jamroom

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Comment · 6 months ago
Based on this:

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/executive-or...

Looks like it really started under Teddy Roosevelt. Obama's 276 is lower than most of his predecessors.

Comment · 7 months ago
Yep - I ran a 16 line Major BBS back in the mid 90's in Seattle - used what was called a "Bocaboard" - had 16 serial ports on it - plugged in 16 external USR 28.8 modems. It all ran off of one PC.
Comment · 9 months ago
Comment · 1 year ago
We didn’t go in to Irag because Saddam was a mass murderer - we went in because Bush lied to America that Saddam was trying to get yellow cake uranium to build a bomb. A lot of Americans were against the war because we knew Saddam was not involved in 9/11 but Bush jr wanted to finish what his father couldn’t in the first gulf war. Honestly I would love it if we cared enough about mass murderers to actually go in and help, but I just don’t see that being a reason.
Comment · 1 year ago
My experience with people who "don't like the taste of coffee" usually has been that they don't like how bitter and strong the taste is, which is almost always tasting the "roast" instead of the bean. Single origin light roast is the way to go if you want a really good non-coffee tasting cup of coffee. My recommendation is central america single origin (Guatamala, Costa Rica, etc) - the beans from this region tend to lean towards caramel / chocolate / hazelnut tastes which goes a long way in getting non-coffee lovers to like a cup of coffee.
Comment · 1 year ago
The article doesn't appear to say that OpenAI is a monopolist - it's more a conflict of interest:

   However, YC is also closely tied to OpenAI, which is now directly competing against Google on search. OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman used to run YC, while OpenAI was the first group affiliated with YC Research.
Comment · 1 year ago
Quick question - is it possible to import multiple files at once? I frequently get ZIP files full of csv/xlsx files that I need to search through. I didn't see a way to import more than 1 file at a time. Thanks!
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Comment · 1 year ago
Over 200,000 homes were damaged or destroyed in Katrina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_of_New_Orleans

Not sure how that is a "tiny fraction" of homes. $125 billion in damage (2005).

Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 2 years ago
us-east-2 seeing tons of S3 errors.
Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
Honestly based on the photos this looks like they are hoarders.
Comment · 3 years ago
Do you have a link to one that shows A/C? I'm only seeing C/C (I'm A/C so curious). Thanks!

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