Isamu

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by Isamu 7y ago
Hey, thanks for the word. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia
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by Isamu 7y ago
How so? Please expand. They sum up as follows: "Aside from a few devotees of the White Goddess, no one rates Graves as a prophet these days, but his books, some of them at least, are too good to be left “lying about.” The best of them
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by Isamu 7y ago
>How hard could it have been For me, it's those movies with ancient Egyptian sets with obvious crap glyphs. They can't be bothered even to copy from reference.
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by Isamu 7y ago
The title itself lets you know the desire of the author to occupy some philosophical high ground, while admitting some hard truths. They could have asked more honestly, "why is C/Unix winning hearts and minds while Lisp-based syst
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by Isamu 7y ago
I like an analysis that includes operations and logistics, which is how long or large campaigns are won or lost. >It is hard to avoid the conclusion that while Spartan tactics may have been modestly better than most other Greek states, S
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by Isamu 7y ago
Continued! Steam Cannon successful at MIT! http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/experiments/steamCannon/Archime... >Being frustrated with the outcome, having a visit to MIT in their schedule, and remembering
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by Isamu 7y ago
Of interest is the Mythbusters episode linked in the article: >Myth Statement: Archimedes was able to build a powerful steam cannon, using technology available at the time. >Status: Busted >Notes: A flash-boil-powered cannon, built
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by Isamu 7y ago
NSFNET was just a long-haul backbone, part of the underlying physical network at the time. The Internet is really defined by the inter-networking protocols, since the very term "internet" implies it can ride on different physical
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by Isamu 7y ago
What, nobody mentioned fairphone? https://www.fairphone.com/en/ https://www.ifixit.com/smartphone-repairability You can vote with your dollars.
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by Isamu 7y ago
This is a great, detailed article. Wish I could mega-upvote.
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by Isamu 7y ago
This is adjacent to the current lot, the stair in the background is not the current one. There used to be this paved area that went underneath the steps to the entrance of Hamerschlag. There was also a loading dock there where I assume this
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by Isamu 7y ago
I don't remember exactly but there may have been a small crab apple tree by the entrance. This was below and in front of Hamerschlag Hall that I believe is now filled in. The offices behind connected to the library floor of Wean Hall.
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by Isamu 7y ago
Memories! I actually scanned the video several times to see if I was in the background on the stairs. I remember seeing this being put though the paces in this space (those were CS offices in the background, I don't think this drive-th
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by Isamu 7y ago
Perhaps the title should be "Why policymakers should support fiber over cable and 5G". This is about public policy, it's not a technical discussion.
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by Isamu 7y ago
Here is a very interesting paper describing the on-device deep neural network that waits for "hey siri" to be uttered (2017): https://machinelearning.apple.com/2017/10/01/hey-siri.html
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by Isamu 7y ago
The observation is that mastery requires thousands of hours of deliberate practice. I find it remarkable that people seem to think that this implies a claim in the opposite direction: that thousands of hours of (any) practice results in mas
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by Isamu 7y ago
>I concluded I couldn't use it and had to replace it all Which happened over time. He used it as a starting point, replaced some important parts first and gradually rewrote everything. This took some time. Meanwhile the partial rewr
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by Isamu 7y ago
Queen's pawn game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Pawn_Game [edit] See also "Ken, Unix and Games" by Dennis Ritchie: https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/ken-game
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by Isamu 7y ago
>language of certainty ("has moons") I don't read it that way. This is a science topic, I think the phrase "Jupiter, which has 79" does NOT mean "no more than 79" but does mean at least 79 that we know.
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by Isamu 7y ago
>you're not going to really make sense of this list, not in a way that will actually help you do anything differently. My thoughts as well. Or, you will think of course, I do these things, when in fact you are ineffective at them.
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by Isamu 7y ago
The computer displays were showing films, yes. It is unclear to me that the wireframe animations were not computer generated, I always thought they were. That is, for the wireframe animations when a ship is docking, I always thought that th
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by Isamu 7y ago
My experience is that the internet has drastically increased my use of the library, since now they are all networked (in my region) and affiliated with combined catalogs into a mega-library. It is easier than ever before to borrow. I see a
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by Isamu 7y ago
It's good to see the honest qualifications in the article: >Mason's team was able to identify specific plastics over 100 microns (0.10 mm) in size but not smaller particles. According to experts contacted by CBC News, there is
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by Isamu 7y ago
Is that a favorable response? It seems thoughtfully designed. I especially like the warnings in the beginning. Usually I prefer a higher density of information, but this is not too shabby.
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by Isamu 7y ago
>what are you on about with the world freezing. That's new to me. Well, because this was a thing in the 70's, so before you were born. I remember the headlines in pop-sci magazines were screaming about "the coming ice age&
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by Isamu 7y ago
>What'd probably be more interesting to receive is just a thank you note and some info about what the user is using the sw for. Good idea, I will try to start doing that.
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by Isamu 7y ago
>whether or not tech and the modern internet are a force for good People. Only people are a force for good or evil. Tech is true neutral ... or maybe Chaotic Neutral.
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Spot, Boston Dynamic's Robot Dog, Is Finally Available for Sale(gizmodo.com)
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by Isamu 7y ago
Yes, Ottomatika (self-driving car CMU spinoff) was purchased in 2015 and NuTonomy (MIT spinoff) in 2017. They have been busy.
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by Isamu 7y ago
Thanks for pointing out the Nano, seems they are pricing it at $99: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-machines/embedded-sy...

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