hear people say that all the time of all sorts of places, but what does that mean? Does Boston have (beyond some baseline) more respiratory aid machines than other pla
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by roel_v 7y ago
You'll do that the first 5 times, then start to feel OK with it, and not do it any more. I felt the same about ordering fruit & veg for home delivery. Nowadays I don't even think about it any more, except when people who don&#
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by roel_v 7y ago
For some reason I now like to think about what it would be like to be in Amazon's yolk...
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by roel_v 7y ago
What waiting to get items scanned? I can't remember the last time I had to wait for that. (you're talking about people waiting in line for other people to scan their items, right?)
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by roel_v 7y ago
I have (c++) code from the early 1990's that compiles and works fine. People like to crap on c++ and Windows, but for just getting things done and maximum compatibility, I have yet to see better systems.
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by roel_v 7y ago
"I don't think Tableau's data viz product does anything that couldn't also be done with relative ease in R." It's zingers like this that keep me coming back to threads like this one! "No wireless. Less spa
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by roel_v 7y ago
Had to double check if I was on HN or on ca. 1999 Slashdot...
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by roel_v 7y ago
Sometimes, but not in this context.
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by roel_v 7y ago
"(Look up the penis of drakes (male ducks) and why it looks the way it does at some point)" Not to one-up you, but anyone who's at it anyway, also look up the platypus mating behavior. Spoiler: it involves 4-headed penises.
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by roel_v 7y ago
My kids loved this 'learn binary' toy: https://www.quercettistore.com/en/toys/educational/1014-rami Site is in Italian but I ordered it off Amazon, the box is in Italian but that wasn't a probl
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by roel_v 7y ago
Website in GP says that registration fees are only 50% refundable, too.
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by roel_v 7y ago
To keep away martens from the engine compartment of cars (the ones living in urban environments like to crawl in there when it gets colder, and then nibble on the wires), we (= Dutchies) hang a bathroom refreshener under the hood. You know
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by roel_v 7y ago
Well I've gotten allergic to the term 'XY problem' itself. All too often it's tossed around by people who think they know my problem better than I do, and then dismiss me by saying 'don't do that' or &#x27
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by roel_v 7y ago
Great link, thanks for that.

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