captainoats

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by captainoats 2y ago
Garman was one of the first PMs at AWS. He was sent over to lead Sales/Marketing relatively recently to get demand side experience presumably in preparation to take over as CEO.
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by captainoats 3y ago
I wonder if part of the motivation in releasing this is legitimizing the Flipper as a hobby/development product and not a tool for crime, as it’s been depicted in media recently. I personally appreciate the Flipper in that it’s sheddin
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by captainoats 3y ago
Reason is an American libertarian publication
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by captainoats 3y ago
Yep, I have an 2017 iMac at home and won’t be able to use CKV unless a sign out of iCloud on that machine.
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by captainoats 3y ago
The Thompson Center has been dilapidated for a long time and used a tremendous amount of energy to heat and cool. It needs to be replaced.
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by captainoats 3y ago
The issue you mentioned is why I can’t use the Plex client for playback. I use Infuse which handles seeking fine so clearly it’s not an unsolvable problem. Crazy Plex hasn’t addressed it.
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by captainoats 3y ago
The FDA regulates bringing a device to market commercially, doctors can use regular COTS software.
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by captainoats 4y ago
I think OP is referencing how the royal/political class and clergy shared power in a sort of adversarial relationship in classical European society.
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by captainoats 4y ago
Isn’t selling milk powder to China feeding the world?
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by captainoats 4y ago
Lots of peoples reaction to this is that suicide is always bad when done by firearm because it’s gruesome or frightening to them. I would ask that these people introspect and ask if their own emotions and biases are leading them to this con
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by captainoats 4y ago
Since 2018
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by captainoats 4y ago
If you’re interested in genomics I’d recommend working for a commercial entity in clinical/translational genomics side rather than in academia. I have worked for a few of the big names in the space and although they had their problems
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by captainoats 4y ago
Renewable energy investment makes up about 80% of investment in the power sector, and annual increases continue to outpace oil and gas investment (this year may be weird because of the Energy crisis in Europe). Renewables are not everywhere
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by captainoats 4y ago
Always been fascinating to me as an American to see how hunting and shooting gear is marketed and sold in Europe. It’s closer to luxury goods retail than the American experience where it’s all generally treated as sporting equipment no matt
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by captainoats 4y ago
Ya, their predicted descent velocity/lethality is not right. Most ammunition will destabilize and begin to tumble long before it reaches its peak as it transitions from supersonic to subsonic. My guess would be the dangerous situation
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by captainoats 4y ago
and if you make it to Washington Island, also worth checking out the boathouse on neighboring Rock Island if you like cool buildings built by Scandinavians.
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by captainoats 4y ago
Certification is the process of getting an aircraft design/model approved by the FAA for sale/use. There are 3 phases for GA commercially available aircraft, type certification (design approved), production certification (manufact
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by captainoats 4y ago
The government is naturally incentivized to maximize revenue. Individuals are incentivized to pay as little tax as they can, legally. Private tax prep software is pretty aggressive about identifying all possible deductions to reported incom
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by captainoats 4y ago
Humans are pretty unique in being (relatively) hairless and sweating as our primary method of keeping cool. Sweat invited bacteria and traps dirt. I’m no anthropologist but I’d guess manual bathing became a regular thing when early humans d
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by captainoats 4y ago
Ronnie Barrett’s story might interest you, he was working as a photographer when he began development on what would become the M82 rifle. His company is now well known in both the commercial and .gov small arms world. At a federal level in
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by captainoats 4y ago
Most things stop being cool when they become mainstream. Tech used to be exclusive to a small group of people who understood it, the hacker counter culture grew from this and for a while gated entry into the tech community. Now tech careers
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by captainoats 4y ago
For people who have the money and plan these 0% interest short/medium term loans can be a good deal. However, like this story shows you have to evaluate the reputation of the company because problems can happen. Personally if I were th
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by captainoats 5y ago
Mirtazapine is a great example of this and can have profound effects on behavior
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by captainoats 5y ago
I live in a very cold part of the US but for a couple years traveled frequently to the south of Israel for work. I think a lot of people don’t consider dressing or designing spaces for high heats because most people live in temperate climat
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by captainoats 5y ago
The original comment is comparing to radiator heat not forced air.
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by captainoats 5y ago
I’m amazed at how people see themselves as stuck or forced into their job, especially the younger ones and especially people without kids. For people in that position there are almost endless possibilities for ways to make a living. I’m con
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by captainoats 5y ago
Yes, for US citizens the right to information is almost unlimited. Even plans for (nuclear) weapons is protected unless it’s stolen classified material, you intend to develop a nuclear weapon, or you intend to export that information.
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by captainoats 5y ago
Specific anti-kickback laws only exist at the federal level for specific industries within federal purview like healthcare (through departments like CMS). Wire fraud is more general but is an avenue for the justice department to prosecute b
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by captainoats 5y ago
Realtor and accountant (the majority that are personal/small business accountants, not big 4/corporate) are both jobs you can do part time and out of your home and are very people focused.
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by captainoats 5y ago
I’d like to remind people that this type of sentiment has existed for over 100 years, before the introduction of the automobile in America. Before the turn of the 20th century people in cities were furious about the amount of horse manure i

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