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by iljya 9mo ago
Double-entry accounting models the source and destination of funds. If you keep all of your money in one bank account and neither owe anyone or have anyone that owes you, then double-entry accounting is not necessary because you can record
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by iljya 10mo ago
what is this?
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by iljya 1y ago
Animated Knots by Grog is a good reference, with excellent explanations, visuals, and in many cases fascinating supplementary commentary and history. Have fun!
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by iljya 2y ago
Last year I laser-cut a replica of my phone out of wood. I looked at it, said the words "this is my phone", and put it in my pocket, where I normally carried my phone. You wouldn't believe how many times I mindlessly pulled o
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by iljya 3y ago
I've personally kept eggs unrefrigerated in the tropics for more than 30 days. You just have to flip them every couple of days to keep the shell from drying out inside and cracking. These were eggs purchased in Panama before a sailing
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by iljya 3y ago
actually, sail boats and steam boats coexisted for many decades. Sail boats were used for grain and coal transport well into the 20th century, though as steam engine technology developed, on fewer and fewer routes. But it's only the i
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by iljya 5y ago
> VS Code still does not support Go projects in subdirectories This is annoying, but there is a workaround: add each folder with a go.mod file individually starting with the most nested ones first. So add each project separately, then ad
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by iljya 5y ago
Creating paper nautical maps. NOAA has stopped updating 15% of all their nautical charts and will discontinue the rest by Jan. 2025. The proposed replacement for the beautiful maps they produce now is "print electronic maps yourself&qu
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by iljya 6y ago
Oh, so this isn't about Twitter censoring disgruntled FedEx customers? ;)
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by iljya 6y ago
There was some trouble getting a release out the door some time back, due to lack of maintainers available to do it apparently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25076197 Though they did manage in the end - latest one wa
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Ask HN: Git for SVG?
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by iljya 6y ago
That tea is - for the most part - known as "chai" in India suggests a different origin (the world's languages are largely divided on the first sound in the word for tea: either Te or Ch). It is true that the British brought l