NavinF

47 ms·

931.
by NavinF 3y ago
You know what I meant by "infinite resolution". Today's monitors are nowhere close to retina (human eye resolution) and even further from being diffraction limited (the color frequency stuff you're talking about) > If
932.
by NavinF 3y ago
I can't imagine how that could have gone differently. If Hurd was completed in the 90s, would anyone use a kernel that was slower than linux because it doesn't share data structures between parts of the kernel? Even today people d
933.
by NavinF 3y ago
No, if we had infinite resolution monitors we wouldn't need anti-aliasing. You gotta bandlimit your signals or you'll see aliasing. That's just how signal processing works. Imagine if your audio player's output voltage j
934.
by NavinF 3y ago
> Ethernet is capacitively coupled It's usually magnetically coupled. I've only seen capacitive coupling when both devices are on the same PCB
935.
by NavinF 3y ago
>PoE operates at a pretty high voltage No, it operates at ELV (extra-low voltage): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra-low_voltage The whole point of PoE, 48V PD USB-C, and similar tech is that they don't need
936.
by NavinF 3y ago
You can connect multiple switches in series. Eg one could be a reed switch that detects whether the PC is within 1mm of a tiny magnet in the floor.
937.
by NavinF 3y ago
PoE switches and devices are widely used in industry. I suspect your 3 PoE adapters are "passive PoE" consumer crap that doesn't meet spec
938.
by NavinF 3y ago
No it just reads as kinda paranoid because li-ion cells typically become spicy pillows long after the device becomes obsolete. It's also trivial to avoid by limiting cell voltage. Many devices, most notably iPhones, automatically go in
939.
by NavinF 3y ago
That's why pretty much all desktop and server mobos have a "chassis intrusion" header that you can connect to a sensor/switch. Your machine should wipe keys or reboot if it's opened or moved.
940.
by NavinF 3y ago
> at least a third of the US adult population doesn't know that USD is the abbreviation for symbol for US dollars If we're just gonna make up statistics...
941.
Japanese houses have limited lifespans (2018)(economist.com)
36 points by NavinF 3y ago|52 comments
942.
The Osmotic Pump: Extracting fresh water from the ocean without spending energy(science.org)
2 points by NavinF 3y ago|0 comments
943.
by NavinF 3y ago
Why not use an Indian VoIP number or eSIM?
944.
by NavinF 3y ago
> People taking 10x the recommended dose of something seems strange Not really. If your blood work shows shows you're low, you'll get a prescription for a very high dose. 100x is normal for some vitamins
945.
by NavinF 3y ago
Have you tried recently? YouTube captions have improved substantially over the last year. In my experience it now performs at human level which might not be good enough for every use case but it does make the "transcript" button a
946.
by NavinF 3y ago
Heh the only thing I use HTTP for that's compatible with your model is browsing Wikipedia, but I've already got a local copy of Wikipedia on my phone so it's hard for me to imagine why anyone would want to use your model. &gt
947.
by NavinF 3y ago
What do you mean by "put your session to resume where it left off"?
948.
by NavinF 3y ago
> You can stream 4K movies on Netflix. I'm betting you can't do that as well with a torrent... Depends on the torrent. Any popular "Linux ISO" can easily saturate my 1400mbps download speed so I download the UHD blura
949.
by NavinF 3y ago
What's the point of all that "merkle-tree based integrity checking + having the merkle root in DNS" without key exchange like X25519
950.
by NavinF 3y ago
What makes you think we'll still be using X25519 in 50 years? I'm pretty sure we'll have human level AGI by then and there's a decent chance that large orgs will have quantum computers too
951.
by NavinF 3y ago
I'd much rather have a Battlefield Wall on my property in the US than a Ribbon Wall or Crinkle Crankle Wall. The latter two sound ridiculous. I really like "Serpentine Wall", but it sounds a little too technical for everyda
952.
by NavinF 3y ago
What do you mean either way? If your income keeps up with inflation or grows faster then you're not screwed. See every software job in the US and the massive difference between L3 and L5 for example
953.
by NavinF 3y ago
Did you mean Peter principle?
954.
by NavinF 3y ago
In your hypothetical scenario, your disposable income would go down over time because your income stays constant and rent increases every year. Eventually you'll be homeless
955.
by NavinF 3y ago
Yeah the title is BS. Lazy jobs are pretty uncommon and they get eliminated every time a company gets acquired or restructured
956.
by NavinF 3y ago
> there's some evidence we forget bad memories faster than good ones Source?
957.
by NavinF 3y ago
You're giving that documentary too much credit. It's full of deliberate misinformation, most of which is summarized here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Seaspiracy/comments/mgtbe8/factchec...
958.
by NavinF 3y ago
3 years used to be the industry standard. Electricity costs are way larger than the cost of replacing servers
959.
by NavinF 3y ago
I'm pretty sure he was joking about people who have skill issues and get mad at society when they can't keep up
960.
by NavinF 3y ago
Was it this one? https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/12/03/book-review-evolutiona...

More ›