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by patch_collector 8d ago
Network jail isn't a 100% for these -- in their testing, they determined that they could connect to the public Comcast networks that Comcast tries to blanket areas with. So even if you don't let it access your own networks, it wil
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by patch_collector 6mo ago
It turns out that they do have Starlink, as of 2024. Notable impacts have been improved telemedicine, remote learning opportunities for the school, and reduced attendance at the pub because people are watching Netflix. https://ww
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by patch_collector 10mo ago
20m customers * 17% * 4 cents * 'x' transactions per customer = $136,000 * x I suppose this makes some sense. In a worst case situation, if every customer makes 10-20 transactions per year, and they always round down the maximum p
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by patch_collector 11mo ago
Vibe coding is a great for 'home cooked software.' Lots of people are making tools that fill a particular need for themselves. https://www.robinsloan.com/notes/home-cooked-app/ As for sharing a tool that
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by patch_collector 1y ago
I love how clean it is! One personal use case that I'd love to see supported (when you get your mobile apps implemented) is the ability to add articles via the 'share' shortcuts. I get mailing lists with links, and I don&#x2
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by patch_collector 1y ago
I tried to do exactly that once. I was offering between $20-$40 per image to make a few coloring pages as a mother's day gift for my wife. Not complex images either -- just basic coloring pages from photos of my wife and child, without
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by patch_collector 1y ago
I imagine asking would likely do the trick. As an escalation, considering we're paying them to hold these people, we could threaten to stop paying them. They're not locking up our detainees out of the goodness of their heart.
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by patch_collector 2y ago
"No amount of success at work makes up for failure at home." I suppose 60 hours might be a good spot for someone who doesn't have a family and isn't interested in having one.
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by patch_collector 2y ago
I'd use Familysearch Memories. There are limitations on what you can upload (15mb per PDF or image file), but it's entire purpose is to preserve family history for as long as possible. https://www.familysearch.org/
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by patch_collector 2y ago
If the author reads this, I'd like to suggest a change in font. At certain scales, the website's font puts emphasis on the cross-bar in the letter 'e', and the letter 'g'. It's incredibly distracting, and
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by patch_collector 2y ago
There’s an interesting museum in Cody, Wyoming that has thousands of guns, including some very interesting ones like whaling guns from the 1800s. Well worth a visit if you have an interest in firearms, especially from the ‘Wild West’ era! I
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by patch_collector 3y ago
Is anyone aware of any good iPad apps for writing notes in shorthand, then converting to text? I currently use an app called Nebo to write notes and journal entries, then convert them to text before uploading into other systems. It works we
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by patch_collector 3y ago
Drive north (mountains on your right) until you get to 900 North, take a right, and drive down until you get to #1259. As opposed to finding 'Oak Terrace', when a map book has 4 pages of 'Oak St' and its variants (a prob
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by patch_collector 3y ago
Am I understanding correctly that the enterprise license allows offline scanning, but that it's not possible for the standard tiers? I'm using one of the other commercial offerings for a side project, and the one we went with was
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by patch_collector 3y ago
It's actually quite public. The 'raw' doctrinal backing comes from 'Doctrine and Covenants, Section 89': https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/wor... Clarifications
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by patch_collector 4y ago
Unschooling works for some, mostly those who have a desire to self-direct. That's not everyone. Some need the assistance of external structure to be successful, and if left entirely on their own will gravitate to less useful things --
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by patch_collector 4y ago
You might look into a trainer for a few sessions. I'm in a similar situation, and just getting back into lifting with a set of at-home weights. Thankfully, one of my company benefits is an in-house trainer who you can sign up with for
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by patch_collector 4y ago
Could be a person testing out stolen cards with a low-value purchase, to verify that the cards are legitimate. They then can use them elsewhere for much larger purchases.
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by patch_collector 4y ago
Let me explain a bit more of the procedures, and it may explain why I think this is at least one factor (though I agree that more buildings also means there will be more shoddy buildings in absolute terms, even if the percentage of shoddy b
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by patch_collector 4y ago
The Architect of Record isn't just signing off on paint colors and finish quality, but on things like the seals around windows, flashing on roofing elements, fireproofing on the structural elements, and many more aspects of the buildin
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by patch_collector 4y ago
This is anecdotal, but back when I was working in architecture (10ish years ago), I visited the principal of our Chinese sister firm in Beijing, and we walked around and talked about his experience as a native Chinese architect with experie
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by patch_collector 4y ago
Convenience. Renting from a rental shop involved ordering online using a bad UI, showing up at an office, waiting in line, getting told the car you'd requested isn't available, would you like this instead, would you like to buy mo
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by patch_collector 4y ago
The asynchronous nature of email is useful. If I get a chat message in slack or teams, I generally assume a response is needed immediately. If I get a notification, I'll drop what I'm working on, and respond to their question. Wit
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by patch_collector 4y ago
I recall Hong Kong's solution, at least when I was there a decade ago. You had the Metro with fixed rails for core routes, then double-decker buses that went to additional areas in large loops. Next were the green minibuses that had sm
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by patch_collector 4y ago
Autodesk - Senior Technical Consultant (Full-Stack Dev) | REMOTE (US) | Full-time | www.autodesk.com Autodesk makes it possible to design the world. We have products likes AutoCAD, Inventor, Fusion360, Revit, Civil3D, 3ds Max, Maya, Recap..
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by patch_collector 4y ago
Autodesk - Senior Technical Consultant (full-stack dev) | Remote (US) | Full-time | www.autodesk.com Autodesk makes it possible to design the world. We have products likes AutoCAD (the most famous CAD software in the world), Revit (building
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by patch_collector 4y ago
I'm a consultant who fills out a timecard every week. I made an integration for Toggl ( https://track.toggl.com ) that summarizes my week, and makes it easier to transfer my time into the timecard. It's mostly for my per
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by patch_collector 4y ago
https://www.clayson.io I built it back when I was doing my last job hunt, as I figured I ought to have some sort of presence, and I wanted to do something simple and clean. I keep intending to go back and use some css to remove
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by patch_collector 5y ago
A few years back, I caught a ride with a cattle rancher while hitchhiking across South Dakota. We stopped by another rancher's property to give him an estimate of how his cows would sell at market. While we were there, we got to talkin
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by patch_collector 5y ago
Slaves taken from Africa seem to be about 12 million over the course of 400 years. Churchill apparently was responsible for about 1.5 million dying by famine, plus another 2-3 million by epidemics (this is dwarfed by the up to 73 million th

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