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I've long used old iPhones as MP3 players and have been quite happy with the US $3 app Cs Music Pro. I would prefer an actual MP3 players with hardware controls, but I haven't found one and …

> The windows can all be closed and the menu is still there. I'm a few macOS versions behind what's current, so it's possible things have changed, but historically in OS X/macO…

Those three American Experience episodes on Chicago can be found here (#s 157–159): https://archive.org/details/american-experience_20220511 …

Providing the specific Market Price when already there to inform diners of something like specials is a good idea, especially in higher-end places. Their service goals are typically focused on making …

I can only speak about my native United States. Indeed, QR codes are a thing, yet the high-end restaurants that are apt to list a menu item as Market Price are also places where there's an emphas…

I agree with all your points, and as someone still in the food industry I'd add that the use of Market Price on menus often comes down to something mundane: The Market Price items fluctuate too m…

>If the title includes the name of the site, please take it out, because the site name will be displayed after the link. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html …

The new law isn't apt to be enforced as often as many might like. Emphasis added: >How is this law enforced? >In Colorado, mobile electronic devices, like cell phones, are not allowed while…

Penny Lane made a documentary ( Confessions of a Good Samaritan ) of her experience as a donor for a stranger. A recent episode of the Econtalk podcast talks to her and is more focused on the philosop…

>If the person cooking is uneducated enough to not know that butter and cheese come from milk, I highly doubt they're checking the box the butter comes in for an allergen listing. The purpos…

People also make food for others. It's like having a gluten-free/celiac friend coming over for dinner and using soy sauce without bothering to notice soy sauce always contains wheat.

>Instead, to please some faceless career bureaucrats... I own a food-manufacturing business. Such businesses aren't trying to please anyone; we're following regulations. There are plenty …

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He’s got innate talent, he’s skilled, he’s had some good luck (like anyone, but it’s often overlooked with (and by) the successful), and there are plenty of interviews with others that make clear he’s…

This week's episode of the Radiolab podcast also covers these events. https://radiolab.org/podcast/the-unpopular-vote …

I’m old enough to have written letters before email was available. Even so, the combination of having first gotten a computer at the same time as when school started expecting lots of written work and…