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by Qub3d 9y ago
What is interesting or novel about this article? It seems to be the Coinbase equivalent to a Chase Bank ad: "Sign up now and get $20".
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by Qub3d 9y ago
I mean, the fact that WiFi works at all is amazing. We're encoding information--lots of it, too--and sending it through light forms of energy ripples through the air, which we can then decode. All of this happens at a sub-millisecond
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by Qub3d 9y ago
This article goes on to suggest that Goldman Sachs orchestrated global warming so it could profit on cap and trade. Seems a bit like Epileptic Trees[0] to me. [0]: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Epi
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Quoth A. Gary Shilling: The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent. TSLA is simply not responding to the market like most stocks in its sector do. That can screw with any model based on previous data, which is reall
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by Qub3d 9y ago
According to Tesla [0], 8 years is the minimum expected lifetime. After that point the battery will still work just fine, but the capacity can drop below 80% of total. [0]: https://www.tesla.com/blog/infinite-mile-warra
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by Qub3d 9y ago
(Warning: biased source) Electrek has an article quoting it. Elon was describing the idea of designing the "Machine that builds the Machines"[0]. “We realized that the true problem, the true difficulty, and where the greatest pote
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Mech + Colemak layout. More similar to QWERTY than Dvorak, but much more efficient.
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Can confirm; I vastly prefer my Latitude E5450 from work to my old Asus laptop. I also have a cheapo lenovo thinkpad 2 in 1 that has a surprisingly good keyboard. I say this as someone who has ridiculously snobbish keyboard taste. They&#x27
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by Qub3d 9y ago
For all his quirks, RMS has made points in the past that I'm kicking myself for not taking seriously. I just wish that the FSF wasn't so tied up in minutiae -- it turns people off. It's a sad fact that the face of proprietary
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by Qub3d 9y ago
For my fellow Android users out there, Firefox also has a reader mode.
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by Qub3d 9y ago
If you're concerned about the "Western Diet", Michael Pollan wrote an interesting treatise on it, called In Defense of Food. His arguments are very similar to yours.
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Mindfulness meditation is an interesting and refreshing practice, but just like any "one weird trick" clickbait title (because wired can't help themselves) engaging in this practice alone and expecting a magical complete revi
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by Qub3d 9y ago
See also: "This is good for bitcoin!"
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by Qub3d 9y ago
You could use a service to purchase visa gift cards or similar. That would have the benefit of being usable nearly everywhere plastic is accepted while being much harder to trace.
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by Qub3d 9y ago
The $5 (and up) BTC transaction fees are a result of people stubbornly refusing to do anything about a problem that everyone agrees exists, and has resulted in BTC losing the main trait that orgs like bitcoin.org championed as "replaci
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Counter-counterpoint: I keep getting random notifications that "my card has been removed from android pay" from Chase and always have to navigate a phone tree. What's this secret shibboleet code[1] you've found? [1]: ht
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by Qub3d 9y ago
I am of the opinion that Ms. Mayer was hired partly as a way for Yahoo's investors to hedge their bets [1]. Its a bit of a dark view on silicon valley culture, perhaps, but I think a valid one. Anyways, I agree with your point that Yah
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by Qub3d 9y ago
/r/datahoarder will be devastated. Actually, they are devastated [0]. Where are they going to put all of their Linux ISOs? In all seriousness, this move is another example of why I don't trust cloud storage. I use cloud sto
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Suuuper nitpicky, but in the paragraph directly below Dark Helmet, Jeff calls his Graphics Card a 1080 GTX Ti. The GTX goes in front of 1080, since GTX is the general product line.
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by Qub3d 9y ago
Seriously, though. I would love to hear from someone who does this.
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by Qub3d 9y ago
I mean, Ada was spec'd to run flight computers for military aircraft and similar mission-critical stuff. If you want something that is secure, Ada can do it. It just won't offer many creature comforts in doing so...
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by Qub3d 9y ago
How about a terms-based knowledge test, like getting a driver's license? The US loves standardized testing!
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by Qub3d 10y ago
Hey, xkcd just made a really good comic about that! https://xkcd.com/1827/
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Go to Statement Considered Harmful(u.arizona.edu)
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by Qub3d 10y ago
For more on this subject, see this relevant What-if? post: https://what-if.xkcd.com/69/
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by Qub3d 10y ago
I really like the way Randall put it: "a company trying to become the Walmart of social interaction... eventually becomes the Walmart of social interaction"[0]. By having so many different people from different circles all ready
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by Qub3d 10y ago
BTW, this person is the creator of Ublock Origin.
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by Qub3d 10y ago
Google is trialing this already, through the 'contributor' program. Currently the program isn't accepting new users, but it is set to relaunch this year [0]. [0]: https://contributor.google.com
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by Qub3d 10y ago
That's frustrating. I am glad I chose a different brand of wireless headphones than Bose for yet another reason!
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by Qub3d 10y ago
Bitcoin tumblers [0] are a thing: [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_tumbler

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