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by seanp2k2 8y ago
When you mash 0 with Comcast, it kind of scoffs at you and tells you that it needs some information before it can help you. If you keep hitting 0 it just hangs up. Pretty terrible experience, but they don’t have to care because they have mo
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by seanp2k2 8y ago
That end game seems very wasteful and Rube Goldbergian. Why use an 1800s technology as the transport layer when salons, yoga studios, and more already use things like MindBody, which already has an appointments API? I’d honestly be way more
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by seanp2k2 8y ago
And yet we still use it with no end in sight. The only reason your identity isn't yet stolen and financial history ruined is likely literally that they haven't gotten to you yet. What incentives are there for Equifax, Experian, Tr
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
Further investigation required: are humans worse at driving or statistics when loss of life is a factor in each?
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
I agree that the doors are idiotic, but they serve to make normal people who don’t care about cars want to spend >$100k on a vehicle. “It opens like a lambo!” Silicon Valley had a bit about this too: https://youtu.be/_ih1
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
Not sure how much of it is that they're theft-proof vs anyone who wants to steal one either already has or doesn't care enough to do so. You could e.g. line the inside of a U-Haul with RF-blocking material and load up a ton of the
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
Longer than minutes. It's not NYC. I'm guessing that these companies just eat the loss for now.
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
For bicycles in California, this is the law: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection... . CODE TEXT VEHICLE CODE - VEH DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000 - 23336] ( Division 11 ena
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
In the US there is also https://www.railstotrails.org/ which is trying to convert old railways into trails suitable for e.g. bicycles.
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
See also: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/535/why-does-kin... There's a LOT more energy being transferred into whatever the car hits both because it's going much faster and because it's
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
Sidewalks also have two-way traffic whereas the bike lane should be only one direction (which is also the direction of car traffic).
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
Have an EspressoBin sitting in my box of misc electronics parts. I wanted to run pfSense on it but last time I checked the Marvell CPU in it isn’t the same as the one in the Netgate SG-3100 that pfSense is exclusively compatible with ( htt
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
For those curious about how this actually works: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330467 Related: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/FirstPartyIsolation
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
>It is a better system from a larger society perspective (nothing is "loaned") but may result in few actually being able to afford retirement. We'll see how this plays out with baby boomers retiring to give some indication
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
The thing holding me back is that I don't think it's sustainable to have small single-family homes going for >$1m in tear-down condition. It might not get hit with a huge correction, but I can't see these properties being
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
It’s not just having an eye for it; UI design is an entire field, and human computer interaction (HCI) has existed since the 70s. I think that a large part of the problem is PMs / managers / tech leads not understanding that desig
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
That does seem good, but when you consider that it’s basically just doing a DB query for an IP (and there might be a clever way to store CIDRs where the DB finds it within a range) + authentication, authorization, and accounting ( AAA), it
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
Static site generators are an infinitely better choice for making actual blogs. Wordpress has evolved into a CMS similar to Drupal or Joomla with all the available plugins. You can make it into a store or a wiki or basically anything, but y
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
That’s how awful cell carrier oligopoly is here. Wired internet is even worse, even in Silicon Valley. I have the choice of Comcast 100mbit Internet (used to be ~20mbit a few years ago) for ~$80 USD per month or nothing. Literally my only r
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
If you have HDMI, the EDID comes through on the DDC which is just I2C. You can read it with a BusPirate or any decent LA: https://www.extron.com/company/article.aspx?id=uedid HDCP also happens over this interface, so i
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
A great place for new luxury apartments and condos! I wish I was kidding.
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
Don’t forget all the Prop 65 earnings in apartment complexes! It’s mostly for asbestos in the case of apartments.
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
If you play your cards right, half a million after benefits and stocks are consider is within reach for engineers. Director level and up and it’s very attainable. The Bay Area isn’t perfect, but it has a lot to offer for many, especially if
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
The problem, as I’m sure you’re aware, is that the reading level and attention span in this case are minimal. People click through ToSes just as they click through installers. Even if the ToS was 5 words on the screen in 36pt bold font sayi
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
It's also 8 pages so they can show a different ad on each page. The content might be OK, but it's the same slimy tactic that Facebook listicle sites use to boost "page views" and ad views. To me, this massively devalues
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
I get that you’re being fascetious, but there are many Chinese manufacturers who will copy a product for you if you ask nicely (i.e. want a large enough volume to make it worth their time). The other common way this happens is ODMs there si
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
I have this same “bug” and it’s a big part of why I usually don’t use their app. Really crappy move by them.
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
The vast majority of the US (by landmass) sucks to actually live in, and the economies of those areas are also awful. This is why many who can move to the coast do. Even within “the coasts”, outside of NYC, the east coast doesn’t have a com
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
Professionally managed properties respond to this by issuing a “pay or quit” notice immediately when you miss a payment, then begin eviction proceedings as soon as they can. Sometimes it can take a few months, but they’ll have the cops come
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by seanp2k2 9y ago
Any non-startup tech company in the Bay Area should be paying at least this much if they're serious about hiring "top talent". That is the going rate these days for engineers / devops / sometimes designers / so

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