babblingdweeb

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by babblingdweeb 8mo ago
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by babblingdweeb 1y ago
Trust in the numbers is extremely important and we should all be calling out that we need to trust the numbers and the methodology. It should also be transparent. However, it's extremely common in forecasting to revise the forecast onc
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by babblingdweeb 1y ago
(reposting a version of my comment somewhere below) The BLS (USA) does adjust the numbers every month (for two months after the initial release) and annually. Regardless if the numbers go up or down, this is fairly common with statistics an
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by babblingdweeb 1y ago
Regardless of which administration is in place, the BLS (USA) does adjust the numbers every month (for two months after the initial release) and annually. This is fairly common with statistics and forecasting in general. Regardless if the n
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by babblingdweeb 1y ago
I was just talking to younger coworkers about this recently. Mid-90s to early 2000s: FORTRAN, COBOL, C, and C++ classes all had handwritten code parts for homework, handouts, exams, etc. This wasn't just pseudocode, you had to have ful
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by babblingdweeb 2y ago
Similar for me. MacBook Air M1 (8 cpu / 8 gpu; 16 GB RAM)...running in or out of clamshell with a 5k monitor, I rarely notice issues. Typically, if I'm working very inefficiently (obnoxious amount of tabs with Safari and Chrome; m
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by babblingdweeb 3y ago
This is an odd hot-take for an active globally invasive and life altering virus. That person has assessed their risk level and determined that their community's disregard for their personal risk, negatively impacts their personal model
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by babblingdweeb 4y ago
Just to hop on this, the standard is counter intuitive for rain probability. I'm annoyed, but also fascinated by how much it "makes sense" when I have read about it, but it also "makes no sense" when I just want to
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by babblingdweeb 4y ago
I have had problems with other non-Apple headphones (Bluetooth) as well as a headset with a dedicated dongle. Removing the MX products completely solved the problems with every other Bluetooth device I have.
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by babblingdweeb 4y ago
To add on here: Same issues. Then it started impacting other items I had. In the beginning, I only had the MX (Mac Specific) mouse, and the problem did not happen very often. On occasion, but not too bad. After one of the OS updates, it was
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by babblingdweeb 5y ago
This is wonderful. I have been studying communities and food as a way to rebuild trust...this sums it all up nicely. I have been looking to start up a local "potluck" type idea --note: not my idea, many people do this already. I
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by babblingdweeb 6y ago
To just add on here - voice control AND a stylus might be a nice combo (and another user below also mentioned this). I'm not an expert, been around tech for 30+ years...and I'm always fascinated with how people use it. I have fami
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by babblingdweeb 8y ago
I had an interesting experience when I was in high school, watching this happen to my parents with a comic they enjoyed. I forget the name of the series...but the story went like this: In the 80s, it was just a daily life comic, Parents wit
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by babblingdweeb 8y ago
Thank you for sharing! I know this exact arc very well and have referenced it a few times in my life (sent to friends, talked about it, etc). Death is not usually an easy topic, so when this arc is relevant, but maybe not to death, I use it
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by babblingdweeb 8y ago
Correct! I forgot, there was a little nuance there. Thanks for posting that.
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by babblingdweeb 8y ago
I cannot speak for other email providers, but my understanding for the past 10 years: this is a Google thing vs. Apple. Google both allows and ignores periods in emails. first.last@gmail.com is the SAME email address as firstlast@gmail.com
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by babblingdweeb 8y ago
"If you're ever in doubt about reaching out and letting someone in need know that you're thinking about them, just do it. It is helpful." This is really important and touching for all types of situations. I have been for
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by babblingdweeb 8y ago
Your statement is true, but leaves out some facts. The issue is that diamonds are not naturally rare, they are artificially rare. De Beers buys diamond mines to shut them down and only lets so much of the product on the market to inflate th
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by babblingdweeb 8y ago
In my experience: They tend to be clearer, "brighter"(more white), and more "brilliant" (reflectivity) than natural diamonds. One of the best ways to tell? They reflect more of a distinct rainbow vs. natural diamond.
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by babblingdweeb 10y ago
There are a few of these out there. https://cofounderslab.com is one. When they first came out I lived in Chicago and used their site a few times. Totally reminded me of Match meets LinkedIn. (note: I have no affiliation with th
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by babblingdweeb 12y ago
The L0Pht crew produced some awesome tools as well. Anyone remember the Windows NT password decryption tool? You could do dictionary attacks or brute force (if you had the CPU power). I still have old versions of their software on some Zip
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by babblingdweeb 13y ago
While I apprecaite your passion...I think there is one thing worth mentioning about generalpf's post: they stated how someone informed them of something they had not known, they are openly stating they realize they were wrong in their
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by babblingdweeb 14y ago
RE: visit and/or getting a chance to sit in Ditto on the added insight. It also produces a setting where you can ask different questions, on my mind right now are the ones that might have a historical reference. Meaning: was there some reas
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by babblingdweeb 14y ago
THIS. The problem lies with reporters lacking the basic econmic and statistical background to either report the news and/or challange others they are interviewing. We are often surrounded by "armchair specialists" who know little about what
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by babblingdweeb 14y ago
Outside of a "traditional" lab setting...I don't see a conversation about research on the "job" here. I'm curious how some of you in a startup and non-startup handle employees doing research. I'll give a quick example and then propose a per
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by babblingdweeb 14y ago
Ditto for me. "Above the fold" photos of severely/epic photoshopped boobs, etc. Scrolling a little further down I was greeted with photos of poop. Lots of them. I'll skip what there were photos of on the next page. Suffice to say, I am sure
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by babblingdweeb 14y ago
Random event: I just walked by one of these (Grand Central-UN area) on my way to the library today and said "Wow. I wonder why I didn't hear about this before...or see it before?" So I started looking for other payphones/WiFi-stations and d