slowhand09

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by slowhand09 4y ago
My current environment... we develop on a production environment. And our toolchain... put it this way. We went from no documented procedures, to several. And the several... have no date, no version, no author, no revision control... Frid
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by slowhand09 4y ago
One motive I can see is to inflate the reports of school shootings. How often is news reported, then "if" there is a debunking, in print its inside the back page whereas the initial report was a lead on the front page. Starting
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by slowhand09 4y ago
I don't know this fo ra fact. Actually I'd never even heard this before. I'd surmise the act of pulling a stinger out of another insect may be less than the amount required to pull the stinger form the bee's body, thus
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by slowhand09 4y ago
I can vouch for the veracity of bumblebees. I disturbed a nest and was chased by a couple of bees. I took 6 hits from one bee. 1st one felt like a rock hit me. Each after was similarly unpleasant. And after the 2nd each one was while I
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by slowhand09 4y ago
I choose to decline your offer.
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by slowhand09 4y ago
Nice, instead of considering the possibility and doing a 10sec goggle search, you brand me a conspiracy nut. And invite me to leave. This response could be characterized as promoting division. Avoiding critical thinking is a serious probl
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by slowhand09 4y ago
So this redistribution... How will this ever be fair? If I work harder and smarter, save/invest instead of spending recklessly - how is it fair that the fruits of my effort are taken by the government (who incidentally created all th
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by slowhand09 4y ago
Are you old enough to remember "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"? Voyager is a major character. In 1979... way before the internet.
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Chris Inglis to resign as national cyber director(cyberscoop.com)
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by slowhand09 4y ago
I'm doing pushups at the rate of 10000/year. But I'm only doing them for one minute. So about 7 pushups. For me, the rate is what is important.
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by slowhand09 4y ago
Relevant. https://xkcd.com/695/
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by slowhand09 4y ago
Sometimes taking something and preserving it is not a bad thing. Anyone recall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan ? I'm pretty sure thousand or 10 of thousand of Egyptian artifacts were looted, proba
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by slowhand09 4y ago
I'm in trouble if anybody asks..
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by slowhand09 4y ago
Sometimes "Best-funded" means pays lots of overtime. Many departments determine retirement benefits based on hours worked in your final year(s). Was not uncommon for officers to work 80hr weeks, doubling the amount they get in r
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by slowhand09 4y ago
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by slowhand09 4y ago
Evidently not. I live on the Chesapeake Bay. I see many Coast Guard and Navy vessels regularly that are not broadcasting AIS signals used for the safety of vessels nearby. Yet others do. I also see many military aircraft not broadcastin
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by slowhand09 4y ago
You don't understand the nature of firefighting. Hours, even days of boredom, punctuated with adrenalin-filled sprints. Rarely overworked, but pushed to the limit as needed. If we didn't love it, you couldn't afford us.
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by slowhand09 4y ago
You may be too young to remember... Several years ago I hear a guy on the radio telling people to be very careful. There was a place where people could get your name, your address, even your phone number, all for free... if they knew wher
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by slowhand09 4y ago
Sort of a yes and no thing. Once the apparent wind is forward of the beam you are effectively sailing upwind.
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by slowhand09 4y ago
Normal sailing require many more adjustments to shape than just sheeting angle. On a typical boat the backstay, a component of the rigging would interfere. There are many sailboats without backstays, but not a likely scenario for nrmal sa
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by slowhand09 4y ago
Now, replace the word "heat" with "cars".
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by slowhand09 4y ago
3rd and 4th generations living where they started. With less education.
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by slowhand09 4y ago
I used to be a fire fighter. We worked 24 hour shifts. We had beds. Does your blanket statement apply to drink machines, coffee bars, snacks?
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by slowhand09 4y ago
Make your own decision. Your mileage may vary. I do what I can. I train.
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by slowhand09 4y ago
When choosing your sources, you might consider that Bloomberg is owned by Michael Bloomberg. He is the person funding Everytown for Gun Safety (which has nothing to do with gun safety), Moms Demand Action, Mayors Against illegal Guns, and
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by slowhand09 4y ago
I don't advocate killing to protect your property. But advertising that to criminals is like putting a sign up that says "take what you want". For people who say "You value object X over peoples lives", my reply is
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by slowhand09 4y ago
The part you glossed over totally (or just didn't consider) is the ASSUMPTION that the guy robbing or assaulting you or your family will honor the CONTRACT that you imagined he agreed to, that being to just take your stuff and leave yo
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by slowhand09 4y ago
Mine is due to arrive tomorrow.
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by slowhand09 4y ago
"rebrand his electric cars as alt-right"? Seriously? I can see why there is such a division in society. I don't know anyone I'd consider alt-right, or alt-left for that matter. But you are able to channel his intenti
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by slowhand09 4y ago
You might note that XKCD stopped at 2012, so 10yrs of major change has happened since. And 1/2 of the US has ideas that do not match the current left.

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