medell

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by medell 9mo ago
It used to be financial modeling but they realized they’d get more attention with the esports audience this way. It’s gone quite far now - one of the many challenges was a mock terrain map where you’d calculate distances to hike while consi
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by medell 10mo ago
I just visited China and seeing it as 3rd lowest on the list makes sense. Everything is done by QR Code with AliPay or WeChat. Even the old man selling bamboo cane for less than a dollar takes it. Some restaurants do not take cash, period -
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by medell 2y ago
This might actually push people to upgrade their hardware. And Apple retention rates are high. Apple will be fine.
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by medell 2y ago
You left the last sentence out of the paragraph from their ad copy. It doesn’t make their practices OK, but it’s important for those who don’t click through: > We should note, however, that this data becomes aggregated, removing personal
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by medell 3y ago
This. Only 5% of post-consumer plastic waste in the US was recycled in 2021.
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by medell 4y ago
This is impressively very close! It uses Pirate Weather, a thread on accuracy from last week: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34198683
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by medell 4y ago
Most of the apples in grocery stores have been in storage for months since most are harvested in fall and have been sprayed with diphenylamine (DPA), an antioxidant that slows the development of black patches on the skin. DPA is banned in t
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by medell 4y ago
Agree, ambrosia is my #1. The fact that it is 55 and the mealier, less tart, less sweet Gala apples are 70 tells me we have very different tastes. It is closer to a Honeycrisp, which they have as 91 and I grab when Ambrosias are unavailabl
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by medell 4y ago
Check out The Silence of Others (2018) on Netflix, produced by Almodovar for more background on the Franco atrocities and how it still is echoing today.
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Make Classics, Not Content(moretothat.com)
2 points by medell 5y ago|0 comments
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by medell 6y ago
Black Mirror Nose Dive anyone? Nice concept but the "invest" idea introduces friction that could be too much to overcome. What about a PageRank system based on recommendation / testimonials and likes and connections?
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by medell 6y ago
I wonder how long this been in the works, and is this playing catch-up to ClickUp and Notion? I find Trello's UX much more responsive and their apps much more functional. However limiting the new features (timeline view with swim lane
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by medell 6y ago
It doesn't have to be one or the other. Wear it to protect yourself and others.
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by medell 6y ago
This is a common and dangerous misconception. Wearing a seatbelt causes you to be a projectile that bounces around the car, into other people. YouTube "not wearing a seatbelt" and you'll never not wear one again when others a
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by medell 6y ago
Anyone interested in dynamic sitting or creating a workplace that encourages movement and strengthening that goes against this passive lay-down desk, check out Katy Bowman's work: https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/dyna
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by medell 6y ago
Exactly. This is where sketchnoting / graphic recording can be extremely beneficial. It's also fun and I'm far more likely to review handwritten notes that contain graphics organized in however manner I wish, versus a chunk o
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Tesla battery supplier Catl says new design has one million-mile lifespan(bbc.com)
2 points by medell 6y ago|0 comments
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by medell 6y ago
What does Voss' class have that's not in his book?
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by medell 6y ago
Everything is a remix
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by medell 7y ago
Good point about not being rated back! For me, I like that AirBnB's are available in much more locations, and often at a lower cost. And for longer stays, it's nice having a kitchen which not all hotels have, and when they do you
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by medell 7y ago
I think you meant Gabriel Werner's excellent Fluent Forever.
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by medell 7y ago
It's not for everyone, but the hourly cost for a therapist is typically between $90-$200. Also these new services could be covered under some insurance programs (I'm curious for some data points here).
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by medell 7y ago
...and https://www.peloton.com and their oil & gas software.
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by medell 8y ago
Assuming artists could predict demand and supply (versus spending time creating music), if they become popular, with this simplified logic they should only play large venues (which Live Nation controls) on back-to-back nights in primarily b
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by medell 8y ago
Some artists want their concerts to be accessible. Not every creator is in the maximizing profit mindset.
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by medell 8y ago
Exactly, it's not always about maximizing profit. Artists also to play for their fans. This is one of the main reasons artists have fan club email lists, to let actual fans get first go at tickets before the public sale date. Of course
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by medell 8y ago
Yes, but I couldn't find where Matthew Walker says that.
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by medell 8y ago
Isn't he claiming the opposite? (But I don't have the book to dig into the sources): This brief descent from high-degree wakefulness to low-level alertness reflects an innate drive to be asleep and napping in the afternoon, and
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by medell 8y ago
Matthew Walker's excerpt on biphasic sleep: https://delanceyplace.com/view-archives.php?p=3524 TL;DR: There's evidence of cultures untouched by electricity sleeping 7 hours at night with a 30-60min afternoon nap,
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by medell 8y ago
More detail here (but not much more): https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/18/president-trump-directs-pent...

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