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601.
by 21 8y ago
My point is that if I know a bit about a subject, I don't fall into the trap of believing that I can point to "an obvious mistake" which was signed off by multiple professional people working in that area, especially in an ar
602.
by 21 8y ago
Well, it was only yesterday that I learned that having a single set of struts is less stable. I always assumed they were two because they wanted to keep the middle of the bridge clear for the road. This was my exact point: as a Joe on the s
603.
by 21 8y ago
As you said, the problem was not necessarily the idea, but that they were not careful enough. I'm sure you noticed that sky-scraper shapes are getting weirder and more unstable-looking: https://www.designbuild-network.com&#x
604.
by 21 8y ago
I also bet that they didn't sent the SWAT team to arrest him with a no-knock warrant.
605.
by 21 8y ago
I am no expert, but it's my understanding that blood in the capillaries (fingertip) is not exactly the same as blood in the veins. > In addition, the small volumes involved and the variability in sample quality based on puncture si
606.
by 21 8y ago
If you really care just get an Apple. I don't care that much so I'm still on Android.
607.
by 21 8y ago
> I can tell you that uneven strut design would give you uneven loading on the span A structural engineer is quoted in the article that this uneven strut design would have worked if if that end beam was more solid.
608.
by 21 8y ago
> It's a false claim to structural integrity. That's a weird claim to make. False claim to who? Joe on the street?
609.
by 21 8y ago
This is also very likely to be useful for video compression.
610.
by 21 8y ago
> I'm not sure if this is something they usually leave out because it's not interesting, or because it's something that people that work with deep networks all the time (I.E. not me) already have a feel for. I think they l
611.
by 21 8y ago
> but when they get around 13 years old, something happens and they think [weta] are just horrible. Yeah, the brain starts working a bit better :)
612.
by 21 8y ago
> What is the vested interest in a country like the US allowing crypto There is a reason US is called "leader of the free world", and why "freedom" is such an used word. And we are way away from crypto replacing anyth
613.
by 21 8y ago
The relevant part is not if you can make a profit, but if there is a "promoter" which says that. He gave an example how buying a house is not a security even if you expect prices to go up, but buying the same house through another
614.
by 21 8y ago
> Recommend changing the title to Bitcoin/Ether The SEC commented before that Bitcoin is not a security, so the Bitcoin related part is not news.
615.
by 21 8y ago
It probably is. A few days ago a SEC guy (maybe the same?) was on CNBC, and they were pushing for an answer to this question, and he refused to make any comment, and said that a position will come in due time.
616.
by 21 8y ago
> teaches us that sometimes knowing one’s rights and speaking out with confidence delivers truth to abusive power One thing I worry in this kind of situation is that you think you know your right, but you are wrong, either because the la
617.
by 21 8y ago
It doesn't work like that. This attack requires the user to enter the password WHILE the NSA is monitoring the power.
618.
by 21 8y ago
If this fix disables the data port when the phone is locked, presumably all future zero-days will be blocked.
619.
by 21 8y ago
> If we go back to the situation where we again don’t have access, now we know directly all the evidence we’ve lost and all the kids we can’t put into a position of safety. And equally important, how many children were "put into a
620.
by 21 8y ago
You mean, FLIC? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLIC_(file_format)
621.
by 21 8y ago
Are you sure you have a 1080p subscription? The basic one, single device, is 720p only. You need the two device subscription for 1080p
622.
by 21 8y ago
Maybe they need cash to pay for electricity and hardware, so that they don't spend bitcoin now when it's down.
623.
by 21 8y ago
This is why I like polymer money. I have yet to hear of any fake plastic notes out there. One documentary said that buying that special plastic film is harder than getting military explosives. I did hear about people passing paper printed f
624.
by 21 8y ago
When Taleb did this strategy, he was buying options years out.
625.
by 21 8y ago
The existence of free will is still a highly controversial topic. It is by no means settled. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdeterminism
626.
by 21 8y ago
Don't forget rule number 1: never get high on your own supply
627.
by 21 8y ago
Let me guess, because of Trump, right.
628.
by 21 8y ago
It is my firm belief that in maximum 10 years we will have number one hit songs completely produced end-to-end by a neural network - instrumental, lyrics, vocals, mixing.
629.
by 21 8y ago
Next week we might learn that Oracle bought GitLab. There is no escape with such huge centralization...
630.
by 21 8y ago
I'm not an expert on this, but my understanding is that there are big transfers taking place from Germany to the rest. They can be seen in Target 2 balances. Technically they are supposed to be more like loans, but in practice economis

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