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by tbran 4y ago
Conclusions: "It cannot be guaranteed that the use of mouthwash represents an independent risk factor for the development of head and neck cancer. However, the risk does increase when it occurs in association with other carcinogenic ri
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by tbran 4y ago
This website [0] might be helpful. Guy says he went from being a kindergarten teacher to a marketer at Apple. The website is meant to sell his courses. I bet there is some useful info, and at the least it should be a confidence boost that i
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by tbran 4y ago
For others reading this, this not entirely accurate. Amtrak seems to sell seats in price bundles. Practically, if you're looking for a trip at a particular time and day, you'll find that seat prices will vary as bundles are sold t
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by tbran 4y ago
Tangential, but: KDE Connect [0] is an awesome app that does not require the KDE desktop. I use it with Xubuntu/Android. You can: - Share files and links between phone/computer. - Control music and video with the smartphone app. -
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by tbran 4y ago
Nah. I've been reading the docs on Spatialite (the spatial extension for SQLite) at http://www.gaia-gis.it/ the last couple days. It has both a "spam" TLD and a design from 1998.
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by tbran 4y ago
For those recommending Tailwind, it's huge if you're using it from the CDN (318K uncompressed). Other tools (except for Tachyons, these are maybe out of scope for a home lab): - Tachyons [0] is a small (16K-ish) utility class fram
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by tbran 4y ago
Also see DaisyUI [0], a free/open source component library for Tailwind. [0]: https://daisyui.com/
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by tbran 4y ago
You make it sound like it's okay for the insurance company, a middleman, to decide someone's healthcare. But insurance companies aren't collaborators. They rarely add to the process of making you healthier, they only take awa
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by tbran 4y ago
Realistically, while it's "about warranties", it's also about making more money: "How can we deny more warranty claims and make more money?" It also starts from the assumption that the "authorized" re
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by tbran 4y ago
This is wrong. You didn't read the linked resources. I just checked, and neither of the mouthwashes I use have Corsodyl as active or inactive ingredients. Also, uh, don't drink your mouthwash, spit it out. Since everything we do h
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by tbran 4y ago
A compelling book on tooth care is Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye by Ellie Phillips. It advocates for: - Using flouride toothpaste. - Using a combo of bad-bacteria-killing mouthwash and flouride mouthwash (especially before bed). - Eating or fin
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by tbran 4y ago
Haha, what C/C++ web framework should I use instead of Django/Rails/JS-whatever? Performance is a consideration, but I'm not going to reinvent a bunch of packages because of it. This kind of blanket comment that "
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by tbran 4y ago
Several years ago a hostel owner in Costa Rica was telling me about trying to get things done through the small city government for his business. After failing to get permits/licenses/whatever it was, someone told him he needed to
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by tbran 4y ago
Check out Get Your Shit Together [0]. It was started by a woman who lost her husband in an accident, suddenly becoming a widow and single mom to two young children. She has abridged [1] and long checklists [2] that everyone should complete.
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by tbran 4y ago
Indeed! I've been looking into trying out a JAMStack-style website using the Shopify API [0]. Some starter templates: Gatsby-Shopify: https://github.com/AlexanderProd/gatsby-shopify-starter Gridsome-Shopify: http
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by tbran 4y ago
> Today literally thousands of options are available to launch an ecommerce store with single click with better quality, speed, flexibility and control than shopify. Can you name a few, or several? I'd sincerely like to know, as Sho
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by tbran 4y ago
Great story! But what was the book?
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by tbran 4y ago
I don't have a dog in this fight. But, hilariously, despite the channel being called "Common Sense Skeptic" (thought it might be a science-y channel), every video is an Elon Musk takedown. "Has an agenda" indeed, ha
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by tbran 4y ago
Okay, but did you notice a difference? Sometimes I wash, sometimes I don't.
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by tbran 4y ago
Sort of...? The protocol is, but I guess the command is not. Sounds like people are working on a new version of scp. More: https://lwn.net/Articles/835962/
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by tbran 4y ago
Just wanted to say this is a cool little project. I hope you get some interesting lists on there!
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by tbran 4y ago
Yes, works great for my sites (they are mostly read-heavy). I used to default to Postgresql, now I default to sqlite. This [0] is a good article with some benchmarks, misconceptions about speed, and limitations. [0]: https://blog
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by tbran 4y ago
Kmonad is great! Much easier to configure than some of the standard Linux keyboard tools and can be reloaded quickly. I'd recommend it to anyone that wants to try out a new layout or do some fairly painless remapping.
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by tbran 4y ago
I'm lovin' Caddy! Below is a typical reverse proxy + www redirect + static file serving. It's so much more readable and simple than Apache/Nginx that I can't imagine switching back. www.example.com { redir h
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by tbran 4y ago
For quick tracking lookups on DuckDuckGo you can do: !usps <tracking-number> !fedex <tracking-number> !ups <tracking-number>
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by tbran 4y ago
If you have skin problems, there is a book called Beyond Soap by Sandy Skotnicki that runs down how to determine whether soaps, shampoos, lotions, etc. are causing dermatological problems. A big takeaway is that virtually anything can cause
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by tbran 4y ago
Some website backends have multiple image formats available. Their frontend will tell the browser to load webp preferentially with code like this. Browsers that don't support webp will just fall back to jpeg or whatever. The html looks
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by tbran 4y ago
That's crazy! If you're inclined to keep it, Rockauto [0] is a cheap place to get auto parts, and often cheaper than the local stores for the same stuff. $368 for a Walker cat for an '08 Element [1]. I know that some repair j
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by tbran 5y ago
The graphic in this short article [0] that shows the numerous companies "unbundled" from Craigslist is worth the click and will help you instantly understand the concept. [0]: https://thegongshow.tumblr.com/post&#x
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by tbran 5y ago
Can you enumerate why not? I've heard of dokku but haven't tried it. Thought there were at least a few small SAAS businesses running it.

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