Arbalest

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by Arbalest 7y ago
I do mean Generation X, 1960s to early 80s
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by Arbalest 7y ago
Sorry, I wasn't in a position to look up stuff on youtube at the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP091FeB-3o
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by Arbalest 7y ago
He must have recognised the seachange of populism and created a persona to suit. Reminds me of the BDG video on Polygon on how to create the perfect E3 presentation. Particularly the part about Gaffes. I suppose this was a long time coming,
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by Arbalest 7y ago
I was thinking something similar. Trump might not be the brightest person, but he sure can't keep his mouth shut... Which is exactly what we need in this instance.
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by Arbalest 7y ago
Worth keeping in mind that "emissions" targeted are actually somewhat localised. The initiatives are about reducing NOx emissions within the bounds of suburban areas, where it tends to become photochemical smog[0]. Yes CO2 is an i
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by Arbalest 7y ago
You might have been thinking Methane with the middle east comment. Natural gas is mostly methane. Also you should have mentioned LPG, to allow it to be related to existing initiatives (which have now seen decline).
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by Arbalest 7y ago
> even if powered 100% by coal plants, these plants have an higher efficiency than cars' internal combustion engines Yes they have incredible thermal efficiency, but two things come to mind: The grid does not, and coal has particula
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by Arbalest 7y ago
> “Perception is reality” was an internal slogan at the time. I don't think this line really conveys the weight of the slogan. That slogan is applicable in so many fields and pretty much all the time. Even just in small social circl
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by Arbalest 7y ago
Nope, according to https://opensource.com/article/19/6/raspberry-pi-4 > The BCM2835-based chip in Raspberry Pi 1 to 3 provided just one native USB port and no Ethernet, so a USB hub on the board provided m
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by Arbalest 7y ago
Spellchecking isn't universal, and I've frequently found myself typing completely different words than I had intended, which are not misspellings. That would be picked up pretty quickly.
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by Arbalest 7y ago
Peat? Seriously? Peat in Tasmania (Australia) is protected, because it occurs in national parks. This suggests it is a big deal for biodiversity. Yet apparently people are burning it for energy...
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by Arbalest 7y ago
As much as Advertisers want to be able to use their own domains to be able thwart fake clicks, this approach leaves them open to ad blocking. At what point with the wish to deliver ads outweigh the want to measure user engagement? Once ads
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by Arbalest 7y ago
> the button should always be in the exact same place so I don't need to think. I don't think that thinking is the problem, the problem is looking to locate.
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by Arbalest 7y ago
A product that doesn't last multiple generations to be passed down, and justified by the use of green materials? Sounds like a business dream.
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by Arbalest 7y ago
I use Discord from an incognito Chrome window. I avoid it most of the time, by doing: 1. Email is manually typed, password is copy pasted 2. I move the mouse around in the window in a fairly non-mechanical manner. I don't know if you u
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by Arbalest 7y ago
No doubt to try and boost their share price.
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by Arbalest 7y ago
I probably should have been clear, I meant that the slack hype train has been joined by discord, even though it is essentially the same, it has just been marketed differently.
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by Arbalest 7y ago
If not Slack, then Discord
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by Arbalest 7y ago
Is it time for piracy of ostensibly free content? Just so that we can protect ourselves, and perhaps our children from large scale tracking? Any injected adverts into the content stream would either become static, or removed by the release
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by Arbalest 7y ago
I still think this notion of saving up (401(k) and superannuation) is going to fall in a heap. What good is money if no one is around to do the work? Demand will increase and all that saved up money is killed by inflation. The government is
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by Arbalest 7y ago
Any comparison of rent vs buy should be made by comparing interest+council rates/land tax paid to rent paid. You also need to be secure in the assumption that your house/land value will not drop. You also need to account for rises
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by Arbalest 7y ago
Yeah I know, it was in jest, as a reminder as to the practices of Oracle. Also most consumers do use the JRE, and the size of the audience is what Oracle would make decisions on.
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by Arbalest 7y ago
I can't help but wonder, are educational institutions immune to this? Keep in mind that these are all corporations involved here.
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by Arbalest 7y ago
Oracle could have easily done as Google has done with Android, and make sure that the client end wouldn't run without some kind of proprietary extension[a]. They are the world leaders in deploying the Ask toolbar, and with that comes t
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by Arbalest 7y ago
Antibiotic resistance is the medical equivalent of Climate Change. It hasn't gotten anywhere as much exposure as climate change though, and even with the amount climate change has gotten, it still isn't seeing enough action. I jus
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by Arbalest 7y ago
Besides the point about already trying out Java Applets, Why would you dismiss the Oracle avoidance? Oracle recently moved with Java to show a strong preference to monetising it, whereas lots of people on the web cannot afford any licencing
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by Arbalest 7y ago
I'm pretty much in the same boat. I would also agree with all the anti-advertising stuff. Keeping them off tracking is paramount. The phones thing as well. I have also been thinking about the ramp of releasing restrictions. With respec
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by Arbalest 7y ago
Think of wireless generally, like an ethernet hub. When one thing is talking, everything else needs to shut up. Or: by making the ranges shorter, you're not shouting over the people at table on the other side of the room.
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by Arbalest 7y ago
heh yeah, numerology doesn't make much sense when applied to measurement units generally. That hasn't stopped it being applied anyway. For someone already prone to this sort of thinking, they're looking at the number, without
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by Arbalest 7y ago
Welcome to Australia https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislat...

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