stordoff

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by stordoff 8y ago
There's nothing stopping you avoiding all of these things on CD. All things being equal, the CD will sound superior to the vinyl (at worst equal to it).
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by stordoff 8y ago
The possibility of getting a bad batch exists. Slightly different I know, but of the Warner HD DVDs I own, approximately 80% are now unreadable due to IIRC the glue used.
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by stordoff 8y ago
Let's look at it from the other side though. Not doing so is implying that I am okay with website owners adding whatever ads and tracking they like, terms unseen. I am not. > One day when our tech will limit you to a binary choice o
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by stordoff 8y ago
I can't say they're common, but they definitely happen. We usually get 1 or 2 small groups each year.
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by stordoff 8y ago
> (if true) Exactly - the idea that the crew had any sleep loss is speculative. I doubt anyone would suggest that lack of sleep doesn't contribute to accidents.
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by stordoff 8y ago
> A British bus will be refuelled in litres, which I think was the point. Refuelled in litres, but with efficiency measured in miles per gallon. It's kind of a mess.
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by stordoff 8y ago
That says nothing about the distribution of the packages. That's pure speculation.
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by stordoff 8y ago
> I'm surprised, but thankful, that the Brexit lunacy hasn't (yet) brought calls to return to Imperial and £sd. :) Unfortunately: Return of pounds and ounces? Britain might allow firms to use imperial measures after Brexit htt
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by stordoff 8y ago
It's interesting that they use the word "integrity", when I would consider integrity standing up against your employer (if they are doing something bad). They seem to be conflating "integrity" and "loyalty&quot
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by stordoff 8y ago
How are you drawing a principled distinction between "if a website tells a browser to load something, the browser should do so" and "a website cannot load malware [except via an exploit]"? Clearly, asking the browser to
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by stordoff 8y ago
A browser is a user agent - it exists to serve the user. Its defaults should be chosen to best serve the interests of the user.
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by stordoff 8y ago
It's a difficult one because sometimes it _does_ help people. 50mg of sertraline does nothing (other than making me sleep less, thus aggravating the base symptoms), 200mg made me feel sick for a week, but after that I'm noticeably
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by stordoff 8y ago
Could the same not be said of a broken arm? - for instance, an incomplete fracture may heal on its own after being immobilised for a few weeks, whereas a severely comminuted fracture may require surgical intervention. https://en.
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by stordoff 8y ago
In the UK, PayPal can take what they want from my bank account, BUT I can just say "Reverse that" and it is done instantly, no questions asked (I might still be on the hook for legitimate transactions, but I'm not responsible
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by stordoff 8y ago
In addition to the comments about mens rea being an intention to do an act, not knowledge of the law, sometimes your knowledge (or lack thereof) is part of assessing your conduct. For instance, the Englad and Wales Theft Act: > A person’
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by stordoff 8y ago
> Size of company — does it matter if the company engaging with a random tweet is big or small? I think it can go both ways - if it's a small company, I'm left wondering why are they spending (presumably) meagre resources watch
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by stordoff 8y ago
I don't really agree. Specifically for video games, I've found _a lot_ of useful information just by Googling something and the answer being on Reddit. A lot of 'casual' (as in people have just discussed it and not delib
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by stordoff 8y ago
It's also not true - it may be in the US, but for instance in the UK: It is an offence to "the person views, or otherwise accesses, by means of the internet a document or record containing information of that kind [likely to be us
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by stordoff 8y ago
This immediately makes less interested in the platform. Reddit posts older than six months can be useful.
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by stordoff 8y ago
> The USSR responded quickly and it took just 8 months to entomb the reactor. At a gross cost to human life[1], and in a way that leaves the problem there - work is _still_ to contain and clean up the reactor. There are good reasons for
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by stordoff 8y ago
I don't find that. Logging into my Pi-Hole and disabling it temporarily takes about 10 seconds, and with how infrequently it happens it's a non-issue.
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by stordoff 8y ago
With a combination of Pi-Hole and uBlock Origin, I never see ads on YouTube.
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by stordoff 8y ago
It's quite common in the UK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_blocking_in_the_United_Kin... My ISP does the blocking slightly - the DNS response is fine, but they inject a redirect into the HTTP response.
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by stordoff 8y ago
> For some context on why: consider those "cookie" notices you see on every site now. That's the 'cookie law'[1], not the GDPR. As I understand it, you don't have to provide a way to say no. You just have to
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by stordoff 8y ago
The goal of the DPAs is to ensure compliance. If a small fine is enough to do that, great; if not, they'll fine you more next time.
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by stordoff 8y ago
This is noted in the limitations : > The results are reported after 8 weeks of treatment, so we don't know if they apply to long-term use of antidepressants. I'm not sure why you would discount an improvement in symptoms over 8
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by stordoff 8y ago
There is however evidence that they work: https://www.nhs.uk/news/medication/big-new-study-confirms-an...
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by stordoff 8y ago
> Outsiders might wonder if this is really just throwing string at the wall and hoping some of it sticks. Isn't that part of it? Smash particles together at increasingly higher energies, see what happens. I don't think we can p
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by stordoff 8y ago
> It shouldn't trigger while reading unless you leave the window One thing I've noticed is that they often appear (can't speak to this one specifically) if you alt-tab to another window to note something. That can be almos
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by stordoff 8y ago
> Unlimited music streaming for a month is absolutely worth 10 coffees. Depends on the person. Much of the music I want to listen to isn't on Spotify, so I'd have to supplement it anyway, and I rotate through artists slowly eno

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