coffeedan

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by coffeedan 2y ago
>>> Most roads aren’t even meant for cyclists Source?
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by coffeedan 2y ago
A few things: - the first two were conducted while we were in the thick of the pandemic and loathe to be near anyone outside of our pod. WFH made sense then, and I’m sure people were more comfortable knowing they wouldn’t get Covid WFH - th
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by coffeedan 2y ago
Is a bicycle an engine (or a motor)? It is a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion.
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by coffeedan 2y ago
Came here to say the same thing. No reason to put it in the fridge though.
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by coffeedan 2y ago
Even a fresh pastry is just a pile of empty calories. If breakfast is the most importantl meal of the day then no dessert for breakfast for me.
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by coffeedan 2y ago
Yes, this is one of the self-checkout offerings at Stop & Shop (US east coast) Bonus: You immediately know about pricing errors.
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by coffeedan 2y ago
Good fictional read of how this might play out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Second_After
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by coffeedan 2y ago
I’ll take it off your hands for $10k.
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by coffeedan 3y ago
Previously, “RTO” was just known as “work”, and it wasn’t always great - with the commute and all. But the fact that they pay me made it easier.
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by coffeedan 3y ago
Get back to me in 10 years, when it has 230k miles on it and hasn’t needed a single major repair - like my 2013 Sienna. I’ve got several friends who own independent repair shops, and all agree that if everyone owned a Toyota they would have
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by coffeedan 3y ago
Counterpoint: if ̶b̶i̶c̶y̶c̶l̶e̶s̶ cars were a new invention that came out this year, would they be allowed on the road? I'd say almost certainly not
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Ask HN: Missing HN Discussion Link on Feedly?
1 points by coffeedan 3y ago|0 comments
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by coffeedan 3y ago
My mom has a mobile flip phone that was “designed for the elderly”. Big buttons, big labels, etc. The “Volume Down” button is also giant and is on the side. It’s also strategically located so every time she picks up the phone, tightly gripp
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by coffeedan 3y ago
You haven’t seen Massachusetts temporary plates because they don’t exist. Massachusetts doesn’t issue them.
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by coffeedan 3y ago
What about the Sabre Pyramid? https://theoffice.fandom.com/wiki/Pyramid
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by coffeedan 3y ago
>> Polyamory is having love for one or more individuals and actively being in a relationship with those individuals. Shouldn’t “one or more” be “more than one”? Or else there’s a whole lot more polyamorous folks out there…
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by coffeedan 3y ago
No: 0 -> 0
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by coffeedan 3y ago
But I’ll bet the Earth is closer to a sphere than this thing.
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by coffeedan 3y ago
>> The old, some people are breaking the law, so we should restrict everyone else. It would only restrict people who are breaking the law.
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by coffeedan 3y ago
>> Perhaps all vehicles should just have a breathalyzer interlock as a standard option? Sounds good to me. Bring on the “but what if my friend is bleeding out in the backseat” arguments.
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by coffeedan 3y ago
More accurate title: "Non-simple streetlight hack could protect cameras and telescopes from urban light pollution, but still annoy anyone outside just trying to look at the stars"
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by coffeedan 3y ago
^^^ This! All but the wealthiest of retirees who make it into their 80’s and 90’s will spend any money they have on healthcare, until they are broke and then go on Medicaid.
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by coffeedan 3y ago
>> For instance when you ask it for a snippet of code and it gets it right. In my experience so far, more often than not, it doesn’t get it right. Brings to mind the old maxim, “a broken clock is right twice a day”.
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Newsletter Winter Is Coming(mkarolian.substack.com)
2 points by coffeedan 3y ago|0 comments
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by coffeedan 3y ago
Fyi, if you park your car in public, this same info is already publicly viewable.
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by coffeedan 3y ago
>>> At that time, Amazon's internal messaging was that we would be remote indefinitely I think people confuse “indefinitely” with “forever”. They are not the same.
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by coffeedan 3y ago
My favorite geographic fun fact is that Maine is the closest state to Africa.
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by coffeedan 3y ago
>>> biking isn't really an option in Santa Fe Genuinely curious, what makes biking not an option in Santa Fe?
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by coffeedan 3y ago
Most cities have free street parking, at least overnight.
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by coffeedan 3y ago
Yeah, but (I think?) be default they make the same notification sound as everything else and don’t vibrate. I need something else to distinguish them other than appearing differently on the Lock Screen. My phone is usually in my pocket. It

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