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I think I agree with this, but there are also other causes. Some time ago, I left a toxic shop to join a new company. I found myself aggressively fighting against things that I per…

I think you're spot-on. Naturally, people from NY are going to have their favorite spots (just like everyone else, everywhere, for anything). Those preferences, though, come from m…

Your comment reminded me of the podcast The Habitat ( https://gimletmedia.com/shows/the-habitat ) about a (real-life) Mars mission simulation. Your last point, about the possibilit…

I can't recall where I read/heard this, but someone posited that if covid impacted children the way polio did, the response would be different.

That isn't unique to Radio Shack or the TRS line. Lots of systems (including Atari, Sinclair, Commodore) used cassettes well into the 80s, especially in Europe.

"The Feather Thief" by Kirk Wallace Johnson is the book that piece is about. It's a much more thrilling and fascinating read than you might expect. Absolutely worth a read/listen!

One thing that might be an option is to suspend the desktop/door from above rather than support it from below. Attach the rear of the desk to the wall (you can use blind shelf supp…

This article is what made me decide to major in CS. I very much remember reading it in my high school library during the final few days before graduation. Every time I see it menti…

I did something similar. I returned to college in my late-20s to get my degree, and started at trig and worked my way back up. It wasn't strictly necessary, but I'm glad I did it. …

I was in the same boat. I had the top PBA (parts, batteries, and accessories) sales in my district by 3x over #2. Even though PBA was the stuff with the highest profit margin, I st…

I remember reading this article in my High School's library a few weeks before graduation, all those years ago. It was what convinced me to major in CS. Even though it took me unti…

This isn't the most aesthetic site, but the content really is top-notch. If you really want to learn assembly (MIPS, in particular), I can't recommend this enough: http://chortle.c…

Another point to consider is that eating at your desk could be a major source of illness: your phone, tablet, mouse, keyboard, etc., are all great sources for all sorts of germs.

For me as well. And I have three grandmothers, courtesy of my stepmother. Two of them died while I was in college, the third is 97 y.o., and I've got two more semesters to go, so t…