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   by shostack 4y ago

   Increasingly it feels like it has become a tool for one party to hold the other (and the country's debt rating) hostage to get what they want. I can only recall this being done by the GOP though if people have evidence of the Democrats
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   by shostack 4y ago

   I'll add that locking things behind a subscription also means that I lost access if I stop paying. Which puts me in an adversarial position against the company if they keep raising the price to see what the market will tolerate. And at
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   by shostack 4y ago

   That's what I love about the Children of Time series. The skill of the author with immersing you in that truly alien perspective of different biological capabilities, sensory organs, etc. is remarkable.
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   by shostack 4y ago

   Chicagoan here. It's cute to watch y'all compare that thing you refer to as pizza.
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   by shostack 4y ago

   What is good or bad about each?
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   by shostack 4y ago

   Is it just market share? What do they do with your data?
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   by shostack 4y ago

   How has the recent Google Sheets timeline feature release impacted you? https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/11/timeline-vie...
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   by shostack 4y ago

   I just hope it unlocks summarizing across websites. I'd love to be able to query "what's the general consensus about XYZ, with lists of pros and cons. Exclude obvious affiliate sites, and sites that sell this thing."
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   by shostack 4y ago

   Is net return all that matters? Seems like with increasing heat waves, power outages etc, being able to generate and store your own electricity has value from a resiliency standpoint.
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    by shostack 4y ago

    Would a good tl;Dr summary of things in CA be that if you didn't need solar before and got grandfathered, it doesn't make sense to get solar now? How does that work with new homes being required to have solar installed? Is it just
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    by shostack 4y ago

    Agreed with this. One thing I've learned about large established companies is there is a lot of room to deliver impact if you can rework inefficient processes and navigate the politics to have that change adopted. Steve was fortunate i
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    by shostack 4y ago

    Having just flown out of there yesterday, on the return it is also helpful, it's also helpful to know without having to look it up what I should set my OBS to in order to help align for practicing my pattern and approach.
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    by shostack 4y ago

    How has the commercial office space market been fairing? What's the play if one thinks it will crater?
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    by shostack 4y ago

    He's regarded as one of the top fantasy authors out there, particularly if you get out over very deep and well thought through magic systems.
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    by shostack 4y ago

    I hope the next five Stormlight Archive books are set in a more advanced time. He has all the underpinnings with fabrials and logic spren.
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    by shostack 4y ago

    And don't forget the Warbreaker crossovers in The Stormlight Archives.
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    by shostack 4y ago

    I think it's a mix. Companies reacting to markets and targets are cutting costs. Other companies are using the economy as air cover enact employee hostile policies and changes. For example, when things start recovering, I'm curiou
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    by shostack 4y ago

    My thought was this could be a money laundering vehicle.
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    by shostack 4y ago

    The Stormlight Archives by Brandon z Sanderson. I'm on book 4 now eagerly awaiting the release of 5. Easily one of if not the best series of his. Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination.
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    by shostack 4y ago

    Caiphas Cane and Eisenhorn would be fantastic.
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    by shostack 4y ago

    I got the loose leaf bagged stuff from that brand. How does it compare to other brands?
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    by shostack 4y ago

    I'm not following the joke, can you elaborate?
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    by shostack 4y ago

    I still can't get past the sharing aspect, especially in the time of covid. Have there been any studies on disease transmission in cultures that partake of drinks in this communal manner?
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    by shostack 4y ago

    Is it possible to leverage these power gains to feed back in via increased laser power?
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    by shostack 4y ago

    Is Caesarstone nice?
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    by shostack 4y ago

    Just wait for ads in the right click menu.
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    by shostack 4y ago

    And as soon as you're on a subscription-based Windows that has forced auto updates, suddenly you can't just stick to a given version of windows and they can shove whatever they want at you, just like a web service.
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    by shostack 4y ago

    Makes you wonder, given the sensitivity of this, how the government feels about having Elon at the helm of it given some of his business ties.
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    by shostack 4y ago

    What is the expected end impact to home owners in markets where jumbo mortgages are the norm, like the Bay Area?
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    by shostack 4y ago

    The book Stick and Rudder gave me a very intuitive understanding of flight and what it means to pilot an airplane in a very visceral sense. The book CODE helped me really imagine and internalize the inner workings of computers, building up