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jtagen

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    Comment #47767526

    Well shit. If this is right, I'm dropping Backblaze and recommending all my friends/customers do the same. I pay for and rely on Backblaze as the "back up everything" they advertis…

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    Comment #47477080

    Spectacular! I haven't played minesweeper in many many years.... learned that the Mac trackpad has very inconsistent right-click detection. Frustrating!

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    Comment #40911267

    The solution here is to stop at every yellow light. If it's timed very fast, spend the entire red holding down your horn. Enough people protest predatory lights in this fashion, ei…

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    Comment #38699761

    I wonder if it was an option to say "okay", continue circling, then declare a fuel emergency and land. Seems like ATC was being a dick here. Not sure: 1) How long this would take 2…

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    Comment #38512549

    I'm not sure I buy this. If someone can hack this together for $40 HDMI cables are an option (albeit a terrible one). For EVSEs, there really isn't a reasonably-priced alternative …

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    Comment #38512127

    Given what's in this, why are EVSEs so expensive? Given the quantities we see, the $150 range should be more than enough for a decent profit.

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    Comment #38422674

    Jesus. This story is like a train. You know it's coming, then it hits you.

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    Comment #37506527

    Is nobody going to address why copper winding wire was used for DC power and signaling?

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    Comment #37207945

    I was with them until I read that they voluntarily floated out without a motor and had to safety equipment. There's just no excuse for this. You can get nasty old (but viable) clas…

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    Comment #37204130

    Holy crap, I spent way too much time trying to type text or figure out why it changed state when you clicked on it.

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    Comment #35695621

    I'm in my 40's and want to go for a ride. I suspect I'd appreciate it for reasons different than a small child, but I'd appreciate it all the same. Just.... wow.

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    Comment #35142244

    Wait, is this not going to have the usual "pair of wires you short to turn it on" feature of every furnace made so far? That's the ultimate control for when all the cloud features …

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    Comment #34988746

    I have really mixed feelings about this. Not a fan of typical government jobs, but the FAQ reads so much more like a startup. Is it true? What does the compensation look like (broa…

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    Comment #34586850

    I doubt it. That's a really hard problem. Ignoring the machine vision component, if someone on the side of the road waves at their friend, should cars going by stop? Since there's …

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    Comment #34291158

    I'd say you need to make the vector. They are simple enough that a tracing program could do it with high accuracy, but any graphic logo I buy definitely needs to be scalable and cl…

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    Comment #33931967

    What would you have job posting sites do differently to validate employers? This is an extremely difficult problem.

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    Comment #33482282

    I'm interested in hearing the other side of this.

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    Comment #31723912

    Good lord, this made my morning.

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    Comment #31307452

    Upper bound? I thought it was a tight asymptotic lower bound.

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    Comment #25859002

    Think I paid $400, still in "like new" condition, everything works. Make an offer. jtagen at gmail.

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    Comment #25853612

    I have one of these sitting in my closet, the pre-acquisition development module I got off ebay for a few students to work with. The sensation is very strong, but the novelty wore …

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    Comment #24811261

    I'm surprised, always thought the Rackspace premium price was to prevent or significantly reduce these issues. That being said, I've had quite a few problems with them over the las…

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    Comment #24037751

    Yeah, didn't read far enough down the page. I'm excited!

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    Comment #24036384

    I'm a recent convert to Tailwind, like your builder a lot. Any chance you can/will integrate the TailwindUI components for those that have purchased them? For me, that would be kil…