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It's all part of the yak shaving necessary to finish a thesis.

Site seems down...archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20190610020009/https://www.filfr...

That website actually looks to be run by Uber, not Flexport.

Link to the actual study (which the article never provides): https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2018.009...

I usually have less severe jetlag on the 737 MAX 9s compared to the Airbus fleet. I think it's the level at which they pressurize the cabins. In any case, like others have said, it…

I try to follow the zipper rule when getting on the freeway. The problem I run into quite often in CA (and the thing that frustrates me the most in urban driving) is when people be…

They have been. It may just not be completely visible beyond their Live at Spotify recordings (which, from the copyrights on those albums, I imagine Spotify still has to pay close …

My recent Lyfts have had a line included in their post-ride text message that says I should tip my driver to show appreciation for the ride. I rather pay a few dollars more for my …

I recently took the Brightline train between Miami and Fort Lauderdale and was absolutely impressed. It felt as if I had been transported to Europe and aboard a DB train. Staff wer…

Another consideration is the pollution you're breathing when walking or deeply breathing while running. Particulate matter, ozone, and carbon monoxide could very well cancel out th…

JPL is run by California Institute of Technology and the work they do is under contract to NASA, so I would be cautious about calling things that stem from there a public domain go…

Sorry, I was trying to describe myself in different respects. 1) Introverted, 2) Worrying about others' thoughts.

To me, there's something slightly numbing to the part of my brain that craves distraction when I'm surrounded by other people going about life like normal--be it the workers cleani…

FTSite: ''Simple, straightforward, pricing. $1 for the first four pages, $0.25 for each additional page.'' Twilio charges are generally under $0.25/min for outbound phone calls in …

Ever since I heard about Sci-Hub, I knew judgements along this line would be incoming eventually. The only way to solve the science publishing problem is from the top down: lean on…

Link to the actual essay: http://narrative.ly/the-secret-life-of-a-crime-scene-cleaner... The Guardian link is an interview with the author of the essay who talks about a cleaner t…

I've been a Technician for many years. I have worked numerous local responses: parades, athletic events, smaller scale weather disasters. It was really rewarding, especially when a…

Hmm, never happened on my phone at all. Maybe I got a good batch. Again--I said it was only anecdotal :)

Time and time again we see "free" companies on the internet have three Lorenz attractors that they evolve towards: 1) users being heavily limited in features without paying a large…

I can't remember the URL and I'm on mobile, but I recall a a site that did this for USSR photos. It was very interesting to see photos of Chernobyl pre-incident. Unfortunately tryi…