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Re:Full Circle: The complicated history of why there are 360 degrees i...
on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @12:39PM (#22739384)
And that is just the NATO convention. There are several others in use across the globe - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milliradian#Definitions_for_ma...
Re:A charity that spends a sliver of its money on those it purports to...
on Friday December 27, 2019 @04:34PM (#21894877)
Had to look up the foundation. Why would you need to do a background check to donate? Seems counter productive.
Re:Elon Musk wins 'pedo guy' defamation case
on Friday December 06, 2019 @06:34PM (#21727175)
In most jurisdictions there is something called defamation per se, which automatically presumes damages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_defamation_law#D...
Re:Power Plant Turns Waste into Energy and Doubles as a Ski Slope and ...
on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @06:47PM (#21579670)
*Plastic
Re:Is there any data that says secondhand car seats aren’t safe?
on Monday November 18, 2019 @03:31PM (#21567872)
In forward facing child seats there are the two latch buckles as well as a tether anchor that runs over the top of the seat.
Re:California bill to add more housing in single-family neighborhoods ...
on Thursday May 16, 2019 @05:41PM (#19933630)
SO... the only way someone can rent a "house" is to rent a room in one that is currently occupied? There would be not SFR rentals if you limit ownership to 1.
Re:Ask HN: What elements of websites annoy you the most?
on Friday December 28, 2018 @03:30PM (#18779195)
Forcing the mobile version when browsing on a cell phone. I may be in the minority here, but I prefer having the full site available. If I wanted the mobile version by default I would just use an app.
Re:FCC admits it was never actually hacked
on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @04:49PM (#17710662)
The story of three envelopes is a business classic for dysfunctional organizations. It starts with an incoming manager replacing a recently fired outgoing manager. On his way out, the outgoing manager hands the new manager three envelopes and remarks, "when things get tough, open these one at a time."
About three months goes by and things start to get rough. The manager opens his drawer where he keeps the three envelopes and opens #1. It reads: "Blame your predecessor." So he does and it works like a charm.
Another three months passes and things are growing difficult again so the manger figures to try #2. It reads, "reorganize." Again, his predecessor's advice works like magic.
Finally, about nine months into the new job, things are getting really sticky. The manager figures it worked before, why not try again. So he opens the envelope drawer one last time and opens #3. It reads..."prepare three envelopes."
Re:Three Charged in Fatal Kansas ‘Swatting’ Attack
on Thursday May 24, 2018 @04:54PM (#17148313)
Sounds like he knew the address he gave was going to be swatted and intentionally gave a valid address of someone else. A rational person would have just not answered the question.
Re:Bitcoin and almost every other cryptocurrency crashed hard today
on Friday December 22, 2017 @04:52PM (#15991211)
> Crypto is by definition a negative sum game
Zero sum. Also, stocks have an underlying asset. There really is none with cryptos.
Re:Is Bitcoin a Bubble? Economists Say ‘Yes’
on Thursday December 14, 2017 @12:28PM (#15924240)
Barely have toilets and telephones, yet unfettered access to the internet and Bitcoin exchanges?
Re:Who’s Afraid of Bitcoin? The Futures Traders Going Short
on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @02:11PM (#15908474)
This is how all future contracts work. There are daily limits that lock the contracts from trading. Interestingly enough these contracts seem to have very high margin requirements and lock limits. I also find the discussion about "shorting" to be interesting. All futures contracts have 2 position - a long and a short. The number of "shorts" is identical to the number of longs, unless I am misinterpreting the was these contracts are set up.