talliedthoughts

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Comment · 2 years ago
Is there a way to use Infuse on PC? The only links I see are to the App Store
Comment · 2 years ago
This is a great idea, I'd love to be able to use it on my TV. It would be nice if it also supported changing the playback speed to 1.5x, 2x etc - the youtube player has this so I'm assuming it's possible.
Comment · 4 years ago
Ask for a second key and leave it in the slot?
Comment · 4 years ago
Maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but I found this entertaining:

How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39026990-how-to-invent-e...

It's written in a comedic style, and takes you through what you would need to build to "reimplement modern civilization" if you found yourself stuck back in time.

Comment · 4 years ago
Thanks for sharing, great story! I like that you touch on living there when you get old, a lot of the younger off-griders don't seem to have a clear plan for that, or are not talking about it.

I'm curious if you have thoughts on how you can deal with the inevitable medical issues as you get older:

   - medical emergency, needing an ambulance right away

   - a serious medical issue that needs frequent hospital appointments, say kidney dialysis or chemo

   - more common stuff like needing a cane to walk, or no longer being able to climb a mast to fix your internet
Comment · 5 years ago
This could be an interesting case - how high do property rights extend into the sky above your land? Obviously planes are allowed to fly over, even small private planes like Cessnas that fly pretty low. Is it actually the filming aspect that makes it "illegal"? What if the guy in the Cessna has a GoPro pointing out the window? What if it's not regular filming but say thermal imaging, do the same rules still apply?
Comment · 5 years ago
If they tell everyone exactly how to trigger the bug before they finish rolling out a fix, people will trigger it on purpose to bring down websites.
Comment · 5 years ago
Financial analysts trying to figure out if AMC are gonna hit their quarterly numbers?
Comment · 5 years ago
The option I see says Europe, which would include European countries that are not part of the EU (e.g. UK), so customs clearance would still be needed. It helps, but it's not granular enough for this particular case.
Comment · 5 years ago
Not only a hindsight measure, but also a very individual measure. Society usually defines success as some combination of wealth and fame, but everyone can choose another definition of success for themselves.

Say someone defines success for themselves as "becoming the number 1 basketball player in the world", then gets into the top 10 and becomes rich and famous because of it. They might internally consider themselves a failure, even though they are very successful in the eyes of everyone else.

Comment · 5 years ago
Reading the other comments here, I think the argument is that when most people say they came from nothing, they are ignoring roads, electrical grids, sewer systems, fire departments, police to enfore property rights etc. "Society" provided those - before the person was rich. Of course, there are some people who got rich without any of those things, but probably a lot fewer.
Comment · 5 years ago
Another possible reason for not having physical buttons is waterproofing. There would need to be a small gap between the button and the hob surface, and water or cooking oil could get in there, causing issues with the electronics, in addition to making it harder to clean.
Comment · 5 years ago
It's less common, because most people have to drive home from work in the US.
Comment · 6 years ago
They're competitors, and presumably are selling the item at different prices. If Amazon is cheaper, HD would have to give you the item for less than they normally sell it. If Amazon is more expensive, why not buy the thing directly from HD, you're going there to pick it up anyway.

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