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N.Y.P.D. Robot Dog’s Run Is Cut Short After Fierce Backlash(nytimes.com)
11 points by Jun8 5y ago|1 comments
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by Jun8 6y ago
Can you point to some good resources to get started on artisanal bread baking for a complete beginner?
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by Jun8 6y ago
"So where does the oxygen come from? Shuai Li and team suggest it comes from Earth's upper atmosphere. ... The effect would be strongest on the Moon's Earth-facing hemisphere, consistent with the distribution determined by Li
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by Jun8 6y ago
Yep, thanks for catching that, edited to correct it.
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by Jun8 6y ago
Classic network balancing problem. Even in regular times this causes gross inefficiencies: A number of years ago I had heard that for large carriers (e.g. FedEx, UPS) ~20% of trailers you see on the road drive totally empty to balance their
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by Jun8 6y ago
"Oh, ye immortal gods! what is theogony? Oh, thou too, mortal man! what is philanthropy? Oh, world! which was and is, what is cosmogony? Some people have accused me of misanthropy; And yet I know no more than the mahog
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by Jun8 6y ago
Fantastic article. When I read patio11's content I'm almost always amazed at two aspects: (1) the important truths about capitalism/the valley/entrepreneurship/getting better and (2) his simple, matter of fact, and
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by Jun8 6y ago
Leaving aside the origins of this rhyme and various controversies surrounding it, the formation "have you any wool?" is interesting. One would expect (1) "Do you have any wool?" or (2) "Have you got any wool?".
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by Jun8 6y ago
Ah, seeing an old friend on HN in the evening! I recently bought the Essential Fellini collection mentioned here ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08FPJLQ4T , I great way to spend $170). Although briefly touche
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by Jun8 6y ago
Speaking of writing on controversial topics: here’s an entry to connection between rationality and polyamory mentioned but not discussed in this post https://putanumonit.com/2019/10/16/polyamory-is-rational&#x
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California is making liberals squirm(nytimes.com)
11 points by Jun8 6y ago|4 comments
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by Jun8 6y ago
I just finished the book Silk Roads ( https://www.amazon.com/Silk-Roads-New-History-World/dp/11019... ) which deals the history of trade between East and West in detail, a fascinating read of this article piqued y
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by Jun8 6y ago
According to Wikipedia : "Humans are not thought to have a magnetic sense, but there is a protein (a cryptochrome) in the eye which could serve this function" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetoreception Ho
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by Jun8 6y ago
When one searches on Amazon for `Catullus` and sees the many translations and other books about him, some quite recent ( Catullus' Bedspread is especially interesting https://www.amazon.com/Catullus-Bedspread-Life-Rome
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by Jun8 6y ago
Fascinating! Wikipedia entry of the technology used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_ge... The location is beautiful ( https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aniva,+Russia,
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by Jun8 6y ago
Link to Episode 1 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyll-bBZzyk
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No Béarla (No English) Documentary(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by Jun8 6y ago|2 comments
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by Jun8 6y ago
These slim volumes are a joy to read precisely for the reasons given in the article: minimal textual flourish, old-fashioned translations, green and red colors, etc. as well their enormous breadth. I still remember the joy when my wife gi
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by Jun8 6y ago
Good catch and thanks for posting the correct text. While copying from the article in haste I didn't notice that some letters didn't come through. The language is tricky since Attic is only covered in introductory courses and this
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by Jun8 6y ago
Analyzing her "Midnight Poem" is a favorite pastime, there has been attempts by astronomers to pinpoint the date of this night, the latest I know is a paper from 2016 ( https://dhayton.haverford.edu/wp-content/
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by Jun8 6y ago
“The meaning of life is that it ends.” What a well-written piece on an important topic that we'll all be facing. I had never heard of Alice James, thanks for posting this. These HN gems, esp. when encountered in a quiet evening with a
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by Jun8 6y ago
Not quite art but related: Mojave Phone Booth: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mojave-phone-booth
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Washington, D.C., and the Quest for a Perfectly Square City(atlasobscura.com)
1 points by Jun8 6y ago|0 comments
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by Jun8 6y ago
Here's an example of the poetry generated from https://rhizome.org/editorial/2013/apr/9/queer-history-compu... , which is a much better article than this one in explaining the technology and connecti
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by Jun8 6y ago
Great project! Tangentially, tides is one of those topics that many people have misguided notions about (only two tides, tidal bulge, effect on sun on tides, etc.). An excellent answer is provided in this Physics SE answer: https:/&#x
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by Jun8 6y ago
It lists many dilemmas from various areas of life explained in a simple way with examples, so you don't lose the kid's attention. Some of them are classical ethical problems so you can take your discussion as deeps you want.
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by Jun8 6y ago
To exercise pure thinking skills and empathy (as opposed to STEM, etc.) a great approach is to discuss philosophical/moral problems with the, treating their opinion seriously. A good book to use is: The Pig That Wants To Be Eaten”, but
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by Jun8 6y ago
On the fiction side, I’m currently reading and very much enjoying Imperium ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperium_(Harris_novel) ), which is a fictional biography of Cicero.
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by Jun8 6y ago
Now that you mentioned terraforming Earth, let me mention my favorite forgotten mega projectL Antlantropa ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantropa ). Peel away the colonialism, ties to Lebensraum, and lowering the Medi
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by Jun8 6y ago
Keat's reaction to reading Chapman's translation compared to the overwrought (to him) one of Pope is famous: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_First_Looking_into_Chapman%...

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