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by Pietertje 8y ago
For those of you who wish to read more on Erdos personal life I can recommend the book: The Man Who Loved Only Numbers [0]. Highly entertaining. [0]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/714583.The_Man_Who_Loved...
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by Pietertje 8y ago
Interestingly the problem tends to be economical rather than technological. A 5 years ROI would normally be sufficient to get traction. Apparently the current system of charterers is holding it back.
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by Pietertje 8y ago
This is Delta which do not have a copy or scan of your passport - just your textual info..., different to customs which do have this. Also note that quality of Delta's photo booth will be much better than a copy of your passport.
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by Pietertje 8y ago
This is indeed a great book. Definitely worth a read. Van Reybrouck describes the history of Congo starting pre-colonial, the colonization by Belgium and the entire aftermath. The books gives you a good understanding on the impact and the h
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by Pietertje 9y ago
Piranhas.co does the same, though with less sites. It also includes shipping costs.
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by Pietertje 10y ago
This policy reminds me of a recent TOR blog post [0]. A good example why the tech industry shouldn't ignore the political climate and why the second principle is so important. [0] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/t
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by Pietertje 10y ago
Its a flaw in the auction design. A simple rule as the closing time will be extended by x minutes after the last bid would solve this.
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by Pietertje 10y ago
Do you think the perception of crime/safety might be an explanation? The difference with three decades ago is the ease of information distribution with social media/internet. Most likely also media coverage has shifted more to cri
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by Pietertje 10y ago
True, the suburbs explain some of it. However, I've been told it would be a big no-no to let your 8 year old play in the park a few blocks away without supervision. Parents who do so are apparently considered irresponsible. Do note my
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by Pietertje 10y ago
The Dutch have a similar approach albeit at a bit older age. During my last visit to the US I was really astonished when my colleague told me he was driving his kids (12-15 years old) everywhere anytime and that this was common. One of the
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by Pietertje 11y ago
That is not true at all, wafer throughput is a factor 4-5 less... The mistake in the first comment is that with self aligned double patterning you only need one litho step, not two. The same applies for SQDP. And since litho is one of the m
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by Pietertje 11y ago
To me, you are describing one of the core problems of ad networks. As long as they are not accountable (or simply never have to account) for malware distribution ad blocking will be the best protection...
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by Pietertje 11y ago
This is a difficult one, I'm really excited about lithography and want to share my knowledge but since I'm working at one of those firms (dislcaimer here) I can share little... So, let's stay safe and share some public knowle
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by Pietertje 11y ago
Thanks, reading it more carefully I see I missed more info... Anyway, 86 participants, divided in two equal groups. Let's say the 43 participants in the loser group all threw the dice once you'll end up with a ~9% chance of the g
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by Pietertje 11y ago
Does someone know if this research has been published and is freely accessible? The difference of the losers of -0.5 compared to the expected value gives me the feeling N is not pretty high...
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by Pietertje 11y ago
The example he gives is heartbreaking, however the solution he poses is only treating, in this particular case, symptons of two other issues: Why does it take 2 years to stand trial for a petty crime? Why is the accused sent to prison while
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by Pietertje 11y ago
Thanks for sharing! This list is a list I actually expected the OP's list to be. Probably because I'm also more likely to view the Ask HN threads about books.
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by Pietertje 11y ago
Even from a theft perspecive it is bad design practise to have this placed outdoor... Why not place only the camera and button outdoor and have a simple wire connection to the wifi module. It's such a design flaw it becomes even funny
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by Pietertje 11y ago
Unfortunately I cannot help you with your question, I haven't found anything cheaper than building your own. And that's going to cost you >200USD. I do have some advice before you invest in a drone. Buy a cheap non-programmable
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by Pietertje 11y ago
Well... yes and no... Rand divides all the characters into two groups, to put it simple into the socialists and the capitalists. The capitalists get the virtues of honesty, integrity and are rational and so on, while the socialists are depi
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by Pietertje 11y ago
Thanks for the info, I've added it to my to-read list.
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by Pietertje 11y ago
What is your opinion on The Guns of August? I'm still looking for a good book on World War I.
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by Pietertje 11y ago
I'll skip some mentioned already by others. Books I really enjoyed this year: The Wright Brothers, David McCullough - wonderful book on the Wright Brothers, easy to read, shows that persistence and logic thinking pays out. 5/5 The
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by Pietertje 11y ago
I can vouch for the first two of these books: 1. "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!", fun bio, made me buy the Feynman lectures as well. Really glad I did. 2. "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Fut
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by Pietertje 11y ago
Thanks, makes complete sense now to me.
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by Pietertje 11y ago
I highly doubt your first statement. Solar, for example, is no burden since if you do nothing it would land on earth anyway. For fossil fuels you release chemically stored energy as heat. The same applies for nuclear power. Which is an addi
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by Pietertje 11y ago
Does somebody know if nuclear power will actually be an improvement for the environment (only considering temperature here)? Essentially you just release heat which is stored as mass. A quick calculation shows that if you only consider heat
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by Pietertje 11y ago
The math is rather easy, it is however questionable what you define as one of the largest nuclear power plants. Most power plants have multiple units, if you take the power per unit you more or less end up with 20 years. Capacity of large n