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Yes, I actually do need a faster dishwasher, thank you. Last 3 dishwashers I've owned have taken between 2 and 2.5 hours to do a load. Between my large family and frequently hostin…

In Canada we have something called the "Tax Free Savings Account" which functions in a very similar manner. EXCEPT when the CRA started figuring out people were using it for privat…

I have a 2018 VW Atlas and its automated braking system has done the right thing 99.9% of the time. It's definitely saved me from 5-6 accidents -- being cut off a number of times, …

You're right. Poor choice of words. I seem to recall it's around 2025ish where most cards won't have mag stripes. Mag stripes only exist today because of the US. Everyone else uses…

You must be in the US -- America is the only place where mag stripe still exists. Everyone else is using tap or chip and pin.

He's an entertainer, not a scientist. His stuff is definitely entertaining and thought provoking, but he does make some "Gladwellian leaps" to gloss over some inconvenient facts to…

I haven't coded for a while, but here's a weird situation where print() worked better in some cases for me -- you know how people say "I have better learning retention when I take …

Can you explain? I have guesses but I don't think I understand.

I had the chance to put these on a house I built. I ended up not doing it and using a more standard type. I slightly regret not having them in a few of my window use cases BUT, at …

What’s the deal with leading with AirTags? It’s the least interesting part of the process. I can also use my eyes driving around neighbourhoods looking for high end cars. Or any ot…

I'm sure there is a complex Venn diagram to be had here. Anyone making blanket statements about wants/efficiency/etc is a fool. I have an hour commute each way if I want to go in a…

Sounds like you're close. This is what worked for me: 1) Know what your goals are. For me it was "don't be the largest size in a typical clothes store + don't be exhausted for the …

So you don't have a family and you want a house? Go find a sweet apartment or townhouse and let the equity build until you've got a family going. That may be a bit judge-y but come…

I listen to a lot of podcasts and cram as much content into a small amount of time as possible. I've also been listening to podcasts since about 2006. It sounds absurd, but I have …

I have a gas powered boiler that heats my home and makes my hot water. Based on my gas bill, it’s incredibly efficient. But it still emits co2. Is there a “home scale” scrubber I c…

Agreed. BUT if we price in the true cost of carbon at all levels it balances out. In a world we’re there is sufficient DAC you could charge the extractors and refiners and delivery…

At least the article doesn’t raise the “ev’s charged by coal plants” trope. All the ones mentioned seem to check out as spin IMO. Especially the examples I’m familiar with.

A common flaw I see with "Save our X" type campaigns is the lack of knowledge of the history of our places. We all tend to remember a place the way we first encountered it. And con…

For big orgs it’s quite common to have NDA’s with AWS and embed their staff for support and decision making. You get expertise and insights into the upcoming roadmap as well. It wo…

The article talks about things like browser, ISP, etc and not so much browser history. Even so, this is the worst possible type of pattern matching. It’s easy for some to manipulat…

I 100% agree with this view. Its not practical to go cold turkey as people would freeze and starve. It’s one of the reasons I’m anti-pipeline. I’m generally against anything that m…

Maybe the article should have been written as "using technologies we have today scaled to the max, it'll take more than 700 years to get carbon under control" ? I mean, that's how …

I respect the knowledge and capabilities of the First Nations. I believe their is truth to their methods based on experience. That being said, I’m skeptical of the capability of th…

I've got to disagree with you. I've got a Tesla. Maintenance costs going into 2 years have been tire rotations. I guess I'll see in years 3-5, but I have a VW of about the same vin…

My experience was with a BMW 330e. I guess I should clarify, I mean true plug in hybrids. Is a gen 4 Prius a PHEV?