burntwater

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by burntwater 6mo ago
My understanding that this scenario is exactly what happened here.
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by burntwater 1y ago
The sound effects were way better back then. "You've got mail!". The doors opening/closing. Though maybe it's different because back then, then meant someone I wanted to interact with was now available. Today, a cha
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by burntwater 1y ago
Who forced this? Was it actually the Biden administration, or was it university policies?
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by burntwater 2y ago
And what if you're deaf?
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by burntwater 2y ago
>> At my previous job if something went down on our site, it was a four alarm fire, war room, and all hands on deck to get it resolved or heads would roll. It was so dysfunctional to work somewhere when something broke or stopped wor
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by burntwater 2y ago
"The dash display is almost completely digital—strangely, they left an extra analog speedometer and tachometer" This is common even today, even on 100% digital screen dashboards, they'll have fake analog speedometer and tac
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by burntwater 2y ago
B&H ( https://www.bhphotovideo.com/ ) is somewhat like this. Super popular business, but you can't order online on Saturdays. You can browse the website, just not place an order. Their physical store is also closed o
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by burntwater 2y ago
Yeah, what qingcharles says. I personally can't say I've seen what's special about 24fps artistically, but it doesn't bother me from a technical perspective (as much).
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by burntwater 2y ago
For decades now, when I enter a bar or restaurant I turn down the volume of my hearing aid. Not because everything is too loud, but because it allows me to hear spoken speech much better. It doesn't work quite as well on modern digital
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by burntwater 2y ago
I for one would love to see us drop the fractional frame rates (29.97, etc). They're an archaic technical relic that cause trouble when working with timecode. At Sphere we debated standardizing on 30/60/120fps but ultimately
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by burntwater 2y ago
That doesn't surprise me too much. I never really used Spotify or any music app much in the past. This discovery was a convergence of things - switching from Android to iPhone, a renewed exercise routine, and most importantly a new iPh
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by burntwater 2y ago
I'm severely hearing impaired and enjoy going to dance classes - swing, salsa, etc. If I'm standing still, I can easily tune into the beat. But once I start moving, I quickly lose it on many songs; dance studios aren't known
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by burntwater 2y ago
Guaranteed that marketers are salivating at the idea of eye tracking on apps and website. It's an amazing feature that absolutely needs to be gatekept.
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by burntwater 2y ago
Boy the bots are thirsty today... But anyho, most of this is actually news to me. One bit that doesn't make sense to me is how caves or rock overhangings don't provide protection. I'm not following that, if it saying that the
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by burntwater 2y ago
At least for me, I've always associated preferring mouse inversion with growing up handling BB guns. When you're lifting a rifle up, you are pulling back/contracting on the right arm. When aiming, to go up you nudge the right
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by burntwater 2y ago
I disagree, I find the total keyboard experience much better on Android. To each their own, obviously. But... yeah, IMO it's pretty bad on Apple.
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by burntwater 2y ago
They're ALL raising rates. You might be able to change to a cheaper one this year, but next year your cheaper company will have implemented a 20%+ increase.
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by burntwater 2y ago
I loved thinking about people 500 years ago walking on the same stones I was walking on, and thinking about what the exact spot I was currently standing on was like back then. What did it smell like? What did you see? Were the fields this o
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by burntwater 2y ago
Then you did a tiny piece of it and have chosen to extrapolate from that tiny piece. If it's not for you, that's totally OK. It IS something for many other people.
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by burntwater 2y ago
The Camino is vastly superior, just in a very different way. ETA: I shouldn't say it's vastly superior, rather the Camino is a very, very different experience from the trails alluded to here, and is superior in relation to that ex
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by burntwater 2y ago
I haven't done it myself, but everything I've seen says the AT is a completely different kind of experience. You need to (should be) in reasonably good shape, you have to carry a lot more gear (ties into the first point), there&#x
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by burntwater 2y ago
Last fall I hiked 500 miles of a Camino trail in Spain. It was a fantastic experience and really made me wish we had something similar in the U.S. This is a good start, though the trail itself is only half the picture. To replicate the Cami
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by burntwater 2y ago
If I'm reading this right it's not quite apples for apples, as it's comparing the cost to create and move the beef, but doesn't consider the cost to create the car, only the movement of the car.
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by burntwater 2y ago
My early 1910s Manhattan building was fantastically quiet, with very thick walls. The only noise I ever heard was floor noise directly above me, never to the sides. I'm guessing mid-1900s to early 2000s buildings are the problematic on
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by burntwater 3y ago
Just thinking through everything this implies. Would it be safe to assume this means some people if not entire departments will be laid off? Not as much need for financial aid, bursar's office, etc. Overall it's a great thing, a m
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by burntwater 3y ago
I've switched back and fourth multiple times. After about 10 years on Android I recently switched back to iPhone for one feature and one feature only - its integrations with hearing aids. In every other way I can think of, I find Andro
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by burntwater 3y ago
That's great, thank you!
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by burntwater 3y ago
Very helpful, thank you!
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by burntwater 3y ago
Would you mind giving an example of the kind of prompt(s) you use to get these card generated? On a different note, ChatGPT has been making me feel stupid because I fail to come up with many use cases, while it seems like tons of technicall
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by burntwater 3y ago
The auto-braking collision avoidance system on my 2023 Mazda CX-5 actually is exactly what caused my first collision in 20 years. I was slowing down to avoid a car that was turning off, the auto-braking decided I wasn't slowing enough

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