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I did some contract work a few years ago here in the UK for a doctor who wanted to build out a system he had created to manage the subtleties of on-call staff scheduling. He went o…

I was shocked to discover how the British Library (millons of books, many many new ones every week) manages this. The first book to arrive earlier this year went on the shelf at 20…

There are a few Elixir solutions fo Day 1 here, including mine: https://elixirforum.com/t/advent-of-code-2024-day-1/67786 . I'm using it as a motivator for actually learning the la…

Can confirm, was there in 2001. The clarity of the air owing to lack of moisture and no light pollution means you get amazing views of the milky way.

I used to drive a BEV to work early mornings - 6am typically. I'd see runners with headphones/earphones who were clearly not looking when they crossed at junctions. I quickly learn…

Yep. There's a well known firm here in Leeds, UK whose practices lead a lot of folks to say 'ugh, no thanks', me included. There's another firm that makes bogus cellphone towers fo…

The Lazarus product (Delphi-like) might work for you. Nothing runs like the fox!

Tetris.

These all look like they are petrol powered, right down to the filler cap on the petrol tank.

Again, more anecdote than science but juggling with slightly weighted balls works for me. It's also a fantastic activity to fit into my pomodoro five minutes as it gets me out of t…