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by b_emery 4y ago
“Years ago, it had occurred to me that Darwin and Nietzsche agreed on one thing: the defining characteristic of the organism is striving.” ― Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air Figuring out the 'why' is step one of doing anyth
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by b_emery 5y ago
Given the lead up to this, is there any evidence that the Ukranians have taken these kinds of measures?
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How does Putin's war not turn into a protracted insurgency?(twitter.com)
5 points by b_emery 5y ago|1 comments
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by b_emery 5y ago
Well, there is this: https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2022/02/10/hawaii-phones-tonga-b... Good idea.
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by b_emery 5y ago
For those of us used to degrees F, keep this in mind: 10 C ~= 50 F 20 C ~= 68 F 30 C ~= 86 F So 15 C is about 59 degrees F.
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by b_emery 5y ago
Bill Gate's book has a good summary of the technical challenges and the scientific and engineering needs. It's an easy read and I highly suggest it.
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by b_emery 5y ago
The intent, according to your link: "What we think is happening here is the development and experimentation and validation of what we call a tactic, technique and procedure, a TTP, to spoof an enemy’s network for SSA [space situational
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by b_emery 5y ago
East CONUS makes it look like Texas has terrible air right now: https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES16/ABI/CONUS/GEOCOLOR/2...
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by b_emery 5y ago
For the non-lisp programmer, can someone explain how the Macro differs from a library call, or other function? If you're building the language, vs building your code, is this really that different? Having read about this, the best anal
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by b_emery 5y ago
I would think that they're in a hurry, see the extra stuff, and move on. The thought had crossed my mind however.
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by b_emery 5y ago
My was stolen last year ($3k and 3 weeks to replace), and at the advice of the muffler shop I got one of these, for $200 installed (so far so good): https://www.catstrap.net/ The key is that it would just take a lot longer
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Why Affluent Parents Put So Much Pressure on Their Kids(theatlantic.com)
37 points by b_emery 5y ago|32 comments
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Innovation, Not Trees. How Bill Gates Plans to Save the Planet(nytimes.com)
3 points by b_emery 6y ago|0 comments
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by b_emery 7y ago
Definitely prepare, I mean there is not really a down side to it, but my instinct is to cut through the hype and look at the data. The site this article links to is good: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ Erro
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by b_emery 7y ago
Thanks, I'll check them out.
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by b_emery 7y ago
I agree with your first few points, but I've never encountered a fiction book that I thought was greater than the best non-fiction. Surely, opinions differ but can you name a few (perhaps unusual) fiction books that make the 100x mark?
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by b_emery 7y ago
I was surprised at how true some of them are, at least in very general terms - they got a lot of the broad trends correct, while the actual implementation was unimaginable.
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1900 Edition of Ladies Home Journal Predictions for 2000(farm8.staticflickr.com)
4 points by b_emery 7y ago|2 comments
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by b_emery 7y ago
You misunderstand the purpose - it's not intentional obfuscation. Its the lingua franca of the field. A technical term can define in one phrase an entire concept that would be tedious to spell out each and every time. It can define one
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by b_emery 7y ago
Your advisors were acting in your best interest. There is a time and place for readable science, and your thesis is not it. It has nothing to do with the power of the guild, and everything to do with assessing your knowledge and preparation
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by b_emery 7y ago
In contrast to the essay, my hypothesis is currently that interest is developed. I used to be in the 'born talented camp', but then after reading Peak , The Talent Code , and other books on the subject (and essentially reviewing
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by b_emery 9y ago
Indeed, with dark skin no less (c.f. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_the_Dawn_(book) )
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by b_emery 9y ago
A win for open source. I was just thinking the other day that it's a shame that Linus is not a billionaire. Seems he's doing just fine however: "Finnish-American software engineer and hacker Linus Torvalds has as estimated ne
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To get smarter fast, get in over your head(nytimes.com)
2 points by b_emery 9y ago|0 comments
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by b_emery 9y ago
Knowledge of the ocean, the bottom, and what is in it, is very different from knowledge of commercial fish populations. Records of catch go way back and the methods for inferring population are good enough. There is also an archaeological r
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by b_emery 9y ago
I second this. For me, anything with tagging and search would work. Mine lives in Dropbox (it runs in Firefox) so it's backed up and available on all my machines. A lot of the notes and ideas in it start out on paper (e.g. written on t
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by b_emery 9y ago
Scientist, Medical Doctor, Auto Mechanic, Appliance Repairman. All require a similar cognitive toolkit: Curiosity, creativity, desire for deep knowledge about how a system functions, ability to design experiments to troubleshoot, etc.
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by b_emery 9y ago
I'm sure it depends on the field, but volunteering as an unpaid intern can certainly get you in the door. It's a good way to get experience and contacts that will help you get into grad school. You also get to see the research pro
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How to increase testosterone naturally(artofmanliness.com)
3 points by b_emery 9y ago|0 comments
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by b_emery 9y ago
The main reason to go to conferences is to meet people who are working similar things, to exchange ideas, make friends and build potential collaborations. Maybe even impress some program managers. A very efficient way to do this is the post

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