hugodahl

What can't be solved by software (or marketing?), someone will solve with hardware[0]!

[0]: http://adafruit.com/qtpy

The most poignant and human part of his retelling, was the stranger's smile while he was waiting in the car. That is what made him start moving away from the darkness.

It's such a seemingly banal action, but so fundamentally human, in which we acknowledge one-another's humanity, and show appreciation for it and ours.

Smile folks. It doesn't cost anything, and it just might be the spark needed to light someone's life.

Is it really TCP though? Was each packet ACKnowledged? Would it be more UDP if any were dropped? Might also be a touch of SMTP, or maybe NSSMTP (No So SMTP)!

A 24-hour conference with well known and lesser-known, all high-quality speakers from around the world, on a variety of technology topics, as a fund-raiser for Direct Relief, helping those who have been most impacted by Covid-19.

Of course not. "Friday" isn't universal. Clearly, `-f` is the "Finally" flag

Fortunately, I still get to see a banner advertising their streaming music service, or to watch the World Series through Youtube.

Nice to see their ad-service platform isn't impacted. /s

Sounds a lot like the work done by William Ury, whose works can be found online (TED talks, Yoytube copies of some talks, his book "Getting to Yes"). That is, listening, and HEARING what the other person is saying, not "priming" your argument, and staying away from the literal "You're wrong!"

It is, particularly since there is a) a premium price on the rental (3-5x last I checked) for that one day b) rental windows are shrunk (3-4 hours max is typical) and c) rentals are reserved back-to-back-to-back, such as 6-10,10-2,2-6,6-10,but often returned late, which trickles down. So last moves often end in the wee morning hours. Doubly fun when you're waiting on the previous tenant to get out before you can get your stuff in.

The same is true when using movers and moving companies, assuming you can find any with availability.

I've often wondered, especially as I cringe, clench and brace as I encounter another pothole (or chasm) why this is still an issue? Particularly since there are very well known and enduring roadways capable of handling much heavier loads and stresses - specifically airport runways and taxiways.

I can't recall ever seeing a runway shutdown abd inoperable for months on end due to "road work". I can think of a few reasons around why this isn't a thing, most of them being human factor (no money on building something I won't get paid again to fix later). The only "true" reason I can fathom is that runways are much more expensive to build. Order(s?) of magnitude more expensive.

Am I way off the mark, or is there something I've clearly missed?

While shopping the toy section at Target a few weeks ago, in the science/educational section, I came across a few variations of a "//code programming game series"[0] by Thinkfun[1]. The titles I saw were "Robot Repair" which focusses on boolean logic, and "On the Brink" focussing on procedures.

The target age group indicated on the box says 8-adult, but I suspect it's quite likely that younger ages can also play along, with some help or guidance.

I haven't played or looked at them in depth, but from a superficial overview, these do look quite beneficial for understanding some of the core concepts.

[0]: https://www.thinkfun.com/learn-coding/ [1]: https://www.thinkfun.com/

All three manufactured/retail products listed also contain a non-insignificant amount of potassium, particularly the Pedialyte, to which the homemade solution matches best. Is the value added by potassium minimal enough to not include it? Or is availability in a common household more of an issue?

I have seen in stores sodium-free salt, and reduced-sodium salt, which both substitute potassium for the "missing" sodium, which can be a source of potassium if the added benefit is worthwhile.

There was a great "external observer" type account in a BBC article [0] a short while back. Granted it wasn't fully impartial, given the author is the mother and addict her daughter, but I believe the account to be rather telling and honest none the less.

[0]: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39212295

There were two major standout points to me in the article. The first was that the main engines (SSMEs) were replaced so that the originals could be used for the next generation system.

The other thing that's piqued my curiosity is that once drained of fluids, the shuttles could never be powered on again. Not just "can't be certified for flight" or even "engines can't be safely fired", but a complete inability to even power on.

Great advice on your point to not beat yourself up at slip ups. I was also advised to learn to forgive myself (it's seriously much more difficult than it sounds).

Also, major kudos on being clean for five years. While I can't relate to it, I can certainly appreciate the accomplishment that it is.

Article seems to state they got a vehicle wrap for it. Probably not part of the 4000$ rental, but can't imagine it being more than maybe 1000$ to "print"? Random large-ish dollar amount I came up with on the fly.

4.47$ shipping, and it's not even next day? Pass! /s

Oh really? I thought those were just little balls of lint and fabric. Now I feel like a jerk.

Am I the only one who interpreted the title as breaking a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team?

I've also seen similar (LCD based shelf tags) at Whole Foods in Plano, TX, for the better part of the last decade.

Feedly. From all the trials and searches I've done as a former Google Reader devotee, it's the closest to it from interaction perspective, but much MUCH better with integrations, including sending an article to Instapaper.

Agreed. I've tried nearly a dozen readers (online) during the frenzied Google Reader shutdown frenzy. Felt like the smoothest transition, fullest feature set and fairly straightforward. To the point that I've been a paid subscriber since the moment I chose it as my RSS solution.

For me, the difference between keyboard shortcuts, and command line interface for that matter is that the same operation can be done semi-autonomously with the emphasis being on the variation (filename, path, flags, etc.) for the task at hand (no pun intended?). Performing the same operation with the mouse, there must be proper "setup" (get windows visible, or at least open to Alt/Cmd+Tab between them), and deliberate, visually tracked, hand/eye coordinated operations to perform the same operation.

For example, I can very quickly run a "full build" by pressing Shift+F6 and simultaneously turn my attention to the build output. Doing the same with the mouse, I would need to move the mouse pointer to the "Build" menu, after possibly spending a few seconds awkwardly looking for the pointer across multiple screens which vary in resolution/scale, click, move again down to the "Rebuild Solution" and click. Then at some later point in time, possibly have to reach out and move the mouse for the sole reason of getting the pointer out of the way of my field of view.

True anecdote: more than once, doing the operation the "GUI" way in the past, while trying to find the right windows, has truly derailed my train of thought as to what my next operation was to be.

Also, I may just be an old-schooler as well, cutting my teeth on command line OSes and network environments (Netware v3.11 anyone?)

I'll second the Shortcat recommendation. Got a license pretty much as soon as I installed and used it (after the trial period, because I can be stingy). Between it and Alfred, I can do most everything I need from the keyboard.

For me, the most obvious/immediate "bang for the buck" is enabling bluetooth when I sit at my desk. If I don't, and use my Macbook from the living room, the distance is just awkward enough, on bad RF interference days, to continuously get the "Connection lost" and "Reconnected" message for the mouse.

Then, come peer code review/pull request by a senior/lead person, will be declined with the comment <? echo "Hello, overengineered world." ?>

And then more ships built quicker to lesser safety standards (we don't need no stinkin' regulations) which will in turn busy tbe shipyards even more, until we end up with a maritime version of the "Spruce Goose"!

Or maybe it's just late and I've turned hyperbole up a smidgen.

I am curious how the compensation of the engineers compares to that of the traders, whose job function their systems have replaced. Not only base salary, but bonuses, commissions, and all those extras. Do the engineers get comparable extras, or are they a "flat cost"?

Very nice and handy reference! Will give me something to compare against and my Pixel and Amazon headset. Apparently, vol up on the headset triggers the assistant, while all other buttons work as expected. Oddly, the same headset worked flawlessly on a OPO and Nexus 6. And Google hardware support cannot recommend a specific make/model, just one with "an on/off switch for the mic".

I have already experienced this in several sites, which I didn't make note of. Comically enough, since they detect that I'm on a Mac (correct), they determine that showing a Safari-esque fake notification would be good enough? Using mainly Chrome, it certainly looks out of place, and fake/fraudulent.