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   by function_seven 3y ago

   The 2 hours max is so no hotel room is needed. Two hours would be a hellish commute if it were every day, but it’s no big deal only two days a month.
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   by function_seven 3y ago

   > In both cases the original owners are buying their own assets No. In a share buyback, the company is buying assets from other people. In wash trading, the current owner is “selling” the assets to themselves. (Or they’re working with
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   by function_seven 3y ago

   They should use a clearer designation, like the USB folks. xFull, xHi, xSuper, etc.
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   by function_seven 3y ago

   I also miss my old Blackberry's keyboard. A lot. It's far and away my biggest gripe with what smartphones have become. And I had this gripe the first day I switched to an Android (and later to an iPhone). But I knew there was no g
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   by function_seven 3y ago

   I've been thinking about doing it more basic: "Please enter the extension" I'd make '7777' be the only "extension" that gets through. Callers that are in my contacts wouldn't even get the prompt.
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   by function_seven 3y ago

   This cracks me up. For decades only INTERCAL demanded an appropriate level of politeness. It was a great joke, and we all laughed. Now it’s an actual real thing that the computer performs the task better when you ask nicely! (I am also pol
7. 277.▲
   by function_seven 3y ago

   So is 404 Media regressing to the mean now? It feels like they came out of the gate with some real stories. But this is such a bad faith article it seems like they’re reaching for a “hard-hitting” angle on a totally uncontroversial incident
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   by function_seven 3y ago

   I guess. Meta claims these will know when the LED is blocked, but that's probably circumventable as well. And little hidden cameras also already exist, and people filming in public is already a thing, so I don't really see how thi
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   by function_seven 3y ago

   Can you list activities that you're thinking of? Because a lot of active sports are compatible with "wearing glasses". Surfing, snowboarding, rock climbing, water skiing, mountain biking, etc. Sure, scuba divers still need so
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    This isn't true. For one, it'll not be secret. The LED will be on. Also, these glasses do not match the appearance of their "analog" namesakes. I just compared the Wayfarers on that page to the pair I have right here, an
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    It’s a Kwikset 914S2. It’s Zwave only so you need a hub. And the whole auto-unlock thing I rolled my own. If Home Assistant sees that my phone came home within the past 2 minutes, then it assumes whatever motion is detected is me and unlock
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    There's nothing inevitable about this stuff if you avoid The Cloud from the beginning. Hue used to be about that, with the app locally controlling everything and the cloud as just an option. Because of that, all of my Hue bulbs will
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    Warning: my comment only addresses my use case for automation. I don't use cloud services either. I also kinda just kept writing, so this is a bit of a text wall. I live in an old house. 80% of the lights in my house are operated by wa
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    Sure, but what motivates that change in habits? Does it spontaneously arise? Does is trace back to some other event? Neither of these illustrate a degree of freedom.
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    I'm still on the first level playing with various 'P's and 'D's (no 'I's yet), but I think I have a novel scheme! function controlFunction(block) { let L = Math.floor; let x = block.x
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    What you're describing is how my very first cellphone (a Sony PCS phone, model CM-B1201SPR) operated. It was awesome, and I distinctly remember the mini-grieving I did when I replaced that phone with a Nokia. Snake was cool, but I miss
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    I have a similar story. All my life the letters of the alphabet each had a color associated with it. D is green and K is blue, etc. One day for no particular reason I decided to pay attention to which color each letter evoked in me. And to
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    OK I guess I’m not making myself clear. I am not under the impression that the RFID is required for the printer to accept filament. I understand that it’s a nice-to-have feature that makes it seamless to swap things out without punching a b
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    My interpretation of that quoted sentence is the same as yours. That’s my point. The RFID system is a kind of vendor lock-in, and I don’t go for that. If the RFID system was truly meant to improve the user experience, Bambu would offer it t
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    Thanks for that link. It’s cool that people are hacking on this thing. But my question should have ended with “from Bambu?” This sentence from your link… > Since we don't know how Bambulab will react on this guide and the general r
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    Are the RFID tags available to filament makers? Can I order some myself so I can put them on other spools?
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    A lot of responses to my comment keep mentioning the amazing technical details of this hardware. I believe it. I am not complaining about the hardware being subpar. That’s not my beef. If I have to schlep an SD card back-and-forth from my l
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    I totally believe that these printers are technically amazing. That’s why I made the Apple vs. beige box analogy. Those M-series chips and their hardware quality are way better. But there is stronger lock-in. I’ve been burned so many times
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    The first time I saw the word “enshittification” it just clicked . It really is a tidy word! Do you have any opinion on the Creality K1? Not a technical one, but about their participation in the open community? Another comment in this thre
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    EDIT: After some more poking around, I’m finding out that the cloud features of this thing are pretty integral to the experience. This thing looks nice, but the enshittification scaffolding is too much. I knew the price was too good. ORIGIN
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    Tariffs on goods that originate from countries that don't properly account for this externality. If a country doesn't want to collect it from their domestic producers, we'll handle it on our end. Companies offshoring producti
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    In the hierarchy of "from scratch", it goes more like "buy fast car", "build fast car from available parts", "machine own parts from stock", "make own castings from scrap metal", "mine
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    I had a TI-81 in 1993, and upgraded to a TI-85 in 1996 I think. I didn't mean my comment to be an indictment of TI calculator battery life. My experience with them matches yours. They were great! I do remember the ominous feeling every
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    Yeah, those things had 9 levels of contrast. With a fresh set of batteries the display would be crisp and contrasty at “3” or something. Then slowly you needed more and more levels to feel normal. Before you know it you’re running at contra
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    by function_seven 3y ago

    I love this hypothetical. It’s a kind of “triangulation” of insider info, and I have no idea what the prevailing legal theory is. But I’m willing to bet that there is a Matt Levine article that discusses a real world scenario that mirrors t