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by abtinf 3y ago
This is another dishonest post by Kyle and iFixit. The failure to mention a critical a reason for pairing—theft prevention—is enough to dismiss the entire piece as hopelessly biased. Just a few years ago, every major news source had an arti
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by abtinf 3y ago
They don’t obviously fall under copyright, patent, or trademark—those are the only options for IP. You can enter into general business contracts that govern how the parties make use of data. This happens all the time with all kinds of dat
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by abtinf 3y ago
I remain skeptical that models are licensable at all. To be subject to licensing, they would have to be property. What kind of property are they? Certainly, they are not copyrighted works. You can’t copyright mere data. You could no more co
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by abtinf 3y ago
That would be a solid approach to ensure that the next incident is more severe and longer lasting.
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by abtinf 3y ago
Answering those questions first requires a standard of value to evaluate the options. HN is a rare site that sets an explicit standard for posts: they should “[gratify] one's intellectual curiosity”. It’s not a great standard, partly b
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by abtinf 3y ago
This is Spore done right.
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by abtinf 3y ago
It’s been many years since I was current on the state of cross platform gaming. Is it possible that proton could become the de facto target platform? That is, if a developer builds to ensure that their game works correctly under proton, the
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by abtinf 3y ago
Huh, rare to see a monarchist view expressed here. This is like saying the constitution grants rights.
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by abtinf 3y ago
> People with a very high BMI are all obese or morbidly obese. That is tautological - obesity is defined in terms of BMI. BMI over 30 is obese. Arnold Schwarzenegger is 6'2" and weighed 235lbs at contest (30.2 BMI) and 260lbs i
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by abtinf 3y ago
Kagi search results come from a variety of sources, including their own private index. https://help.kagi.com/kagi/search-details/search-sources.htm...
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by abtinf 3y ago
Yup. My guess is all the search providers in the list are paying Apple to be there. Kagi will never make the list.
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by abtinf 3y ago
I should give it another try. I believe the last time I tried it, I was frustrated because of the private browsing login issue. Maybe one day (probably not) Apple will allow setting a simple URL for custom search engines. Orion needs a lot
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by abtinf 3y ago
Every time Kagi comes up, a lot of folks say it is too expensive. That it should be unlimited. That if it was just $x per month, then it would be worth it. That they feel uncomfortable about the limits. I will simply say that I cannot imag
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by abtinf 3y ago
The single biggest deficiency of Kagi is Apple’s exclusive control over the list of selectable default search providers in iOS Safari. It is infuriating and is the one thing that has caused me to seriously try other browsers on mobile. The
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by abtinf 3y ago
I’m a former DDG user and current paying Kagi customer. One critical difference I’ve noticed is that frequently used bangs with DDG, but almost never with Kagi. I think this is because over a very short period of usage, I applied block&#x2F
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by abtinf 3y ago
Could this be modified to block comments from a list of usernames too? The last time I looked at HN’s DOM made me sad. There are some prolific users who… while their comments are of normal quality, trigger a strong desire for me to respond.
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by abtinf 3y ago
Thousands of breakthroughs had to happen for you to be able to post your comment.
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by abtinf 3y ago
Here is an approach demonstrating an alternative to randomness, from Peikoff’s “Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand”: The law of causality affirms a necessary connection between entities and their actions. It does not, however, spec
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by abtinf 3y ago
Those examples are not typically considered within the scope of the word determinism. Entities act in accordance with their nature. Aspects of a man’s nature of man include consciousness, free will, and the character he cultivates. This doe
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There are no skipped steps. Any attempt to challenge it first requires its acceptance. A non-conscious entity would be unable to raise an objection in the first place.
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If you reject consciousness and free will, then no discussion of any kind on any subject is possible. By what means would one even “show their work” on this subject? That would be asking me to prove consciousness using some means outside of
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by abtinf 3y ago
I have not stated a view on whether the hypothetical material of unknown toxicity should be used or not. I am making a political claim that bureaucrats will behave in certain, highly predictable ways. If the material proves to be what it cl
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by abtinf 3y ago
The universe exists. It exists outside of our minds. We have the ability to explore and understand it, by choosing to focus our minds and engaging our rational faculty. If we don’t have free will, then we can’t reason. If we can’t reason, t
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by abtinf 3y ago
If everything is the result of previous factors, and nothing could have turned out differently, what is the point of making any argument about anything at all? You are relying on my free will: that I will focus my mind, read your argument,
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by abtinf 3y ago
Determinism is totally incoherent and self-evidently false. There is no evidence for determinism available to you. The very concept of “evidence” requires free will. There are no stupid determinists; it takes a certain level of intelligence
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If you are a human who wrote that statement, you are a conscious being with free will. You know this to be true through your direct experience. It is not subject to debate or falsification, and it is not merely a model. Any attempt to debat
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by abtinf 3y ago
If this material works out and EPA takes that stance, it will be the end of EPA. So they won’t take that stance.
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I started in manufacturing with a similar view. What turned me around was reading “The Goal” by Goldratt and “Out of the Crisis” by Deming, and seeing just small applications of their principles yield significant results.
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Or go long—such a breakthrough would radically increase demand for energy.
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There is no substitute for infinite.

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