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Touching story. Remarkable the impact you can have from a keyboard.

GentleHippo  ·  1891 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I Cut the 'Big Five' Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell

Oh man, i miss my Cornwalls. Awesome speakers. I had to part with them many years ago due to financial hardship. Life is good now, would be better with some cornwalls though.

GentleHippo  ·  1891 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why America’s New Apartment Buildings All Look the Same

There is a difference between a house fire and an apartment fire. Mainly, im not going to set my own house on fire and not be aware. In an apartment, who knows what the neighbors are up to or neglecting.

GentleHippo  ·  1891 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why America’s New Apartment Buildings All Look the Same

The article didn't really mention anything about the longevity of stick construction. Fire seems the bigger concern. If they don't burn down, I'm sure that will stand longer than I would desire to live in one.

    Of the 13 U.S. blazes that resulted in damages of $20 million or more in 2017, according to the National Fire Protection Association, six were at wood-frame apartment buildings under construction
GentleHippo  ·  1891 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Thomas Friedman: The Two Codes Your Kids Need to Know

My daughter is learning to program and code at 11. She has shown interest in robotics and i couldnt be more proud. I like what Sanford is saying in the article. All kids should strive for success and to shape the world through the success. But damnit if colleges and college boards are not blinded by money.

Not familiar with the entire situation. Are you from the area? I don't see the article, and explicitly the qoute you provided, pointing at Arizona hoping Trump would do something?

GentleHippo  ·  1891 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why America’s New Apartment Buildings All Look the Same

If I learned anything from this; it's to never live on the upper floors of one of these tinder boxes.

GentleHippo  ·  1891 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 300th Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread

Thanks for this. Making a playlist now.

GentleHippo  ·  1891 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 300th Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread

Thanks for mentioning The Mountain Goats. I've never listened to them before. Listening to "This Year" right now. Good stuff.