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connorproctor
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Comment #33944392
It can actually be easier to raise children in places with good bike infrastructure, because you don’t have to be their chauffeur. They can bike themselves around. And for smaller …
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Comment #29521952
I scan them through a quarter inch or so of wood, so this should be no problem.
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Comment #29521455
Wow I just built something very much like this. For Album artwork I recommend iTunes Artwork Finder[1], which can pull high res artwork from anything on iTunes. "Under the Pink" is…
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Comment #29277887
They don’t have to return the ETH, they agreed to return the ETH. 9 of 13 of the leaders of the (centralized) org have to agree to be able to move funds back to the people, there’s…
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Comment #29223053
Pieces snap together when moving passed each other, even if they aren't both in front. I just had a lot of fun exploiting this by stacking all the pieces on top of each other and t…
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Comment #29214426
QR codes are big ugly squares, so I can understand why some popular apps decide to roll their own. But it certainly makes them way less convenient and universal. Can’t just open yo…
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Comment #27983869
They mention in the article that normal protocol is to immediately soak the thumb in bleach. Not sure if that’s actually effective though, or just hopeful.
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Comment #27879854
When did you do this comparison? A couple years ago I did a comparison and found Google the best and Amazon to be not very good. Agree it’s best to skip tesseract unless the free c…
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Comment #27708844
This doesn’t use electricity at all, the “solar power” is heat from the sun causing the water to evaporate. It’s a still, not a filter. According to the article the salt/brine free…
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Comment #26673066
Rather than texting the consumer a security code and having them enter it in the browser, you could display a security code in the browser and have them text it to your automated s…
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Comment #26541551
How long ago did you try it? I had a similar experience with Home Assistant a couple years ago, but they’ve made a ton of progress on UX recently. I still wouldn’t recommend for a …
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Comment #25855087
The article states a huge spike in imports are causing a traffic jam worse than when the port of LA workers went on strike a few years ago. I went searching for the "why" behind im…
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Comment #25488044
The wikipedia article [1] provides the history. It was used for storage by the government and then fell into the hands of Houthi forces before deteriorating. [1] https://en.wikiped…
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Comment #25108501
I imagine there's some exaggeration here, but someone drove across the US in 25 hours averaging 110 MPH [1]. Given that, 143MPH for 2 hours doesn't seem that crazy. [1] https://en.…
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Comment #24953808
You're in luck, caffeine pills cost pennies and are readily available at many strengths.
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Comment #24854225
They mention in the article that a live map of the trains themselves is minor and more of an afterthought. The main purpose is to show live updated route information.
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Comment #24665982
That's an unrealistic scenario since 5% (10% of 50%) of the population doesn't have an otherwise difficult to detect and life threatening condition. And if they did, then there is …
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