GloriousKoji

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by GloriousKoji 6y ago
It'll just be Alexa.
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by GloriousKoji 6y ago
Me: "120 degrees Fahrenheit in Celsius" Siri: "Contacting emergency services in five seconds" To be fair I was in a noisy environment and Siri only got the "120" part but seriously, why would that be okay? My p
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by GloriousKoji 6y ago
It does a decent job for heavily text based pdfs like legal forms or manuals and even lets you annotate the document with a pen or highlighter but it chokes on more image based pdfs like slide decks or schematics.
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by GloriousKoji 6y ago
The National Geographic article from a few months ago covers the lasting effects much better. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/02/here-is-w...
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by GloriousKoji 6y ago
Same here. I'm surprised how jarring the emjoi's are to my focus.
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by GloriousKoji 6y ago
My hypothesis is that COVID-19 is more severe because of a Vitamin D deficiency and old people are more likely to be deficient. The discussion section references a study from 2017 which shows Vitamin D's helps protect against acute res
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by GloriousKoji 6y ago
The sound notification definitely compounds on the distraction. Not only is there the jarring sound or ringtone but the brain's knee jerk reaction of hatred for lack of respect of others around them. I've grown to hate the door kn
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by GloriousKoji 6y ago
I have the same model and mine is also riddled with problems, and I have trouble finding stable work arounds for. With older laptops (PC or mac) if enough parts break I could either go remote headless server or tee-pee it on the ground with
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by GloriousKoji 6y ago
It's also a bad example because pack number is determined largely by genetics and visibility is largely determined by diet. Look at Arnold in his Mr Olympia days, he only had a 5-pack.
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by GloriousKoji 6y ago
This is awesome. I hope it will still be up and running in 10 years to give the future a glimpse of the past.
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by GloriousKoji 7y ago
I really want to see solid numbers of this comparing cultures/countries with mask wearing to those without. I'm not convinced masks help either way.
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by GloriousKoji 7y ago
Not anymore. US used to be first to invent but switched to first to file a some years ago.
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by GloriousKoji 7y ago
I don't think there is a way to stop this virus from infecting "everyone". The important thing about self isolation and social distancing is that it reduces the speed of spreading so hospitals are not overloaded. * "ever
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by GloriousKoji 7y ago
That's my Men In Black type of indirect interview screen. "In the language you're most comfortable with, implement xyz". They then proceed to use the language that was listed on the job posting, that they're clearly
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by GloriousKoji 7y ago
Copper is probably the best out of the available materials given availability, price, human toxicity, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligodynamic_effect
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by GloriousKoji 7y ago
But isn't that roughly about EVERY computer? Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Ti, Apple, Marvell... etc.
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by GloriousKoji 7y ago
But I wouldn't classify those as basic flavors, they're more of a generic physical sensation rather than signals unique to the taste buds on a tongue. For example the capsaicin burn of a pepper can be be felt somewhere else on my
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by GloriousKoji 7y ago
Bon Appetit is a New York city based food magazine that also has pretty entertaining YouTube content. The graph is extremely shocking and not at all what I would have expected. https://anvaka.github.io/sayit/?query=bon_
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by GloriousKoji 7y ago
In the scope of miscarriages I think culture definitely makes it more traumatic. Miscarriages are not uncommon but some how many cultures tend to stigmatize it and then blame the woman, as if it was something in her control. The constant re
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by GloriousKoji 7y ago
I used to work for a large (American) company where vacation days were traditionally accrued but there was a "cash-out vacation hours" button on the HR portal. It was just another way pressure people into working more hours.
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by GloriousKoji 7y ago
Scientist have just recently taught rats how to play hide-and-seek for fun. Other scientists have found out that slime mold will model the Japanese railroad system. I wouldn't be surprised if rodents (plural) instinctively have a go st
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by GloriousKoji 7y ago
I'd also like the SD card reader back.
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by GloriousKoji 7y ago
The touch pad is ridiculously huge now, going by my greasy finger smears I maybe use only 50% of the total area. They could easy sacrifice some of that real estate to put the touchbar as row above the function keys and feature a full size s