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ducktastic

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About ducktastic

Owner of the 'Bach to Mozart' Podcast

https://rss.com/podcasts/bach-to-mozart/

Recent public activity

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    Comment #48788871

    Don't forget about a concept called 'sick building syndrome'

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    Comment #47384333

    If the past few years has taught us anything: it is that practices which are not mainstream and designated with a specific insurance code will not be mainstreamed as much as other …

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    Comment #47384222

    Same here exclusive ddg user. Sounds like they already have like a diff of bing's results versus their own and are ready to launch. That said, I was really disappointed video did n…

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    Comment #47378392

    I would seriously consider visiting a Rolfer. There was a point where due to period of inactivity and stress, I began having issues which started in the neck and migrated to pain i…

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    Comment #47346116

    Parasites are hugely ignored in people and can cause all sorts of issues long term. Most people don't realize these parasites dump and circulate waste throughout the body that coll…

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    Comment #47339490

    From what I am seeing in the consulting space for enterprisey companies is that there is an extreme push to normalize /standardize all tools/platforms not even talking about AI too…

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    Comment #47337528

    Thought this was an interesting oom killer postmortem

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    Comment #47331056

    I wasn't under 18 when I started playing with *BSD/Nix systems on my own, but how tragic that kids who would be drawn to understanding these systems are essentially 'outlawed' from…

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    Comment #47326243

    They really are unbearable: I use Duck Player primarily to view Youtube, connected via city wifi and every so often, I receive a message saying that youtube thinks I am a bot presu…

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    Comment #47323687

    It's ridiculous that going to a Target/Bestbuy/etc you cannot find any non-smart TVs generally. I have had several older models of non-smart tvs that suddenly stop working after a …

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    Comment #47290637

    Had a similar experience: over a decade ago our firm opened an office in Canada and being scrappy and startup-like I had to cross into Canada with some networking equipment to help…

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    Comment #47288655

    I'm totally with you on this and a great idea. Always used flux/openbox whenever I could on my own workstations, and the idea that it could be used for a big screen device would be…

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    Comment #47271356

    I mean, everyone has a choice where to put their att/int-ention. It takes a lot of boundary-setting to not get overwhelmed

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    Comment #47252463

    Maybe I am in the minority but MacOS always feels so bloated and heavy to me.

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    Comment #47252425

    The answer is easy: more corruption. No AI God needed

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    Comment #47247986

    When I encounter people with dogs I always do a smooch sound to the dog and keep going, automatic at this point. Usually where I am they are driving by or in shopping centers. If o…

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    Comment #47227670

    I have gotten into watching Street Fighter tournaments online and recently found out about Tool Assisted gameplay for emulators. Not sure I have time for hacking ROMs but do enjoy …

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    Comment #47226941

    Playing an instrument

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    Comment #47223180

    A few years ago there was a group formed in the UK to designate cask ale/pub culture to be recognized as intangible cultural heritage through UNESCO-- following Belgium's successfu…

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    Comment #47198115

    Hello thank you for this. Off and on I have looked into Clojure/Clojurescript but in most day jobs I haven't been able to use it or implement it. Looking forward to the courses!

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    Comment #47139778

    The (PTB) Peter Theil Be

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    Comment #47112514

    Where can I find the GoFundMe campaign to assist in cleanup efforts?? /s

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    Comment #47112490

    It would be interesting to have some tests run against deliberate code obfuscation next

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    Comment #47087352

    It's really not so crazy