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811.
by ISL 5y ago
I'm qualitatively in agreement -- I had day-traded bitcoin many years ago and sold off my last small holdings over the weekend. I had a forcing function that made the sale timely, but $62k/BTC was close-enough to my ~$100k/BT
812.
by ISL 5y ago
When opening a mailbox, I had to provide ID and a notarized signature.
813.
Physicists make most precise measurement ever of neutron’s lifetime(nature.com)
2 points by ISL 5y ago|0 comments
814.
by ISL 5y ago
From CDC's Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (2018): 1. Be First 2. Be Right. 3. Be Credible. 4. Express Empathy. 5. Promote Action. 6. Show Respect. https://emergency.cdc.gov/cerc/ppt/CERC_Introduction.
815.
by ISL 5y ago
This article was shared with me in an organization that was scaling incredibly quickly; it was extremely helpful. The mantra, "give away your legos" has echoed for me since.
816.
by ISL 5y ago
Well, that's incorrect :).
817.
by ISL 5y ago
By that measure, most of those who live under oppressive dictators think their leaders are okay. If not, "they would just rise up and replace them". Doctorow's piece here reads to me as a call for viable alternatives. The pro
818.
by ISL 5y ago
Upvoting because thoughtful uses of shape-memory alloys don't get enough love.
819.
Virtual reality through a new lens: RF5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye(canon.ca)
1 points by ISL 5y ago|0 comments
820.
by ISL 5y ago
Chameleons are a sign that experiments are making real progress. When they first emerged, my reaction was, "seriously?!", but as I've matured, I've realized that they're a real theoretical adaptation to the experime
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by ISL 5y ago
The argument is the same for both photon and matter-couplings, but it is easier to think about for photons. If a particle has a photon coupling and has a lower mass than the energy of photons inside the Sun, then there is a chance that a ph
822.
by ISL 5y ago
(video)
823.
by ISL 5y ago
A normal contract would surely suffice. "The United States Government will give $1B to the first company or person to demonstrate a safe and effective treatment that halts or reverses the effects of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy[1] us
824.
by ISL 5y ago
I'll second this notion, in part. It was a revelation that the warm colors and soft morning light I'd seen in National Geographic images of Africa as a child were real. In Ghana during the Harmattan, every morning and evening just
825.
by ISL 5y ago
Indeed -- the only loser for a quieter fighter aircraft is the enemy. If fighters could be made silent, they'd be even more effective. The 'sound of freedom' can take on many interpretations. A major winner would be the com
826.
by ISL 5y ago
The origin matters for two major reasons: 1) So we can learn and mitigate the risks of something similar happening again. and 2) In the event that the virus was leaked from a laboratory, the world would like to send the lab a small invoice
827.
by ISL 5y ago
That's a good and subtle question, with multiple relevant answers: 1) As _Microft says in a sibling reply, the reason is because for this type of experiment, the researchers were studying short-baseline oscillations. A curious property
828.
by ISL 5y ago
I assume GP's fix is, "Don't accept below-market pay."
829.
by ISL 5y ago
Alas, I will never be able to email you :).
830.
by ISL 5y ago
Whoa. I use an xyz domain daily. This thread is eye-opening. Here's the reply from a SpamAssassin validator. My domain is almost marked as spam solely on TLD grounds. What's the point of a TLD if it isn't a first-party domain
831.
by ISL 5y ago
For truly egregious conduct, one can avail themselves of the state attorney-general. They have resources and tools that every company must respect. At least in Washington State, there are also mandated exceptions to all company's non-d
832.
by ISL 5y ago
Does it interact with the open web? Are there examples of public-facing profiles one might see? As Instagram closes down its interoperability with the open web even further (try visiting pages in an Incognito window -- sign-in is rapidly re
833.
by ISL 5y ago
We all knew that we were going to respond unfailingly to counter those responsible. What we didn't know was who it was, where they were, what the ripple-effects might be, or how it might end. On the latter-two points, we don't yet
834.
by ISL 5y ago
If watching this footage makes you want to stand up and do something, remember that Covid-19 is killing as many people in the US every two days as died in these attacks. Take small steps to make the world a better place, helping your neighb
835.
by ISL 5y ago
You may find that watching the retrospective footage will make you want to sign up for the Marines.
836.
by ISL 5y ago
It is incredible reliving this experience, knowing what was to come in the two decades after.
837.
by ISL 5y ago
If you're in the Pacific Northwest, specifically Washington/Western Washington, then UW's weather models reach much higher spatial resolution than Windy appears to do. https://a.atmos.washington.edu/mm5rt&#x2F
838.
by ISL 5y ago
Before any concerns about charge, the simple act of doing so would release 100000000000000000 Joules of energy. For scale, the largest nuclear weapon ever tested converted around 2300g of matter to energy[1]. Please don't do that :). [
839.
by ISL 5y ago
Though I knew the story of the Snow Cruiser in general terms, I didn't know the information in the last few paragraphs nor the final image. Thanks for posting.
840.
by ISL 5y ago
There is very little substitute for spending lots of time in your lab, so that you notice the tiny shifts in mechanical sounds that indicate a change in the health of an instrument.

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