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> after a nasty paragliding accident I’m fairly new to paragliding. What happened? Have you returned to flying?

Anyone can request their residence be blurred on Street View. I did it myself about six years ago.

>Even Fable hallucinates It’s in the name :)

In this case it was a warrant, and the Supreme Court’s ruling does not hold that the warrant violated the fourth amendment. Edit: looks like I misunderstood what you were referring…

There also isn’t a spa yet.

Minor note: when discussing electricity, abbreviating datacenter as “DC” is confusing

What I’ve done: All of my passwords and passkeys are in Bitwarden. My brother has emergency access, and I’ve documented in Bitwarden Secure Notes my device credentials, recovery co…

My biggest digital end-of-life concern is ensuring that my next of kin can access all of my accounts, devices, and important information. I’ve set up emergency access to my passwor…

If a company has a specific knowledge advantage regarding the design or manufacture of turbine blades, wouldn’t they patent it?

> it's currently difficult to get them prescribed by a legitimate doctor unless your obesity-related health problems are really severe I think it’s more accurate to say that it’s d…

> The threat of a Chinese moon landing Maybe I’m naive, but what is the threat here? > If it was canceled outright it would be much harder to react to any Chinese success I feel li…

> The entire point of a dating site is to find somebody to leave that site with. Many people on dating apps are not looking for exclusive or long-term relationships.

> In fact, you'll probably not find a billionaire with kids at any daycare I grew up with the children of a multi-billionaire. His kids went to the same daycare as I did, and it wa…

> if you want to see a rain forest or a thousand year old Buddhist temple or a pyramid, there's not really a substitute in the continental US Minor nitpick, but there are temperate…

Because it makes for a more eye-catching headline.

I’m sure there are countless examples to the contrary, but I recently submitted feedback regarding an issue that I was experiencing in Final Cut Pro. Within a week, a member of the…

> 2 years ago, a much (much) smaller stunt got me nearly fired at $FAANG, and all I could think was "where has the culture gone?" Okay, I’ll ask. Details?

> it became clear that the journal's editor was too embarrassed How sad. Admitting and correcting a mistake may feel difficult, but it makes you credible. As a reader, I would have…

> I think Charli crossed that line with the success of her album Brat last year. In Hollywood, that line gets crossed at a surprisingly low level. I am friends with Josh Sussman, w…

> European countries are notable for using commercial hulls standards for these ships Is that a problem? Why would navy ships need a different hull construction?

Followup: there is a very noticeable change in my written conversations with ChatGPT. It seems that there is no change in voice mode.

I just changed my ChatGPT personality setting to “Efficient.” It still starts every response with “Yeah, definitely! Let’s talk about that!” — or something similarly inefficient. S…

I used to be a full-time YouTuber, and I was very successful. For my channels, the revenue estimates on Socialblade were accurate. Reality for me tended toward their high estimate.…

Have you tried therapy? For many people, it works.

The Plaid can only output its maximum power at 100% state-of-charge (or close to it). As state-of-charge decreases, so does the overall battery pack voltage. Since the motors can o…