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by sib 4mo ago
Sorry, but why is that a problem? If they didn't find someone, they closed the posting, then reopened it later, what is the issue? Or, as in some cases, perhaps they did find someone? I've been at companies where we hired many eng
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by sib 4mo ago
There's a story along these lines about all the scientists / physicists involved in the Manhattan Project, ending with the answer being John von Neumann.
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by sib 5mo ago
While rocketry is older than Newton, even in 1920, it was widely believed that rockets would not work in space (and therefore couldn't get us to the moon). https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy&#x2
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by sib 5mo ago
I've seen plenty of waiters, taxi drivers, etc., be quite happy to receive tips in USD in many countries where USD is not the official currency. In fact, I can't think of a single time when I've seen such a tip be rejected be
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by sib 5mo ago
I'd say that a 2022 Subaru Outback is not a "big SUV" - the EPA classified it as a small SUV (medium starting 2026), and it had a crossover station wagon body style. Now I do wonder about those people who buy a Chevy Tahoe, F
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by sib 5mo ago
>> I think you may need to think out your entire post before typing such contradictions. Ships != Boats
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by sib 6mo ago
I email images as attachments very, very frequently. I go through the browser's file picker and I pick out the photo by its filename. I would be surprised and angry if somewhere along the way the filename got changed to some random str
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by sib 6mo ago
"Obviously" There are plenty of use cases where the filename is relevant (and many, many people intentionally use the image name for sorting / cataloging).
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by sib 6mo ago
If you're in the US, just send it unencrypted over the internet. The NSA will kindly archive it for you and then you can submit a FOIA request whenever you need access to it. Kidding. Sort of...
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by sib 6mo ago
There are something like 24 million millionaires in the United States... Estimates are that Americans spent $157 billion on pets in 2025. There are a lot of people who could easily choose to spend $3,500 on a computer.
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by sib 6mo ago
>> So while a consumer photographer, may use their phone or compact or all-in-one camera, enthusiast photographer will probably spend $3000 - $5000 in camera gear. It's interesting that you chose photographers as the example here
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by sib 7mo ago
>> voting for a bad person because you like their policies Is it better to (1) vote for a bad person whose policies you believe are correct or (2) vote for a good person whose policies you believe are wrong? I'd pick (1) every ti
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by sib 7mo ago
ZIP codes don't uniquely identify cities / towns. (Or, in fact, States). Not to mention, they certainly don't work globally...
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by sib 7mo ago
"Apps installed on their phones" "Use Chrome" "Crazy" Or, completely normal behavior. Are you suggesting that people should live in a shed in the woods like the Unabomber?
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by sib 8mo ago
Given that the first communication between a web server and client was in December 1990 (and that was private to Tim B-L's environment), and it was released to the public in 1991, I bet we actually couldn't find such stories in th
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by sib 8mo ago
How else do you get on the elevator? Wait for it to randomly appear?
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by sib 8mo ago
Don't forget: * Stop doing any meaningful in-person inspection of the vehicle to ensure that it is in good condition before joining the network * Stop requiring cars to be <= 4 years old * (Seemingly) stop requiring drivers to maint
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by sib 8mo ago
If only. (cf., parallel construction)
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by sib 8mo ago
Car accident? Broken leg while hiking? Mugging? Slip and fall on icy sidewalk?
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by sib 8mo ago
Which don't contain the bank account number (at least in any 2FA I've ever received from a bank.)
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by sib 8mo ago
Just because the government can't buy it, doesn't mean they can't ask for it reeeeallllllly persuasively.
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by sib 8mo ago
>> Nothing can stop the tower equipment manufacturer like Ericsson from knowing the location of your phone > False. You can: > 1) Leave the phone at home If you're going to be pedantic, at least be pedantically correct. The
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by sib 8mo ago
Yes, and Uber pays ~80% to the drivers, so that the drivers can pay for those things... And, also, Tesla car owners will be able to use their POVs as part of the Robotaxi network, for which Tesla will get a cut of the fare.
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by sib 8mo ago
It costs approximately $200 for our house to be cleaned once (by humans). We do it about once a month because we don't feel like spending $200 weekly). It would be great to have it ~continuously cleaned but we the cost/benefit isn
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by sib 8mo ago
The average new car in the US is now ~$50K.
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by sib 8mo ago
>> i don't think they will be able to have a lot higher revenue per ride than uber. Not 9x Why would Tesla need to have higher revenue per ride than Uber? The value of a company is driven (ultimately) by its profit, not its reven
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by sib 8mo ago
And, technically, if you are 2x farther away, you are 3x as far away, so the intensity would be 1/9.
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by sib 8mo ago
After all, Polonium is a REAL ingredient - but I would't want it in my pasta sauce...
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by sib 8mo ago
Do the third-party tags have all the same features, size, capabilities, range, durability, etc.? Or have they made other tradeoffs instead of eliding the attachment point?
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by sib 9mo ago
>> Startups but definition have no revenue "Having no revenue" is definitely not the definition of a startup. There are plenty of startups with revenue (and even profit!)

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