l4yao

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by l4yao 5mo ago
wow I didn't realize this was hobby territory. How accessible is it to a layperson?
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by l4yao 5y ago
So I'm trying to navigate the personal cognitive dissonance I'm facing after reading your comment. Would you agree that "All Lives Matter" is racist because it's derisive of "Black Lives Matter" the proper
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by l4yao 5y ago
(Some) Functionality is also lost on the front camera, faceid sensor and battery.
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by l4yao 5y ago
On iPhone 12 and moreso on 13, many genuine OEM parts cannot be swapped by anyone other than those authorized by Apple.
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by l4yao 6y ago
sorry, maybe a dumb question but did you have to be physically in Montana?
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by l4yao 7y ago
Your wording seems a bit off mark. The Minister of Health is recommending everyone to always have an emergency reserve in case of any unforseen event, from illness to power blackout.
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by l4yao 7y ago
* People stop fighting the data privacy fight. Laws will be created for user data collection consent, but people will ignore it like current day EULA or terms. Killer applications for user data will start showing up and public options will
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by l4yao 7y ago
This already exists to an extent on the other end of the transaction. Payment processors like Stripe are too ubiquitous to not have some level of oversight. Some bot had flagged me as suspicious, and as a result - I couldn't take any L
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by l4yao 7y ago
These purple urchin are a lot smaller than the commonly harvested red urchin, resulting in less uni. Even the urchin are starving due to overpopulation and loss of kelp.
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by l4yao 7y ago
I'm having trouble wrapping my head around 4g of CO2 per email. That's a lot! That's like driving a car for 50 feet per email!
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by l4yao 7y ago
Airbnb's Plus listings seem to have a much more consistent and higher quality product.
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by l4yao 7y ago
GPS may not be accurate enough, especially in urban areas. And the current geofence isn't detailed enough. For example: it doesn't account for things like a wheelchair ramp from a private property intersecting with a public walkwa
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by l4yao 7y ago
Sorry, I'm unclear what this means. Will the bank be taking over the relationship in place of Rent the Backyard? Will they buy the stake in return for 50% of rental income?
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by l4yao 7y ago
Wow, this app saved my butt over a year ago when I ran out of laptop battery while out in the field. It was one of those rare cases where my low expectations did a complete 180 in the first few minutes using the tool.
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by l4yao 7y ago
The threshold for banning needs to be scrutinized for essential services. There's potential to really hurt people's quality of life, particularly people that are already disadvantaged. An arbitrary star rating scale with no clear
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by l4yao 7y ago
I tend to agree - critical services like transportation should have some oversight in how they're gatekeeping. Another example is Stripe - some small number of users are incorrectly flagged by their fraud detection and couldn't us
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by l4yao 7y ago
I was excited to stop by their Emeryville "HQ" only to find out its a corporate office.
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by l4yao 7y ago
There exists ductless HRVs too. HRVs are generally quite expensive. https://foursevenfive.com/lunos-e/
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by l4yao 7y ago
The copy on their product pages is also incredibly deceptive. Buying "Intuit TurboTax Deluxe 2018, Federal with State + Efile" means only the Federal Efile is included, and additional charges are involved with a state E-file. Peop
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by l4yao 8y ago
>it's actually 12,374 (65%) units that are listed as entire unit I had filtered out the 3300 "Entire home/apt" listings that were available for 0 days a year. Not sure why it's part of the dataset, but I assume i
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by l4yao 8y ago
I think it's reasonable to assume Airbnb reduces supply. I don't see how you can conclude the 30% rent increase you experienced was largely driven by Airbnb. Lets say anyone renting out their unit for less than half a year wouldn&
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by l4yao 8y ago
I find this argument a lot whenever Airbnb is mentioned. Do you have a source available? Rent has increased significantly in Toronto recently. How do you know Airbnb is a significant factor?
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by l4yao 8y ago
For anyone interested, Building Sciences Corp is a great resource on different methods to build functional, airtight, well insulated walls. Here's a starting point: https://www.buildingscience.com/documents/insight
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by l4yao 8y ago
Water's heat capacity means you'll need a lot of water in order to keep a house heated for weeks, in a temperate climate. There are interesting Phase Change Materials (PCM) out there that take advantage of a material's latent
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by l4yao 8y ago
I'm also puzzled. I guess one angle is if the losses from a generator are captured, you get a bit more utility from having more of the total energy as electrical energy? Maybe they're picturing all of the generation and conversion
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by l4yao 8y ago
I'm overwhelmed by the number of credit union options. Are there significant differences between the options? Anything in particular I should look out for? In general, I'm just looking for something to do day to day banking and po
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by l4yao 8y ago
I imagine those details work out to be cheaper per vehicle for a company with a large fleet of nearly identical vehicles and a dedicated operations team.
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by l4yao 8y ago
Sealed headsets, bottom brackets seemed to increase reliability and make it easier to repair Braking didn't go from side pull caliper brakes to disc brakes as the author suggested. Disc brakes are still quite heavy and expensive and u
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by l4yao 8y ago
Shimano's indexed shifting products allow multiple down shifts. My 105 brake levers allow shifting by 1 or 2, depending on how far I press it. I've used their "v-brake" trigger shifters that allow more than 1 down shifts
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by l4yao 8y ago
I don't understand the outcomes of the second scenario. Wouldn't adding housing stock A) make more room for them and B) as a result, lower the cost to stay within the neighborhood Won't their checks be for fair market value o

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