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by Tagbert 2y ago
The 2012-2015 MBPs were slimmer than the previous unibodies but a lot of that was due to dropping the optical and spinning hard drives. The thermals were not a particular problem. Where that did become a problem was with the 2016 redesign t
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by Tagbert 2y ago
One of our local grocery stores has a different brand of plastic bag, This one has a small adhesive spot between the layers near the opening of the bags. As you pull the bag off, the adhesive pulls the next bag open a little bit. Each bag i
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by Tagbert 2y ago
CSV is undefined and the edge cases are very ugly. It is compatible until the import fails silently and makes a mess of the data. I also cannot contain formulas. Only data. If your process can read and write to Excel it is a much better def
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by Tagbert 2y ago
Those MacBooks were designed when Intel was promising new, more efficient chips and they didn’t materialize. Apple was forced to use the older and hotter chips. It was not a good combination.
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by Tagbert 2y ago
That is an example of the kind of hardware and software synergy that gives good performance on Apple Silicon for apps in iOS and Mac OS. Apple execs have given interviews where they talk about this kind of thing. They look at code in the OS
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by Tagbert 2y ago
Where did you come up with “ security through obscurity ” in that previous commment? It said nothing about using an obscurity measure. He was talking about hardware based privacy features.
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by Tagbert 2y ago
... And google ignores your exact phrase and returns something its semantics and ads engine determine is close enough.
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by Tagbert 2y ago
Most computers are part of a 3D space where you can occupy more than just the frontal view. You will notice the screen thinness from other angles. it's not the most important aspect but it a nice enhancement. This are often used in env
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by Tagbert 2y ago
Note that those are revenue figures, not unit sales. That is why the Mac Pro comes out so high. the unit cost is so much higher that even with low volumes, the revenue is noticeable.
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by Tagbert 2y ago
ML is one particular field in the overall area of AI.
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by Tagbert 2y ago
I’ve been hearing/reading about people who don’t have an inner monologue. Their experience of cognition is not verbally-based. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/inner-monologue-...
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by Tagbert 2y ago
They were very familiar with rubbings where you place paper or canvas on a sculpture or incised surface and rub charcoal on it to capture the image. The result is very much like a negative.
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by Tagbert 2y ago
Yes, they are right that photosynthesis came later, but then veered way off track saying that plant evolved from animals.
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Yes, but we have to get through the Butlerian Jihad first.
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“ The comparatively small difference in screen real estate between an iPhone Pro Max and the iPad mini makes the latter rather pointless.” While the linear diagonal size of the screens are not so much different, the area of the iPad Mini is
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by Tagbert 2y ago
Bezels are useful for devices that you can’t just hold in the flat of your hand. Provides a place to hold on to. Also, this is an LCD screen. The substrate is rigid. An OLED, like on the iPhone is on a flexible substrate and can be bent at
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by Tagbert 2y ago
In some things, yet, but you wouldn’t want the plumbing, wiring, roof, and foundation from 1920.
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by Tagbert 2y ago
I take a statin as something in my body produces high levels of cholesterol even on a low fat diet. I will always take a statin. It works well and there are few side effects. My spouse must take a thyroid medicine every day for life. Not ta
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by Tagbert 2y ago
The power comes from a mix of natural gas, wind, solar, hydro, and coal. Coal is a shrinking component of the US power supply. EVs are so efficient in using that power that even if you were to power entirely from coal, the CO2 produced with
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by Tagbert 2y ago
They also don't get the clicks and eyeballs the way stories on EV do.
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by Tagbert 2y ago
Yes, the consequences of not getting a kidney transplant for someone with kidney failure is a painful death. The transplant is a much better alternative even if it isn’t ideal. Preferring to offer death rather than your straw-man argument i
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It’s mainly because of the Luxxotica monopoly. If course, there are a lot of sunglasses that are not name brands and those a much cheaper.
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by Tagbert 2y ago
You might check out the PBS Spacetime series on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@pbsspacetime
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by Tagbert 2y ago
double plus ungood!
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It’s OK. Unless people are very familiar with those fruits a lot of native English speakers will mix them up focusing on the “quat” part of the name which is odd in English.
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by Tagbert 2y ago
That would be the French equivalent to the English word, facade.
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by Tagbert 2y ago
I always group by project. The OS can handle different file types in a folder. I need to be able to archive a folder and have all of the files regardless of file types.
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by Tagbert 2y ago
This would be a lot easier if Israel really was a vassal. Then we could decree that they halt the offensive and settle with the Palestinians. As it is, this ally has their own goals which don’t always align with the goals of the US.
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Heat and pressure like that would convert that ash into a metamorphic rock and destroy any fossils. Surface rocks don’t get down to the Mantle except through subduction where they are melted and mixed with other melted rocks. If those fossi
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The Cascade Range did not exist during the Cretaceous era. Those mountains arose through subduction and volcanism starting around 37 Mya. Even if there were mountains around, 2K meters is not that high. I used to live in a town at 2500 mete

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