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Each standardised on a different gallon. Prior to that, gallons depended on that you were measuring.

One, a beer gallon, the other a wine gallon. The US still also has 'dry gallons' for things like pints of blueberries.


Compared to an average jpeg encoder, or something like mozjpeg?


I did this the first time git asked me, because getting asked every time would get annoying.

Glad it's going back to having a default and not asking.


This makes great business sense, since you can fit-test any part and know you're getting the right one before ordering.

IIRC, there's even plugins for some CAD programs to grab models by part number.


Yes, that's exactly how I use it. I've also had use cases where I needed something now and didn't mind a plastic part for actual use because I knew the load would be light.


Would work nicely as one of the tools called by the hollywood program.


Amazon sidewalk is coming.

If you want a wireless network without a password on it, you're in trouble too.


Pretty sure most modern computers can generate random data faster than they can write to a disc.


A lot of refrigerants have a very high gwp.


OK, but you use very little amounts of the refrigerant. 1 pound of refrigerant that’s in a closed loop is the same as 1 ton of CO2, which is about the equivalent of burning one tree over 20 year period and that’s assuming it leaks out which it’s not supposed to.


See also: removing coffee machines.

Too many forget that it's one of the few legal ways to supply your employees with performance enhancing drugs.


Air quality (reduced CO2 or increased O2) is a proven performance enhancer and also legal but almost always neglected. Not sure why tho!


Is there an explicit carveout? The GDPR has been used against governments.


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