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by war1025 6y ago
Usually I find that if I'm not making progress, there is very specifically one things I'm avoiding. So I just make it my goal to make a little progress on that piece. And usually once I get into it, I find that it's not so ba
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by war1025 6y ago
A bit random, my Grandma went to school in Ayrshire, Iowa [1], which I have to imagine was named after Ayrshire, Scotland. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrshire,_Iowa
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by war1025 6y ago
I assumed the "mad" part was just some archaic term. Curious whether it does actually mean something or if it is just a typo.
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Ask HN: Experiences / recommendations for virtual debit card services?
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by war1025 6y ago
> could never INCREASE the calories available? It wouldn't add calories, but it would make more calories available in the sense that your body is able to extract them. For instance, cooking food makes more calories bio-available.
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by war1025 6y ago
> There are a few people who are capable of such remarkable profit-increasing feats My brother is an industrial engineer. His job is literally "make processes more efficient." As in, "This month, I increased the yield effi
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by war1025 6y ago
This is why I think all the case count numbers are basically garbage. For most people, going to the doctor is more bother than it's worth and half the time they'll tell you that you don't qualify for whatever test or treatmen
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by war1025 6y ago
That's why companies give you stock.
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by war1025 6y ago
How much adjustability do they have? If I got pipe clamps would I need to have a whole range of pipes just to handle standard work?
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by war1025 6y ago
> (GOOD) clamps Any advice on what to look for or what brands you might recommend? I bought a couple furniture clamps a few years ago and they are complete garbage.
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by war1025 6y ago
My local lumber yard offers free delivery. Also, I have fallen in love with the fold down rear seat on my Civic. You can fit surprisingly large objects in the car with the seat folded down.
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by war1025 6y ago
> Are US schools not allowed to suspend kids? I've heard from some teacher acquaintances that it's highly discouraged because the parents tend to complain a lot and the kids view it as a free vacation from school. It sounds lik
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> the company is even called "Doctor's Association" or something like that "Doctor's Associates Inc" I believe. I worked at a Subway in high school. Yea, it's maybe not health food, but the bread is fre
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> Suppression is a good strategy when the world is devoid of a vaccine Part of this is just fear talking though. My family was very concerned about the virus for the first couple months. Then people we knew in our age demographic (20s-30
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by war1025 6y ago
> I vote both hands for AP programs in poor schools. Everyone I have ever met who took AP classes in high school treated them as "get college credit without having to actually learn anything." They seem like a joke to me.
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by war1025 6y ago
> If the affluent were forced to use the public school system you could be damn sure it would have unbelievable funding That's actually one of the things I value most about the school systems here in semi-rural Iowa. Nobody is Silic
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by war1025 6y ago
> without beating kids There's a pretty wide spectrum between: "Can't discipline kids that act up" and "Beating kids" Kids need boundaries. It's literally what they spend a good portion of their time te
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by war1025 6y ago
> As I’m sure you can infer from my username For the record, I've seen you reference your username before and I still don't entirely understand what the word means, though I did look it up at one point.
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by war1025 6y ago
> I thought of efficiency as an unalloyed good This sort of efficiency is efficient in the way an uninsulated wall is efficient at moving heat from inside to outside in the winter. I think most people could agree that inefficient heat tr
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by war1025 6y ago
Kind of off topic, but is Substack the new Medium? Seeing a lot of stuff from them lately.
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by war1025 6y ago
> Just ask what you want and they will pay for it? Consider that, for many, spending $28 on a meal is something they do without a second thought. If they are willing to spend that on food, which is a need they have much more often, why w
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by war1025 6y ago
Does anyone else feel like the press button design on these modern dual flush toilets has to be wildly unsanitary? Your hands are at their dirtiest when you go to flush the toilet. The button design seems very difficult to clean, particular
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by war1025 6y ago
I've seen some where there were two buttons, but it was a circle where one was a crescent moon shape and the smaller button was just the remainder. I assumed that you were supposed to push both buttons down if you wanted more water. I
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by war1025 6y ago
I think my favorite Prop 65 item is my broom, which apparently is cancer causing. Really no idea what would be in it that is worth being worried about.
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by war1025 6y ago
> so loud I'd only run it when I left. I lived in a studio apartment with this kind of dishwasher for five years. I refused to run it since it was so obnoxious. Now I just treat the dishwasher as a drying rack. Works great.
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by war1025 6y ago
> brief and pithy overview I've seen people using "pithy" around here a lot lately. Is being "pithy" a good thing? My main previous exposure to the word is in regards to woodworking, where the pith is generally w
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by war1025 6y ago
> I've replaced it with philosophy and meditation Philosophy and meditation are just religion by another name in my opinion. At least in terms of the practical application of religion, which is sadly neglected by most branches of mo
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> what Senate Republicans did Party politics has become an increasingly tit for tat series of one side violating a norm, followed by the other side one-upping them. It's basically a war of attrition at this point. Republicans are go
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> In most cases, this is clearly ridiculous. I disagree. I would guess most of us have thought before, "I sure get paid a lot for what amounts to not that difficult of work." Most professions are like that. > I'm not go
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by war1025 6y ago
I believe from my reading that it's government housing. As in: You would are poor and qualify for housing assistance. Here is your housing. What most people might be envisioning is more of a stipend system, where you can live wherever

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