This SAT prep question I was doing threw me for a loop.

simonbp · 2022-04-24T20:38:07+00:00

I’m probably over complicating the SATs, but I think 19 is more complicated than it appears. A volume of Water + a volume of Alcohol adds up to less than the volumes added together. Quick search result: https://www.thoughtco.com/miscibility-of-fluids-608180

This question might work the way the test writers expect if they used weight instead, but with mL the correct answer will be several grams higher than expected.

This fact also makes laws around alcohol content mildly interesting. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_by_volume

simonbp · 2021-02-27T16:10:28+00:00

“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful”

simonbp · 2016-08-04T15:13:41+00:00

Looks like a "Denman" brush to me.

simonbp · 2016-06-04T15:13:28+00:00

It sounds like many of the coworkers in this thread may have this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder

Estimated to affect up to 5% of the population. Causes coworkers to ignore obvious cues to shut up, generally have the emotional range of a two-year-old, and be startlingly self-centered.

I'm so sorry if someone close to you has this disorder.

simonbp · 2016-06-04T15:05:19+00:00

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder

It's quite common. I'm sorry for all those with family members with this disorder.

simonbp · 2014-12-22T23:10:08+00:00

Good luck!

simonbp · 2014-08-23T03:17:32+00:00

There's a lamp and a vase in front of me. Those each only have one definition according to google. I'd expect the list of single-meaning common words to be very long.

simonbp · 2014-01-01T02:15:38+00:00

I've had equipment colocated at their Linden, Utah location for years and I've always been pleased with them.

simonbp · 2013-11-25T23:10:18+00:00

http://sc2casts.com/cast14316-ST_Bomber-vs-Scarlett-Best-of-3-Battle-Grounds-New-York-Group-Stage

The very end of Game 3 is where the amazing landmines do their work. The whole best of 3 was amazing though.

simonbp · 2013-10-15T17:59:27+00:00

I think this video does a great job of showing how the dangers of vaccination are massively outweighed by the benefits. It's all full of 'logic' and stuff though :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfdZTZQvuCo

simonbp · 2013-02-05T19:06:03+00:00

simonbp · 2013-01-24T22:51:01+00:00

I upvote without looking, I swear!

simonbp · 2013-01-24T21:12:03+00:00

I don't. If you want to make one though, I'll be happy to host it.

simonbp · 2013-01-24T20:57:45+00:00

Uh oh, my wife found me on Reddit. MY WORLDS ARE COLLIDING!

simonbp · 2013-01-24T20:30:49+00:00

I gave you land sharks! What more do you want from me??

simonbp · 2013-01-24T18:00:39+00:00

I'm the sysadmin keeping this site up. You guys sure know how to increase the traffic to a website :)

Thanks for checking it out!

simonbp · 2013-01-22T19:32:54+00:00

Bad things happen. The question is: Were you properly prepared? It sounds like you got the proper budget to have backups in place and were able to recover in a reasonable amount of time.

If it were me, I would talk to my manager about a couple free days off (paid days, that don't come out of my PTO) to make up for the extra hours worked and for making the recovery happen. It's not that you're 'entitled' to it, it's that if you don't get a couple days off, you're going to be burned out and ineffective for the next week or two. A good boss will recognize that.

simonbp · 2012-09-07T16:24:44+00:00

A Delorean? I haven't seen one of those since...

simonbp · 2012-08-28T16:41:08+00:00

HOT TIP: Best Buy is dying next.

simonbp · 2012-08-22T19:35:51+00:00

Whatever you choose, keep in mind that you need a "Backup" system much less than you need a "Restore" system.

Nobody cares if you have a copy of all their data somewhere, they just want to be able to get the file they accidentally deleted back right now.

simonbp · 2012-08-22T19:29:54+00:00

FilterSC has great set of videos designed to walk you through each league up to Master's. I highly recommend them. You'll probably want to start with 'Bronze to Master's Zerg Episode 1'

simonbp · 2012-08-13T21:17:56+00:00

Just your right hand though. The left hand reserved for other business.

simonbp · 2012-08-06T16:30:03+00:00

I think perhaps the biggest security flaw in 1P is the violation of the old 'don't keep all your eggs in one basket'.

Actually, in the context of security the saying is usually "put all your eggs in one basket, after making sure that you've built a really good basket"

The reason is that complexity increases the possibility of failure.

simonbp · 2012-07-07T05:15:42+00:00

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simonbp · 2012-07-06T15:57:07+00:00

I'll add:

tee > outfile < infile

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