argiopetech

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by argiopetech 2y ago
Lots of things "are computers" (thermostats, refrigerators, cameras, etc.), but most of those things don't get updates. They're shipped in working order, and they go in working as intended through their service life. Why
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by argiopetech 2y ago
Having also had this adventure, note that #1 and #2 are both full time jobs, and #3 can be when #1 vets poorly or #2 fails to get the job done on time and on target (and sometimes effectively at random). Still my favorite way to play, but y
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by argiopetech 2y ago
No, I want to be doing the same things I was doing 30 years ago, and I want the same opportunity for my children. I think it just as likely that social media-induced social discohesion tanks the country as lack of innovation (particularly s
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by argiopetech 2y ago
People haven't changed much. We just wear cheaper clothes. No disagreement about the excellent art.
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by argiopetech 2y ago
The only way to win is not to play.
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by argiopetech 2y ago
That crucial flaw is the fundamental structure of our legal system. It's why case law is a valued and necessary part of our legal doctrine. Humans are bad at predicting the future, and attempts to write prescient laws often end with si
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by argiopetech 2y ago
It adds an incentive not to cancel the pomodoro.
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by argiopetech 2y ago
Probably easier to use shell history, but I like a loop. while () ; do sleep 20m; mpv bing.mp3; read; done
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by argiopetech 2y ago
More like the flower, I'd say. Your first problem statement plants the seed. The solution (and the shortcomings in that solution and in the original problem statement) are the seed clearing the dirt. As you write, think, and write agai
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by argiopetech 3y ago
https://archive.is/TrQPt
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by argiopetech 3y ago
R&D. Bootstrapping.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Probably should be, "Especially".
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by argiopetech 3y ago
This was my first thought on the "silly prank" line.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
While I applaud your phraseology, I think the quantity of breathless, non-expert media coverage of this issue over the past decades simultaneously make it difficult to determine the past state of the scientific research (absent reading of
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by argiopetech 3y ago
I didn't know Kinesis had a split board. Thanks for the tip. The ErgoDox/Moonlander are in that price range and are highly thought of.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Where "completely" in this case implies "for road-going vehicles". General aviation (largely small, piston-engine planes) still overwhelmingly run on 100 octane low-lead (100LL).
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by argiopetech 3y ago
BDA3 is undoubtedly the authoritative source, but it's tough going without prior experience.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
We're the only stewards of this planet, learning in real time, with imperfect or completely absent communication among individuals. I'd say things are going pretty well, considering the pace of change.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
I use org mode (and a custom tangler, because Emacs' tangler is slow and gets slower with every file you tangle) precisely for Knuth-style literate programming. The only reason I didn't mention it here was that GP was talking abou
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by argiopetech 3y ago
That's not an atheist. That's an agnostic theist (aka deist). Gnostic Theist: My God exists. Agnostic Theist: I accept the concept of deity(ies), but it's not relevant to me Agnostic Atheist: I don't accept the concept o
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by argiopetech 3y ago
> a compiled script will run 10,000 times faster than LISP Putting aside some hyperbole, this depends how long it takes to compile.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Also Emacs' org-mode.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
I've seen it here before, but it's rare. Amusingly for the typical HN CJ, slashdot fell off my radar when Google Reader left us. I had been an avid /. reader for years, but had transitioned to reading through RSS. It went dow
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by argiopetech 3y ago
The pill was not readily available (absent a reason pregnancy may be harmful to the mother) in the UK until 1967, and not to unmarried women until 1974.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
It's also not a coincidence that women's happiness has been falling for decades. We won't be alive to see the final results of this experiment in societal change. I'm not sure I'm sad about this. Ref for 73 mil: ht
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Two peaks on a downward trend are still a downward trend. That trend is more obvious if you look at population-corrected rates. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281416/birth-rate-in-the... 73mil/yr is the
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Wow, can you share some more specs?
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by argiopetech 3y ago
If you look at the historical birth rate through the 20th century (hard to find data before 1950, but not impossible), the birth rate hovered around 5 children/woman or 35 children/1000 population. These numbers drop immediately a
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Great resource, thank you. Looking forward to seeing these results in local stores.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Yep, haven't seen this locally.

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