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Firefox 82(mozilla.org)
348 points by agurk 6y ago|230 comments
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by agurk 6y ago
Depending on what you are considering the defining features of an AR-15 type there was for example a 20 round repeating airgun that was around during the period [0]. Lewis and Clark are believed to have used one. Although using a fixed maga
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by agurk 6y ago
I would be interested in hearing that argument. On the surface it appears to be an argument of creating special privileged groups who are the only ones who have freedom of speech or the ability to avoid having troops billeted in their dwell
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by agurk 6y ago
As I understand it there aren't restrictions on who can own vehicles, only on who can use them on public infrastructure. I think comparing a driving license with a concealed carry permit is the most apt although not a perfect case. In
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by agurk 6y ago
There was disagreement at the time of writing between the founding fathers, which was a factor in ending up with its somewhat quirky phrasing[0]. Most of this disagreement does seem to be about State vs Federal power rather than the topics
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by agurk 6y ago
Firearms and ammunition are regulated in the same way in Switzerland, and to purchase ammunition you just need to be able to show your right to purchase it at the shop - a proof of residency and a recent criminal records check. This is hard
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by agurk 6y ago
While Russian is common it's not ubiquitous. Latvia is 26.9% ethnically Russian and 34% speak it at home. 27% of students are partially instructed in Russian. A referendum to adopt Russian as a 2nd offical language was voted against in
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by agurk 6y ago
Lifts are really quite efficient especially as they are normally designed with a counterweight so that the main energy usage is lifting extra weight (i.e. you). Descending doesn't require added energy (in a simplistic model) as it&#x27
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by agurk 6y ago
Thank you for doing the research to find the numbers for this. I think it's worth adding, as is reflected by your B767 ground movement figure that all jet engines are very inefficient at low power outputs, not just the Concorde's&
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by agurk 6y ago
The afterburners were only used for taxiing and going supersonic. The Olympus engines actually generated so much thrust at idle that only the outboard pair were used for taxiing, and still apparently it was tricky to control. I have seen va
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by agurk 6y ago
A jet-turbine can use a bypass to exchange some of the speed of its exhaust for a greater mass of exhaust moving at a slower speed. This is desirable as matching speed of the exhaust to the airspeed increases propulsive efficiency. A modern
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by agurk 6y ago
That is a fantastic plugin although unfortunately it's not (yet?) available in the new mobile Firefox - nor any equivalent. It's still there for the old version if you haven't been force-upgraded.
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by agurk 6y ago
For Wayland users DMA-BUF video textures are now used when the Video Acceleration API (VA-API) is enabled. I personally saw a number of regressions[0] on Debian testing for video playback on the beta releases for 79, but it largely seems to
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by agurk 6y ago
For Wayland users DMA-BUF video textures are now used when the Video Acceleration API (VA-API) is enabled. I personally saw a number of regressions[0] on Debian testing for video playback, on the beta releases for 79 bit it largely seems to
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Firefox 79(mozilla.org)
4 points by agurk 6y ago|2 comments
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by agurk 6y ago
A Pile was the first type of battery [0] and you can still see this in French where la pile is a battery (or more strictly usually used to refer to a cell). That being said it looks like OP might be German and I've never heard anyone u
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by agurk 6y ago
Yes, you're absolutely right. Edited my comment to correct it.
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by agurk 6y ago
A heat engine is a device that converts heat into kinetic energy. The amount of heat that is converted into movement as a proportion of the total heat is the thermal efficiency. With a jet engine it's the amount of energy in the burnt
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by agurk 6y ago
Looking at the Concorde's fuel usage taxing is only part of the picture. All turbine engines are very inefficient at low power outputs due to the need to use energy to create sufficient compression for them to function. On top of this
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by agurk 6y ago
There are several reasons. A big one is having four jet engines rather than two. If you had two equivalent aircraft but one a twin jet the other a quad, the twin would have higher efficiency. With each extra engine you pay for it with more
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by agurk 6y ago
It's slightly more complex as there are some hardware/software combinations that don't work. This article gives some good steps to make sure it's enabled: https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2020/06&#x2
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by agurk 6y ago
Of note for those using Wayland/Mutter Firefox 78 now has the option of Partial Present[0] and better supported VA-API for video playback. Interestingly there was a recently discovered Mutter bug[1] where the Culling code to prevent re
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Firefox 78(mozilla.org)
403 points by agurk 6y ago|260 comments
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by agurk 6y ago
Yes, which must mean it's a 3x3 (same as the EAP245). Of their upcoming HD620 and 660 Wifi 6 models the former is 2x2 and the latter 4x4[0]. And there is an somewhat oblique reference to this with the marketing copy talking about &quot
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by agurk 6y ago
It's interesting that the he says in the guide that it's definitely worth getting a 4x4 MIMO AP/router: > It is easy to overlook and miss, but beamforming and diversity are the key reasons why you want a 4×4 MIMO router ev
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by agurk 6y ago
Almost five years ago I got a OnePlus Two when it was released and about the same time my then work gave me a new iPhone 6 (unrequested by me, and when they appeared they told me I had to take it). I still use that OP2 as my daily driver, n
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by agurk 6y ago
I was impressed with the momentum this project has been building and was just about to sign up to become a sponsor. Reading the update though shows their current focus on X.Org - as an otherwise happy Wayland (Mutter) user I'm going to
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by agurk 6y ago
The lack of exposure to blackcurrants in the US does raise a question of wine - specifically Cabernet Sauvignon. One of the defining qualities is blackcurrant notes which are a good help when trying to detect which grape you're drinkin
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by agurk 6y ago
It's definitely common in Denmark. France has crème de cassis[0] and produces 16 million litres annually of the stuff. In Germany and Eastern Europe I've seen it commonly sold as fruit juice and I've certainly drank a lot of
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by agurk 6y ago
When I was a teenager I had a lot more sugar in my diet, and I'd get strong cravings when doing extended physical activity. One time when I was backpack camping I walked from our camp for a couple of kilometres (so over a mile) to a vi

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