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by sb057 7y ago
A few key technicians catching it (or refusing to show up to work) could easily disrupt a city's (or at least part of a city's) water system. Of course, that's the case with seasonal flu as well, which is why it's a good
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by sb057 7y ago
Anyone want to do the math on how much such a project would cost (with perhaps a projection in 10/20 years)?
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by sb057 7y ago
At least traditionally, the driver had direct physical control over the vehicle through hydraulics. Obviously this has become less true over the past couple of decades with the introduction of electronic systems, but the traditional imprint
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by sb057 7y ago
But what about the neurotoxins present in tobacco? Does damage caused by that 'magically' heal?
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by sb057 7y ago
It's less a matter of privacy at any given moment and more of having every given moment and location you're in public logged.
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by sb057 7y ago
Paradox announced EU4 was coming to iOS and Android in 2013 but it seems nothing ever came of it: https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/a456278/europa-univers... Somewhat bizarrely, a Nintendo DS port of EU2 was a
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by sb057 7y ago
PRISM utilized entirely public info? Information regarding every phone call you've ever made, including time, recipient, length, and location are public?
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by sb057 7y ago
Bear in mind that the United States manufactures a fraction of the manufactured goods it consumes.
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by sb057 7y ago
Unsolicited advice: buy the cheapest mattress (that doesn't squeal) that you can find and slap a $50 memory foam topper on top of it. That maxes out my comfort level.
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by sb057 7y ago
In addition to other mentioned reasons, farm work is also extremely seasonal.
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by sb057 7y ago
https://archive.is/8J1qB
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by sb057 7y ago
Similarly, a person can't be held (directly) legally responsible for receiving illicit material via postal service (at least in the United States). Otherwise, you could simply ship drugs to their home address and get them charged with
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by sb057 7y ago
I was recently browsing budget laptops and was astonished to find that 1366 x 768 displays are still a thing.
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by sb057 7y ago
The same concept applied to any electrical outlet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdbkvJznmwU
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by sb057 7y ago
His email service, cock.li, has a very lax content policy, only disallowing spam, illegal content, or general abuse. This has attracted many ner-do-wells (in addition to the plenty of legitimate users like myself). Additionally, he offers a
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by sb057 7y ago
A version which was rejected included the following (non-Apache-affiliated [afaik]) references: https://www.xenonstack.com/insights/what-is-apache-arrow/ https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1
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by sb057 7y ago
Fascinating that nowhere in the article is it disclosed that the publication is owned by a competitor of Yang.
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by sb057 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_discoveries_of_w...
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by sb057 7y ago
If this video is to be believed, they understand the concept of using a card at an ATM, but can't quite grasp exactly what to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWfVIjSdxTk
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by sb057 7y ago
People are way ahead of you: https://cellularprivacy.github.io/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detec...
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by sb057 7y ago
>Formatted text, styled text, or rich text, as opposed to plain text, has styling information beyond the minimum of semantic elements: colours, styles (boldface, italic), sizes, and special features in HTML (such as hyperlinks). https:&
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by sb057 7y ago
It purports to be, even though it isn't: >Believe it or not, plain text is used everywhere. Even when you don’t see it. Where? In the source code for software, web pages, blog posts and articles (like this one), configuration files
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by sb057 7y ago
Not surprising given how little supply there seems to have been. Even relatively major outlets like PC Perspective didn't get a review sample.
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by sb057 7y ago
>And then why does it say it was made in Stockholm? Possibly relevant: >Falun Mine (Swedish: Falu Gruva) was a mine in Falun, Sweden, that operated for a millennium from the 10th century to 1992. It produced as much as two thirds of E
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by sb057 7y ago
If you want some irony, from the "dotgov.gov" website linked in the post: >An official website of the United States government. Here's how you know: >The .gov means it's official. Federal government websites often
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by sb057 7y ago
One downside as a lifelong resident of the South: rather hot. A monthly record high of 103 F (39.44 C) was set last month (October) in Alabama.
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by sb057 7y ago
I wonder if the ISPA (British telecom association) will nominate Microsoft for the 2020 Internet Villain Award. https://www.ispa.org.uk/ispa-announces-finalists-for-2019-in...
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by sb057 7y ago
Per Wikipedia: >Howze is credited with starting the convention of naming US Army helicopter types after Native American tribes, because he found the names suggested by the manufacturers too insipid. The Bell H-13, which had already been
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by sb057 7y ago
I found this footage of the first Chinese nuclear test astounding when it was posted on YouTube 13 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xoHbBkUGSQ
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by sb057 7y ago
According to some random person on the subreddit who probably isn't a good source, the SEC limit for leverage for normal people is 2:1.

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