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I'd say #2 and #3 need to be modified. #2 Are there related changes on the horizon for the code being refactored? I think more qualifications than that probably miss times you shou…

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Recommendation for eating spaghetti squash in the spaghetti style, use half actual spaghetti pasta. You get the taste of pasta you're craving in each bite but with half the benefit…

Not OP, but Different Translations Corrections or Updates Additions Different Illustrations

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Would a blank ISO keyboard work? My Google skills are failing me and I can't seem to get a clear answer if the Scandinavian layout fits on ISO keys.

Batteries are not cheap, but they are cost effective based on local conditions. Time of use billing. The battery is generating ROI if it can arbitrage energy over the day. Net mete…

Short Wave is a short week day science NPR podcast I enjoy.

Cold doesn't have to be an obstacle. Here's a video on Finland's bike infrastructure. https://youtu.be/Uhx-26GfCBU

> This gives publishers the ability to retroactively wipe libraries' catalogs on the basis that they own them. This doesn't have to be true. We could have licenses that are perpetu…

I've often thought an authenticated proof of donation to a global charity could be a solution to these types of problems, scaled in price to the senders locale. Not refundable, but…

This doesn't compute. Higher interest rates makes a highly efficient and modestly sized two seater more attractive not less.

One way to approach the engineering question of how to make solar cars for the mass market is to push the car body design to be extremely efficient. Aptera's three wheel, two seat,…

There are some YouTube channels that specialize in landscaping. I could see digitally and entrepreneurially minded landscaping professionals being a good part of their audience. Mi…

I'd much prefer an explicit required amount of yearly PTO, plus the freedom for a manager to freely grant bonus PTO.

That's using a 5 percent withdrawal rate. A 4 or even 3 percent withdrawal rate is more likely to be sustainable. Those are also rates I see suggested more commonly on retirement p…

Good tests are a lot easier to write with good interfaces.

They make A&H boxes that are designed to have sections torn off to let air through but not spill the baking soda.

Test order should be random, so that the ability to run them in parallel and distribute them across multiple hosts is not lost by missing enforcement of test isolation.

My experience has been tradeoffs. Real identity has those most vulnerable get more threats, the majority get less.

Certainly not if you define everywhere as including all of the US and Canada.

> I'd rather the government focus on fostering choice and options, rather than picking what they deem is "best" for everyone. This is not a reasonable interpretation of reality. On…

Yes, the price of high carbon goods and services would go up with a carbon tax. The lower class is more susceptible to the effects of worsening air pollution and climate change. Th…

PeerTube is the only one that I've heard about any lately.

1. The listed pay range can be any size. So they could put any number they want for the top end for overqualified applicants. 2. They can create a new position at any time with a h…