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by blackshaw 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_hole
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IPCC climate report is 'code red for humanity'(bbc.co.uk)
15 points by blackshaw 5y ago|5 comments
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by blackshaw 5y ago
Wow, I'd never heard this terminology before but I just spent an unnecessary length of time reading the Wikipedia page on "Real-time computation" and it's interesting set of technical considerations I hadn't thought
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by blackshaw 5y ago
If the writing style bothers you that much then why do you read it?
95.
by blackshaw 5y ago
Many of the top-paid Substack writers do use part of their revenue to pay an editor.
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by blackshaw 5y ago
The "ng" sound exists in English, it's just that we don't have it at the beginning of words like Vietnamese does. Say "singer", then say it again without the "si". Congratulations - you know how to pr
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by blackshaw 5y ago
> pronounced as in 'put'/'dude'. FYI: "put" and "dude" have a different vowel sound in most dialects of English.
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by blackshaw 5y ago
Obligatory Family Guy link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMopBpOfv_E I'm not sure I've ever met anyone in real life who says "hwen", "hwere", etc., although you can hear it in some Johnny Ca
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by blackshaw 5y ago
What the hell are you talking about? How is it remotely controversial to say that Bitcoin is used for illegal purposes? Have you ever heard of the dark web?
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by blackshaw 5y ago
> At the moment we are full remote but intend to move towards a hybrid model in the fall. You should probably mention where you're based.
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by blackshaw 5y ago
OP may have also been thinking of this older thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23283675
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by blackshaw 5y ago
I don't really care, but since you asked: "learnings" grates my ears because it sounds wrong . I never used to hear people say it, and as GP points out, we already had the perfectly good word "lessons". "Lea
103.
by blackshaw 5y ago
Isn't this kind of what Apple is trying to do with the TouchBar? Shame that the TouchBar is hot garbage.
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by blackshaw 5y ago
Substack makes it way too easy to fill your articles with "Subscribe" and "Share" buttons; you can do it with one click.
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by blackshaw 5y ago
> The defendant prefers that its users get information that a) maximises the defendant's ad revenue and b) advances the defendant's preferred narratives. FTFY
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by blackshaw 5y ago
That one wasn't "self-inflicted".
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by blackshaw 5y ago
How could anyone with more than 5 minutes experience as a software developer possibly not know what a "regex" is?
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by blackshaw 5y ago
> DD/MM/YYYY Did you mean to write MM/DD/YYYY?
109.
by blackshaw 6y ago
Nope, only "your" is correct in this case. "You're" would require a slight rewording, something like: > You're applying to those companies with 0 experience or college degree, which is unrealistic. <&#x2F
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by blackshaw 6y ago
Fully agreed. William MacAskill's book Doing Good Better is also fantastic; I recommend reading them both as a pair. (MacAskill is one of the founders of EA.)
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by blackshaw 6y ago
Yes - after you upvote, a link that says "unvote" will appear above the comment. E.g. the following text currently appears to me above your comment: Scottopherson 5 minutes ago | unvote | parent | flag | favorite | on: The value o
112.
by blackshaw 6y ago
Because he's the founder of this website?
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by blackshaw 6y ago
Could be; my French is rusty as hell. /o/ is how the written "o" is pronounced in Spanish.
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by blackshaw 6y ago
It's not just about the constitutional precedent - it's a strategy the monarchy follows for its own survival. Politics is by definition divisive; if the Queen publicly takes a side on the issues of the day she'll alienate hal
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by blackshaw 6y ago
Link for the lazy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional...
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by blackshaw 6y ago
Churchill's death was anticipated with a codename too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hope_Not
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by blackshaw 6y ago
True. The royal family aren't just our rulers, they're our prisoners. Can you imagine being a high-ranking member of the British royal family? Your life isn't your own - you can't pursue the career of your choosing, you
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by blackshaw 6y ago
The question I want answered is, if she lives to 100 will she send a card to herself?
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by blackshaw 6y ago
Nope, wasn't covered in school at all. I taught myself from Wikipedia, it's a slow process but you don't need to learn it all at once.
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by blackshaw 6y ago
The "o" in "coke" is what linguists call a diphthong: two vowel sounds pronounced in quick succession. Pronounce it slowly and notice how your tongue moves as you say it. In IPA it's written /oʊ/, it'

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