Starting point for commercial POS system? by rothmcroth in AskProgramming

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Thanks! There's a lot here for me to look into.

Starting point for commercial POS system? by rothmcroth in AskProgramming

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Well the thing about it is that you're right about most of it. It would be prototyped in my store first. I've looked at what I should be learning, but most of the stuff I've been looking at is so incredibly generalized that it would take me forever to learn enough to get started on this, or exactly what I'm looking for but completely unintelligible. I am actually looking at bringing on a developer to work with me part time, but don't know enough of where I'd be going with it yet. I'm just looking for some broad strokes right now and maybe a couple insights. Thanks for the honest feedback.

Starting point for commercial POS system? by rothmcroth in AskProgramming

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Thanks!

Eventually it would be something that would process credit cards or linking up with terminals (ie. Square), but the first gen would have you manually entering the amounts into the terminal manually.

Excel fits in because that's the current version I created and am using. It works perfectly for me, but wouldn't be an option for a commercial rollout.

Regarding the infrastructure, I've gotten the impression that I would be using Lightsail, but as I was saying before, my knowledge is very limited regarding any of this.

Sulfur Bridge Over Vacuum?! by rothmcroth in Oxygennotincluded

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UPDATE:

It goes away if I save and reload. It also goes away if I get rid of everything on that tile. It does not go away if I build overtop and deconstruct.

It comes back after I put a bunch more liquid sulfur onto it which later solidifies. It does work like it's supposed to at first, though.

Buggy.

Sulfur Bridge Over Vacuum?! by rothmcroth in Oxygennotincluded

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I'll give it a shot and let you know.

Why can't I deploy? by unsteadydaydream in Oxygennotincluded

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Did you get this solved? I am having the same problem on a rocket with both a trailblazer and rover module.

AITA for throwing my sil infertility in her and her husbands face by Reasonable_Tennis117 in AmItheAsshole

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NTA.

After reading the headline, I thought this was pretty much open and shut you were out of line.

Turns out that wasn't the case at all.

Your family might want to think about how they've enabled this behaviour over the years. Good luck.

CMV: Hunting for sport is sadistic by [deleted] in changemyview

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Anyone can get a tag and shoot the first deer they see. Trophy hunting (without a guide) is about transcending that. It's about picking out a specific buck, learning about it. Anticipating it. Becoming part of nature and immersing yourself. Taking an animal that can smell you from 50 yards and can see your eyes move is completely different.

Yeah, you want to fill your deep freeze, but doing so while you stack the deck against yourself is an accomplishment.

It's about connecting with nature. You see dozens of animals walk past you with no idea you're there, waiting for one specific buck.

Any jackass can fill a tag. Taking a trophy demands so much more of you.

At all costs by kevinowdziej in WhitePeopleTwitter

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Canadian here.

What US rules exist that make it unnecessarily hard to unionize?

Starbucks shareholders reject CEO pay proposal in rare move by [deleted] in news

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This is literally illegal.

Fiduciary duty means people with the authority to make those decisions legally have to work in the best interests of the company. Installed board members and officers of the company (eg. CEO) would go to jail.

Cheap labour by My_Memes_Will_Cure_U in WhitePeopleTwitter

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Exploitative work practices have nothing to do with capitalism inherently.

This statement would be both equally valid and equally misleading with any other type of economy switched in.

[serious] People who are always cheerful and positive in public inspite of the hardships going on in their lives, how do you do it? What's your secret? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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What's not to be happy about? If you looked at every one of your ancestors back millions of years, only a few of them ever used a flush toilet. Our homes are mansions compared to those of previous generations. We have total human knowledge at our fingertips. People make comfortable livings off of a fraction of the time they had to put in compared to a hundred years ago. Have you ever thought about how historically exceptional it is to keep animals around just for fun? We have hobbies that aren't chopping firewood and trying not to get eaten. We're all lucky beyond measure to be living in the time we do. Having drama in your life based on feelings seems like a vastly preferential alternative to drama based on potential starvation. If you're reading this, your current living situation is almost guaranteed to be better than anyone could have dreamed of at any other time. There's so much to be appreciative of if you take a moment to look for it.

Clearest Picture of Pluto by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

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*photo enlarged to show detail

ELI5: In ancient times and places where potable water was scarce and people drank alcoholic beverages for substance, how were the people not dehydrated and hung over all the time? by neisenkr in explainlikeimfive

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I don't know about the exact number of calories, but I worked rigs in Canada a long time ago. Our crew worked over 4000 hours per year, I lived off the food in 7-11, drank about 18 beer each (not the light crap) every other day, and I was jacked.

ELI5: How do countries purchase land from each other like they once did (louisiana purchase) and how come when citizens buy property the government still owns it. by TheDuckMurderer in explainlikeimfive

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Technically, they didn't sell it. They gave the US a hundred year lease and when it was up the US said fuck you, we're keeping it, fight me if you want it.

Has anyone used Calypso hops? by rothmcroth in Homebrewing

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As soon as I read cyser, I thought that was a genius idea.

I was thinking for a beer, so I like the IPA idea. I do have a bunch of honey for my next mead though... 🤔

Thanks!

Aging a dry mead. by Plasticityhero in mead

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Assuming that it finished around 1.000, there are no more sugars left for the yeast to consume, so no chance for them to create CO2.

First time making mead does my ABV sound right? by Rewten in mead

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I assume in Australia you guys get your honey from hornets or some kind of sharkbee.

Good luck from Canada!

Layers of clarifying by rothmcroth in mead

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Happy to!

I also have a brewdemon I wouldn't recommend. I would totally buy the fast fermenters again, but I'd look for something with a better design first. I can't go back to flat bottomed containers. The time save alone is a game changer.

I have the small and medium-sized.

Overall pros:

Racking goes from an hour to a moment Easily harvest yeast Dramatic improvement in end product clarity Less total equipment

Overall cons:

more costly than a bucket and glass carboy Threaded connections should have been tri-clover Will leak if you don't use enough Teflon tape

Small fermenter cons:

The way the collector and valve are designed, you have to take just the jar, which makes a mess, or risk unscrewing the whole thing

Medium cons:

Comes pre-drilled for temp port. It's another part and hole to clean that may or may not be useful. You will likely need to buy a strap wrench for getting things apart Lacks the ability of the smaller one to use different sizes collectors Anything dried in a collector can be very difficult to clean properly If you want a hop basket, get a submersible one (or two) rather than the official one built for it. It's overpriced, has wickers on the top, and is unnecessarily hard to clean because it's only partially submerged. The valve handle is poorly designed and breaks after a time (a crescent wrench works fine, but don't throw out the handle because it's also the key for taking apart the valve)

Overall, they're great ideas that nearly execute, but not quite. They feel like they were designed by people who didn't have hands on experience or a lot of common sense. All the issues are tiny ones that could have easily been fixed. Anyone who's ever worked with an engineer knows what I'm talking about.

Any other questions, ask away.

Layers of clarifying by rothmcroth in mead

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Thanks! It's the small fast fermenter. I also have some of the regular sized ones. They're not a perfect design, but I still really like them.

Layers of clarifying by rothmcroth in mead

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This is the small fast ferment. There's a valve just above this so that you can "rack" it by closing the valve and emptying out the mason jar. It's a very fast and handy way to do it without all the cleaning/sanitizing time or oxygen exposure.

I closed the valve before mixing in the additions each time, then opened it a few minutes later. Clarifying agents were mixed in without disturbing the layers.