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Comment #40410366
manufacturers have all switched to online-only, subscription shop manuals that don't lend themselves to easy archiving to PDF.
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Comment #37285132
It improvements in the next generation of VR (e.g., expression and iris tracking) could open up big improvements here, but the inherent latency of long-distance communication feels…
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Comment #37147706
Yeah, they're providing a path-of-least-resistance for getting stuff done in your existing data environment. A common challenge in a lot of organizations is IT as a roadblock to de…
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Comment #36869477
The parent comment is a bit hyperbolic and under-informed, so let me try to provide some color on the Unicomp brand. I own a half-dozen Unicomp keyboards, have used original IBM Mo…
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Comment #36251308
There's truth in your point. People do feel the difference even when they don't notice it, but it doesn't seem like that's always (or even often?) reflected in the bottom line. Nis…
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Comment #35817751
Counterpoint: I've been using Hue bulbs for over 10 years, currently have around 120 lights operating and have had maybe a 5% failure rate (mostly 2nd and 3rd generation A19 bulbs)…
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Comment #35653638
Indeed, though the author is T1 and referring to a T1 cure. From the article: > During that time, I've heard various things about a cure for type 1 diabetes. Funnily enough, it's a…
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Comment #35343539
The merchant pays at least double the rate compared to a normal credit card transaction fees. Merchant pays more for the payment processing and gets better conversion. https://www.…
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Comment #34792495
If everybody defects everybody loses and the world gets a little worse with each cycle. Sucks to be the guy cooperating in this scenario, but it's the only way to start clawing thi…
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Comment #33552315
Mind citing that assertion?
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Comment #32966559
E-paper, actually, which is a fairly broad umbrella for a lot of reflective LCD displays. E-ink is specifically from E Ink and uses a different display technology (it's what's used…
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Comment #28553090
Sounds like a sawdust allergy.
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Comment #28284573
Supplementing vitamin D is unlikely to hurt in most cases (if you're taking a useful form like D3 and if you're not acutely deficient in vitamin A and K2), but it both isn't that e…
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Comment #27879164
Video chat is one of the areas contact centers are looking to expand into in a lot of industries, so it makes a certain amount of sense. Lifesize and Serenova merging last year and…
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Comment #27620914
It's one of the core gun safety bullet points, so any class covering gun safety certainly should have. . . .
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Comment #26336606
It was three engines through the whole rotation. They turned off two within about a second of one another after transitioning out of rotation.
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Comment #25094008
Anecdotally, nightshade[1] sensitivity seems to be common among people with autoimmune disease and nightshades are one of the anti-recommended foods on the Paleo Autoimmune Protoco…