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by Qub3d 8y ago
As Always, a Relevant XKCD about DHCP: https://xkcd.com/129/ (Free Culture, as Randall notes in the mouseover text, warned us about this over 10 years ago)
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by Qub3d 8y ago
From the article (emphasis added): "Which maps should we investigate deeper? Some options we could reject quickly for various reasons. OpenStreetMap is not supposed to be directly used by commercial sites. Apple Maps, even though we
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by Qub3d 8y ago
That is what the article suggests; creating a driver that supports most popular devices within the last 3 years or so. Personally, I'm on board with this. We shouldn't be as concerned about supporting a ThinkPad circa 1994 if it m
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by Qub3d 8y ago
If you read the Walter Issacson biography, it also implies this.
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by Qub3d 8y ago
Direct Link: https://www.jwz.org/blog/2018/06/lol-github/ I used an archival service because jwz doesn't like HN and has a referral redirect.
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[jwz] The history of Microsoft should not be ignored because of “recent changes”(archive.is)
45 points by Qub3d 8y ago|6 comments
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by Qub3d 8y ago
Its an interesting theory, but falls apart in practice. The parent article mentions the abysmal resell value of diamonds. Ignoring the advertisement at the end, this article sums things up pretty well: https://www.diamonds.pro&#x
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by Qub3d 8y ago
In chrome, go to Settings > Advanced > Content Settings, Select "Cookies", then add medium.com to the Clear on exit category.[0] Works like a charm! [0]: Example - https://i.imgur.com/YfUKdjT.png
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by Qub3d 8y ago
"The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment." -Warren Bennis
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Since TechRadar redirects me to some boilerplate BS because I block 3rd-party scripts by default, I needed to use a mirror. Here it is for anyone else who needs it: http://archive.is/yyBpa
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by Qub3d 9y ago
If these cards were run in proper systems, they would be fine. The concern is that mining rigs are literally made by stuffing 64 AMD cards on risers in a filing cabinet with minimal airflow, running at 100% usage and 90+ Celcius for months
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by Qub3d 9y ago
In theory, PoS would fix the energy waste. Unfortunately, aside from ETH, nobody has a real roadmap so I doubt it will make much of a dent.
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Yup. As a self-described guy in a dorm room throwing his single GPU cycles at some crypto for self-education purposes, people are using multi-coin pools that mine ASIC-resistant coins and flip around depending on which is most profitable (o
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by Qub3d 9y ago
The "greater than" or right bracket is used as a standard inline quote symbol and has been since before image boorus or chans existed.
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by Qub3d 9y ago
They changed the cooling solution completely this year, so the coil whine is much less of an issue. I'm sure some may still have it, but from my sample size of 1 I haven't had a problem.
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Well, shit. I wish I had known about this approximately one month ago when I bought mine. The screen is beautiful and the battery life is OK, but I really don't see the point of 4K at this size. I figured they were just forcing an upse
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by Qub3d 9y ago
I use a 9370 and haven't noticed this. It might be that my typing speed is too slow. That said, I only use the builtin keyboard when away from my desk. I have a thunderbolt dock with a full-size keyboard; for most devs that have a real
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Last in this case means "previous" or "most recent". Its just ambiguous English.
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by Qub3d 9y ago
I run my Roku TV behind a super-duper locked down VLAN because of this. I wish I didn't have to, and I no longer recommend them because of the things you've mentioned.
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by Qub3d 9y ago
That violates Kerckoff's principle[0],a cornerstone of modern information security. I would run far, far away from anyone cough telegram cough who claims "its secure, don't worry about it" and otherwise refuses to expo
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Its stories like yours that give me the (good) shivers. Just routine 30 minute operations we do now that would be considered miracles less than a century ago. It reaffirms a belief that humanity is capable of doing great things and solving
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by Qub3d 9y ago
I get a similar vibe from this as I did from the "Solar (FREAKIN) Roadways" project. It seems like in order to make a crypto-heater, the end result is both a poor miner and a poor, expensive heater.
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This Heater Not Only Heats Your Home but Also Mines Ethereum(bleepingcomputer.com)
3 points by Qub3d 9y ago|1 comments
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by Qub3d 9y ago
"Tulips are an excellent investment strategy. As a guy who can sell you tulip bulbs, you can trust me!"
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Fair warning, this video is pop science and therefore prone to many of its pitfalls, but when viewed in context I find Kurzgesagt[0] did an nice summary of this addiction theory. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8L-0nSY
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by Qub3d 9y ago
I personally just lost $200 on NiceHash; not a big sum, but enough to give me a scare. Its frustrating, because I've had concerns about this happening before, but its so difficult to find a good service outside Coinbase.
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Did you do any transactions with more than $20,000 worth of bitcoin? If you didn't, you're fine. If you did, well then I hope people dealing with that much bitcoin would be wary of the financial consequences.
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Firefox has given developers 3 years and over 10 FF releases to work on migrating extensions [0]. Would you have preferred 5 years? a decade? Every change breaks someones workflow [1]. It sucks, but it happens because we need to acknowled
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Here's a relevant pop science video by CGP Grey[0] that explains all the various problems with SSNs. My favorite part is the fact that until quite recently (2011) you could decrement or increment a given SSN by 1 and get another valid
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by Qub3d 9y ago
What is proposed here is not proof of stake. Proof of stake relies on either random selection (lottery) or wealth/age of investment(equity). This is a new beast.

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