jefftk

Co-lead (Near-Term Detection) at the Nucleic Acid Observatory in Boston. Speaking for myself unless I say otherwise.

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jefftk20

We haven't hit the contact limit, but also don't use them heavily

jefftk22

Wow! That's way too low for modern machines, especially since sort can query the environment to get a sense of how much memory it might be worth using.

jefftk*20

The big issue with disposables is that supposedly the fit gets much worse with additional wearings, and they start leaking around the edges. They're engineered to be single-use and only have to pass testing in their never-worn state.

disposable filter that you have to replace regularly

The filter lasts for months of continuous use unless you're wearing it in a very dusty environment.

you have to clean the reusable parts

You mostly don't need to clean them -- it's a bit like a hat in terms of how dirty it gets.

Do you expect that filter replacement frequency, supply reliability, and cost to be approximately equivalent between N95s and the filters for reusable respirators?

Replacement filters are generally more expensive than replacement disposables, but cost per use is way lower.

For supply, you can just buy the filters ahead of time. A 2y supply is 1-3 filter changes.

Is the eponymous difference between 95 and 100 really due to the filtration of the fabric itself? Or is it mainly due to the assumption of an excellent seal on the P100 and only a moderate one on most N95s?

Sorry, I don't know!

jefftk21

Thanks! I played around with this and was able to get the same behavior, though it doesn't happen with how I normally use the touchpad.

I think what I would want here is something where scroll-snap never undoes scrolling, and is generally lighter touch? Like, snapping to the target if you've made an ambiguous flick, but not fighting you.

jefftk20

I'm only looking at reusable respirators, with the idea that in an extended pandemic you'd need ones that continued to give a good seal across many uses.

I wouldn't compare to a KN95, but other disposable N95 respirators (which should all seal well, though not each mask model to each face shape).

jefftk20

What browser?

jefftk20

Presumably they wanted to be able to include both "Google" the the Google logo on the same pages, and a font that can do both is a reasonable way to do that.

Creating the font was reasonable, it was the choice to use it outside of their own web pages, and especially to apply it to user controlled text, that was a bag call.

jefftk20

That's right! The suppressing accurate information about someone's training is negative, but when considering the rest of the student loan situation I think this is a context where it could be worth it on balance.

jefftk20

Currently you can't discharge student loans in bankruptcy. I think it would be good if you could. But then people might declare bankruptcy immediately after graduating, to the point that people wouldn't be able to get student loans. Allowing lenders to repossess degrees in bankruptcy would be one way to mostly resolve this.

jefftk102

I wonder how call booths manage this? I essentially just want a call booth on its side.

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