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I now lack the juice to fuel the bluster to conceal that I am a simpleton(lithub.com)
381 points by Jun8 2y ago|174 comments
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by Jun8 2y ago
4D is really interesting and not because it's higher than 3D. There are many mathematical aspects that are unique to it! Check out the second answer to the MATH SE question to see one: https://math.stackexchange.com/que
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by Jun8 2y ago
That's correct. A fascinating topic is how the written representation shapes the user's language, and, by association, their thinking - a written word version of teh Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis if you will. For example, for the aliens
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by Jun8 2y ago
Interesting and well-illustrated article. The claim that Japanese (or any other language) totally unique is a romantic one, showing the ignorance of the author with the very wide variety of languages and writing systems (the effect go wri
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by Jun8 2y ago
The issue in front of the SCOTUS is “Whether the enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property constitutes “cruel and unusual punishment” prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.” For a detailed analysis of what
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by Jun8 2y ago
Whether you like his theories and positions or not, he was a great philosopher, an influential thinker, and an interesting character. NY Times interview with him: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/27
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by Jun8 2y ago
Version on Medium: https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/lost-souls-of-grammatiko...
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Lost Souls of Grammatiko: The crash of Helios Airways flight 522(imgur.com)
2 points by Jun8 2y ago|1 comments
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by Jun8 2y ago
Looking at the data summarized in [1], the compensation for 5 people was 20% of total expenses in 2022 while "Other Salaries and Wages" was 70%. Annual contributions of $3.5M is pretty robust. Comparing with, for example, Girls Wh
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by Jun8 2y ago
For a more lighthearted approach to the topics in this lecture you might want to check out the comic Aaranson created with Zach Weinersmith: http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/the-talk-3 .
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by Jun8 2y ago
Previous HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39930887
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by Jun8 2y ago
Relevant, an article on the “airship renaissance”: https://airandspace.si.edu/air-and-space-quarterly/issue-9/a...
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by Jun8 2y ago
The last photo of him sitting in his chair, desperately trying to finish his memoirs was taken in their house in Galena, IL. If you’re in the vicinity make sure to visit it (and the nearby charming city with tons of history, e.g. the term l
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by Jun8 2y ago
When I first encountered this wiki I found its tone over the top, reminiscent of the people in Eco's Foucault's Pendulum ; however, the breadth and depth of Roger Penrose's The Road to Reality (what is referred to as the T
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Graph, Wall, Tome – The Portal Wiki(theportal.wiki)
2 points by Jun8 2y ago|1 comments
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by Jun8 3y ago
I think Baker would like - no, love - HN! Right now an essay on him is sharing the front page with 2-axis light positioners (whatever the heck those are), cow magnets, secrets rooms in train stations, and a CLI switch to DOS that printed
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by Jun8 3y ago
What a great idea he had and a well-written article. I'm a sucker for r/AskReddit's periodic questions on redditors' secrets (e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ziqmsh/wh
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by Jun8 3y ago
Wow! I of course knew that Lish heavily edited the story but I never looked at the changes: they are huge . Talk about the old adage about the statue being in the slab of marble, you just need to take out the unnecessary parts. Towards the
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by Jun8 3y ago
Interesting longform piece about relationships, or, more simply, "finding the one." "And the thing is, there aren’t that many people you can have an amazing life with. Maybe 10,000, spread fairly evenly across the globe? A bi
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Looking for Alice(henrikkarlsson.xyz)
2 points by Jun8 3y ago|1 comments
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by Jun8 3y ago
Hi fellow JTJr fan! She was never mainstream after her death but it seems her readership is dwindling by the decade. She corresponded with Le Guin. It’s a pity about the award, that’s how I first found out about her. And for the stupidest r
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by Jun8 3y ago
My post from yesterday evening when I first saw the news: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39912566
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by Jun8 3y ago
“Beginnings are exciting; middles are gratifying; but endings, boyoboy.” — John Barth, On With The Story Boyoboy, indeed! What a way to end to a dismal day! Many years ago (feels like ancient Sumer now) I came across his "Lost in the F
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John Barth has died(nytimes.com)
66 points by Jun8 3y ago|23 comments
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by Jun8 3y ago
Relevant discussion on whether Titanic also tried to do a full reverse and, if true, if this was the right decision: https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/comments/1abvwqt/if_the_tit...
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by Jun8 3y ago
I like Kevin Mims’s posts, a great mix of nostalgia, old man grumpiness and spot on observations about media. Forget about Shatner for a sec, this article is worth looking at just for the description of watching TV in the olden times. I’m n
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93 Years of Shatner(quillette.com)
6 points by Jun8 3y ago|2 comments
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by Jun8 3y ago
Does anyone have a good explanation;anation why a photo of an Asian woman is used in almost all cases, as opposed to, say, German looking or Indian woman. Is it because they are deemed to be the most attractive for the target victim demog
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by Jun8 3y ago
The top answer given here is highly reductionist to the point of misleading. This question comes up regularly in Physics SE, if you’re interested I suggest you check out the answers to the following: https://physics.stackexchange
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by Jun8 3y ago
Laura Fermi has written a nice memoir about life with Fermi: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Atoms_in_the_Family/zpP...

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