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by samcheng 3y ago
Those at the bottom shouldn't need to steal a loaf of bread. We have a community and government both providing a social safety net to give them not only a loaf of bread, but also a path out of destitution.
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by samcheng 3y ago
I strongly support small business as well, but unfortunately the reality right now (in San Francisco, at least) is empty storefronts. Lots of them.
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by samcheng 3y ago
This video argues "shoplifting from large corporations might be OK because who cares about their bottom line. Nobody I know is getting hurt." How misguided! Not only does this perspective indicate a lack of core values, it resul
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by samcheng 3y ago
Confirmed. Curiously, their status page reads: "No known issues at this time." https://status.heroku.com/
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by samcheng 3y ago
The title is a reference to this classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtJJC0nWs9s (Warning: it's quite vulgar)
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by samcheng 3y ago
I remember being worried when Tesla released the Model 3 with a pay-per-kWh scheme. Was that one supercharger by the mall on the way to Tahoe going to be full all the time? Are all of these mass-market sedans going to make me wait? That did
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by samcheng 3y ago
You just plug the cable into the car; the system knows the car's VIN and charges the card on file. There is no smartphone required. It's a nice, seamless system compared to the competition.
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by samcheng 3y ago
I remember being worried when Tesla released the Model 3 with a pay-per-kWh scheme. Was that one supercharger by the mall on the way to Tahoe going to be full all the time? Are all of these mass-market sedans going to make me wait? That d
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by samcheng 3y ago
Microwaving a trout actually works pretty well, but the joke is that it releases enough odor that just might be strong enough to be banned under The Hague Convention Against Chemical Weapons. It’s definitely not a nice thing to do to the of
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by samcheng 3y ago
What El Niño means depends wildly on where you live. In California, particularly Southern California, an El Niño winter is more likely wetter than usual. The 1997-1998 winter comes to mind. These are all statistical predictions based on pr
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by samcheng 3y ago
uBlock Origin on Firefox hid that annoyance for me.
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by samcheng 3y ago
Well, it's nicknamed "Chair Force" for a reason. The vast majority of these recruits won't become pilots. Consider those directing drones, for example.
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by samcheng 3y ago
Texas to Hawaii, the long way
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by samcheng 3y ago
Seal up the food tightly, then circulate a hot fluid (water, steam, or air, usually) around the food to evenly transfer heat into it. Afterwards, remove the food and optionally sauce or sear it. En Papillote and via Dutch Oven are other si
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by samcheng 3y ago
Warming drawer, too!
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by samcheng 3y ago
These days, sous vide is a much better alternative than the dishwasher, but is fundamentally the same concept. It's worth a try - precision cooking is a way for anyone to have excellent results when cooking. Pretty soon you'll ha
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by samcheng 3y ago
They're not ALL that good, but there is indeed a wide roster of quality taquerias in the area.
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by samcheng 4y ago
RINSE | REMOTE or San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, New York, or Washington DC | Software Engineers | Full-Time | https://www.rinse.com Rinse provides dry cleaning and laundry delivery services to tens of thousands of
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by samcheng 4y ago
> It has to be so good that people stop talking to each other at the office once they have this tool. Slack itself did this in my experience.
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by samcheng 4y ago
Cast iron works great for me. Another popular option is carbon steel. Both options require a bit of a learning curve as far as care/cleaning goes, but once you have a well-seasoned pan, eggs are easy. You have the added bonus of bein
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by samcheng 4y ago
RINSE | REMOTE or San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, New York, or Washington DC | Software Engineers | Full-Time | https://www.rinse.com Rinse provides dry cleaning and laundry delivery services to tens of thousands of
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by samcheng 4y ago
I live and work in Silicon Valley, and I agree that the concepts in the article are pretty elementary and critical to understand in any business, not just tech. However: if your software product has struck gold, it will have “rocket ship” n
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by samcheng 4y ago
This particular mountain is notoriously windy, though - it has the highest recorded wind speed not associated with a tornado or cyclone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Washington
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by samcheng 4y ago
RINSE | REMOTE or San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, New York, or Washington DC | Software Engineers | Full-Time | https://www.rinse.com Rinse provides dry cleaning and laundry delivery services to tens of thousands of
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by samcheng 4y ago
Agreed - it seems like HN got brigaded here. I very much value a diverse discussion forum, and am happy to see “alt-right” viewpoints in this thread, but it’s very unusual to see those viewpoints expressed in a flood of low-effort posts. So
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by samcheng 4y ago
The cheapest energy is from a hydroelectric plant built generations ago. Fun fact: That's why Boeing first built their planes outside Seattle - the electricity needed to refine the aluminum was cheap. These days, you can see that effe
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by samcheng 4y ago
Perfect. This kind of junk is going to litter our collective knowledge bases for years. It looks just good enough to be authoritative, but is fundamentally incorrect.
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by samcheng 4y ago
I don't think the "white paper" statement in these protests is about zero-covid policy exactly - it's clearly about censorship and freedom of expression. The zero-covid policy precipitated the unrest - guess where covid
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by samcheng 4y ago
Honestly I had the opposite reaction about the video. Compared to the polished on-rocket camera angles and real-time telemetry we get from a SpaceX launch, tonight's grainy footage of a white spot speeding away into the distance overl
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by samcheng 4y ago
It's noticeable enough that, as a lefty, I learned early on to use scissors with my right hand.

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