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The difference is being seen in public is ephemeral and being recorded in public is eternal. In the former, your actions exist in fallible human memories for a short while at most;…

And a long one at that. I’m sure I could do well as an electrician eventually, but there’s no way I could make it through 4+ years as an apprentice making $21/hr, and then another …

Safari mobile reader mode works fine. It even recognizes the “next page” links and renders all four at once.

This one[1] has a meeting space that can be closed off from the rest of the store, with a TV or projector, and I’m pretty sure they’ve got a copier or at least an all-in-one printe…

Does anyone what the "international symbol dictionary" Susan Kare used was?

Many states do have something like 18F. Massachusetts has Mass Digital[1], Washington has WaTech[2], Maryland has announced[3] the formation of one. [1] https://www.mass.gov/orgs/m…

> This opens up another very fasciniting [sic] possibility. A cell with two adjustable aluminum plates (a variable capacitor) might very well be useable as an efficient light dimme…

I wish Kaleidescape[1] was more affordable. It's a download rather than streaming service, with a comprehensive movie library (12,000+ titles) and you buy movies individually rathe…

Would also like to see a ban on firmware updates and programming tools locked behind a dealer (or support contract) portal and a ban on time-restricted software licenses for hardwa…

> Maybe we use some of those extra protection rings? Maybe not. Intel is considering removing rings 1 and 2 for a future 64-bit only x86 architecture, because they "are unused by m…

Engine speed has nothing to do with power generation, these are totally separate systems. It's not like a diesel train with electric motors; on this ship (and most others) the engi…

> We’ve all heard how JFK outsmarted Nixon during their televised debate by wearing a blue shirt, because blue showed up as white whereas Nixon’s white shirt showed up as gray. Huh…

I guess that’s true if you’re west of DC. Otherwise it’s Delmarva (DELaware, MARyland, VirginiA).

Many (30ish) years ago, I subscribed (or my parents did on my behalf, I was 9) to Model Railroader magazine. A significant portion of that hobby seemed to be focused on this sort o…

> And landmarks aren't static things, either? I'm curious how landmarks are done to preserve this, long term? At least in the US, the people in charge of this (the National Geodeti…

Seems fitting to leave this here: https://youtu.be/1D2Q9-1EmB4?si=gXwIO3FzpSKkp3VV US Steel, Tom Russell

Nothing to add about the article, but I think the Chrysler Building is the most beautiful skyscraper I’ve ever seen. Somehow it only ranks 9th in the list of America’s Favorite Arc…

How about a "don't recommend things I've already watched" option? The thing is, I like having a watch history and I like having suggestions based on it. If I watch something that I…

Your wraparound display is very cool. So my use case for outdoor displays is in the recreational marine market. Screen sizes are typically between 7" and 18" with some very high-en…

Color calibration - I'm not entirely sure what would be involved here, TBH. "Professional" in this context would be what a pro home AV installer[1] would look for, not what a Holly…

That would be great. My main issue with smart TVs isn't the network connectivity, its their horrible UI. The menus are universally confusing, slow and poorly thought-out. And becau…

I got two from Amazon recently and they both work out of the box with Linux. I suspect any you can find will work. They’re standard HID devices which send multimedia key codes like…

This is news to me. Do you have any example devices? Cursory internet search isn’t turning anything up. Verizon, the ILEC where I am, provides a text-to-voice service if you pay fo…

It’s not for the next person. It’s to keep the stuff in the toilet, in the toilet, rather than as an aerosolized spray that gets spread about.[1][2] I guess it doesn’t really matte…

The number of people on this thread who leave cabinets open (and apparently come families of cabinet-door-openers) is astounding to me. Do you all leave toilet seats up too? What a…