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New comment by tgaj in "The cost of interrupted work (2023)"

tgaj — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 15:32:46 +0000

It's funny because it starts to be (an application you could just install) - AI agents could work as pair programming buddies.

New comment by tgaj in "Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription"

tgaj — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 14:05:33 +0000

To match the offer to the market - if the base engine is more powerful than the market standard at a given price then you can lower the power because the customer will not choose another car on that basis anyway. And you can take more money from enthusiasts.

New comment by tgaj in "Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription"

tgaj — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 14:01:26 +0000

It is true, the performance of the engine depends on the version of the software - manufacturer declares that this engine with this software can achieve this maximum performance and the software can't be legally nad officially tuned or changed. Btw in my country tax depends on engine displacement so it doesn't really change anything.

New comment by tgaj in "A Global Look at Teletext"

tgaj — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:32:47 +0000

"Poland started with teletext broadcasts in 1988, the year before they exited the USSR."

It's a small detail but Poland was never a part of the USSR. Could be changed to "exited the Eastern Bloc".

New comment by tgaj in "I do not remember my life and it's fine"

tgaj — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:12:42 +0000

I wonder if this is one of the causes of hoarding. I hate to throw away stuff because for me it's like erasing memories from my brain.

New comment by tgaj in "I do not remember my life and it's fine"

tgaj — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:39:59 +0000

Exactly, I have severe myopia, that was quickly developing during my teenage years so my glasses were often too weak. Beacuse of that my brain learned to identify people by gait too.

New comment by tgaj in "I do not remember my life and it's fine"

tgaj — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:18:39 +0000

I think it's more about not remembering the feel of being hurt by someone - like he knows that this person did something bad to him but he doesnt't remember emotions connected to that event, that's why it's harder to hold a grudge.

New comment by tgaj in "Notes on Tunisia"

tgaj — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:05:53 +0000

Turkey is a good place to visit too, if you like ancient ruins: https://lionsinthepiazza.com/ancient-ruins-turkey-southern-c...

New comment by tgaj in "Notes on Tunisia"

tgaj — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 09:43:11 +0000

It's the official church title - "minor basilica". There are only four "major basilicas" in Rome.

New comment by tgaj in "There are two types of dishwasher people"

tgaj — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:58:28 +0000

There is only one water connection but sometimes it can be connected to hot water instead of cold.

New comment by tgaj in "Americans Are Obsessed with Protein and It's Driving Nutrition Experts Nuts"

tgaj — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:43:37 +0000

Protein can't turn into a fat. There is no path for that in our body.

New comment by tgaj in "There are two types of dishwasher people"

tgaj — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:10:49 +0000

I don't think it's a joke. It's something that people are really doing (I will in my new apartment)

New comment by tgaj in "There are two types of dishwasher people"

tgaj — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:00:46 +0000

That's no true - many european dishwashers can be connected to cold or to hot water. I have a Siemens one that has this option.

New comment by tgaj in "There are two types of dishwasher people"

tgaj — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:58:03 +0000

I think all apartment buildings have recirculators so somehow it works.

New comment by tgaj in "There are two types of dishwasher people"

tgaj — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:18:45 +0000

Some dishwashers have an option to change the height of bottom rack by moving upper rack up or down. You should check that, maybe it's you dishwasher too.

New comment by tgaj in "There are two types of dishwasher people"

tgaj — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:12:32 +0000

There are people that are anxious about going to the public toilet so I would say your argument is invalid.

New comment by tgaj in "There are two types of dishwasher people"

tgaj — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:59:55 +0000

I get rid of bigger chunks only and left sauce and grease. My dishwasher has no problem with that.

New comment by tgaj in "There are two types of dishwasher people"

tgaj — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:50:14 +0000

I don't even rinse - I just throw bigger chunks of food to the garbage can and that's it. I event let the sauce to flow to the bottom of the dishwasher.

New comment by tgaj in "The Decline of the U.S. Machine-Tool Industry and Prospects for Recovery (1994)"

tgaj — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:01:10 +0000

I think that's a misunderstanding. If you could build the house using only resources that you already have than you would have 100k dollars AND a house. That's the idea of mercantilism. Of course sometimes you just don't have needed resources and than you have to buy something but you should limit it to things you can't obtain in any other way. Mercantilism is one of the reasons of colonialism. If you can take resources from some part of the world that you don't really care about, then you are adding wealth to your own country for basically free.

New comment by tgaj in "Millions are visiting the European Alternatives site. What trends are we seeing?"

tgaj — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:59:22 +0000

Hard times are ahead if nations start to care only about their best interest and not about what is the best interest of the whole world.