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"This demands a repost of my noisy Toronto store:The night before the 1994 World Cup final, I was headed home from a get together with friends, down around the University of Toronto. It was about 2:15am or so, which meant taking the all night Yonge St...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by greatgefilte
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"and, through the process of continual refinement, you end up learning more. but still, all you get at the end is a model.
Learning more, certainly, but.. You frequently end up with more questions than you had to begin with, which can be really..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by khaibit
9 days ago
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"A Short History of Progress. All you really need to read is the following excerpt. Originally posted here, it is not modern, and not global, but nonetheless captures the problem perfectly:Rapa Nui, as Polynesians call the place, was settled during..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by gmarceau, nixerman
3 weeks ago
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"It is very hard to answer, because it depends enormously on your own interest and motivation. However, you should check out various previous threads on buying a used bike, because they have lots of appropriate tips. Here is a good starting point to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by regicide is good for you
3 weeks ago
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"Malor I realise this is going to be difficult for you, but you have to try to make your economic arguments stand on their own merits without bringing other people's names up.
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2) Malor rarely cites source
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favorited 1 time, recently by BrotherCaine
4 weeks ago
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"Who encourages people into a job they're going to hate? High school guidance counselors.
This is a misreading of the problem. It isn't the career choice that causes people problems, most of the time. I loved what I did, when I had a day job, but I..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by symbollocks
4 weeks ago
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"It is a very interesting problem.. In Ontario, COPs have recently been given the authority to impound cars for 7 days, and this law has been heavily criticized because of all the impounds, virtually none have resulted in formal charges/penalties...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by H-Bar, vhsiv, JHarris
Last month
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"bjrn, here's the canonical article on bicycle braking. Once you have it firmly in your mind that the front brake is overwhelmingly more important than the rear, remember the following points from the article:Slippery surfaces. On good, dry pavement,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by sebastienbailard, weapons-grade pandemonium
Last month
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"What is your long term goal? A lot of people are content cruising around the neighborhood never exceeding 20km/h. Others want to go!
Regardless.. The best way to learn the very very basics of actually balancing and riding:Start in a safe area,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by drjimmy11
2 months ago
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"If you want to eventually learn to go fast, you might as well start learning on gears and cable breaks now - so mountain/hybrid or road bike. Get a cruiser if your only interest is cruising. Don't get any suspension. Suspension isn't really a good..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
2 months ago
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"All these stories about hard to find parts, and they missed the best one! The skyhook always was a crazy idea - crazy awesome, that is. 20 years later Art Nalls makes a call, and it is ready to serve again...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Skorgu
3 months ago
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"Well... Based on the way it is taught in engineering school, you are actually looking for about four textbooks.
The physics of electricity is taught in an electricity and magnetism course (sometimes even from a physics textbook). RC and RLC..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by maudlin
4 months ago
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"Dave's Quick Search Deskbar (the only internet search accessory you need)
Ditto (fantastic clipboard extension)
HoeKey (for keyboard shortcuts, a bit technical, but awesome)
AutoIt (for macros/scripting)..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bonaldi
4 months ago
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"Dune's not a metaphor, it's an allegory. I agree that your average English major is probably not well-read enough to understand it.
Originally it was a simile, but Herbert decided to drop the forward that read "Dude, the spice is like oil man...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Deathalicious
4 months ago
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"I don't believe there is a magic thickness.
I don't believe there is a magic thickness either. I believe given a certain velocity at impact, and a certain maximum acceleration, there is a minimum distance. Any shorter, and the acceleration exceeds..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by olya, Skorgu, Blazecock Pileon, reventlov, Staggering Jack
4 months ago
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"My desk has now been enhanced with Flickr style CSS image maps (via) - and more tea!" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Anything
5 months ago
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"10x the capacity, used properly, must result in better image quality. On the other hand, weather that improved image quality is of practical significance to an individual consumer is a very different question.
Consider.. Are your front channel..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by uaudio
6 months ago
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"The singularity anticipated with regards to intelligence is pretty nuts. For one thing, Moore's Law stopped working several years ago. For another, we don't have any real idea how much processing power the brain has (ya, we can count the number of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by vbfg
6 months ago
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"Maybe my literal mind is missing the joke here, or something, but..
I'm supposed to believe that the Soviets tried for a sub orbital flight three times, failed each time, and then decided, "screw it, let's just go for orbit, maybe we'll get..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Mayor Curley
6 months ago
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"This reminds me of the post on Freegans from a couple of years ago..
The visceral rage people feel over it is kind of hard to fathom. Are they afraid that the economic system that leads to their big incomes will be undermined by alternative..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by the dief, Pope Guilty
6 months ago
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"In terms of code, the electrical wiring FAQ on How do I convert two prong receptacles to three prong? says connecting to water pipes is generally considered acceptable, so I expect the connection you are suggesting would be too, but it would be nice..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by yohko, caddis
6 months ago
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"Miss Vector 2008?
Miss Vector? Sounds like a scene from The Crying Game..
Now Miss Tensor.. I'd like to meet her!" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by maudlin
6 months ago
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"MetaFiliter: (Yes, I know that would make a good tagline, you lazy hacks.)" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hjo3
7 months ago
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"I believe the reason why programmers fight about editors is because they're fighting about mental models.
That, and they don't handle ambiguity well. It is either right or wrong in the computer world, this namby pamby "whatever works for you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by revgeorge
7 months ago
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"If you think you can put together a proposal to get Galina running on something sustainable for 10 cents/kWh, why not present it?
The great thing about high energy prices, and the not so great thing about this idea, is that they encourage people..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dillonlikescookies
7 months ago
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"I'll reach for another (possibly tortured) analogy. People rant about cars used for daily commuting, because drilling for oil and pumping out pollution is "unsustainable." So, should we buy everyone a bicycle?
First of all, your notion..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by vbfg
7 months ago
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"I almost made my first front page post about the Massey Lectures this year, "A Short History of Progress". unfortunately that would have been more "best of the radio" than "best of the web". Ronald Wright was brilliant!..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by CautionToTheWind
7 months ago
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"First of all, you really don't want to try and service this yourself, it is a stupid risk. Also, I recommend perusing the street during garbage day. You will probably find a working TV with an hour or two of looking. Craigslist a freecycle too, of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by wfrgms
8 months ago
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"So, somewhere (presumably in Canada?), there's this repository of really great, really non-"lazy" sitcoms, but they don't show them on TV because why?
It's called Trailer Park Boys, and you won't see it in the US because there is too..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Blazecock Pileon, PareidoliaticBoy
8 months ago
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"I'm pretty sure this notion of co-signing student loans has no relevance anywhere in Canada, certainly none in Ontario.
What they do in Canada is, they tell students "your parents should be supporting you, so you only get half the money..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by astrochimp
8 months ago
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"Due to a stupid lapse of judgment on my part involving me blowing off an assignment and copying part of somebody's computer program, I have an unerasable failure in a class, had my transcript marked (so I probably wouldn't be in "Good..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Baby_Balrog, onalark
8 months ago
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"A person has a problem, uses a technology to solve that problem, and other people call him a ludite/technophobe and threaten to smash his bit of technology? Right....." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by puke & cry
8 months ago
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"I was very interested in that Quirks piece myself..
Though I haven't followed up in detail, here are a couple more links: Robert Lindhardt, and the press release which, presumably, inspired the Quirks story...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by B(oYo)BIES
8 months ago
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"A properly raised family pet harming a baby in the family is about as likely as the parents doing the same.
Even if you leave out the properly raised requirement, I think the statistics probably demonstrate that the parents are far more dangerous...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by tehloki, Jess the Mess, Blazecock Pileon
9 months ago
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"any newer model is going to be able to heat the water more efficiently
It is an electric heating element, its efficiency can not be improved (hydro company improvements in distribution system aside). You can reduce the amount of water used, as..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by caddis
9 months ago
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"Israel has the ability to launch unilateral strikes on Iran, and this would likely escalate, drawing the US into some form of conflict. So, one interesting possibility which gives the Bush administration a lot more credit than they deserve, is that..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by homunculus
9 months ago
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"mathowie's idea is great, but anything that requires user input probably wouldn't be.." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mecran01
9 months ago
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"Maybe somebody doesn't necessarily want the most comprehensive and all-consuming tag list associated with their silly question.
AskMe isn't just about helping you solve your problem. The point is that whatever your question is, somebody might find..." [
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10 months ago
