The sink in my room was out-of-action, and boarded off, for several weeks during my residency, due to plumbing problems. It seems that the design of the building had a major flaw, whereby pipes and other service conduits were buried directly within the concrete, instead of being placed ...
Success in software development is at least as much about avoiding failure modes as it is about “best practices.” I conjecture it’s because software development on a commercial scale is so hard that almost any mistake will sink a project if left uncorrected or even worse, actively encouraged...
Which Home Is the Best Layout for You? Before you buy or build a home, consider how the footprint and floor plan fit with your lifestyle. Josephine NesbitApril 7, 2025 Home Improvement Loans: What to Know Read the fine print. Think about the costs. Try not to stub your finger when ...
All tenants have a right to be provided with a space considered habitable that includes workingplumbing, electricity and heat. Beyond these basic details, it varies by state how a landlord is required to provide them and what tenants may do when their needs are not met. “How long the rep...
“Eye has not seen, ear has not heard,” with regard to heaven is often used as a cop out. Yes, it is true. Heaven is ultimately beyond what has ever “entered into the heart of man.” But there are certain things we can know about heaven even if now we “see in a mirror ...
Some pressure valves have an auto/off or on/off knob or lever to control the pressure switch. When it is on the “auto” or “on” setting, it will work with the determined cut-in and cut-out settings to determine when the motor turns on and off. When it is off, a piece of ...
Look at your weather forecast to the next two weeks. Leave the damaged part of the banana plant in place if there’s a prospect of more freezing weather. Saw the banana plant down to the ground after the icy weather is finished.
It is a pernicious cycle and we see it playing out very clearly in the consumer internet space these days. What does that mean for USV? Well not that much actually. We are thesis driven to the core. We believe in what we believe in, for good or bad. And that is large networks of...
While we were all sitting around anticipating the upcoming closing on the bank-owned house down the street, a comment came in on that first article in the series. A guy named Joe told us this: “This house is cash flow negative with 100% financing (and
The vision of a pile of student loans for years to come act as a discouragement to students who spend more than two minutes thinking about it.But clearly, there are more factors at work. The collapse of enrollment in for-profit colleges is a result of numerous scandals and...