AndrewDucker

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AliExpress gets record €550M fine from EU for allowing sale of illegal products(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by AndrewDucker 3mo ago|1 comments
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by AndrewDucker 3mo ago
They already can't make enough to keep up with demand. Inducing more demand at this point doesn't make them any more money.
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by AndrewDucker 3mo ago
This is definitely one of those situations where it would have been useful to explain what Playwright is.
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by AndrewDucker 3mo ago
"I realize that my boss and I could have probably worked out some face-saving compromise behind closed doors before having any sort of public discussions." Absolutely this. Nothing wrong with disagreeing, but don't have a sc
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What would a land value tax do?(taxpolicy.org.uk)
2 points by AndrewDucker 3mo ago|0 comments
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Python Is So Slow. Can Julia Solve the Two-Language Problem?(wired.com)
3 points by AndrewDucker 3mo ago|0 comments
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by AndrewDucker 3mo ago
That's great if you're cultivating a very small group of friends who are local. Social media is how I keep vaguely aware of what's going on with my friends who now live scattered across the planet and get to see in person onc
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by AndrewDucker 3mo ago
Archive is giving a 500 error. Anyone got another paywall bypass?
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by AndrewDucker 3mo ago
Never mind, you're keeping the parts that are going to end up in that sorted location. That makes sense. This visualisation made it click for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HylYYer2hR4
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by AndrewDucker 3mo ago
I assume that "index" in this case is for the index in the fully sorted list? i.e. if you're looking for the 50th place in a 100 item list, then it's 50th place in the sorted list you want. But as you don't know
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Why electric cars cost more to insure – and what's being done about it(bbc.co.uk)
4 points by AndrewDucker 3mo ago|0 comments
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by AndrewDucker 3mo ago
For someone on "hacker news" you're showing a surprising lack of knowledge of the multiple meanings of the word "hack" in computer circles.
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by AndrewDucker 3mo ago
If you're going to dismiss concerns as nonsensical then it generally helps to explain why you think they're nonsensical.
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by AndrewDucker 3mo ago
The lathe is on display right now. https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co46284...
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by AndrewDucker 3mo ago
It's not just vehicles. Battery fires from electric bikes and scooters have also caused issues. And currently you can't put a battery pack into plane hold luggage because of fire risks.
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by AndrewDucker 3mo ago
Assuming that the spaghetti is being held in such a way that longer pieces hit the surface first. If the pieces are being held at random points, or such that the bottoms line up rather than the tops, then this approach won't work.
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How the AI bubble could pop and take down the global economy, according to BIS(theregister.com)
3 points by AndrewDucker 3mo ago|1 comments
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Plex debuts 5-year membership pass for $250(arstechnica.com)
2 points by AndrewDucker 3mo ago|0 comments
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by AndrewDucker 3mo ago
What are the plans for people who can't get fibre to the property?
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by AndrewDucker 3mo ago
Yeah. I (male) have a daughter who is very much like me, to the point where my wife finds it hilarious when I get frustrated at her behaving in the same ways my wife gets frustrated at me for behaving.
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by AndrewDucker 4mo ago
I know one kid, now 5, who taught himself to read watching Alphablocks. My own kids haven't done anything that impressive, but they've certainly enjoyed watching a lot of videos and it doesn't seem to have done them any harm.
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Quora and mass AI poisoning: An organized crime AI spam ring(tacit.livejournal.com)
5 points by AndrewDucker 4mo ago|1 comments
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by AndrewDucker 4mo ago
India had the second highest number of cases and the third highest number of deaths. And that's before you start taking into account the terrible record tracking and lack of testing.
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by AndrewDucker 4mo ago
Agreed. Generally, with QR menus I'm used to paying when we order. No need for secondary processes or worrying about something not being paid for.
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by AndrewDucker 4mo ago
If it was reductions they'd tell you so in the title. If they aren't doing that it's because they're trying to avoid giving you the bad news for as long as possible.
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Microspeak elaborated: Isn't escrow just a release candidate by another name?(devblogs.microsoft.com)
5 points by AndrewDucker 4mo ago|0 comments
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by AndrewDucker 4mo ago
The article has been updated in response to this post. (See the end)
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by AndrewDucker 4mo ago
Or combine the 3: SpAIceX
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by AndrewDucker 4mo ago
People connect from home more at the weekends and home ISPs support ipv6 more than offices do.
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by AndrewDucker 4mo ago
Reads like academia to me.

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