Archelaos

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by Archelaos 11mo ago
I create PDF files from C# using LaTeX as an intermediate format. This works very reliable but sometimes takes a bit of tinkering until everything fits. People here on HN recently recommended Typst as a replacement for LaTeX, but I haven&#x
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by Archelaos 11mo ago
Another option is to use Firefox and press [F9].
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by Archelaos 11mo ago
What is the system behind the distinction between “high-level” and “low-level” tags? For example, why is "artificial intelligence" high level, but "cloud computing" low level? Why is "tool" on both levels for t
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by Archelaos 1y ago
> What's wrong or odd about that? You can like a technology as a user and not want to delve into how it works The question here is whether the details are important for the major issues, or whether they can be abstracted away with a
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New study finds that the small Pterosaurs from Solnhofen were killed by a storm(sci.news)
3 points by Archelaos 1y ago|0 comments
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by Archelaos 1y ago
In Germany it is always a Sunday.
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by Archelaos 1y ago
> of always having guaranteed access to qwerty everywhere I go. You haven't travelled far, obviously.
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by Archelaos 1y ago
"A language is a dialect with an army and navy" -- Max Weinrich In the Yiddish original: "אַ שפּראַך איז אַ דיאַלעקט מיט אַן אַרמיי און פֿלאָט", see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_language_is_a_dia
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by Archelaos 1y ago
From the Web-site of the Louvre: Admission is free for the following visitors: Under 18s Proof of ID required. Under 26 year-old residents of the European Economic Area (EU, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein) Proof of ID
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Endorsing easily disproven claims linked to prioritizing symbolic strength(theconversation.com)
62 points by Archelaos 1y ago|56 comments
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by Archelaos 1y ago
"in 1946, just after World War II" Aha.
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Cold war power play: how the Stasi got into computer games(theguardian.com)
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Roman grave marker stolen from Italy found in New Orleans(theguardian.com)
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by Archelaos 1y ago
Regarding modelling memory: Years ago, I was just for fun implementing different strategies for NPCs to walk around and interact with each other (little dots an a hex map). The NPCs had different personalities. For example one was an explor
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by Archelaos 1y ago
This is all propaganda of the nuclear lobby. > Germany didn't avoid nuclear by switching to renewables. It does so by burning coal and building gas-fired power plants. Germany is constantly reducing gas consumption.[1] From 2000-202
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by Archelaos 1y ago
Isn't the whole system somewhat too limited? An interaction can be unpleasant and pleasant at the same time, like getting food offered I dislike when I am very hungry. Instead, shouldn't it be preferable to model the inner state o
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by Archelaos 1y ago
Nuclear technology is a dead end. Renewables and saving energy is the future. Nuclear and fossil are in the same boat. They are both more risky and have huge hidden costs that the general public and future generations will have to bear. The
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by Archelaos 1y ago
> How many people know their family history that far back? That is not so uncommon in Europe. Both from my maternal and paternal line the oldest ancestors I am aware of lived almost 400 years ago, in the mid 17th century. Before that the
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by Archelaos 1y ago
I am using a LaTeX pipeline for creating text, invoices, forms, etc. from snippets stored in a database. It was quite complicated to set up, but the results are very satisfying. In principle, I would like an easier markup language, but am a
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by Archelaos 1y ago
I use GnuCash for expenses, my bank's Web-site to monitor the performance of my stocks, and some Libre Calc spread-sheets for future projections. All three are not ideal, but good enough to cover what interests me most.
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by Archelaos 1y ago
> "given this winning streak in particular, what's the probability of him cheating in this set of games" I think the problem lies in the antecedent. Given all chess tournaments played, how often would we observe such a win
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by Archelaos 1y ago
Thank you for your explanation. I wondered what might motivate someone to devote so much time to something like this. An emergency due to a regression in production is, of course, a valid reason. And also thank you for sharing the details.
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by Archelaos 1y ago
Why did you I spent 45 min reviewing instead of outright rejecting it? (Honest question.)
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by Archelaos 1y ago
I can recommend organic maps: https://organicmaps.app The quality of the maps depends on the region, though. But for me it is typically good enough. I not only like the local maps, but also that I can save waypoints locally. And
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by Archelaos 1y ago
I would say that this is only true for very, very simple use cases. Even moderately complex code should at least be accompanied with a concise documentation. Here is an example from my work: Consider the case were two database fields should
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by Archelaos 1y ago
Geothermal energy is constantly available. Offshore wind parks can provide a stable basic supply. Energy storage and grids that connect distant places can mitigate local variability a lot. I would not advocate against having some fossil eme
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by Archelaos 1y ago
I am not saying that. I am saying that you should use renewable energy to operate your (energy efficient) stove. The technology is here.
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by Archelaos 1y ago
Radiation poisoning. Fossil fuels fall into the same category. The alternative is not nuclear vs. fossil. We should focus entirely on renewable energies. Of course Germany is now in a transition period, and there are a lot of conservative p
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by Archelaos 1y ago
> neither code nor comments should be tutorials Why not? To take the example from the article: def userCoworkers(u: User): List[Employee] = u.departments.flatMap(_.employees) Why not add a comment like: // Autom
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by Archelaos 1y ago
One of the best things Germany ever did. We already have produced enough poison for a million years. Renewables and perhaps nuclear fusion is the future.

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