caseysoftware

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by caseysoftware 24d ago
Yes, it appears the "detector vans" are an urban legend/propoganda. Even more fun, in the lead up to Greece joining the EU, they had to get their government pay under control so they were given monthly caps on what they could
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by caseysoftware 24d ago
The old CRTs do, yes. Not so much with LCDs. But unfortunately, I may be wrong and bought into an urban legend/bit of propoganda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licensing_in_the_Un...
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by caseysoftware 24d ago
Not sure if it's a pattern but when I interviewed with an EU company recently, they explicitly asked if I was married and if I had kids. They explained it as they had a "European mindset towards weekends and holidays" and the
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by caseysoftware 24d ago
That's a very American mindset. I've worked across both the US and EU at a variety of companies with customers, partners, etc and it's a clear pattern: - Americans are usually willing to skirt the rules and figure it out late
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by caseysoftware 1mo ago
The unfortunate truth is that if you break life expectancy out by ethnicity, it tells a different story. Generally Asians, Latinos, and Whites are above while Blacks and Native Americans are below and pull down the average: https:/&#x
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Netflix Paid $587M for Ben Affleck's AI Startup InterPositive(variety.com)
10 points by caseysoftware 2mo ago|1 comments
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by caseysoftware 2mo ago
"I don't want to share a book that the government has actually banned" is quite a position on this thread.
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by caseysoftware 2mo ago
THAT would be awesome bravery and freedom: "Come and take it" has been powerful before.
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by caseysoftware 2mo ago
> Is a specific institution or library are banned by their decision makers to have a book - that book is banned in that context. By that reasoning, all PG-13 and R rated movies are "banned" just because your elementary school
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by caseysoftware 2mo ago
Thanks, this is useful. > "any action taken against a book based on its content and as a result of parent or community challenges, administrative decisions, or in response to direct or threatened action by lawmakers or other govern
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by caseysoftware 2mo ago
"libraries and educators to forgo specific books" is neither "banning" nor "censoring" In the name of literacy, we need to use words properly.
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by caseysoftware 2mo ago
Are those just banned and censored in Portugal specifically or the EU as a whole? A quick check here in the States showed all of them available on Amazon for under $25 each.
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by caseysoftware 3mo ago
> Especially if there’s no infrastructure needed to install. I suspect this is important for two reasons.. First, because yes, it's magnitudes cheaper if you don't have to build and install the infrastructure. Second, because
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by caseysoftware 3mo ago
What's the average look like? Are you speaking of Austin proper or Round Rock, West Lake, Cedar Park, or similar?
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by caseysoftware 3mo ago
> "If we taught systems thinking in schools" In the US, the public school system can barely teach basic reading and math. And the teachers don't appear to understand 2nd or 3rd order thinking themselves so therefore are
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by caseysoftware 3mo ago
Before you offer legal advice, you should at least check the legal definition of "export": > The EAR definition of “export” extends beyond the transportation of physical goods outside the U.S. > A “Deemed export” is the r
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SpaceX's Starfall Demo Mission(spacex.com)
28 points by caseysoftware 3mo ago|0 comments
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by caseysoftware 3mo ago
It's bold to assert that people make up Founder Father's reasoning when just above you claim we use the current electronic voting because: > "I think just the fact that it was the first thing on offer that wasn't the
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by caseysoftware 3mo ago
Super interesting, thanks for the insight. I'm 100% onboard with transparency and auditablility are table stakes and any methodology that doesn't address those should be disqualified.
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by caseysoftware 3mo ago
I paid close attention.. and agreed that that particular approach was broken. My question was: what's the argument in favor of using a proprietary electronic system?
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by caseysoftware 3mo ago
I'd love to hear the steelman - what's the argument in favor of using a proprietary electronic system? There have been legit complaints about closed sourced voting systems for ~20 years and DEFCON has done a "Voting Village&q
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by caseysoftware 3mo ago
"Academic experience typically doesn't count." Why not?
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by caseysoftware 4mo ago
I don't think I have pictures of the back specifically but the route was: Started on one side of the engine framing, all the way across, inside through the body then around the round section holding the bottom gun turret, then along th
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by caseysoftware 4mo ago
I have the 2017 edition of the Lego Millenium Falcon and ~7500 pieces took about 30 hours without being super organized or focused. At that rate, this is almost 50 hours of assembly but I'd wager there's a ton of duplication in
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by caseysoftware 5mo ago
I didn't say "partisan" Again, I encourage you to read Patrick's post, specifically the section titled "July 2021: The CTT coalition attempts non-partisan interdiction of Trump PAC fundraising" where it describ
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by caseysoftware 5mo ago
For 501(c)(3)s, it is. In exchange for tax-exempt status, a group loses certain options. But the DOJ wouldn't touch those charges though as they're civil (IRS under Treasury) and the criminal charges could be fatal to the org by t
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by caseysoftware 5mo ago
Upthread summarizes Patrick accurately but maybe too succinctly, so to lay it out specifically: In the post, Patrick demonstrates that the SPLC cofounded and led Change the Terms (CTT) then goes on to demonstrate CTT targeted a specific pol
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by caseysoftware 5mo ago
> "Private actors working hard to censor political adversaries is not necessarily illegal, for what it's worth." "Private actors" is doing quite a bit of work here. For individuals working in their personal cap
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by caseysoftware 5mo ago
I loved the Windows Phone too. I was one of two non-MSFT I knew of that had one.. and I bought it because an MSFT employee was showing it off and I was convinced. The concept of Tiles was great and Cortana was respectable. It felt compara
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by caseysoftware 6mo ago
There are TONS of incentives to increase energy efficiency. Most local electric and gas companies will do free energy audits. Many will offer rebates if you install tankless water heaters, heat pumps, and insulation. Installers get kickback

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