algorias

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by algorias 3y ago
The places where these cables come to shore are rightfully rated as high-priority military targets. You can't just walk up to them, nor go poking around in a yacht.
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by algorias 3y ago
It's trivial to "count" as part of the demoscene. Just release your work at one of the numerous parties held every year. All the smaller ones even accept remote entries. An important part of the culture is that the releases a
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by algorias 3y ago
Seconding this. Coding on fantasy consoles is easy and fun, and it scratches that "hmm, what can I do on this weird platform?" itch.
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by algorias 3y ago
From the little exposure I've had of the digital art world (I assume you mean high art as in fancy galleries and such) is that it's much more fad driven. One year the "it" thing is interaction, and so everyone rushes to
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by algorias 3y ago
Then wikipedia is wrong. The demoscene is in part about pushing the limits of whatever platform you're on. But another way of looking at the scene is as an art movement based around real-time audiovisuals. The latter is of course a muc
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by algorias 3y ago
A +1 for fantasy consoles here. I'm partial to the TIC-80. I don't have the time and energy for huge personal projects, so the restrictions keep me focused on simplicity, fun, and the joy of coding itself.
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by algorias 3y ago
The special thing about architecture is that it imposes on others. You can't not see a building. So I agree with the conclusion but not the reasoning. It's not users vs creators, it's the public who are not the users that get
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by algorias 3y ago
It's bad for OpenAI to go after a blank website, which could develop into anything, not necessarily related to their GPT product. Other than that, this is exactly how trademarks are supposed to work. OP should just calmly tell OpenAI t
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by algorias 3y ago
Some good answers in the sibling comments. Perhaps the canonical example in the human body is the spinal column. It is extremely flexible with many degrees of freedom, while remaining stable to external shocks. This is because it has many s
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by algorias 4y ago
"soda cans" is very pessimistic. The structural integrity of containers is very high. Specially the end walls. The typical problem with containers is non-standard or unsecured cargo pressing against the side walls, which are indee
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by algorias 4y ago
Stability of the container stack is a much bigger issue than the pure weight of the containers. On board a container ship, everything must be lashed down tightly anyways. Also, sails apply lift , so upwards pull. I know nothing about sail
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by algorias 4y ago
The whole framing is weird to me. I enjoy classical music among other things, but I'm in no way an "aficionado" (whatever that means), and I can recognize around 0 classical musicians by appearance.
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by algorias 4y ago
>in the Musk era random tweets have never been a trustworthy information source, Musk taking over has nothing to do with it.
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by algorias 4y ago
Agreed. There's a lot of hype around LLMs right now, but they have not proven their value yet.
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by algorias 4y ago
No, because ideally you'd have an ideologically neutral source, specially for politically charged topics. But such sources are essentially nonexistent, so we're left trying to subtract out the biases from wikipedia articles. Don&#
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by algorias 4y ago
Read up on history. Communism caused millions of needless deaths.
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by algorias 4y ago
IIRC the reason for this is that antibodies are actually in your saliva, which moves around your mouth much less while you're sleeping. Thus, bacteria have a more favorable environment at night.
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by algorias 4y ago
Sorry to hear that, sounds like a tough situation. Next time I have a drink (many months from now probably), I'll take a moment to remember you.
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by algorias 4y ago
In an archaic form it does. But nowadays "Frau Doktor" usually refers to a woman who is a doctor, as "Doktor" has a male grammatical gender, so it's awkward to address a woman only as "Doktor X", even thou
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by algorias 4y ago
Swelling means that your body is directing more blood than usual to this location. More nutrients, more antibodies, etc.
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by algorias 4y ago
Well, it's more of a question about what you're willing to make a fuss about.
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by algorias 4y ago
Sometimes I have to travel through those countries. E.g. my employer demands that I take the cheapest flight to attend a conference.
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by algorias 4y ago
This is unsurprising to hear. But the problem I have with middle-eastern countries is not how they treat straight male muslims. This happens in many other cultures as well. E.g. Christians are super nice people. But if you reveal you'r
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by algorias 4y ago
The thing is that while most people agree climate change is real, it's not clear at all what the actual damage to humanity will be. IME said hypothetical damage is hugely overblown by activists, who talk as if the end of humanity was c
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by algorias 4y ago
We're talking about a winter with out-of-equilibrium energy markets here, not generic winter.
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by algorias 4y ago
Seems true, because about 80% of the volume of a tv or monitor box is padding. Padding scales with surface area, not volume, so it could be reduced by a ton.
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by algorias 4y ago
Exactly this. there's nothing about an existing universe that prevents bad writing for new stories in that universe. And big studio creative talent is at a historical low right now.
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by algorias 4y ago
I am one of those people (roughly speaking). Do with that as you will.
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by algorias 4y ago
> but given that every LOTR fan is going to want to watch this series even if it sucks Citation needed. I'm a big fan of LOTR, but I didn't even bother with the last Hobbit movie. And I expect this series to be even worse than
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by algorias 4y ago
I'd think those low wages are also partly explained by the desirability of working at a top place (good for your CV and for acquiring actual skills). Pretty similar to how the game industry attracts talent out of proportion to the mone

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