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by asciimov 1y ago
I’ve played a bunch of Catan. The included wooden dice are all terribly biased. Not in the same way, but enough that a sets owner knows, at least subconsciously, what numbers their set favors. The best way I’ve found to mitigate this is to
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by asciimov 1y ago
The cards are interesting, they include a card to force shuffle the deck in order to make sure there is some randomness in the outcomes. Even with the forced shuffle cards, the outcomes fall too much in the bell curve and make the game feel
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by asciimov 1y ago
Likely a different edition, or reproduction.
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by asciimov 1y ago
One example is Office. Microsoft is going back to preloading office during Windows Boot so that you don't notice it loading. With the average system spec 25 years ago it made sense to preload office. But today, what is Office doing tha
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by asciimov 1y ago
> … no further silicon designs ever get manufactured The problem wouldn’t be missing CPUs but infrastructure. Power would be the big one, generators, substations, those sorts of things. Then manufacturing, lot of chips go there. Then the
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by asciimov 1y ago
…and Father Brown.
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by asciimov 1y ago
2004 Lincoln Towncar. Recently replaced the intake manifold myself. Next is J-modding the transmission. Would like to replace gears with a different ratio for more power, but that will require taking it somewhere, not something I can do in
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by asciimov 1y ago
To gauge how well the models "think" and what amount of slop they generate. Keeping it secret because I don't want my answers trained into a model. Think of it this way, FizzBuzz used to be a good test to weed out bad actors.
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by asciimov 1y ago
That's an expensive mistake waiting to happen.
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by asciimov 1y ago
Nope, not doing this. Likely you shouldn't either. I don't want my few good prompts to get picked up by trainers.
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by asciimov 2y ago
In my area, charity shops have terrible selections tons of fad diet books from the 80s and 90s and religious related texts.
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by asciimov 2y ago
“Charity” shops in my area are for profit businesses. Sure someone is getting a small donation, but their board members pull large salaries. Never mind their free inventory and usually underpaid labor.
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by asciimov 2y ago
I’ve been told enough falsehoods from AI, that it hasn’t earned my trust yet. On the other hand, Google search is starting to be useless without curating my queries. And their AI suggestions are full of lies.
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by asciimov 2y ago
Didn't you post this a few days ago?
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by asciimov 2y ago
I’ve had an MX Ergo for several years (and other thumb trackballs for 28 years), while I like the shape and like the ergonomics, some issues stand out - Rechargeable battery lasts 4-6 weeks. The 1 AA in the M570 lasted 6-9 months. - No on d
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by asciimov 2y ago
It would be nice if cars came in Hot Wheels Spectraflame. I’m sure the greigification of automobiles is down to some spreadsheet somewhere showing them they save two nickels for offering one less color.
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by asciimov 2y ago
This was in the Texas Panhandle, temps this low are abnormal. Cows can survive this temps as long as they have adequate feed and water. They can endure high temps pretty well, again as long as they have water.
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by asciimov 2y ago
And addresses, I even knew when he was sending his mistress nicer flowers than his wife. I get other people’s email too, just this guy has been more prolific than others.
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by asciimov 2y ago
0°F was the outside temperature with 40 mph winds (60mph gusts) the time I had to venture to the middle of an empty field to break the ice on water tank with a hatchet so cows could get water.
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by asciimov 2y ago
Accidentally signing up once is a mistake. One person signing up for products, credit cards, unemployment, medical bills, television services, payday loans, mortgages, jobs with my email address over a 6 year period isn’t a mistake. This is
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by asciimov 2y ago
A few years ago 18 eggs was just under $2.50. Today that same 18 eggs is $9.36. If your family goes through a lot of eggs, it can have a significant impact on your budget. For example, a family of 4 might use a dozen eggs a day for breakfas
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by asciimov 2y ago
There was a time in my life where our household of 2 was regularly going through 3 dozen eggs a week just for breakfast. Back then that would total $5 a week. Today that same amount of eggs are just under $20. It’s not just the eggs, all gr
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by asciimov 2y ago
It's not named for the Mexicans, it's named for the Aztec people, the Mexica as they called themselves.
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by asciimov 2y ago
There it is, just like clockwork, the whataboutism appears. Seriously though, let the locals be in charge of naming things. As a Texan, I've always just called it the Gulf. But if asked, it's full name is Gulf of Mexico, named aft
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by asciimov 2y ago
> Trump is beholden to public support. After the election he’s not. Only has to appease a handful of congress critters and a few wealthy people.
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by asciimov 2y ago
If they can’t innovate the technology they should innovate the design. I’m ready for a new style from Apple, something that looks different.
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by asciimov 2y ago
When I briefly lived in Oklahoma I found it frustrating that they use stick frame construction for homes and apartment buildings. Even when we know how to build much safer wind resistant houses. What I thought was worse was once a tornado r
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by asciimov 2y ago
For under 10 people, it’s really not worth all the pain. Biggest issue is trust, everybody will assume you’re a spam domain. Never mind the numerous number of forms that won’t allow it.
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by asciimov 2y ago
> why not put the camera in the middle of the phone? Because when you pick it up, your hand is covering up the middle of the phone. However the top quarter is unobstructed. > And why do the cameras keep moving around? Easy way to tell
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by asciimov 2y ago
That’s just The Google Rot™ leaking out. It’s the one product I wish they would kill off already.

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