I haven’t actually implemented any shortcuts yet, but I did some digging through the options and was surprised at some of what I found. I am especially interested in thinking up uses for the “Run Script Over SSH” block, which allows you to log into SSH, run a list of commands to stdin, and retrieve the output from…

Pros: They are not boats and can leave the water...

As a biomedical engineer focused on materials science... I have been waiting for this for a while. When everyone started labeling things “BPA Free”, my first thought was “So what do they use now?” All the low hanging fruits to replace BPA are going to be BPA-like, and the chances of having the same unintended…

I will be holding out hope for a mid-cycle iPhone SE successor. It needs to be as small as an iPhone SE, with specs at least as good as an SE, plus a bump to the A12. Now that Apple is off the small phone business, I don’t know what to do when my SE needs replacing... (Of course, if I am lucky about damage, that…

After thinking about it once, I came to the same conclusion. I mean, my iPad is precious to me now, but if I could get a new one whenever I want, why not? Even now, I bring documents to my boss’ desk instead of emailing him sometimes, even if I am just showing him a screen. It depends on the workflow, I guess, but if…

That should probably be required for all major Thor fight scenes from now on in the rest of the MCU.

I have noticed Mastodon before, and I like the idea. But I don’t feel like I entirely get it. How do you find instances that hold value to you? If you join the main instance and just look at the local feed, it is a fire hose of gibberish.

That is my thought. Those jaws look perfect for holding onto food while it is externally digested.

I... might get into that at this point. Play it like The Voyage Home. Original Series Kirk in one last, last, last adventure (how many movies have been his last adventure?)

But the Threadripper isn’t built for you and me.

I suppose. But they dealt with that in the serious (very shallowly, but in a narrative sense it is “dealt with”) and he goes on to encounter the Borg several times without showing signs of extreme mental stress. Granted, the events of First Contact were an extreme situation, so maybe Picard had more trauma surface…

I always wished First Contact could have been set way earlier. Like, I could believe slightly crazy Picard encountering the Borg and acting like that right after the events of The Best of Both Worlds, but before Family (the very next episode). Set First Contact in there or at least closer to this part of the timeline,…

And that’s why you don’t teach lessons to your son.

Legitimate question I hope someone can answer: I know this prevents the kinds of attacks on SMS authentication done via customer service, but is there any reason it is more secure than and authenticator app (like the one Google itself publishes?) Ever since these USB devices have become a thing, I have loved the idea,…

I said nothing about stealing. You said:

At restaurants where they work the soda tap for you, I can count on one hand the numbers of times I have been charged for soda water (and I drink a lot of soda water). It seems pretty common to me that unflavored, carbonated water is considered water. You say you have never been to such a restaurant, but I wonder if…

Doesn’t get much more first world than Manhattan...

Food labeling rules like this are intended to prevent consumer confusion. I may be wrong, but I can’t imagine there is much consumer confusion in this regard. Sure, if you had a carton in the dairy aisle with just the word “MILK” in big letters and a little tiny “made from soy beans” at the bottom, that would be…

This is... Sarcasm? I really have a hard time deciding.

Well this is the 3rd gen keyboard, and I recall reading that the repairs on the 1st gen were being implemented with the 2nd gen parts, so it is plausible. As long as the electronics haven’t changed and the overall component is the same shape, I don’t see why it wouldn’t be possible to swap in the newer keyboard.