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Re:The Objects of Our Life on Thursday July 18, 2024 @12:27PM (#40997239)
Walmart Macbook at $649.
Is this really true? How does it actually work? You donate $5800 then give them a call and ask for a meeting? I assumed that would take a lot more.
Re:The “Oscar movie” is dying on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @09:23AM (#33894617)
The people who used to watch an "Oscar Movie" want to watch independent films right now.
Re:Aerodynamics of Gravel Bikes on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @01:34PM (#32915053)
Two of the best people who are not selling anything are Tom Anhalt (http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/) and Robert Chung. They both post a lot in various forums like Weight Weenies (which is more about rolling resistance and aerodynamics now that we know that they are more important) and Slowtwitch (more triathlon focused but has a lot about general bike tech).

Josh Poertner from Silca is also good but has things to sell.

Of course what everyone is saying above is right -- fitness and rider weight matters the most. But it is fun to look at this stuff especially once you have achieved some level of fitness.

Re:Saul Kripke has died on Saturday September 17, 2022 @01:57PM (#32879658)
It is very odd that the New York Times hasn't published an obit for him. Maybe they will take some time to do so but I always thought that they had these things pre-baked.

I heard about his death elsewhere this morning and was surprised I didn't see it before. They have a ton of obits for less consequential people.

https://www.nytimes.com/section/obituaries

This is very cool but I just wish the NYFD would stop being so ultra-conservative and start allowing home batteries like the Tesla Powerwall in NY buildings.
This was something I always heard before I experienced it but the truth is it wasn't so bad. You definitely weren't sitting in a full First Class seat (which were smaller in any case back then) but it was still perfectly comfortable especially for the relatively short duration.

And because the overall experience was so cool -- board directly from the lounge, the led display showing how fast you were going, seeing the curvature of the earth (sorry flat earthers), arriving before you left, etc. -- you never thought about the seat. I'm sure if you took it all the time you might care but most people it was awesome.

Re:Great AA Alkaline Battery Test (2016) on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @02:58PM (#29911990)
Ah, I totally misunderstood the current state of thing. But happy I asked -- thanks for all the info.
Re:Great AA Alkaline Battery Test (2016) on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @02:14PM (#29911489)
Apologies for the slightly off topic question but can anyone point me to the best test/comparison of Alkaline batteries vs. the new Lithium rechargeable ones? Older rechargeable AA and AAA batteries were terribly short lived and so mostly useless but I assume Lithium ones are much better?
Re:The Skill of Org Design on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @10:43AM (#28773752)
Not a book but an article based on some experience. This reads a bit more definitive than I actually feel about the subject but I do tend to think that this design is actually best for software/services startups.

https://riverin.substack.com/p/the-canonical-startup-org-str...

There are a couple links to other articles and book on the subject in there too.

Re:Crinkle Crankle Wall on Monday November 18, 2019 @10:14AM (#21564870)
There is one of these in Cambridge MA (or was until recently when someone crashed their SUV through it): https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/15/cambridge-mass-car-cr...
Some more context and backstory from a senior Amazon architect: https://perspectives.mvdirona.com/2018/11/1227/
Re:Massive networks of fake accounts found on Twitter on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:11PM (#13502694)
I've seen a lot of cases of people's accounts being cloned and then being used to re-friend their friends. I've always wondered a bit about what they are going to be used for and I suspect this is one of the potential options.
Re:Amazon Reports Surge in Profit on Thursday April 28, 2016 @08:08PM (#11592861)
It stopped working for a while but the re-implemented it recently.
Re:Think – Fast mobile whiteboarding on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @07:26PM (#9535679)
The Pencil stylus is actually active and our palm rejection works quite well.
Re:Think – Fast mobile whiteboarding on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @06:10PM (#9535308)
Totally fair feedback. We'll work on it.
Re:Think – Fast mobile whiteboarding on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @01:24PM (#9533353)
Paper is the app. Think Kit is the new set of tools for whiteboarding.
Re:Startup School Doodle Notes 2014 on Monday October 13, 2014 @03:59PM (#8450285)
I work for FiftyThree.

As Gregory mentioned, he used Paper for part of these. If you are interested in trying it out, I recommend this video put together by Brad Ovenell-Carter - he does a great job of giving tips even if you aren't artistic: http://www.ovenell-carter.com/uncategorized/sketchnote-prime...

Re:What I Would Do If I Ran Tarsnap on Thursday April 03, 2014 @03:31PM (#7525575)
So what is the place?
Re:Pencil on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @11:15AM (#6762138)
Pencil isn't designed to only work with Paper. Anyone who is interested in an SDK for Pencil should let us know what they are thinking about.

business AT fiftythree DOT com

Re:Pencil on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @11:05AM (#6762056)
Don't assume there won't be an SDK for Pencil, too.
Re:Startup School Notes: The Book – Profits go to Watsi on Friday November 01, 2013 @07:14AM (#6652960)
Yes, Pakistan too.
Re:Startup School Notes: The Book – Profits go to Watsi on Thursday October 31, 2013 @10:11PM (#6651413)
Yes, we do ship to Malaysia. Shipping does cost an extra $5, though.

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