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bryanbuckley
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About bryanbuckley
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Comment #46681664
Hopefully this will really end commingling. I received a pair of bicycle tires as a gift (they bought on Amazon instead of locally) and even though everything looked identical, one…
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Comment #46261149
I was diagnosing my washer (drum balance issue; many annoying minutes unlocking the lid multiple times) earlier today and had the same thought.
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Comment #40649579
I guess it's not every Firefox user, but Bitwarden hasn't been working for many FF users for the last month: - https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/8873 - https://github.com…
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Comment #37838130
Noticed as a kid I could flip a quarter with a certain consistency, so I experimented a bit and quickly got to be >90% accurate with an ordinary (controlled) flip. Pretty simple. I…
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Comment #23847753
If a challenger doesn't appear soon, I may have to look into stitching together my Chromebook Plus display (12.3" 2400x1600, 3:2, with Touch Screen) to some new AMD laptop body.
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Comment #22976292
"I volunteer!" I gasp. “I volunteer as tribute!” (AL located currently)
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Comment #22839460
As an example (the only case that I've identified personally), if your curious, I have a (windows; Intel q6600) box that I use for gaming occasionally. Single player game I like, T…
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Comment #22837250
It'd be nice to be able to easily boot into, or toggle into, a performance optimized, disabled mitigations environment to do something while offline.. many computer uses don't requ…
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Comment #22639459
Yep, Stoli is definitely a bottom-tier vodka (not in price, though)
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Comment #22639445
I've done double blind vodka tastings and some of the cheaper vodkas come out on top. e.g. Barton's is as good as top-shelf (that were in the tasting)
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Comment #21831713
Check out portfoliocharts.com
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Comment #20639096
To be fair, I am mostly surprised there are not yet EV or hybrid vans, versus PVs on the roof. Seems like stop-and-go, or lots of idling, fleets would benefit signifigantly. I imag…
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Comment #20637942
I thought Tesla or Mercedes would have one by now. Diesel generator optional.
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Comment #19944808
I do one pod per 2oz small bottle.
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Comment #19866509
*speech-to-text whoops
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Comment #19814696
Another example, text-to-speech on Gboard requires the "Google" app, unfortunately.
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Comment #19754345
3% rule -> $24k per year. Pretty reasonable, I'd say.
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Comment #19405690
That might be interesting, actually. Has it been done? I've been an advocate for "coin flipping is not random" since I was young and could flip heads or tails on demand (about 80% …
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Comment #19373974
> Did I just by chance happen to not go to some meeting or join some club that would have changed everything? Probably? Personally my first semester at uni was depressingly dull ot…
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Comment #18946350
I'm not sure about the metaphor. With a little practice, one can certainly flip one's desired result with high probability. It's a pretty simple physical system (which is why coin …
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Comment #18477479
"wynd halo" on kickstarter maybe? sub $100 + accurate seems a tall order, but maybe this latest one will be good.
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Comment #18217499
"not supposed to" is pretty idealistic, the goal. Anyone working on firmware, drivers, or other low level SW will assure you that SW can fry, shorten the lifespan of, or otherwise …
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Comment #17991922
> get any small Android device Examples? I was shopping a while ago and the _only_ option I saw was Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact.
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Comment #17889129
I suppose. Though, personally, I have to manually toggle the meltdown patch (and reboot windows) to be able to play certain games effectively. One game that I play frequently has a…
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Comment #17870854
I had to deal with fully self-driving cars in SF a couple times and i actually became more aggressive about my right-of-way ("well, it's not going to hit me" i thought).