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by paleogizmo 7mo ago
This post is a bit old, but it's worth bringing up just what a terrible idea this is. The author takes the chief benefit of UBI and removes its main benefit which is the lack of means-testing. Then he makes it even dumber by restrictin
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by paleogizmo 7mo ago
Didn't the UK just start allowing 16 year olds to vote, which presumably helps offset the impact of older voters? I remember not getting around to voting in my first election (USA, Colorado). The outcome was George W. Bush being electe
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by paleogizmo 7mo ago
True body-on-frame SUVs are definitely much less common then they were at their peak around the turn of the millennium as buyers moved to either unibody crossover SUVs or quad-cab pickups. That said, I have no idea what the point making tha
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by paleogizmo 1y ago
Was there actually more to this posting and it got cut off? I'm not seeing why this is a practical issue. I'm partial to large displays with a more traditional aspect ratio, but using ultrawides, including curved ones occasionally
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by paleogizmo 2y ago
Cocomelon rightfully gets criticism, but this is an apples-to-oranges comparison. Bluey is a scripted animated show intended for older toddlers with parents as a secondary audience. Cocomelon is animated songs for younger toddlers with simp
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by paleogizmo 2y ago
I'm a little surprised to see this discussion in 2025, when people can now watch Netflix offline. The term "airport novel," is no longer in common use, meaning a book you would buy at the Hudson News and read on the plane. Co
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by paleogizmo 2y ago
Disregarding other implications of Musk's political influence, it's not probably not good for SpaceX long-term. Right now it feels like the beginning of SpaceX turning into the next Boeing. A revolving door between industry and re
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by paleogizmo 4y ago
Another common example: don't wear safety gloves when working with rotating equipment, as they can catch and drag one's hand in
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by paleogizmo 4y ago
For a nice, polished, non-skeuomorphic circuit simulator, see iCircuit [1], which provides native MacOS and iOS clients (based on the Falstad JS circuit simulator mentioned elsewhere in this thread, if I recall correctly). It differs from
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by paleogizmo 4y ago
No one mentioned it here, but make sure you are using a personal computer for this and not your work computer so you don't get into trouble with your employer. This is well-known advice, but there's always a newbie learning somet
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by paleogizmo 4y ago
DIY furniture is not cheap compared with mass-produced even without considering time, so giving up the hobby is a sound financial decision. For huge cost savings, there is a large market of used furniture available private-party. Edit: Hobb
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by paleogizmo 4y ago
A reminder for those of us seeking to leave the rat race and live in the middle of nowhere: The article describes Mr. Conover's decision to purchase 5 acres in the area, and reading between the lines, his neighbors have decided to do t
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by paleogizmo 5y ago
Billboards are interesting because in spite of their near-universal hate, they are about the only remaining form of advertising in print media. I don't especially mind advertising in cities, the subway ads are part of the experience. T
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by paleogizmo 5y ago
IEEE Xplore at least uses DOIs for research papers. Don't know if anyone else does, though.
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by paleogizmo 5y ago
I’m cautious, but IIRC much of the issue with Firefox send was it being abused for huge/illegal files, which seems like less of an issue with a receive-only email address.
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by paleogizmo 5y ago
Apologies for the ramble-ey comment - I feel that buses are an under appreciated transportation alternative. Buses are cheap compared to any mass transit alternative, but they don’t seem to get much love. I’m happy to see that someone is pu
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by paleogizmo 5y ago
I don't think that mobile CPUs are available socketed
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by paleogizmo 5y ago
It’s also probably worth mentioning that the iPhone borrowed some UI conventions from Palm OS. I recall correctly, not only did Palm OS not expose files to the user, but it lacked a file system entirely . Instead it had a database associat
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by paleogizmo 6y ago
The most fair common comparison I’ve seen is per-capital traffic deaths against China. India still comes out bad. This brings up one of my most vivid/terrifying travel memories, crossing a busy intersection in Chennai. Traffic lights w
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by paleogizmo 6y ago
Firefox. Despite their mismanagement, Mozilla is the last defense against the return to an IE6 style monoculture and the death of the open web we fought so hard for in the 2000s. Related, projects I've donated to in the past are QGIS,
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by paleogizmo 6y ago
I'm referring to cost. A maid in Singapore will run on the order of $10-20k per year. Cost depends on standard of living and the maids country of origin, with discounts given if there is an elderly dependent in the household. This is
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by paleogizmo 6y ago
Western USA, far from the coasts Asian vegetables. South Asian, southeast, Asian, east asian, whatever. Bitter gourd, drumsticks, curry leaves, kang kong. I really hate broccoli but it's hard to escape. Having a maid. While common for
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by paleogizmo 6y ago
> > The 11" Macbook Air solved the laptop form factor. > That's weirdly-specific. Some people would prefer a larger screen size, for example. > > Could there be some refinements to my 2015 MBA ? > I upgraded from
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by paleogizmo 6y ago
I'd figured that rails-to-trails would actually help the odds of restoring old rail lines as they keep the right-of-way intact. Perfect being the enemy of good and all that.
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by paleogizmo 6y ago
EDIT: While TV Tropes is an amazing rabbit hole, the article of Poirot-speak surprisingly gets it wrong. The key of course is mispronouncing or getting wrong common English words or phrases while having no trouble with more complex or esote
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by paleogizmo 6y ago
(Slightly) related: See Poirot-speak. Unlike Yoda-speak or Flanderization it's not a progression. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PoirotSpeak
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by paleogizmo 6y ago
I was of the impression that Mozilla had shed their side projects in the face of dwindling money from Google. Is that still not the case? I am willing to donate to Mozilla in spite of their mismanagement given that we are creeping ever clos
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by paleogizmo 6y ago
I'm guessing that would be the Sony XB-900N, the little brother of the 1000-XM3. The noise canceling isn't quite as good as the XM3/QC35, but it's close. Edit: I should admit that you are correct that $200 (MSRP, not pai
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by paleogizmo 6y ago
I recall hearing that in the absence of tasers baton use went up higher than firearms use. Even if tasers may be used unnecessary they still appear to be a net good
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by paleogizmo 6y ago
I've been reading on Smith Charts recently. It makes me wonder how people got anything done without the ability to do something as basic as complex arithmetic easily.

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