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by bluecalm 4y ago
We are far away from that stage. My view is that there is more profitable and wanted by customers directions that we will ever be able to follow. This is one of the reasons we are looking for a business model that helps us focus on programm
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Ask HN: What's a good business model for selling standalone software?
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by bluecalm 4y ago
The "market cap" for crypto is just an illusion. There never was enough liquidity. The money was lost the moment you exchanged it to crypto. Some of it is in hands of other people. Some of it was spent to keep the show going (mini
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Deposits -> heavily negative sum game with a lot of scammers involved -> cash outs Who would have thought that the outgoing stream is thinner than the incoming one.
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Great suggestions for cheaper alternatives in this thread! Does anyone knows if it's possible to get cycling sunglasses of similar quality as Oakley/100%? By cycling sunglasses I mean: -shape (those need to be big and go over fore
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Not the most convincing example as it exploits the mix of very low search depth (visit counts) as well as differences in the rules (as well as the fact that training the program to not be vulnerable to exploiting the rules would be just a h
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by bluecalm 4y ago
If you try to build your life around brunch (or bars or camping trips) then it's not a surprise getting some structure and something to care about makes you happier. Many people find happiness having kids but there is no denying other
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by bluecalm 4y ago
3+2 is a lot of time to input the moves several times over and prepare coffee in the meantime. Seriously, it's not a slightest problem for a competent online blitz player. OTB cheating: there are many possible ways. The simplest one be
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by bluecalm 4y ago
I would like to make money out of my work if we have UBI as well, you know?
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Very nice puzzle! A quick Python script that solves it as it's difficult to do with a pen and paper: #awesome feature from Python 3.9! from functools import cache @cache def ev(score, cards_left): if cards_left == 0:
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by bluecalm 4y ago
It's not about resentment. It's about reward. Unless you're in a very privileged position you need to make money from your work or you won't be about to continue doing it. If you have done great work you hope to be rewar
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Well the loss you mention is not the only argument. The argument is about future incentives. If anyone is free to copy and fully use my work I will not do some of the work. It's about where the bar is. Most people agree copying someone
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Asians were mentioned specifically because one common example of those "anti-racist" practices: college admissions is well known to discriminate against Asians - if you're an Asian you need to be more competent and score bett
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Traffic jams are caused by cars. Just look what's in front of you 99% of the time. Cars make it dangerous/inconvenient/slower to use more reasonable (which means smaller) means of transportation. It's high time we stop p
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Yeah but it's already very bad and will be worse. It's just cars are too big and they will clog whatever space is designated to them sooner rather than later.
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by bluecalm 4y ago
It's a bit different though. I think the are reasons for 12 months, 7 days per week, 3 months quarters etc. My version keeps it all and avoids points in "disadvantages" section of the Wikipedia article.
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by bluecalm 4y ago
I always thought it would make sense to have 52 weeks (364 days) and then a special New Years day and then repeat 52 weeks. This way every year is the same. It's always the same day of the week on April's 13th. No moving holidays.
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Idk about Facebook specifically but it seems the old wisdom of not discussing religion, politics and diet is more relevant than ever. We have added more topics to the list: controversial medical procedures, celebrity drama, conspiracy theor
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by bluecalm 4y ago
I agree but there are exceptions. My carbon bike (from GT) has bikepacking mounts on both the frame and the fork. Mounting fenders wasn't a problem either. It also has outside cable routing but not a threaded BB. I think Canyon is sell
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Quoting Dr. Regan: ""What I'm saying, as justifying my not needing to take the time to individually into tournaments to see which were broadcast and which were not, is that if there is any bias in my data, then it's towa
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by bluecalm 4y ago
The same happend at Sinquefield cup: 3050+ performance with no delay in broadcast. About 2640 performance once security measures were introduced (and he was very very lucky to score 2/6 as he was completely lost in 2 of drawn games but
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Let's assume he thinks that (unlikely as FIDE isn't a very trustworthy or respected institution). Before saying so he asks his lawyer if it might get him on legal trouble. The answer is "yes it will". Magnus thus stays s
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by bluecalm 4y ago
What ruins tournaments is inviting a guy who plays at 2900 level with little security measures and barely at GM level once those are introduced (happened at Sinquefield cup). It doesn't help has cheated in the past and plays his best c
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by bluecalm 4y ago
In tournaments that have broadcast without delay you don't even need a computer. You can have a script reading the game and calculating at home. You just need to receive signals which is a way easier task. As you don't need to do
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Yeah, the one and only crypto use case: go around financial regulations.
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Or car design. Automatic speed limiters in cars would solve this. It's not rocket science tech wise but car lobby is fighting tooth and nail to delay and cripple the implementation (hence delays and softening of the regulation in EU).
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by bluecalm 4y ago
I don't think we could fit wider seats into airplanes unless you mean fewer wider seats than current seats. In such case it's not just about profitability (airlines aren't known to have huge profit margins anyway) but about t
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Yeah, that's why it's as easy to come to a stop on well maintained tarmac as it is on ice, snow or gravel. As long as those brake pads work well that is. I suggest taking your bike out and practice breaking on various surfaces. Yo
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by bluecalm 4y ago
It's not analogous because a middle aged man doing a workout in a supermarket is using the space in a way it's not supposed to be used. Riding a bicycle on a road is how you're supposed to use the road. This is where your ana
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by bluecalm 4y ago
Yeah but it's not as big of a problem. Sure, no one driving SUVs is a slightly better outcome than only rich people driving them but the main gain is in preventing majority from driving them. Straight up ban is just very unlikely to ha

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