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You can also use `powercfg /requests` (in Admin mode) to see if something is actively preventing shutdown. Sometimes it can be software + HW combos.

Do you mind if I ask what you did which restricts your ability to mixed grip? In terms of loading, I would expect your back to be loaded in a similar manner irrespective of the han…

I think people might be able to support more than they think, but I'd also be sceptical that they could unrack 2x bodyweight without _some_ training. Could they use a machine to lo…

It's worth noting that sometimes (incorrect) keyboard maps can get in the way. If it's a key that you may not often type and one that is often transposed between regions, the fact …

I don't think this was limited to Thinkpads, where I worked heavily used laptops that had similar features but were Dell laptops. The laptops had connections at the bottom that cli…

Do you mean AMSL? There was a great video recently on the company + techniques used for cutting-edge lithography. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiUHjLxm3V0

This was/is the plot to a movie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_Dealer

There used to be a scheme in the UK - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Recognition_Immigration_S...

Ocado (at least in the UK) pack items into plastic bags inside the crates, which makes unloading easier at the doorstep. You are charged for the bags (in the UK you have to charge …

Often you are limited by dwell time + track separation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_ape_language#Criticism_a... - Not word for word, but certainly casting doubt that apes were ever really communicating in the way that people may…

Did they make it illegal, or did they say that this now pushes you into the 'powered vehicle' category and the need to meet the requirements that come along with that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_the_Uni...

Just to push back on this slightly, I'm sure I've watched Youtube videos with someone who bake cakes for a living who said they used boxed mixture for most of their baking. As othe…

I think another option is chocolate 'malted milk' (in the UK) - depending on your preference for ratio of biscuit to chocolate to marshmallow. Leibniz will have more/thicker chocol…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stages_of_competence

I think that this might be some useful context. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/30/in-charts-h... Overall the debt held by the company has ballooned since the 90s, me…

Ah, I just Ctrl-F-ed to see if anyone else had mentioned. That mod was a little mad!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law - in political systems with single-member districts and the first-past-the-post voting system, only two powerful political parties te…

I think the theory is that they buy up a significant portion of the market, i.e. consolidate lots of independents. Then they raise prices in concert, and take advantage of reduced …

For your 'Dopp kit' - do you have duplicates for things that you use on a daily (or more frequent) basis? e.g. Toothbruth, hair gel While I follow this approach generally pre-trave…

"I am altering the deal, pray I don't alter it any further." Remember don't be evil? Those were the days.

I think the SEC would say it's about intent. If your intent for buying/selling is to impact the price rather than buying/selling the asset in question, then you are trying to manip…

The golden rule. He (or she) who has the gold makes the rules.

Surely you would have to store something off-chain in order for it to be inaccessible until a given point in time. Unless you can predict the future, I'm not sure how you would gen…