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80c is a convenient temperature for activating naturally occuring enzimes in food for breaking down complex sugars. Similar, but food specific, holding temperatures are used for be…

Turns out cities are loud! In NYC, at least, heat pumps are far more quiet than the endless window unit A/C's, or larger traditional A/C's, in my experience. Outdoor noise is less …

That's unfortunately not possible everywhere, but purchasing things daily is necessary.

It can be procedurally very long and drawn out, especially in less welcoming states. To your point, transitioning is a massive process. Making something bureaucratically painful si…

It seems like people in this thread are unaware of the very real threats, harassment, and assaults that happen as a trans person in public. Using a name that matches your gender id…

If it were only a very minor psychological discomfort, you'd be right. Unfortunately, other clientele in the store may harass you and follow you out of the store. As someone who ha…

The article briefly mentions the definition, but not in detail. They're part of Single Room Occupancy (SRO) programs for affordable housing in big cities. SROs have fallen out of f…

Eschew labels, be yourself, be free.

It's not taboo.

It's interesting that the author refers to unspecified "partisan stances". Many of the political positions of the last year that have been described as partisan are actually global…

Imagine living in one of the densest cities in the country and also being this dense.

Oh good lord the pedestrian islands don't have curbs. I hadn't considered that a possibility.

The pole literally has pedestrian buttons on it. I'm fairly certain that humans are intended to push them. Maps might help, though!

The scary part isn't that it's about to hit a pole, it's that it jumped the curb onto a sidewalk!

The author clearly has never cleaned toilets for a living, yet waxes philosophical, completely missing the point on why public services are kneecapped in this country.

The article linked blames stabilization, but fails to account for many other factors: the almost required 12-15% broker fee on move-in, the year long leases that never go month to …

Why didn't they name it D4

There's not a lot to say other than: find a mentor now. Start cold-emailing CTOs in the same portfolio as your company. They'll be happy to help.

I appreciate that the article referenced Bowie's "Space Oddity" and "Starman"

I still want to know: How many dentists _are_ there in Poland?