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I just picked one metric from Wikipedia. It was also 22 years late.

If it makes anyone feel better, it's not just software: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_River_Crossing If you're 97% over budget, ar…

How is this for a rule of thumb: the time it takes to fix a bug is directly related to the age of the software.

I think the success of Red Bull and Dutch Brothers is due to their ability to provide coffee to people who don't like coffee.

> algorithm used in the US was apparently banned in China Sounds like they tried.

The level playing field is interesting. My initial thought is that's a great idea. But then I start to think about how college classes are supposed to build on what you already kno…

The thing I don't get about regression-to-the-mean is whether there is an implication that your baseline is fixed. That is, can a fighter pilot move up from being a level 4 in a do…

To keep that line of reasoning going, what is the purpose of the university, if you're supposed to learn everything on your own?

When my daughter was working in her university's dining hall, the most demanding orders always began with "just". Can I just have a non-fat sugar-free vanilla latte with two pumps …

You first have to get a file from your iOS app. Good luck with that.

A disclaimer is great, but like the prior post said, when you give something a name and then redefine the meaning of the name in a disclaimer, it feels dishonest. The Honest* Brows…

Unfortunately the current Apple weather is terrible with their blurry blobs of clouds. Maybe they're trying to hedge when there is any chance of showers.

French left its mark on the legal system and the tradition lives on in America. Several phrases use both the French and English word: * cease and desist * aiding and abetting * ass…

I get "good evening" but not the corresponding "good morning".

That's my memory from college: bubble sort is fine when the data is almost completely sorted.

Don't these laws get written precisely because someone did whatever they wanted with their land? Could you dump toxic waste there if you want? Could you store tons of ammonium nitr…

Making money by selling RAM is baked in to Apple's DNA. Apple charged a premium for the original Mac to go from the entry level 128 Kbytes to 512 Kbytes of RAM. Here we are almost …

Another popular use for Twitter is getting "from the street" quotes without leaving your desk. "Here's monkeysheen47x's opinion on the ballot measure." In case you want to know wha…

The usual downside is the menu was designed to be printed and not viewed on a screen that is 1/4 or less the size. So I see part of the drink menu horizontally and vertically. Anot…

He gives advice like "no one uses a tripod anymore" then a few months later a glowing review of a tripod appears. What should you make of that?

I think this only holds for the urban areas (or where you have to take your car to the DEQ). Drive out to Hood River and no such thing exists. Maybe the state has allowed the rural…

National pride was not at stake if Trieste failed.

They're not all that fancy. My dad's 1967 Volvo 122s had two carbs for a four cylinder engine. It always failed the emissions test and I can't say that it ever purred like a cat.

What did they do before ChatGPT? It's only been available for 3 months.

Add yellow mustard and soy sauce. It's still an acquired taste.