sysadmindotfail

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by sysadmindotfail 2y ago
>Nobody I know wants to do the same for electric vehicles, they are simply too dangerous. No offense but this is just wrong https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/dead-e...
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by sysadmindotfail 2y ago
>There are occasional ticket checks with big fines for non-compliance. I'll likely mangle the explanation but this sort of policy does not fair well when there is a large divide between have/have-not and little/no social s
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by sysadmindotfail 3y ago
>And how could you get any work done? Drink (hopefully cold) water and cover up from the sun. I grew up doing manual labor in a climate like this. People adapt, but there are of course limits. Children die sometimes being pushed too hard
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by sysadmindotfail 3y ago
I'd like to know too but it reads as if they meant knowing the rules.
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by sysadmindotfail 3y ago
>Yes most adults are extremely lazy and undisciplined. If you do not believe this statement, ask the opinion of any medical provider you know.
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by sysadmindotfail 3y ago
Life is a series of endless choices. I recently ran a 24hr relay. There were absolutely those who drank/partied while they participated. They posted slower times and probably slept less. I didn't sleep as much as usual (because I
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by sysadmindotfail 3y ago
I've read this many times on HN, Reddit, etc. Last week I just used a VPN. Took 30 seconds to click-click unsubscribe. PS - During the process I was offered like 60% off if I kept the subscription.
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by sysadmindotfail 3y ago
>Some of the smartest and most effective people work in consulting. The kind of people who can swoop in to a random company, size up their operations in a few weeks and spit out an actionable plan that really works. This is a seriously u
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by sysadmindotfail 4y ago
I worked in Datacenter Ops for a decade+, running 3-6 private datacenters as an HPC/Nix admin wearing many hats. The amount of work involved with physical plant, circuit management, staff coverage, weather events, regulation, travel, h
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by sysadmindotfail 4y ago
>I used to work at a hardware store. As in literal bolts and nuts type of tech, not software related As an SWE, this sounds way more fun.
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by sysadmindotfail 4y ago
I have family members who consider themselves "real engineers" compared to me, an SWE. They have backgrounds in Mechanical and other "traditional" engineering fields. About once a quarter I am subject to conversations wh
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
You do not deserve the shower, you must earn the shower. Motivation taps discipline on the shower.
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
>Florida used to be swamps now it’s growing like crazy. Florida native. Every person on the Internet loves to poo-poo Florida. 1000 people move to Florida a day. Every. Day. Most of my native-born friends hate it. Don't move to Flor
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
I did terraform apply from some rather remote places in 2021...I'd highly recommend leaving your apartment for some better locales.
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
It is an automatic shutoff. You can always swap the spout/nozzle.
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
MidwayUSA makes these for HarborFreight now - https://www.harborfreight.com/5-gallon-jerry-can-99551.html
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
"Come on, give me that booze, you little pumpkin pie, hair-cutted freak, come on!" "Tic-tac, sir?"
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
The plan is to charge tourists 800-1000 MXN for the Cancun->PDC route and locals 50 MXN. At the moment you can ride an ADO mini-bus practically any time of day for 50 pesos, tourist or locals on the same route..
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
US (Florida) checking in. A hammer drill is your friend. Once you spend a few decades in concrete houses, everything else seems cheap and suspect.
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
>IT is a field where opinions are strongly hold, mostly because of past personal bad experiences, and not with much evidence. This is spot-on. I see this attitude often when there is a lack of data being exposed for observation and it &q
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
>It's always DNS How is this not the top comment? Underrated
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
I think indeed this is the likely future for the US. There's much stored energy potential in our waste that it seems like an eventuality.
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
It's not hard to imagine someone patching firmware out of sheer annoyance/efficiency. In fact, I bet someone can provide examples of product improvement along the journey of nefarious takeover.
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
Almost spit out my coffee. Thanks for the laugh :)
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
I looked this up and it's currently free on YouTube for anyone interested: https://youtu.be/5Srqyd8B9gE
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
I am old. I did not even open the link until you mentioned it was an LCD. I was thinking: "Why would you repair a CRT?"
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
Relevant Between Two Ferns: https://youtu.be/xrkPe-9rM1Q?t=317
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
>B5 Passat - dealer only for brake pads/discs While I do love Toyota this is simply not true. Pads for the B5 Passat start at $25 at Autozone.
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by sysadmindotfail 5y ago
That's the 'Dhalsim' pose
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by sysadmindotfail 6y ago
Let's say my way of self-medicating for anxiety during flights is to get wasted. Does this now entitle me to be a drunk asshole on the flight? No, it does not. This is how I view those who abuse this loophole. Find another way to trave

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