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by ano-ther 4y ago
For elections, the test should be with the second digit, not the first. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benford's_law > Benford's law has also been misapplied to claim election fraud. When applying th
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by ano-ther 4y ago
Wouldn’t that just shuffle the distribution of the digits rather than creating Benford’s (power) law distribution?
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by ano-ther 4y ago
It sounds like a decent way of doing it. As a buyer of advertising services, I need your support in helping my stakeholders (approvers, internal customer, procurement, legal etc) understand why we should hire you. Their workflow is usually
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by ano-ther 4y ago
This is a good cause. They should help the legislators by coming up with a proposal on how to better phrase it. Not just state what’s wrong. That would make it easier to get the proper provisions in place. Legislators (and their staff) are
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by ano-ther 4y ago
Seems a bit pointless: From the explanation > The basic idea is to substitut the first few letters with their bold variant. > As a result, the reader is only focusing on the highlighted initial letters and lets the brain center comple
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Concentric Sampler: musical instrument from repurposed floppy disk drive(nime.pubpub.org)
1 points by ano-ther 4y ago|0 comments
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A machine with First Amendment rights(lawfareblog.com)
3 points by ano-ther 4y ago|1 comments
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by ano-ther 4y ago
This is one: https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/issues/121 Search for Elon gives this: https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/search?q=Elon&type=
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Proposed dam to protect NL, DE, DK, SE from rising sea levels(haaksezeedijk.com)
29 points by ano-ther 4y ago|33 comments
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by ano-ther 4y ago
https://haaksezeedijk-com.translate.goog/dhz/dijkenbekkens/?...
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by ano-ther 4y ago
Looks promising. Obviously bad news for photographers. What does the license imply? > Can I use my virtual faces for commercial use? > Yes. All images produced are released under the CreativeML Open RAIL-M license. Does it mean someon
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UK court orders smart contract changed to retrieve crypto assets(blog.oasis.app)
2 points by ano-ther 4y ago|1 comments
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by ano-ther 4y ago
Technical details: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/research/we-do-a-little-c... Backstory (in German): https://www.heise.de/news/Kryptowaehrungen-Gericht-laesst-Sm...
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Meta-study: trees don’t communicate(nature.com)
2 points by ano-ther 4y ago|1 comments
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by ano-ther 4y ago
Full title: Positive citation bias and overinterpreted results lead to misinformation on common mycorrhizal networks in forests
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Chinese researchers propose “measures to deal with Starlink”(scmp.com)
1 points by ano-ther 4y ago|1 comments
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by ano-ther 4y ago
With reference to this study: https://www.zhkzyfz.cn/CN/10.3969/j.issn.1673-3819.2023.01.0...
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by ano-ther 4y ago
Typical signs for hidden committees: - Slooooow decision making - Repeated meetings on the same topic, with no new information, and no conclusion - Being asked to consult x, y and z who send you to more people Antidote: take decisions that
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by ano-ther 4y ago
Good question. I need to talk to a few people before I can give you an answer
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Illustrated icebergs often not stable(twitter.com)
3 points by ano-ther 4y ago|1 comments
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by ano-ther 4y ago
See also https://joshdata.me/iceberger.html for a simulator
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by ano-ther 4y ago
It’s about the method. Teachers aren’t interested in a recount of the battle of so-and-so but in training you to gather knowledge, structure your thoughts and express them clearly. You can only learn that by doing. A chatbot bypasses the le
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by ano-ther 4y ago
https://archive.ph/XPvvK
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by ano-ther 4y ago
If Google rewards the fluff, couldn’t the authors put it after the actual recipe? I.e., tldr; first and then the backstory?
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by ano-ther 4y ago
Where is the XML config stored? If it is backed up with, say, Dropbox, then someone getting access to that could trigger a data export when the user enters the master password next time. And then pick up the data from the synced folder. Thi
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by ano-ther 4y ago
Best defence is to have 100+ icons on the desktop…
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by ano-ther 4y ago
1 They have to. It’s a “material event” that could impact the stock price, so they have to communicate to investors, once a decision has been taken. 2 They probably want to. It creates clarity for employees after what other commenters here
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by ano-ther 4y ago
It is one of the things that keep me with Lenovo Thinkpads. Beats a trackpad by miles
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by ano-ther 4y ago
I would spend those wasted minutes by observing what’s happening - which agenda items are helpful, where does it drag on, are there patterns of who talks all the time etc. Then bring up those observations politely at your next 1:1 with your
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by ano-ther 4y ago
Sounds like Jobs is reminding them of their non-poaching agreement. https://techcrunch.com/2009/08/07/source-apple-and-google-ag... The document came to light in a lawsuit which Apple, Google and others even

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