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by sxates 6y ago
Given the dozens of ships anchored in the bay, I'm not sure Oakland has spare capacity either.
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by sxates 6y ago
I remember in college back then taking a dremel to the side of my steel PC case to cut out a hole for a plexiglass window. Lit up the internals with a blue CCFL. Pretty weird the effort that went into stuff like that. I made fun of people w
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by sxates 6y ago
Personal anecdote - my house has two sets of solar panels on the roof - the first was installed in 2017, the second was just installed last month. In 2017 my 6kw system cost $24,000 before any incentives (by SolarCity). In 2020 my 7.8kw sys
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by sxates 6y ago
Insta-add to pi-hole. Interesting though, that in my query log I don't actually see my machine trying to hit this domain when I open apps.
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by sxates 6y ago
Is this something you could have used to create a startup to compete with your previous employer?
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by sxates 6y ago
I have a set in my California home made by Miele. I think they're becoming more common. Bosch also makes them, but I found the Miele's to be more efficient - so much so that they run on a standard 110v outlet instead of 220. Highl
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by sxates 6y ago
Also keep in mind that California now requires solar panels on all new home construction. The supply of renewable power in the state is expanding rapidly - our sources for power are not static.
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by sxates 6y ago
Connect it to your network but block it's network access. Then it's "connected" but the connections fail. That said, I haven't seen any evidence of smart TV's autonomously connecting to open hot spots without p
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by sxates 6y ago
I've got a synology NAS with at least 10TB spare capacity I could donate... If only there were a way to use it, and thousands more, to back up important projects like this in a decentralized way.
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by sxates 6y ago
I know the space shuttle employed multiple redundant computers of differing hardware as failsafes. I can't imagine SpaceX didn't do the same thing.
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by sxates 7y ago
We don’t need developers to pay for infrastructure - we have owners of the new building paying property taxes. That’s what funds city infrastructure. Prop 13 is what limits those revenues, it shouldn’t be on the developers back.
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by sxates 7y ago
I think that's what the radar is for.
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by sxates 7y ago
Veeva | Product Manager & Senior Engineer | Full-time | Bay Area CA | Onsite & Remote Veeva is a leader in enterprise software for the Life Sciences industry, and one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in the world (NYSE VEEV). V
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by sxates 7y ago
My Tesla app on the iPhone has an "Upgrades" page from the main menu, and on that page it offers to sell me a Full Self-Driving upgrade for $4000. There's a big Apple Pay button on the page to make the payment with a credit c
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by sxates 7y ago
Those are some of the slowest cars on the road today, that sacrifice everything for fuel efficiency. Is that the bar for an EV? We can't do better than that?
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by sxates 7y ago
For those defending this decision as rational, are you aware the expected 0-60 time is 9 seconds? That's not just a little slower for comfort. That's pitiful for any car. I am not sure I've ever owned a car that slow. For com
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by sxates 7y ago
Veeva | Product Manager & Senior Engineer | Full-time | Bay Area CA | Onsite & Remote Veeva is a leader in enterprise software for the Life Sciences industry, and one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in the world (NYSE VEEV). V
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by sxates 7y ago
After more than a decade as a Flickr pro user I've canceled the account and downloaded all my photos. They're now hosted on a synology NAS which has decent photo management apps I can host myself without worrying about data loss a
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by sxates 7y ago
This is basically describing the Amazon stores.
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by sxates 7y ago
Loved playing this when I was a kid. I still have a memory of picking it out on the shelf of the computer store. The battle animations made chess a lot more interesting - one of the favorites: the knight v. knight homage to Monty Python, ta
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by sxates 7y ago
Ehrlichs house isn't an Eichler - Eichler refer to houses made by a specific developer who built mid-century modern neighborhoods around California. They're a sub-set of mid century architecture.
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by sxates 7y ago
I just got the new AirPod Pros with noise cancellation, and have found them excellent and filtering out a lot of the ambient office noises. I turn them on and the AC whoosh, keyboard clicks and other white noise disappear. I can still hear
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by sxates 7y ago
I did the same thing at my office and brought it into a conference room with 7 other people. We watched the CO2 climb to about 900 and then it started going down. Seems the climate control system is also tracking CO2 and it started pushing
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by sxates 7y ago
I'm sure they're built to last more than 3 years. And even if the first buyer wants to trade it in after 3 years, they should expect it to still be in good condition so they can get a good price on resale/trade-in. If it was
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by sxates 7y ago
Being in the business of selling power, I would think they're losing money when the power is off. They've got power plants idling and nobody racking up kwh's. I guess the calculus is that the lost revenue is less than the lia
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by sxates 7y ago
Maybe they should just pump that CO2 into the greenhouses!
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by sxates 7y ago
I know there's a lot of commentary about the larger retail landscape being in decline and the shift to Amazon and all that... But what my theory presupposes is that Sears is committing suicide. Last May they rebranded with a new logo,
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by sxates 7y ago
Fascinating! Surprised that almost the whole of Africa is red on here - what's the source of pollution in these areas? Lots of "burning stuff" for cooking and heat?
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by sxates 7y ago
Teslas use regenerative brakes for 90% of braking, so brake pad dust is greatly reduced, but tire wear is no different, if not somewhat higher. It's not just the weight of the cars, but the high torque on acceleration tends to wear tir
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by sxates 7y ago
Really excited to finally get Spotify integration, that's huge. Also hoping they install WiFi at superchargers so you can watch youtube/Netflix while charging there. Not sure where else I'd use that feature.

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