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flybrand

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    It begs for a video too!

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    Comment #48543323

    because the fibers are denser than wood and hydrophilic - so the pockets between the fibers fill with water that displaces the air. Air pockets become water pockets = neutral. Fibe…

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    Comment #48454873

    How would we represent this as a sticker on a vehicle? White outline around the clear field w blue dot?

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    Comment #47910484

    > Which in turn means, in their mind, every part of the system needs to be firing at 100% all the time This is a classic Goldratt / Theory of Constraints mistake.

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    Comment #47786155

    Several months ago, ChatGPT swore to me it had interoperability with both excel and Google Sheets. I spent 90 minutes thinking I was an idiot, trying to follow its guidance before …

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    Comment #47220330

    I had a similar experience with the US EPA while in undergrad. It was a shorter experience, but it really changed my view of the organization.

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    Comment #45573242

    It's common. People would rather work in a Wal-Mart as it is more social and less demanding. The physical space is nicer.

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    Comment #45451503

    > 8) Abuse is abuse, and people negligent in doing anything about it are participating in it. Get toxicity out of your life. This needs to be taught more actively in school. Neglig…

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    Comment #42692762

    we moved into a home that had wired speakers installed in every room all to a central Sonos enabled device - it is all old. It worked perfectly until this. Funny thing is, we thoug…

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    Comment #41295942

    thank you

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    Comment #41077737

    View it as a separation process wherein both products can be sold; the caffeine extract is also profitable.

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    Comment #40371419

    There’s a saying I’ve heard, can’t fully recall, “why go to the doctor - I either get a cut, an injection, or nothing.”

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    Comment #40076508

    The kid can see the marshmallow. I can’t see the payoff from this article. The kid knows what the payoff is. The payoff here is unknown.

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    Comment #39884635

    Agreed - we’ve got a lot of ‘forever materials’ out on the beach and converted into glass windows.

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    Comment #39884626

    And that becomes a common constraint in commercializing new antimicrobial and antiviral products.

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    Comment #39884616

    > the spike design to be extremely effective at damaging the virus’ external structure and piercing its membranes It’s always great to see more methods of microorganism control - b…

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    Comment #39810960

    > could it mean that the massive covid infection in the gut didn’t show up on a nasal swab? Shouldn’t they have known that beforehand? Isn’t that a big red flag in this entire ende…

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    Comment #39764062

    The dog that’s not barking is state by state data from the US, or from within parts of other large nations.

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    Comment #39691385

    Gov’t rollout of IT - just like any large roll out of IT - remains a mess. The recent work w FAFSA is a good example. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/03/11/how-new-..…

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    Comment #39429634

    > What kind of guidance can you give me? What would you suggest? It's really about matching our obligations (family, kids, rent, etc.) against your runway (sales, funding, being ab…

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    Comment #39289783

    This to me feels like most of his plots.

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    Comment #39074940

    Have they been under the bulbs at the dentist?