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by thebiss 6y ago
A few US banks (e.g. Capital One) provide a separate password for API access. Unfortunately, it's rare.
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by thebiss 6y ago
Think of this from the perspective of the end consumer of the model: am I willing to buy new high-quality capture hardware for the target production environment, potentially discarding an existing investment? In my experience, they rarely w
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by thebiss 6y ago
This exact use case - sharing many GB of raw movies and pictures - is solved really well by Resilio Sync. https://www.resilio.com/individuals/
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by thebiss 6y ago
> decentralized is something techies obsess about but that has as of yet no business value whatsoever. Resilio (originally part of BitTorrent) specializes in decentralized storage synchronization for business. Though we can't see if
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by thebiss 7y ago
> You even vote without ID which is extremely weird for the rest of the world. Some states do require identification, but it's up to each state decide what is required. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_
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by thebiss 7y ago
This will not prevent professionals with strong morals from speaking out. Instead of giving their names, they should carefully proceed as confidential sources or anonymous sources. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporte
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by thebiss 7y ago
Right now you can buy a 13" MacBook Pro, customized with 16GB memory, 2TB SSD. https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/13-inch-space...
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by thebiss 7y ago
Until you posted this, I thought they required a hot water supply line, and power for other features. A cold water only bidet would save on bathroom tissue and coffee...
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by thebiss 7y ago
Or similarly, let SVG animation transforms do it for us: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Element/ani...
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by thebiss 7y ago
Fixed. In Firefox, verify the GPU is enabled in `about:support`. In this case, I had to reset `layers.acceleration.force-enabled=true`.
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by thebiss 7y ago
I have the complete OPPOSITE experience: the motion is jerky and inconsistent, like the seconds are struggling then catch up. (Firefox 74 on Windows 10 18363)
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by thebiss 7y ago
Same schedule still exists here, and we're on the East Coast.
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by thebiss 7y ago
Does the water on the innermost edge of the rotating ring, which is exposed to the vacuum, NOT vaporize because the absolute pressure is still above 10kPa (100kPa atmospheric - 80kPa vacuum)? [0] Will the seal slowly evaporate away or absor
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by thebiss 7y ago
Wikipedia has a good summary of the construction techniques. Only 10% of it is just below street level using cut-and-cover technique. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Avenue_Subway#Construct...
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by thebiss 7y ago
Carol needs to raise her hand when Bob moves to topic 3. A raised hand signal seems to transcend cultures, and it lets the speakers and all listeners know you have something important to say but you're being polite and letting them fi
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by thebiss 8y ago
Bullpens defined by 6 foot segmented movable whiteboard walls allow teams to grow and shrink while projects change, while keeping noise contained. Individual quiet spaces are still needed for private meetings and client calls. https:/
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by thebiss 8y ago
Only takes a few reports like this one, where a 10 y/o and 6 y/o are referred to CPS a half mile from home, for parents to keep kids in. https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-international/M...
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by thebiss 8y ago
Works in Chrome. Blank canvas on Firefox 65.
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by thebiss 9y ago
They do not "require it", but I try to honor request when they raise it.
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by thebiss 9y ago
I'm a development program manager, and right now about 20% of my clients request video. None of them are primarily in tech. The deciding factor is location and not tech savvy: I only make video calls when that client and I are both in