KarlKemp

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“Team Jorge”: In the heart of a global disinformation machine(forbiddenstories.org)
10 points by KarlKemp 4y ago|1 comments
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
It’s impossible to operate satellites if you need approval from every single country you might fly over.
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
This used to be true, but changed dramatically. The relevant term is „energy intensity“, measuring how much energy is needed per unit of GDP. It has been improving for quite a while now, see, for example https://www.aceee.org&#x2
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
That’s some impressive gymnastics of logic… It would have been far easier to just stay quiet about the initial than making it public, generating news report around the world, then ending it this way.
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
If you believe lack of insulation is the problem, the heat pump is just underpowered. A more suitable model or, even better, adequate insulation, would likely be a triple win financially, environmentally, and for your and your neighbors&#x2
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
Inherently there’s a trade-off between speed and safety of a car. Doesn’t mean you can’t improve safety for a given speed, given the right incentives.
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2023 Apple Hardware Roadmap, Including Reality Pro Mixed-Reality Headset(bloomberg.com)
12 points by KarlKemp 4y ago|2 comments
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
The EU isn’t going to ban online advertising, so the question isn’t that interesting. It sounds more like a slippery slope argument. What the EU privacy push has created is an incentive for ad networks to improve. What we are already seeing
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
> The European Central Bank has arguably failed its mandate of keeping price stability within the eurozone when some countries have more than 20% inflation. Yeah, Bitcoin has really held up great in value in comparison to euros or dollar
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
How do I scan a QR code on my phone? Do I need a mirror? If it’s so great, why is nobody using it? If people are so easily fooled into MITM attacks, why do they not happen? Have you used Apple Pay? Works quite well.
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
Let’s just hope this is a moment for people who didn’t see this dumpster fire coming to re-examine a few other beliefs.
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
Twitter’s inclusion of Facebook points to the idea that they consider it a competitor, and would be one far larger.
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
The obvious difference is that Github didn’t immediately start spiraling the drain in the most pathetic manner possible.
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
I believe it doesn’t fit the generic laws against anticompetitive practices, mostly because they don’t have dominance in any market. Compare Apple’s iOS stores. There may be something in newer legislation which has made data portability a p
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People who skipped their Covid vaccine are at higher risk of traffic accidents(fortune.com)
2 points by KarlKemp 4y ago|0 comments
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
Yes, but there are still people waiting for their horse. Will they get it before pronouns destroy civilization? They need the horse because it’s the only transport option Musk has to offer that can find its way to the store all by itself, a
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
Alright, then let’s switch to Egyptian hieroglyphs for domain names and the other critical technologies you identify.
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Linux Foundation Announces Overture Maps to Build Interoperable Open Map Data(linuxfoundation.org)
9 points by KarlKemp 4y ago|2 comments
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
The Euro was introduced 23 years ago. It has successfully weathered one domestic crisis in addition to the dot-com bust and the 2008 US banking meltdown. Its exchange value has been stable and the Eurozone economies have fared better than,
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
I don't think there is any floating structure in the world that amounts to more than a rounding error in the context of the German budget, let alone a few barges with pipes and pumps.
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
Chart: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/sites/default/files/styles/g... Whatever the merits, the most salient point on the issue is that nuclear power, by and large, doesn't matter. It's below 5
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
And yet it's France that is bracing for rolling blackouts this winter, and has been importing electricity from Germany all year.
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
Yes, and throw in free massages and a nice gift basket for the fastest driver!
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
On #1 you seem to be acce-ting the “myth”? As to #2, “fun” is possibly the real reason people want it, it that’s just not a very convincing argument. There are also many people who want a speed limit because they experience a different emo
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
That’s advertising , not targeted advertising , isn’t it?
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
“No free lunch” comes to mind. That phone and Internet access get paid in some way.
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The Right to Post(theatlantic.com)
2 points by KarlKemp 4y ago|0 comments
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
And that coal is needed to run a bunch of space-heaters made by NVIDIA.
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
Difflinks or it didn't happen.
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by KarlKemp 4y ago
This has existed since 2013[0]. If you haven't noticed it in nine years, how much did the world really need this ? [0]: https://deletionpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&offset...

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