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brucen

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    Comment #23864483

    It often takes a while for the probes to stablise and get an accurate reading, so this is a very common pattern, but I haven't looked into why. I think part of it may be the machin…

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    Comment #19212789

    That single person you are paying a sub-par wage won't be providing 24/7/365 support, which is a big benefit of AWS / cloud providers. It's also a bit of insurance on your hardware…

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    Comment #18217892

    Have you tried Google Keep? It's quite good for keeping random notes and sync'd across devices.

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    Comment #15877975

    Do you mean futures? Where are options being offered?

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    Comment #15866482

    With no backup? What if you suffer a massive head trauma (or an unfortunate death), no way to recover your millions of dollars for friends and relatives? I'm guessing people put th…

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    Comment #15537726

    Depends on the application obviously. A lot of social groups would likely be meeting once a week. It's just a simple example though of how the step function could be useful. For yo…

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    Comment #15531764

    If something runs weekly (e.g., every Saturday), it could be useful to verify the user has picked a Saturday. Not sure if the dropdown would grey out other days too, as that could …

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    Comment #15526234

    Raises an interesting point regarding a staking strategy. Given the bookmakers are going to cut you off, it potentially could be better to just go as hard as you can & live with th…

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    Comment #15526215

    They did have betfair in the list - I wonder if they placed any bets there.

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    Comment #15526173

    I think it's more so there is a chance to come out ahead. E.g., everyone sitting on a pokie machine absolutely knows in the long run, the casino wins out. However they are hoping t…

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    Comment #15526162

    They really should have automated the bet placement from the outset, which would have made it worth the effort. Could probably make a few thousand $ before getting cut off, per per…

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    Comment #15526157

    It would be interesting to see where they are making their edge. I wouldn't be surprised if it's on a lot of these minor leagues with more uncertainty, as opposed to stuff like the…