xkcd take on this that still cracks me up:
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* Application architecture, * Seismic loading and processing, * Cross-platform full stack applications C++, Qt5, * NVIDIA CUDA, * Application sand-boxing with Docker on Linux, * Build tooling including Python3, CMake.
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I expect they are quite busy, and China / HK obviously have their CV-19 issues.
The shipping page can be helpful for when the next batch will ship.
Thanks for adding this important detail.
That's awesome.
I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and
don't let anybody tell you different.
Kurt Vonnegut
See this: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sun_optical_mouse.jp...
That's not a regular mouse pad, it's a special red/blue/silver grid detected by a laser in the mouse.
I'm super lucky and 1) Work from home 2 days a week, and 3) When I do travel to the office, I rotate my day forward to start from 5:30 am and finish at 2:30 - 3 pm to avoid traffic.
15 years ago in Houston, 6:30 am was adequate to avoid most traffic when commuting from the Northside, nowadays, you need to be out the door about 4:30 am. That's a huge change. Traffic on I45 ramps up in the Spring area, right around 5 am.
It seems close enough to the same thing, but for today's older kids, I'd have to imagine they are all on Facebook or whatever social network is current.
In my experience of owners, including myself, people are super precious about their WRXs and they are pampered and fawned over beyond all reason. Mine was festooned with aftermarket parts, stickers, lighting, sound upgrade and DVD, noisy muffler etc.
OTOH, my STI is more of a 'no fucks' style tool, no mods, not even a sticker. Great car, probably way too much car for me if I'm honest, but safe and predictable. Just fast. Was nice to get one straight off the truck, 8 miles on the ODO.
And if anyone doubts the mettle on one of these, take a look at the following showing a not heavily modified standard car: https://youtu.be/mejMde6z1Nw?t=861 [Top 20 Finish in a WRC Event - Almost Unheard Of!!]
I already had a WRX I was trading on it, but still. It was kind of neat buying it like that.
We had something similar show up in my Houston suburb.
I read the gist of it and tossed it in the trash. If I want solar panels, I will pay outright, or borrow as needed to install the system.
Why in the heck should I enter into a contract to park someone else's assets onto my own property, to pay for the privilege, and to risk a massive penalty to get out of the contract, a penalty likely linked to an inflated valuation on aging panels, and on expensive installation carried out by someone with every incentive to maximize the cost.
Hahahahaahahaha! No thanks!
Apple can't risk their integrity being associated with what Facebook are pulling.
Borderline living wage, but a lot better than being exploited by some BS company like InstaCart.
They're often exploitative of workers and this is just exactly the kind of thing that reinforces my decision to never stay at an AirBNB, never take Lyft, Uber etc.
However, I already had one, as I like to try and 'hold' a copy of any sets that I think are special.
I tend to collect what I like, mainly Lego Technic, but I think my most valuable set right now is the big Star Wars AT-AT walker, but I have one of the older Ferrari F1 cars, the big Technic crane 42009, etc.
That family was launched mid-2012!
The present political mess, including in the US and in the UK, and across Europe is clear fall-out from these problems.
In this context, imposing further high-taxes to restrict energy use is political suicide, and simply won't happen.
In the longer-term, moving to wind and solar will help, especially as energy storage technologies improve. Countries such as Spain and Portugal are showing us the way in this respect.
Flip-side, is that I can put more effort into having good food. I eat enough bread that I like to bake a loaf every week, and having fresh home-made wholewheat bread available is pretty nice.
I do enjoy 1/2 a banh mi, for lunch, a couple times a week, but otherwise I've had to pretty much stop eating Thai curry, as it's just too many calories, esp. when you consider a regular lunch special of soup and (small) dessert in addition.
My boss specifically commented how my resume wasn't full of bullshit.