adrianmonk

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by adrianmonk 4mo ago
Have a rod that pivots in its center and has objects of equal mass at each end, like a balanced seesaw. But make one of the objects very low density (less than water) and other high density. Since the densities differ, water will cause the
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by adrianmonk 4mo ago
Waymos are fleet vehicles. Recalls go to the owners, just like with other fleet vehicles such as rental cars, taxis, limos, delivery services, utilities, and city/state/federal government. It doesn't really matter who is whos
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by adrianmonk 5mo ago
The article mentions this: "A few years back, Linux added a way for software to wait on several events at once, which is something Windows had built in for decades, but Linux didn't." This is not really my area, but from a qu
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by adrianmonk 5mo ago
If you're talking about the incident described in the article, it says it was a flaw in "a popular open-source, web-based system administration tool". Google's blog ( https://cloud.google.com/blog/top
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by adrianmonk 5mo ago
Here's a better comparison to pro athletes. Their work output is winning games. How do they get good at (and stay good at) that? Is it by playing real games for points? That's a part of it, but only a small part. They don't g
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by adrianmonk 5mo ago
They are suggesting that a human used an abbreviation rather than making a typo.
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by adrianmonk 5mo ago
The scenario is a cross-country trip in an electric car. What actual, specific advantage does a train or bus offer in this scenario? What problem does it solve better? It's an electric car, so carbon emissions are low. Most of the rout
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by adrianmonk 5mo ago
I read it as "paraboloid" and expected it to be about some very specific geometrical shape with a niche practical application.
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by adrianmonk 5mo ago
Apparently a common source of problems is taking two different medications without realizing they both contain acetaminophen. Suppose your arthritis is acting up, so you start taking Tylenol 8hr Arthritis Pain[1]. That's 2 tablets ever
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by adrianmonk 5mo ago
That's the joke, isn't it? A fission power plant simulator lets you have fun playing through a meltdown disaster scenario. A fusion power plant simulator is "worse" because it takes away the "fun" of meltdowns.
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by adrianmonk 5mo ago
Chips only have a certain number of pins. It probably works out better economically if those pins can be used for either input or output. Chip manufacturers can thus make one product that will fit the needs of more customers instead of (say
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by adrianmonk 5mo ago
If their slogan isn't "The Sole of a New Machine", I'll be disappointed.
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by adrianmonk 6mo ago
> Crawlers do not use the browser back button or browser history. Couldn't you instrument the crawler's browser engine to observe whether (while crawling) the page does any behaviors that would result in back button hijacki
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by adrianmonk 6mo ago
That's a valid point. Another example is SIGHUP, which will cause some programs to exit but other programs to reload their config file. In certain very specific cases, that could even cause harm. So really what "kill" would b
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by adrianmonk 6mo ago
Maybe this logic should be built into the "kill" command (or some other standard command). Given that this is the right way, it shouldn't be more tedious than the wrong way! It could also monitor the target process and inform
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by adrianmonk 6mo ago
Hopefully nobody thinks "I'll save even more if I get two!" and plugs them both into the same circuit. Perhaps they could somehow detect each other and shut off.
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by adrianmonk 6mo ago
> You're assuming a non-partisan technocratic process No, of course I'm not assuming that. That's not the administration's pattern of behavior, so it would be a crazy assumption. I agree it'll be abused. I just
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by adrianmonk 6mo ago
This part of the press release seems pretty crucial: > Producers of consumer-grade routers that receive Conditional Approval from DoW or DHS can continue to receive FCC equipment authorizations. In other words, foreign-made consumer ro
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by adrianmonk 6mo ago
Their comment proposed something that would "be the answer here". What does "here" mean? It's logical to expect "here" to refer to a scenario that includes cases like the one in the article. If it's s
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by adrianmonk 7mo ago
I actually like the concept behind it. It just doesn't have "this is going to be a success" vibes.
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by adrianmonk 7mo ago
It makes me think of the 1978 movie "The Wiz" starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, and Richard Pryor. Despite the big stars, it isn't generally regarded as a very good movie. Maybe updating "The Wizard of Oz" with
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by adrianmonk 7mo ago
You can just add a second line to /etc/passwd with a different username but the same numerical uid. Like this: altroot:x:0:0:Alternative Root User:/:/bin/sh Then, of course, run (as root) "passwd altro
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by adrianmonk 8mo ago
OK, now that you have this data, give me a "prefer safer routes" option in Google Maps navigation! While you're at it, give me an option to avoid unprotected left turns and to avoid making a left turn across a busy road where
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by adrianmonk 8mo ago
There's probably a strong survival advantage in convincing whoever is leading a meeting that it's time to adjourn.
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by adrianmonk 8mo ago
The site is confusing since, if you click the link, you don't see the context. But that definition is for cargo screening only. If you scroll down and look at it in context, that definition is under section (g): "Air Cargo on Pass
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by adrianmonk 8mo ago
It means you do an electrochemical reaction that releases an oxygen molecule, like the original explanation said. It doesn't really matter what reaction it is, but it could for example be electrolysis, where you split 2x H2O into 2x H2
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by adrianmonk 8mo ago
No really, I'm a normal person, and I went to the most recent No Kings protest. I've never protested anything before in my life, but now I've gone to two protests against Trump because he's just that bad and dangerous an
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by adrianmonk 8mo ago
Maybe they are looking for people who've experienced transitioning from tech to something else. Even if they know lots of supportive people in real life, it's possible none of those people may have gone through this process.
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by adrianmonk 8mo ago
Sounds nice, but how do you keep it from falling over? The higher screen makes it top heavy, and the way screens are tilted back also makes it lopsided. It will want to fall backward, and it will be worse on surfaces that aren't flat a
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by adrianmonk 8mo ago
I think that reinforces their point if anything. With reflected light, you have a natural, inherent form of auto-brightness because the amount of light coming off the page depends on the amount of light in the room.

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