GeneralAntilles

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by GeneralAntilles 2y ago
manufacturers have all switched to online-only, subscription shop manuals that don't lend themselves to easy archiving to PDF.
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by GeneralAntilles 3y ago
It improvements in the next generation of VR (e.g., expression and iris tracking) could open up big improvements here, but the inherent latency of long-distance communication feels like a fundamental challenge comparing anything to in-perso
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by GeneralAntilles 3y ago
Yeah, they're providing a path-of-least-resistance for getting stuff done in your existing data environment. A common challenge in a lot of organizations is IT as a roadblock to deployment of internal tools coming from data teams. Snow
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by GeneralAntilles 3y ago
The parent comment is a bit hyperbolic and under-informed, so let me try to provide some color on the Unicomp brand. I own a half-dozen Unicomp keyboards, have used original IBM Model Ms, Model Fs, and has a pair of the Model F Labs F77s, s
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by GeneralAntilles 3y ago
There's truth in your point. People do feel the difference even when they don't notice it, but it doesn't seem like that's always (or even often?) reflected in the bottom line. Nissan sells an awful lot of cars with thei
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by GeneralAntilles 3y ago
Counterpoint: I've been using Hue bulbs for over 10 years, currently have around 120 lights operating and have had maybe a 5% failure rate (mostly 2nd and 3rd generation A19 bulbs). Flicker due to PSU failure, some completely dead bulb
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by GeneralAntilles 3y ago
Indeed, though the author is T1 and referring to a T1 cure. From the article: > During that time, I've heard various things about a cure for type 1 diabetes. Funnily enough, it's always 5-10 years away. I won't get my hope
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by GeneralAntilles 3y ago
The merchant pays at least double the rate compared to a normal credit card transaction fees. Merchant pays more for the payment processing and gets better conversion. https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/buy-now-pay-
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by GeneralAntilles 4y ago
If everybody defects everybody loses and the world gets a little worse with each cycle. Sucks to be the guy cooperating in this scenario, but it's the only way to start clawing things back from the brink.
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by GeneralAntilles 4y ago
Mind citing that assertion?
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by GeneralAntilles 4y ago
E-paper, actually, which is a fairly broad umbrella for a lot of reflective LCD displays. E-ink is specifically from E Ink and uses a different display technology (it's what's used in Kindles, etc.). This is probably a lost word-u
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by GeneralAntilles 5y ago
Sounds like a sawdust allergy.
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by GeneralAntilles 5y ago
Supplementing vitamin D is unlikely to hurt in most cases (if you're taking a useful form like D3 and if you're not acutely deficient in vitamin A and K2), but it both isn't that effective on its own—oral supplementation tend
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by GeneralAntilles 5y ago
Video chat is one of the areas contact centers are looking to expand into in a lot of industries, so it makes a certain amount of sense. Lifesize and Serenova merging last year and 8x8 acquiring Jitsi in 2018 are in the same vein.
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by GeneralAntilles 5y ago
It's one of the core gun safety bullet points, so any class covering gun safety certainly should have. . . .
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by GeneralAntilles 6y ago
It was three engines through the whole rotation. They turned off two within about a second of one another after transitioning out of rotation.
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by GeneralAntilles 6y ago
Anecdotally, nightshade[1] sensitivity seems to be common among people with autoimmune disease and nightshades are one of the anti-recommended foods on the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol, so I think this hypothesis carries some weight. My person