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Their blog (when it loads) gives some great examples: https://www.pjrc.com/blog/

Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23095701 Publication: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0005814 …

I know several career minded engineers that jumped ship 10 years ago.

Off the shelf should be fine. It's rated for 340' of ridgid pipe or 125' of flex. I've seen people zig-zag the ducts to help reduce the noise

This model can be ducted with standard 8" ducting. It is possible to have it draw warm air from outside or vent the cold air out of the house. You can get fancy and install baffles that you swi…

I am concerned that efforts to mitigate the damage from Covid-19 might open a window for African Swine Flu to spread to the US. China has culled 40% of their 440M pig population fighting the virus. …

The data from that time period seems to coincide with positive influenza test results: https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/fluview/fluportaldashboard.html …

I keep hearing this sentiment, but I cannot square it with the fact that a non-trivial percent of infected people need to be on ventilators for roughly 20 days. If, back in December, 10k people had w…

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/difference-between-getting... …

Are there better paying alternatives?

This will definitely hasten retails shift to the web. In 2018 the US had 23.5 sq ft of retail space per person. Most countries are in the 2-5 range. We have already been seeing malls closing as thi…

Exactly. In this study of 207 infected patients, the chief complaint of 99 people during admission to the ER was GI distress. How many people have not sought help because they only have GI issues? …

I would say that the airline industry regrets spending 96% of their free cash over the ~last decade buybacks, but it looks like they are probably going to get bailed out...

Oddly, in this instance, "Zero" seems like the wrong description for something that is binary.

After my last stay in an airbnb I was asked a series of questions about my stay, facilities, amenities, the neighborhood, etc. They seemed to be tailored in some way or pulled randomly from a larger …

I usually do a walk around with a camera in the back of the truck before we button everything up.

Any Sasquatch?

"The Adventure Zone" role-playing podcast set one of their seasons inside this zone, which gave an elegant narrative reason to remove cell-phones from the story.

I am always amazed at the lengths distribution warehouse workers will go to tamper with these vs. just not tipping the shipment. I've actually seen boxes of replacement stickers on the back of a…

There is more info & conjecture on r/subredditdrama for those interested: https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/f9g0t9/redd... https:/&#x…

Apparently there are also privacy concerns for this device. Great. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tobacco-... …

Any sources that you do recommend?

My favorite reply: > Please consider the very real possibility that it is you, not him, who is missing something.

Something tells me that this twitter interaction will make it into his presentation.

Namecheap has already sent out an email about the possible price increase containing an explanation and a link to the comment process.

It seems to be cultural in the US. Apple has convinced artists that Mac's just work, and everything else is hard. See: r/itsaunixsystem/

A non-trivial portion of the hype around Tesla comes from shareholders. I've been hearing more and more people lament that they missed the boat now that the stock hit 700+. It seems like a geni…

I keep hearing conflicting information on the legality of importing tritium into the US. Is it controlled? Is it legal to import?

Michael Bacall is adapting it for HBO. He worked with Edgar Wright to adapt Scott Pilgrim, so I am cautiously optimistic.

Just in time for the snow crash TV show