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This post is a bit old, but it's worth bringing up just what a terrible idea this is. The author takes the chief benefit of UBI and removes its main benefit which is the lack of me…

Didn't the UK just start allowing 16 year olds to vote, which presumably helps offset the impact of older voters? I remember not getting around to voting in my first election (USA,…

True body-on-frame SUVs are definitely much less common then they were at their peak around the turn of the millennium as buyers moved to either unibody crossover SUVs or quad-cab …

Was there actually more to this posting and it got cut off? I'm not seeing why this is a practical issue. I'm partial to large displays with a more traditional aspect ratio, but us…

Cocomelon rightfully gets criticism, but this is an apples-to-oranges comparison. Bluey is a scripted animated show intended for older toddlers with parents as a secondary audience…

I'm a little surprised to see this discussion in 2025, when people can now watch Netflix offline. The term "airport novel," is no longer in common use, meaning a book you would buy…

Disregarding other implications of Musk's political influence, it's not probably not good for SpaceX long-term. Right now it feels like the beginning of SpaceX turning into the nex…

Another common example: don't wear safety gloves when working with rotating equipment, as they can catch and drag one's hand in

For a nice, polished, non-skeuomorphic circuit simulator, see iCircuit [1], which provides native MacOS and iOS clients (based on the Falstad JS circuit simulator mentioned elsewhe…

No one mentioned it here, but make sure you are using a personal computer for this and not your work computer so you don't get into trouble with your employer. This is well-known a…

DIY furniture is not cheap compared with mass-produced even without considering time, so giving up the hobby is a sound financial decision. For huge cost savings, there is a large …

A reminder for those of us seeking to leave the rat race and live in the middle of nowhere: The article describes Mr. Conover's decision to purchase 5 acres in the area, and readin…

Billboards are interesting because in spite of their near-universal hate, they are about the only remaining form of advertising in print media. I don't especially mind advertising …

IEEE Xplore at least uses DOIs for research papers. Don't know if anyone else does, though.

I’m cautious, but IIRC much of the issue with Firefox send was it being abused for huge/illegal files, which seems like less of an issue with a receive-only email address.

Apologies for the ramble-ey comment - I feel that buses are an under appreciated transportation alternative. Buses are cheap compared to any mass transit alternative, but they don’…

I don't think that mobile CPUs are available socketed

It’s also probably worth mentioning that the iPhone borrowed some UI conventions from Palm OS. I recall correctly, not only did Palm OS not expose files to the user, but it lacked …

The most fair common comparison I’ve seen is per-capital traffic deaths against China. India still comes out bad. This brings up one of my most vivid/terrifying travel memories, cr…

Firefox. Despite their mismanagement, Mozilla is the last defense against the return to an IE6 style monoculture and the death of the open web we fought so hard for in the 2000s. R…

I'm referring to cost. A maid in Singapore will run on the order of $10-20k per year. Cost depends on standard of living and the maids country of origin, with discounts given if th…

Western USA, far from the coasts Asian vegetables. South Asian, southeast, Asian, east asian, whatever. Bitter gourd, drumsticks, curry leaves, kang kong. I really hate broccoli bu…

> > The 11" Macbook Air solved the laptop form factor. > That's weirdly-specific. Some people would prefer a larger screen size, for example. > > Could there be some refinements to…

I'd figured that rails-to-trails would actually help the odds of restoring old rail lines as they keep the right-of-way intact. Perfect being the enemy of good and all that.

EDIT: While TV Tropes is an amazing rabbit hole, the article of Poirot-speak surprisingly gets it wrong. The key of course is mispronouncing or getting wrong common English words o…