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seanosaur

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About seanosaur

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    Comment #49036894

    Any time you say "adjustable" the manufacturer and operator only here "heavier" which translates to "more expensive to operate."

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    Comment #47709540

    MLS is the only one that has a good system at this point. Say what you will about Apple TV but the "all games, no blackouts" setup is pretty sweet. I truly hope other leagues take …

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    Comment #47665333

    I think it's still abstraction by definition, but you're right in that it's a much larger single leap than in the past.

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    Comment #46970761

    I saw these on display at Pinball Expo in the Chicago area last October and they were magnificent. My kids loved pressing the buttons and seeing what happened, and I had a great ti…

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    Comment #39572716

    > Our strategy for our Minimal Viable Product (MVP) is to make it easier to communicate forecasts and conditions for regular and hazardous weather in a way that anyone can find, un…

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    Comment #39138968

    > Q: How do I post links or images? > A: Write or copy a link to a website or an image into the email subject line and send it to your secret Daft Social email address. I'm not sur…

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    Comment #38773752

    For an extremely specific and rigid use case / workflow, sure it's a close alternative. For most people that want a flexible, extensible product that can do many things in many way…

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    Comment #38540312

    How is raindrop when it comes to reading? My understanding is it's primarily a bookmark management tool.

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    Comment #38526259

    Houston is okay to live in. I lived there for 30+ years and while you're not wrong about your pros and cons, those cons severely outweighed the pros more often than not for me. For…

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    Comment #38387574

    The "implication" in that "edit" is what the rest of the story describes. > ...Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, where one out of every 21 workers were reportedly hurt in 2022 > ...an …

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    Comment #38328378

    I have a ton of love for Andy Weir (Project Hail Mary, The Martian) for the exact reason you describe. Not only does he love the hard sci-fi bits but he clearly loves doing the hom…

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    Comment #38221539

    I love the inclusion of commentary, I bet aspiring game devs out there could find that quite useful. Are there other games that provide similar commentary?

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    Comment #38137804

    Very cool! Love the little cord pull. > ...the server-rendered HTML will always default to light mode. This creates a flicker for night owls... I played with this a bit and yes, th…

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    Comment #36314596

    I agree, it would be a bad idea. But I also think it would take time for the average user to feel the negative effects of such a short-sighted decision. Enough time, perhaps, for a…

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    Comment #36314570

    You're correct if you hold the assumption that they actually care about the quality of the content. I definitely don't think it's a good idea for Reddit to do that as it will event…

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    Comment #36314245

    > he can't realistically get rid of the mods and replace them, then expect that to not blow up in his face I'm not so sure about that. I would be very surprised if there was a high…

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    Comment #36310363

    > But in most cases, the name rather than the number is the most important thing, and it's very easy to sort or filter by name Names can also be difficult if not done correctly / u…

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    Comment #35727788

    Shoot, really? I didn't see it - guess I have to play again!

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    Comment #35722274

    I miss those end-game animations in Solitaire! If you can bring those back to life it's truly perfect.

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    Comment #35586508

    Wow! Exercism has come such a long way over the years. It used to be just the mentoring arm and a simple CLI and web UI. This looks fantastic these days and makes me want to give i…

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    Comment #35545012

    This looks great! Are there plans to spin up a plugin for Obsidian and similar apps?

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    Comment #35389100

    I recommend throwing some airport metadata my way, rather than just the map with pin. For instance: City/country, IATA/ICAO codes, lat/long, etc.

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    Comment #35196768

    I noticed the same thing re: The Economist through Libby (which I think is still Overdrive but prettier?). I wonder if The Economist is quickly pulling away from public libraries?

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    Comment #34906368

    How does this improve one's writing skills? I could see the argument for an improvement to the writing environment , but I'm having a hard time seeing how it could improve skills .…