scott_siskind

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by scott_siskind 3y ago
It's not just about the stove. It's also about the state of the wood you're burning (humidity mostly). Very dry wood burns much more cleanly than less dry wood.
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by scott_siskind 3y ago
> fixing our broken culture and allowing the average parent the time, financial security, and social connections to cultivate a meaningful, fulfilling life why focus on parents? People who became parents have supposedly already reached a
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by scott_siskind 4y ago
I'm curious how you came up with that rent values ($800 - $1200). I'm in Western Europe, a medium sized city, and I can't get a studio without 1000 EUR. Similarly, I imagine that in most places in California, that amount won&
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by scott_siskind 4y ago
Out of curiosity, do you have a partner/girlfriend/wife? Because much like you, I haven't really kept good friends along in life. I've had periods in my life when I had a "good" friend, that I could talk a lot
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by scott_siskind 4y ago
I've done it at the edge of a small town (~12k inhabitants). My grandparents' home was sitting uninhabited for a few years and it once had a beautiful vineyard, a big orchard, and generally a wonderful view. At the edge of a fores
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by scott_siskind 4y ago
> It is very noticeable on a bicycle at high speeds Huh? I've been cycling for 15 years, many of those years doing 15k km a year, all year round. Mountain biking on mountains at -15C, down to urban cycling in 38-40C scorching summer
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by scott_siskind 4y ago
It's not just that. It's an annualized return of roughly 116%, when for comparison, the US stock market has a long term return of roughly 7%. In the investment world, anything close to 10% return is usually highly risky, speculati
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by scott_siskind 4y ago
I lived for a while in a 12-15k small town, having spent most of my life in much bigger metro areas. As a single, 20-something, who spends a lot of time alone, and loves nature, it was fine, for a while. But the fact that I had very few con
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by scott_siskind 4y ago
You need more tire pressure then. Either that, or you're using tires with some heavy-duty puncture protection.
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by scott_siskind 4y ago
Why would they clear out djvu? It's one of the best/most efficient storage format for scanned books.
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by scott_siskind 4y ago
Same here. Have been trying to use search for the past 10 minutes, and 9 times out of 10, i'm getting error 500.
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by scott_siskind 4y ago
Anyone got a mirror of a release zip (such as https://ourmachinery.com/releases/2022.5/the-machinery-2022.... ) ?
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by scott_siskind 6y ago
Homelessness alone is only a small factor for that drop in life expectancy. Lack of social bonds is probably way bigger (of course, you probably don't end up homeless if you have strong bonds). There's ample research and evidence
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by scott_siskind 6y ago
I find it very easy to understand where parent commenter is coming from. Even though this may not be obvious, this is very much a competition. A competition for attention, for emotional support, or simply for validation. And when you'v
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by scott_siskind 6y ago
Out of curiosity, what country offers disability benefits for these conditions? This is for me a (as a fellow sufferer of some of these conditions, who has never received any state support and doesn't even have health insurance) an ext