IvyMike

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by IvyMike 11y ago
Do we need to address every single possible misunderstanding in every headline? This wasn't a costly errant click and if you did click, the page made itself obvious right away, so this feels like nitpicking.
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by IvyMike 11y ago
> goto (not even as a reserved word) I haven't done this for a while, but once upon a graduate program I wrote a compiler from a made-up-language (MUP) to C. MUP had some strange control structures, and if C did not have "goto
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by IvyMike 11y ago
I suspect someone like Knuth might attract quite a bit of mail from "math cranks" [0]; this tiny little hurdle might actually discourage a few of them. [0] https://empslocal.ex.ac.uk/people/staff/mrwatkin
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by IvyMike 11y ago
I guess you could stick to the strict definition, but then you're sitting in the lunch in awkward silence. Or you could say "I love fixing up my old house. I'm a big fan of Bob Villa, and he inspired me to get a fixer-upper.
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by IvyMike 11y ago
It's tough on an interview to get a feel for how a person is in day-to-day conversation. So the interviewers are looking for areas of common interest to talk about. If they are young, they may have a limited repertoire of topics that
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by IvyMike 11y ago
Here's a question: how do swim fins work? I mean, it seems obvious, but when I start to think about the forces at play, and draw vectors, etc, things actually get less clear. Anyone have an intuitive but rigorous answer? (My question
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by IvyMike 11y ago
The fact that the chances for a planet with a solar eclipse like ours is so tiny makes for a plot point in several science fiction books. One example, from Iain M. Banks' Transition : > But what I want to propose to you is that, a
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by IvyMike 11y ago
> under the assumption that correlation == causation Except we do have a pretty good understanding of the chemisty/physics of the greenhouse effect, too. So there's a prediction ("increased CO2 will lead to warming")
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by IvyMike 11y ago
I understand we're going to get photos from a lot closer, but does anyone know what the best resolution will be? (I guess, how much improvement can we expect?) Because if we can't resolve the mystery from photos, I'm all for
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by IvyMike 11y ago
A) I have no idea what to do with the information, but it's fascinating nonetheless. B) Obviously the instruction mix depends on the programs analyzed. The ones he analyzed are actually all heavily tuned but smaller programs. I wonde
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by IvyMike 11y ago
Not nearly as large or ambitious, but if you're into the "solder hundreds of parts together to get something you could buy for a dollar" aspect, the "Transistor clock" is a pretty cool kit. I'm a lot better at
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by IvyMike 11y ago
I know a lot of people feel ripped off, but as a funder, I think it was a genuine, if failed, experiment, and I was glad to fund the attempt. Pre-kickstarter: "They told us a true-to-life sword-based simulation wouldn't be any fun
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by IvyMike 11y ago
Typically the wedding ring is simple and unadorned--it's just a plain gold ring, no jewels. There are a lot of exceptions to this. But I assume the burglar kept his rule simple.
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by IvyMike 11y ago
Is there any corroboration of the story, or a response by CPS and/or the court? It's very possible I missed it, but neither the article nor the comments give a solid source other than the parents. Because the skeptic in me says t
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by IvyMike 11y ago
> I never understood why reddit was so lenient with its community. I liked that reddit bent over backwards to allow a wide variety of opinions, even ones that were ignorant or hateful. I viewed it as a noble stance. But once upon a time
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by IvyMike 11y ago
I dunno. But I will bet you that August 2021 in Chicago will be warmer on average than February 2022.
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by IvyMike 11y ago
When I went to college, I knew some kids who had trained their whole life to be test-taking machines. These kids got great grades in school. They sat in the front row. "Is this going to be on the test?" was their favorite thing
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by IvyMike 11y ago
At some point in the early to mid 2000's, almost everyone I knew, as well as almost every financial writer, was telling me that I was insane for not buying the biggest and most expensive house the bank would let me.
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by IvyMike 11y ago
That seems pretty harsh--another way of framing it is that he's spreading the information about a potential risk. In the end, AirBnB's message has to be "we make renting to strangers safe" or else nobody would rent wit
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by IvyMike 11y ago
In my opinion, here's the weirdest part of Tidal's message: "We cut out the middleman and passed the savings on to... well, actually, we raised the price. Enjoy!"
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by IvyMike 11y ago
> Why would AirBnB have any responsibility over the tenants? They may not have any legal responsibility. But consider the message sent to potential renters. Does AirBnB really want this horror story out there, scaring away customers?
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by IvyMike 11y ago
> I would like an app like this in the event I ever need to prove my location. And I think it would be cool to see where I go on a map. If you've got the right version of android and the right settings, go here: https://m
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by IvyMike 11y ago
True, it's sad that it was going to overrun costs. But it was ambitious--imagine how ahead of its time it was if it could have achieved 40TeV 20 years ago. It's also depressing when you consider what we did decide to spend money
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by IvyMike 11y ago
There's a science fiction book, Einstein's Bridge, which (MINOR SPOILER) occurs in a universe where the SSC was built. (MAJOR SPOILER) The SSC allows an intelligence from another universe to invade and destroy Earth. But at the s
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by IvyMike 11y ago
What's the combined length of Google's data centers?
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by IvyMike 11y ago
Whenever I read about leap seconds, somewhere in my mind I wonder if wouldn't just be easier to blow up a bunch of "booster" nukes every few years. ;)
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by IvyMike 11y ago
Somebody didn't get to point 9: "I don't really believe we switched universes. Obviously, with my rational mind, I understand that the most reasonable explanation is that I misremembered. Occam's Razor and all that.&qu
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by IvyMike 11y ago
Aziz Ansari sarcastically jokes about those who marry their high school sweethearts: "I don't think I’m going to run into anyone interesting in my 20s or 30s. I’m just going to lock this shit down now.” I have to imagine that reas
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by IvyMike 11y ago
Always interesting to check Google's report on IPv6 use by their users. https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html tldr: Consistently above 5%, almost reaching 7% on weekends. The gap between w
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by IvyMike 11y ago
Squirming in your seat. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/squeaky-bum-time.html

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