flybrand

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Comment · 2 months ago
Comment · 3 months ago
It begs for a video too!
Comment · 4 months ago
because the fibers are denser than wood and hydrophilic - so the pockets between the fibers fill with water that displaces the air.

Air pockets become water pockets = neutral.

Fibers denser than water = sink.

Comment · 4 months ago
How would we represent this as a sticker on a vehicle?

White outline around the clear field w blue dot?

Comment · 6 months ago
> Which in turn means, in their mind, every part of the system needs to be firing at 100% all the time

This is a classic Goldratt / Theory of Constraints mistake.

Comment · 6 months ago
Several months ago, ChatGPT swore to me it had interoperability with both excel and Google Sheets. I spent 90 minutes thinking I was an idiot, trying to follow its guidance before asking the internet.
Comment · 8 months ago
I had a similar experience with the US EPA while in undergrad. It was a shorter experience, but it really changed my view of the organization.
Comment · 1 year ago
It's common. People would rather work in a Wal-Mart as it is more social and less demanding. The physical space is nicer.
Comment · 1 year ago
> 8) Abuse is abuse, and people negligent in doing anything about it are participating in it. Get toxicity out of your life.

This needs to be taught more actively in school. Negligence in stopping abuse, or fostering abuse = just as immoral as abuse.

Comment · 1 year ago
we moved into a home that had wired speakers installed in every room all to a central Sonos enabled device - it is all old. It worked perfectly until this.

Funny thing is, we thought it was silly when we moved in - then we grew to love it. Now I hate them!

Comment · 2 years ago
thank you
Comment · 2 years ago
View it as a separation process wherein both products can be sold; the caffeine extract is also profitable.
Comment · 2 years ago
There’s a saying I’ve heard, can’t fully recall, “why go to the doctor - I either get a cut, an injection, or nothing.”

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