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by ascar 7y ago
We usually perceive Swiss German as a different language too and not just a dialect. We usually do learn High German before attending school tho, it's not as a foreign language in school. I do remember an unfortunate situation during a
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by ascar 7y ago
That did sound interesting at first, but my native dialect Franconian [1] also has an ISO 639-3 language code (vmf) and while the pronounciation from high german differs, the words and grammar are basically identical (with very few exceptio
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by ascar 7y ago
>Maybe being native in the language makes a difference? I think this is similar to understanding dialects. My native language is German and I can make sense of most German dialects (some are really hard tho' like Platt or Niederbaye
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by ascar 7y ago
It's very similar to me. Not only on a daily basis but sometimes even a week worth of nearly nothing and then a day worth a week. The problem I see is that reducing working time per day doesn't necessarily keep the same productivi
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by ascar 7y ago
My Benz warns me from upcoming frontal crashes, applies extra pressure on the brakes in these circumstances and even automatically brakes as a last resort to reduce the impact when the crash is inevitable. This is actually a default feature
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by ascar 7y ago
Mercedes is actually known for their engine longevity, reliability and serviceability. Yes they have more issues with technology than other cars, but that's because they use more and newer technology than cheaper brands. [1] [1] https
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by ascar 7y ago
Why not link to the source directly at Mercedes [1]? The website has only added marketing to the information available in the video from the original site. I honestly thought this is satire until I saw it from the source, but this is actual
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by ascar 7y ago
And I explicitly mentioned that I can't charge at home and regularly travel over 500km. Also I can't expect there to be a charger at my destination. It was an answer to the blatantly phrased "i don't understand" of
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by ascar 7y ago
ICE car owner here. I don't understand why you would ever want a vehicle that must be charged for over an hour at uncontrollable wait times for a charging spot, when you want to travel longer distances, instead of just having a car fue
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by ascar 7y ago
The bigger problem is actually the one he just mentioned on the side. Most places you are legally not allowed to add charging stations to your rented place. It's not just the landlord giving permission, it goes on with billing. This st
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by ascar 7y ago
I was actually surprised by most sources I found online. But all top hits on Google start off at the charger and ignore any efficiency losses for generating the electricity in the first place. Some even acknowledge that fact in text, but st
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by ascar 7y ago
My understanding could definitely be off here, but according to the official EU energy report (2018 report, 2016 numbers) [1] France is still consuming about 45% of fossil fuels, while whole Europe is around 70%. Further the energy network
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by ascar 7y ago
Or the fuel used by ECU engines gets created from the CO2 in the air and carbon neutral energy. Seems easier to achieve than replacing all cars with low range models that need a charging spot at home. And the EV also only make a difference,
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by ascar 7y ago
Well, it's more of a linguistic/english lesson. I meant the median and just forgot that average and mean are synonyms. But thanks for pointing that out. I actually edited out exactly the same argument that you wrote, because I (an
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by ascar 7y ago
Hard truth: It also heavily depends on how good you are. The salaries talked about are usually the top 10% maybe 20%. Like people throwing around Facebook and Amazon salaries. They only employ a small percentage of devs. That leaves at leas
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by ascar 7y ago
Do we actually have navigation technology to travel at 8% c without crashing into deadly space debris? Or more general: Space travel isn't just about speed.
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by ascar 7y ago
Why would you want to provide audio summary of a page in the first place instead of providing a text summary? Reading text is about 2.5 times faster than listening to speech. And regardind accessibility, blind people can use their screenrea
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by ascar 7y ago
Blizzard with Overwatch comes to mind. But it's pretty much the same scenario. Netflix might also be a good example shifting from DVD renting to streaming.
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by ascar 7y ago
Out of curiosity: What would you be willing to pay for it? Did you mention you pay yourself? Or do you expect your healthcare provider to cover the thousands of dollars for tests without any indication?
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by ascar 7y ago
It's simply much, much easier for me to work with a dark background. Not fully black, but preferably a bit in the purple direction. You are not top-down reading most of the time, but working on lines, jumping between them. That's
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by ascar 7y ago
You are proposing he should also proactively refund the other ~40% of valid purchases to avoid the ~60% that end up in disputes? Did I get that right? If yes, that doesn't sound like a viable idea.
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by ascar 7y ago
I guess it depends what you want to work on and what your career goals are. I think my mechanic vs mechanical engineer example is actually a pretty good analogy of actual conditions. You have (many) people learning how to use tools and fix
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by ascar 7y ago
> "they're just not a skill you need in day-to-day software life (for most people)." I mostly disagree. You won't need to implement them, but a working knowledge of the basics is the basis of any performance analysis
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by ascar 7y ago
And that 8 is a massive increase in presence.
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by ascar 7y ago
I got a call from an unknown number. It was the hospital telling me my father had an accident. Do you want to miss such a call? I always answer the door and the phone.
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by ascar 7y ago
Even if that would be the case and we use the long scale (million/milliard/billion) system, which I actually grew up with in Germany, a billion would be 10^12 and a septillion 10^42. It still doesn't add up.
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by ascar 7y ago
A billion is 10^9 and a septillion 10^24. So a billion billion billion is already 10^27. One of your numbers is wrong.
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by ascar 7y ago
What exactly did you fix? Now it says "EDIT: 80%", while it should say 18%
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by ascar 7y ago
IIRC/IANAL, in Germany you are allowed to transfer commercial use and declare any different name as the creator. But you can't transfer the copyright itself, so you will always stay in control.
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by ascar 7y ago
> If Rust is the answer, why are you pushing for new langs when Rust is sufficient? Something doesn't add up here. Maybe because he said, twice, that Rust is not all the way there?

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