jwiz

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by jwiz 13d ago
It's a 100 surplus. By definition it is +100 over maintenance
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by jwiz 2mo ago
It seems like constructive criticism rather than scolding. If I were running around saying "providence" instead of "provenance" I would want someone to tell me.
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by jwiz 3mo ago
I think he means the conclusion you were talking about when you said "I have come to the conclusion..."
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by jwiz 4mo ago
The delay is on HN side, when people reply too quickly.
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by jwiz 6mo ago
I use ctrl-c and ctrl-v for those. Right hand presses right control with palm of hand (just below pinky). Left hand types the letter like normal. I just kind of roll my hand to the ctrl key, I don't use a finger to press it. Same thi
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by jwiz 6mo ago
Use it for a month or two and decide it's not for you. That is in between "use it for very short period of time" and "use it forever"
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by jwiz 7mo ago
Depends if you mean "server" as in piece of metal (or vm), or as in "a daemon"
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by jwiz 7mo ago
From what I have read (not having actually used Zulip) it always sounded like the chats were threaded in the same way that mailing lists or newsgroups are threaded. How accurate is that understanding?
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by jwiz 8mo ago
I use the fast normal knot for shoes I am going to tie/untie a lot and the secure knot for everything else.
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by jwiz 8mo ago
I think that's just sun+charging, not wireless charging specific.
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by jwiz 10mo ago
You're starting with the plate, getting the home, and then you can get the real estate info. Most people don't expect their identity to be discoverable from their driving.
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by jwiz 10mo ago
They promise education, but really they give you tests and scores And they predictin' prison population by who scoring the lowest
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by jwiz 10mo ago
350MB so 2 would fit on a standard CDROM.
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by jwiz 10mo ago
Anagram, perhaps.
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by jwiz 11mo ago
If spouse-a has gambling addiction and spends all of the family money, then spouse-b was effectively forced to gamble.
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by jwiz 1y ago
He says in his comment that they inject the urine, then, a few days later, they kill the rabbit.
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by jwiz 1y ago
I think "call screening with Google Fi" is some kind of service/feature, which they have enabled.
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by jwiz 1y ago
Sounds...legit tho? I sure wouldn't want tinnitus, so if that can be softened, seems worth doing.
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by jwiz 1y ago
Credit cards have better consumer protection than debit cards. You are on the hook for like $50 max of fraudulent credit card, and like $500 of fraudulent debit. If you don't catch debit in time, you might be liable for all of it.
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by jwiz 1y ago
The people who tout "you can pause it" as an advantage of home theater are just not consuming movies the way I consume movies. If you are in the theatre, no one is going to talk to you about the movie, or comment on it for no reas
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by jwiz 1y ago
That sounds like accessibility, not durability.
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by jwiz 1y ago
Usually when people use the phrase, "But what do I know?", it's to flag that they think they probably do know.
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by jwiz 2y ago
Median household income is like $80k
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by jwiz 2y ago
Left arrow is not where my fingers are, but ctrl-b is. I would have to move my whole hand over to the arrow keys, or I can use the edge of my right hand (on a full size keyboard, not laptop) to hit ctrl, and hit "b" with my left i
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by jwiz 2y ago
I have heard that told with “VCR” in place of microwave. We still have a microwave that needs clock set when power fails. We do not have a VCR.
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by jwiz 2y ago
If you are already using tmux, what is the value of using mosh? Sincere question.
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by jwiz 2y ago
Physics math has high overlap with Finance math.
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by jwiz 2y ago
Nowadays, it's true they usually use watts. But not too long ago (and still very common in office-building server rooms) they use "tons of refrigeration", which takes its name from the amount of power it takes to phase change
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by jwiz 2y ago
Wait until you hear about the units they use for cooling.
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by jwiz 2y ago
Tell me you don't datacenter without telling me you don't datacenter.

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