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Re:Rediscovering Calabria’s mystical white olives on Sunday December 11, 2022 @09:46PM (#33950278)
Interesting, sounds like the oil is transparent and "spicy":

> But while Calabrians venerated the white olive, they rarely consumed it. Rotella has uncovered very few past or present instances of the oil or olives being used as a part of local cuisine, besides accounts from farmers of frying the olives and eating them as a frugal, simple snack while working. The oil from white olives is transparent and, according to Rotella, was generally considered too spicy and unusual for the Calabrian palate.

Re:How H-E-B planned for the pandemic on Thursday March 26, 2020 @08:27PM (#22699397)
I'd throw Buc-ee's into that list. Texas Monthly also had an article about them a while back: https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/buc-ees-the-path-to-wo...
You are welcome!
Might want to reword this sentence in the FAQ under "Who do I see on the first visit?":

"It is the law, the first visit be in person."

Looks like they're currently in Ethiopia (NE Africa) so India seems correct.

Looks like they rarely fly over water though: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1626356/

Re:Mail Data Loss in macOS 10.15 on Friday October 11, 2019 @09:01PM (#21229791)
I've also had issues with the iOS 13 on an iPhone X. Mail notifications appear but the messages don't download for 30+ seconds, and sometimes notifications don't disappear.

Other people are also having issues with mail on iOS: https://twitter.com/CliffordAsness/status/118240716828649472...

Re:Burnout – All-in-one workspace for startups on Friday August 23, 2019 @09:53AM (#20777609)
The "diamonds in poop" emojis especially give the impression that it is not a real product. FYI you use "rodmap" instead of "roadmap"
Re:The avocado is an evolutionary anachronism on Sunday June 02, 2019 @08:01PM (#20079305)
Could it be possible that avocados were just smaller then and are only the size they are now because they have been bred by humans?

I didn't see any mention of avocado fossils or remains.

Re:20 Years Ago, Microsoft introduced its optical mouse on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @01:36PM (#19851616)
My Intellimice last for a few years but eventually either the rubber coating on the scroll wheel detaches or the left button starts occasionally double clicking instead of single clicking.

I'll try out the Sensei, thanks.

Re:20 Years Ago, Microsoft introduced its optical mouse on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @01:33PM (#19851598)
Missed that, thanks!
Re:20 Years Ago, Microsoft introduced its optical mouse on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @01:14PM (#19851395)
I have been using a series Intellimouse 1.1 Opticals since the early 2000's but they are getting harder to find now.

Even when sold "new" now (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1682610...) they seem to be old stock or factory seconds and do not sit level or have one or more broken buttons.

Any suggestions for a replacement? The new Intellimouse Classic does not have the right side button.

Re:What's Going Down at the Tiobe Index? Swift, Surprisingly on Saturday April 27, 2019 @05:34PM (#19767765)
This is the impression I get as well. VB.NET > JavaScript?

Here's what they say about their methodology:

> The TIOBE Programming Community index is an indicator of the popularity of programming languages. The index is updated once a month. The ratings are based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses and third party vendors. Popular search engines such as Google, Bing, Yahoo!, Wikipedia, Amazon, YouTube and Baidu are used to calculate the ratings. It is important to note that the TIOBE index is not about the best programming language or the language in which most lines of code have been written.

Re:Google has acquired the majority share of Burning Man on Monday April 01, 2019 @03:49PM (#19547412)
This appears to be an April Fool's "joke"
Re:Uganda’s Tarantino and his $200 action movies (2015) on Friday March 22, 2019 @10:47PM (#19468745)
This sounds fun:

"Watching a movie can be a raucous affair - films are translated into local languages such as Luganda by VJs, or video jokers, who add their own jokes and improvised commentary, live."

Great, thanks!
Just signed up and added an exchange. It looks like for balances, you are using just the "free" amount instead of "free" and "locked". The result is that any bids are not reflected in the balance on CoinTracker.

I have open orders out almost all the time. I'd recommend either using Free + Locked or at least making it an option.

Looks good though, I will definitely use it if it can keep track of all of my trades and accurately reflect my balance.

Re:Inside RadioShack's Slow-Motion Collapse (2015) on Thursday February 09, 2017 @10:12AM (#13607428)
"There are still potential RadioShack customers out there. Some [...] have a professional need for a disposable cell phone."

Pretty much just drug dealers, right?

Re:Ask HN: Every website wants to send me notifications on Thursday December 29, 2016 @01:07PM (#13278853)
I've never clicked allow. I don't turn on notifications for phone apps either though.
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2014) on Monday June 02, 2014 @10:42AM (#7833735)
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Contact: provost.dev (at) gmail (dot) com

I am mostly a Ruby on Rails developer but am currently working on MEAN stack project to get into Node.js and Angular.

I am looking for a role as a RoR or JS engineer on a good team in Austin, TX.