alexvoda

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by alexvoda 5y ago
Actually, I think any triangle can tile a plane.
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Thanks for bringing this up. I've been fascinated by the YF-23 and glad to learn more about it's history. I wish it wasn't completely abandoned because it is a beautiful airplane.
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Be provided an exit at any point. If the worker deems the actual(not advertised) working conditions unacceptable, they should be enabled to return home. Otherwise they are defacto captive, i.e. a slave.
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Before you school us on sexual immorality, maybe you should define morality.
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Not only would you be depriving the ecosystem of that energy, but also, you would make the planet unliveable. A lot of the energy of the sun that falls on the earth is reflected back into space. If all that energy is capture and used, event
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Here is an issue I do not see anyone else mentioning. There is no way to contact them for unusual problems. You either have the chatbot solve your issue or you are f**ed. In my city, for some reason there is a location that is wrongly label
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by alexvoda 5y ago
The usefulness of long range missiles depends on the rules of engagement. If the F-35 will be allowed to shoot targets over the horizon based only on instruments, it will most probably work as intended. If visual confirmation will be requir
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by alexvoda 5y ago
I think what some are arguing, is not that their mission isn't important. It's that the FSF, at this point, is neither capable of carrying that mission, nor relevant (beyond historic interest) to that mission. Their inability to f
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by alexvoda 5y ago
What exactly is about that god-shaped hole that people need filling? Some parts I can understand, like the social need filled by communal rituals. But I suspect it is something deeper. I suspect it is related to a need to distinguish ingrou
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Indeed, that is why my next laptop will preferably only have integrated graphics. For stuff that requires a powerful GPU, a remote desktop or a Thunderbolt eGPU is a more powerful and more flexible option. On a laptop I prefer to spend that
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by alexvoda 5y ago
NotepadQQ uses Scintilla just like Notepad++. I am curious how this new editor compares to NQQ since both are Qt based spiritual derivatives of N++.
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Very well, in that case, since there isn't much evidence, the honest claim is that you do not exist. For all I know, I am a brain in a vat and you are just a figment of my imagination. Playing the solipsism game does not make for a pro
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Location: Romania, Bucharest or Brasov Remote: Yes (Preferred) Willing to relocate: No Willing to travel for work: Yes(depending on the country) Technologies: - Languages: Solidity, SQL, C#, Powershell, F#, Rust, Types
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by alexvoda 5y ago
> About all we do know is that modulation is critically important, and that certain modulations under certain conditions of very low power transfer have profound effects. Citation needed. Seriously, the burden of proof is on you for such
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Of course. "Being unsure (about the roundness of the earth, about the age of the world, about the origin of humans, about who built the pyramids, etc.) is better, anyway, than feeling sure of something false." The burden of proof
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by alexvoda 5y ago
We do actually have microwave lasers, which IIRC predate lasers, called masers. Of course, there is no cellphone equipped with such a thing.
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by alexvoda 5y ago
I wish there was also a publicly accepted ALGPL (writing it now is derided as license proliferation).
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by alexvoda 5y ago
> If there is a guy who can ignite stuff by simply asking that it be lit then I would really like to know more about that guy's religion. Alexa, set room temperature to 28°C!
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Corruption does not happen only at the governmental level. It happens in all hierarchies. The government is the one hierarchy so far that we have figured how to democratize. Corporations are also corrupt and are always autocratic.
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Good question. I believe it already happens, even if not always visibly. Reality is nor fair. Some people will probably propose legislation in order to maintain equality of opportunity. I do not know what the solution is. Note: I am pro sta
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Close. Competitions can be organized by schools too. These may be: competitions inside clubs, competitions between schools, olympiads, events with prises, etc. The point is that partitipation in the ranked system is OPTIONAL and meant to en
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by alexvoda 5y ago
> It depends on whether the grade is the ends or not. But here the grades aren't the ends. It's just a means to achieve the ends - learning the material. Goodhart's law makes them become the end. It does not matter if the
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Thinking you can keep the two aligned is naive. There absolutely are ways to learn to pass arithmetic tests without learning to use arithmetic. It all depends on the type of test. During an oral test, 1-1 with the teacher, is close to impos
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by alexvoda 5y ago
First of all, I do not believe cramming for an exam and forgetting everything afterwards is "gaming the system". This is what the system encourages and the system is broken. Cheating might be called "gaming the system",
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Indeed you are mistaken. What I was saying is that grades are not the appropriate tool to motivate students who already meet the standard. You need other approaches for those students in order to keep them engaged. And in those same cases,
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Looking at that molecule, it is simply beautiful, very very scary, but beautiful. So much nitrogen crammed into the same molecule, just wating to be released.
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by alexvoda 5y ago
And that is perhaps the point. I believe that the intention is that you should not stress about it as long as they are doing fine. And that you should not pass that stress to the child either. The grade is only there to warn you if there is
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by alexvoda 5y ago
> So getting an A or a C in arithmetic doesn't reveal anything about retained learning or track progress? Yes, because Goodhart's law is applied. "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure". Many
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by alexvoda 5y ago
What functionality do they rely so heavily in Office that makes it irreplaceable? Some VBA monstrosity? Or is it just muscle memory?
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by alexvoda 5y ago
Completely agree with all points. I wonder if a solution similar to ips and masks would be better. A mask format for dates.

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