chrisBob

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by chrisBob 10d ago
My in-laws were so proud of themselves. I came home one day and they told me they figured out how to connect my TV to the network so that I don’t have to use my Apple TV if I don’t want. I had to take a few deep breaths to keep from yellin
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by chrisBob 13d ago
The keyboard springs are sooooo weak. It takes forever for them to recover after a press. Our dude would have to grab the key after each character and pull it back up so it can keep up with him.
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by chrisBob 1mo ago
The new EV mail trucks are running routes in my area now. Not my route yet but I have seen them within a few miles of my house.
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by chrisBob 4mo ago
The battery size really surprised me. I can see this working well with 1/3 the battery, but 1000lbs is crazy. The lighter motor and removal of the fuel tank will help a little, but replacing a heavy engine in the front with a heavier b
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by chrisBob 5mo ago
So, lie about RSU and Bonus? It seems like base salary would be easy to track, but other benefits would be much harder.
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by chrisBob 6mo ago
People acclimatize pretty well if you let them. We keep our house at 65F all winter, and set the AC for 85F in the summer and everyone is pretty happy. The payback period on a good sweater is not very long.
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by chrisBob 6mo ago
We just unplugged our vending machine with similar timing.
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by chrisBob 6mo ago
So, the answer to "when having less information is better" is "when YOU have less information".
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by chrisBob 6mo ago
Tailored Industries (the factory) says they have over 300 products that are available immediately as white-labeled items at your custom online boutique. I don't know if any of these designs were customized or not, but it is a surpris
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by chrisBob 6mo ago
TI says that they offer custom yarn at their "Flagship" level, with a $20k upfront cost. Not sure how that compares to setting up production overseas. Look at their plan features chart: https://tailoredindustry.com&#x2F
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by chrisBob 6mo ago
Semi-serious question: can I send a company a letter that modifies the terms and say that continuing to provide me the service implies consent?
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by chrisBob 7mo ago
If AI and robotics reach their logical goals then projects like this are about to become more and more important. I don't mind machines taking all of the jobs, as long as all of those displaced workers don't starve.
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by chrisBob 9mo ago
I really thought a sub post was better than one long one. I never understood the two account thing except for specific situations where you don't want to talk about X with an account that has a lot of NSFW content on Y.
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by chrisBob 9mo ago
Making houses 3 orders of magnitude smaller and cheaper isn't very popular. But I get your sentiment.
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by chrisBob 9mo ago
I had a 2004 WRC that we replaced with the IONIQ 6. The Hyundai is a great upgrade, and let us keep AWD. We could get by with less range on that car, but for now we just take the truck if we are going more than 100 miles one way.
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by chrisBob 9mo ago
I didn't want to say it in my original post because I don't want to offend anyone, but "Most pickups are gender affirming care".
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by chrisBob 9mo ago
I don't think people who can meet there needs with public transit are the target market of many car manufacturers. Most truck miles are driving to work and the store. Your use case sounds like it would be perfect for renting a vehicle,
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by chrisBob 9mo ago
Cost is a concern, and there will be a cost penalty at purchase time for a while. That will impact some people, but there is still a big market for expensive trucks.
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by chrisBob 9mo ago
I live in a two car household, and I need one vehicle that is comfortable on long trips, and one to handle truck jobs like hauling brush, firewood, oversized items and 3 bikes. My wife, daughter and myself vastly prefer our electric car (IO
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by chrisBob 9mo ago
Electric pickup trucks are hard, mostly because they need to fill an imaginary, or aspirational use case. More than 99% of the pickup truck miles in the US could be filled by an electric truck with a 150 mile range that people charge at hom
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by chrisBob 10mo ago
Credit unions, or small banks are likely to be helpful in some situations. When building our house 8 years ago we had a lot of trouble getting the construction loan mostly because of 1-2 bad comps in our area. One of the big banks turned us
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by chrisBob 10mo ago
The US has clear regulations on headlights that limit the number of Watts. That worked when everyone had halogen bulbs, but doesn't fit with LEDs.
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by chrisBob 11mo ago
My solar install is scheduled for December. Even if it ends up missing the cutoff for a tax break I still think it’s the right thing to do. The combination of investing in green energy and locking in my effective electric rate is the smart
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by chrisBob 1y ago
I spent some time in Germany last year and I couldn't believe that the chemical name is somehow different between Europe and the US.
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by chrisBob 1y ago
This is true in so many places. Once a week I get mad at Swagger for this. Why can't I select the endpoint URL?!? Why do I have to retype it when I am trying to discuss it with our backend guy?
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by chrisBob 1y ago
We are experimenting with our daughter this year: Our school system offers advanced math via their remote learning system. This means that during math class, my kid will take online 6th grade math instead of the regular in-person 5th grade
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by chrisBob 1y ago
One thing that helps to counter this somewhat is that if your paper is proven to be wrong, the journal can force a retraction. A retraction isn't exactly career ending, but it is a huge deal and will have an impact on future jobs and f
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by chrisBob 1y ago
I have gotten bees in the mail twice. The first time they delivered to my home, the second time I had to go pick up at the post office. Both times the carriers I interacted with seemed a little worried about the contents. The first set didn
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by chrisBob 1y ago
One positive that could still come out of the tariffs is the US consuming less junk. I just spent a few months in Germany, and the trash can for our APARTMENT BUILDING is roughly half of the size of the one at my single family home in the U
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by chrisBob 1y ago
If you want your lights or music connected to the internet, I can understand that, but NO HEAT PRODUCING APPLIANCES SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET. If someone wants to burn down your house, make them come over and do it the old fashion

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