augustuspolius

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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Not sure if comparison to Texas is appropriate. Gun laws and property protection laws are very different there and act is a big deterrent for such crimes.
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Most of these mass daytime raids are done by people from the East Bay. Fixing inequality just in SF won’t address that.
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Self cleaning? That would be $10M. This is just your basic restroom with a broken Dyson Airblade hand dryer for $900.
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Apparently CA governor Newsom threatened to pull money from SF because of how much unwanted attention the $1.7M restroom attracted. It sounds absurd, but an expensive public restroom in SF could compromise his White House aspirations.
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
I don't get any spam texts but saw an uptick about a month ago in fake emails from a range of retailers. Always an order confirmation for some expensive gadget with a message prompting me to call a fake number if I have any questions.
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Another way to become friends is to experience something extraordinary together. In fact, for me this is way more effective than spending several hours a day with a colleague in the same room. Traveling brings people closer (that could be a
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
> systems built upon illusions are less stable than systems built upon truths I strongly disagree with that. The most stable societies historically have been built around a religious center, which is by definition not an objective ration
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
I think the world is now learning that the biggest problem with natural gas is its non-universal availability. This introduces very dangerous dependencies and exacerbates geopolitical corruption.
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
The way this is presented in the article could be dangerous. ECT with its potentially life-altering horrendous side effects is not an alternative to Ketamine with almost non existent negative long term side effects. Both treatments are reco
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
I am also confused by this comparison. Yes, Ketamine might cause dissociation… but that’s not a side effect, that’s a catalyst for the actual expected psychological effect. It’s like saying that a side effect of drinking alcohol is feeling
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
v2 doesn't have native Apple Silicon compatibility yet. Rumors are we will need to wait for the v3 release. In terms of the dev resources: 1. Here is a basic official tutorial: https://vcvrack.com/manual/PluginDeve
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
This is cool, but I think we are talking about different things. From reading the description of this project it looks like you can't actually _edit_ the individual modules. They still require compilation since it's C++. You can c
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
The advantage of this PureData plugin and Max4Live over VCVRack is that you can edit the patch on the fly right in the DAW (in addition to the fact that visual programming is way more accessible than a compiled language).
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
This plugin could potentially be a big deal. PureData has been around for decades but fell behind Max and/or MaxMSP mostly (IMO) due to usability limitations. If more people will be able to incorporate PureData organically into their w
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
That was my instant impression as well. Barnum effect all the way.
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Thank you - your explanation and that photo of the Sun with the Calcium K filter are very helpful. With so many colorized photos of space objects and so many artist impressions, I wasn’t sure whether space is just a black void to the human
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Thank you. If I was in a spaceship at a much closer distance to the object than I am right now, would I be able to see the dust and the shape similar to what we see on the photos? Or is this all invisible to the human eye?
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Looks incredible, thanks for sharing! Hope they can remove stars from Webb’s Pillars of Creation at some point.
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
I would like to see Webb’s photo without so much lens flare on individual stars (not sure if that’s the right term). Just kind of toned down stars but the same level of detail.
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Is it possible to visualize how a human eye would see Pillars of Creation in real time? This always confused me with Hubble’s colorized photos.
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
I just disabled both, also disabled keyboard sound and enabled haptics. A much better typing experience!
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Oh haha, that's great! Nice to meet you! I am curious... are you a first generation atheist or were brought up in a non-religious environment?
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
This feels odd - lately I was getting very confused by the quality of my typing on iOS. It's reaffirming to see so many people with a similar experience. I am on iPhone 13 Pro.
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
I have a very different experience. In all tech companies I worked at (Bay Area) there were very many Indian immigrants, most of whom were religious. In fact, I have never met an atheist from India. We would frequently discuss religion, phi
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Interesting. I was testing this with a 4K USB-C monitor connected to MacBook Pro M1. Charging was not working due to "insufficient power". I am trying to keep up with these spec details for a cable that is often marketed as just U
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Exactly - it's too expensive and at this point I am not sure how future proof this investment would be. Are we going to have a new USB-C cable in a year's time that my next monitor will require?.. Edit: different devices add even
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Sorry, I meant data transfer+charging at the same time.
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
I like the USB-C connector but wondering if there is a better way to handle the ever expanding number of different cable types that are used with this connector (SuperSpeed, Thunderbolt, etc). Switching to USB-C reduced the number of differ
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Encountering this aspect of the culture war always makes me wonder why are tech companies so focused on these gender minorities and not, say, on the disabled groups. There are more blind, deaf, mute (etc, etc) people in the US than transgen
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by augustuspolius 4y ago
Do you mean the risk is that Russia will invade Finland and NATO will have to get involved? This is short term thinking. What if Finland does not join NATO and Russia invades? What if Russia succeeds? In the next decade it will invade Swede

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