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by Tagbert 5mo ago
Pixels have pitch, which is the distance between pixels. That is what is usually meant when talking about px as a measurement. It is analogous to dpi or ppi or the metric version.
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by Tagbert 5mo ago
What is your concern about prompts to go OpenAI? Apple has a contract with OpenAI that explicitly prevents them from logging, storing, training, or making any use of your prompts other than to satisfy the specific current request. Apple has
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by Tagbert 5mo ago
BTW there is a linguistic tradition of “hill hill”. When new immigrants come to an area and ask the locals what that hill is called, the locals say “big hill” in their language. The newcomers call it “bighill” hill in their language. I forg
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by Tagbert 5mo ago
Perhaps like a pharmacy that mixes their own medications from more basic ingredients and is known as a “compounding pharmacy”. Probably just means everyone has to vibe code their own software.
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by Tagbert 5mo ago
zingababba started this thread talking about mixing caffeine and nicotine.
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by Tagbert 5mo ago
For some reason, Safari (on Mac) is only pulling two paragraphs from the source. it isn't AI generated but the parsing routine seems to break on this page. I don't see any particular properties that make these paragraphs stand out
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by Tagbert 5mo ago
No “representative” would mean that was a typical outcome and that is not the case. That is what would be called an “exceptional” outcome.
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by Tagbert 5mo ago
The $349 iPad has an A16 chip. The Neo has an A18pro chip. the iPad Air has an M4 chip but is $599. The single-core performance of the A18pro and the M4 are the same as they have the same kind of chip cores. The M4 has a couple more cores t
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by Tagbert 5mo ago
Touch and mouse are complementary inputs that must be included. Working on a Windows laptop with touch and an iPad with Magic Keyboard have convinced me of that. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that having touch means you only use touch.
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by Tagbert 5mo ago
Similar to the reports that talk about health problems with sweeteners. Not enough good data to be informative and actionable.
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by Tagbert 5mo ago
You assume that everyone needs more battery life. That need is highly variable based on different use and access to chargers.
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by Tagbert 6mo ago
I agree. The ads were an import part of reading those magazines. They were relevant and at least somewhat informative. Also, they gave you a way to buy the products you needed. Back then you couldn't just get on Amazon, Alibaba, or Eba
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by Tagbert 6mo ago
I found that the ads in those magazines were also informative. not unbiased, but a good introduction to new products.
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by Tagbert 6mo ago
I don't suppose you have Ford F350s in your area? You could put that Ranger in the glove box.
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by Tagbert 6mo ago
That tautological is not a mistake. Surviving to reproduce is the definition of fitness from an evolutionary standpoint.
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by Tagbert 6mo ago
yea, this was in DOS days. On one project I was using autolisp in AutoCAD, Then another language in an external database, and some pascal work to tie them together. I had to segregate my work to separate days to keep from getting my syntax
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by Tagbert 6mo ago
AFAIK - Synapsida were originally termed mammal-like reptiles before the Amniota group was applied.
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by Tagbert 6mo ago
I used to do a lot with AutoLisp in AutoCAD back when it ran in DOS. Did a lot of dynamic creation and manipulation of the models with it. It was useful and a lot of fun (aside from parenthesis nesting).
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by Tagbert 6mo ago
It’s a movie, not a book. The audio book is 16 hours runtime. The movie is 2 hours. Some things were always going to be left out. The details of the science stuff was one of them. It works better in a book narrative where the process is tol
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by Tagbert 6mo ago
That kind of thing is more standard procedure for evolution than an exception. Since evolution doesn't plan but just makes use of what it has with slide variations, changes play out along paths that are easier rather than optimal. That
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by Tagbert 6mo ago
Noted, but I think I'll pass. Doesn't seem to be much benefit if you have to train yourself to discern a difference just so you can stream massive files. Of course this does matter to some people and I say "have fun".
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by Tagbert 7mo ago
Trump administration also cancelled funds for charging network buildouts, has fought solar and wind energy construction, put in high and erratic tariffs on key technologies related to EV construction. There is also a concerted effort by thi
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by Tagbert 7mo ago
In the US, near a major roadway on a cold morning, the fumes are strong. Not every car or truck is maintained properly and running in cold weather really magnifies that effect.
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by Tagbert 7mo ago
The funny thing is the US doesn’t really consume much Saudi Oil. The US is a net exporter of oil, though they do import some specific types of oils and export more of others. The US’s interest in the Middle East oil is a lot about stabilizi
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by Tagbert 7mo ago
It’s a responsive page. Use Ctrl/Cmd+ I do the same on news.ycombinator.com
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by Tagbert 7mo ago
Not surprising but good to hear. It seems that there really isn’t anything that runs on a new MackBook Air that you couldn’t run on a NEO. It might not be as fast for some things but it gets the job done.
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by Tagbert 7mo ago
I'm sorry you have to go through that. Speaking from experience.
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by Tagbert 7mo ago
They are ‘obsessed’ with cornstarch instead of flour because cornstarch is almost pure starch and doesn’t add a flavor the way that flour does. It shares that property with methylcellulose.
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by Tagbert 7mo ago
I start with a list but improvise if a deal presents itself. That way I don't miss the basics - "Did I forget the milk?" - but can still find that special buy.
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by Tagbert 8mo ago
The British Government believes it to be secure. That’s why they were asking for a back door.

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