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Re:Thousandth of an Inch
on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @06:26AM (#34894193)
Which is why a more common unit in imperial machining is the "tenth", which is one ten thousandth of an inch.
Re:Show HN: I may have created a new type of puzzle
on Sunday September 18, 2022 @04:35PM (#32891265)
Your daughter is awesome.
Re:Show HN: I may have created a new type of puzzle
on Sunday September 18, 2022 @04:33PM (#32891245)
I disagree with this completely. The level of difficulty is just enough to get the brain properly churning with a manageable level of frustration without being completely impossible.
Re:Once again so many people are led to think Wikipedia is broke and m...
on Thursday September 15, 2022 @12:47AM (#32847166)
Is it really true that their hoard is enough to keep the site running for decades? it seems their annual surplus is less than their annual expenses..
Re:Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless cybersecurity ...
on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @04:22PM (#32585242)
Now apply that to 90% of management roles in 90% of companies. Human nature is a bitch.
Re:Ask HN: I automated part of someone else's job in my free time – ho...
on Saturday August 20, 2022 @06:50PM (#32535857)
To reiterate what others have already said about letting your manger decide how / whether to implement this, I have seen an employee be shown the door immediately over something as simple as optimising an excel spreadsheet. Tread carefully, dont present yourself as a hero.. Automation is a sombre subject and should be treated as such.
Re:Second-Order Thinking
on Monday August 15, 2022 @08:30AM (#32468827)
The same concept is the gist of a lot of 'Basic Economics', also by Sowell.. Good intentions are not enough. Solutions to one problem will always create incentives for others to exploit.