ReaLNero

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by ReaLNero 4y ago
One thing to consider is that you can infer your password structure by ear (e.g. how many times the space bar was used, any modifier keys), making dictionary attacks much scarier, especially if your threat model includes people in close pro
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
Decentralization is expensive e.g. downloading a Google Drive file is immediate while a torrent takes some time initialize connections, or the PoW protocol for cryptocurrencies. Perhaps we could narrow down the purpose of IPFS to storing a
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
Why did you stop taking meds? Curious what would be your reasons against it.
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
Your wish has been granted: https://connect4.gamesolver.org/
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
I'm not sure how to feel about this. If the purpose of science research is to build the understanding we have, teaser articles seem more like a way to put a name on a creation without actually contributing to our understanding of somet
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
The compensation applies to all flights to and/or from the EU, regardless of citizenship. You should look into filing a claim, I've heard it's not very time-intensive. There's even companies that take care of filing for
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
> this are locked into local minimum Merely having statistics won't lead you to local optima, it's the incentive structure. Public companies need to have a positive second derivative on their revenue, which trickles down to PMs
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
> I wish more companies strived (strove? apparently both are valid) to just be the best at 1 thing instead of branching out into things they just aren't good at and won't continue working on. GNU/Linux takes a similar appr
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
If you layoff a bunch of people working on greenfield projects, people will catch on and try to avoid working on more research-like roles out of fear of it happening again.
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
If some person has the ability to control ports and execute code, you are one kernel vulnerability away from complete disaster.
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
> So it takes great photos and has great software, but misses what users really want, which is taking photos and using the software? I think the charitable interpretation of that part of the author's statement is "Users only ne
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
Comment here if you're interested in learning more, but: I made an app that periodically checks the US embassy website for visa appointments and got my family a trip to my graduation just because of it!
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
Google products are usually loss leaders, so as a user they feel much better to use than dedicated services that are more clearly monetized e.g. Yelp allowing businesses to remove reviews compared to Google Maps reviews, Google Docs being f
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
It's clear that the fixed costs need to be paid among a fewer number of clients, so the prices increase. There is a difference between marginal costs and per-unit costs.
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
I mean if raising the prices made them more money they would have done it earlier. Usually prices in recessions are raised in response to supply issues, resulting in less quantity supplied to such an extent that there is less profit overall
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
Master class in marketing and manufacturing desire!
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
Not that it's at all relevant, but at UofR?
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
Especially weird considering SSIDs are allowed to have : and ; in their name. Should have gone with something like $
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
AFAIK under the current quantum model (QFT) specifying a precision finer than the Planck length will not make your predictions more accurate. So you only need a finite number of bits to describe a field over a finite volume using a 3-d matr
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
BTW, to those who don't know -- Money stuff is free if you subscribe to it as an email newsletter. Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/money-stuff
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
I'll assume you're talking about highly-paid SWE internships. Let's look at each agent's perspective: - interns (pro) benefit from having the internship on the resume - interns (pro) benefit from the experience of being
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
He's great at getting there first with the unboxing or review with insane visuals and editing, but the content itself is very lacking. He's very heavily biased towards Apple devices, and doesn't dig deep at a technical level,
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
I strongly urge you to visit Europe and see how mixed-use housing can be implemented to promote a car-free culture by largely eliminating parking lots, while keeping the greenery and shopping malls.
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
> As in, if you write a 5 line perl script that makes you significantly more productive, do not share it as you will be asked time and time again why you wasted your time on something outside of your job description. This sounds like so
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
In order for a worker to bother with this 1) It has to be alright to make miscellaneous changes like this, and 2) It has to contribute to getting promoted. The second point is IMO why random QoL changes like this are rare in large corporati
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
Quite the curious typo you have there.
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
Important fyi is that in Rawls's conception of justice, you do not have knowledge of the likelihood of characteristics like handicap, immigrants etc. Otherwise an enslaved minority would be worthwhile enough to make a just society, whi
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
I might be late to the show, but here goes: It's tough to follow other's advice on how to design programs. Each program is different, and applying a paint-by-numbers approach like making everything an object just adds unnecessary
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
> Grub has an issue with the 4K display, causing it to render at about 1 FPS. Just lower the resolution in grub's config file.
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by ReaLNero 4y ago
I have a Lenovo Yoga 720 back from 2018. There's a bunch of input methods -- touchpad, touchscreen, pen on screen. The touchpad is better than a Mac (just as responsive, but gestures are customizable). The touchscreen is fantastic, pro

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