bowsamic

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by bowsamic 2y ago
This is basically malware
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by bowsamic 2y ago
I totally agree for Godot. All the worst mistakes of OOP which I thought we got rid of years ago. Bizarre situation
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by bowsamic 2y ago
> You might like to think of vectors in their geometric interpretation but vectors are not inherently geometric - vectors are just lists of numbers No. They can be expressed as lists of numbers in a basis if the vector space is equipped
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Is AI fair use? I'm no legal expert, but my impression was that the legal precedent simply had not been set yet, but that when it is set it is likely against AI
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Not seeing anything bad there
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by bowsamic 2y ago
No? What a bizarre suggestion
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Yeah I didn’t know about this when coming to Germany and downloaded something without a VPN. Thankfully I was spared. But now I always use one with a reasonable good kill switch setup and forcing the torrent client to use the vpns network d
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by bowsamic 2y ago
I did a PhD and postdoc too. My issue was how drawn out it was. I had a 3 year postdoc contract with great pay, so it seemed like a really bad idea to quit. Basically I spent 3 years wanting to quit but knowing I couldn't because it ma
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Well, for one, people usually leave for systematic issues with academia that won't just magically be fixed over time. Second, it's very difficult to get back in anyway, you will have a publication gap and with the extreme increase
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by bowsamic 2y ago
I agree for most jobs, but academia is different. It's so wildly different to other careers, that it does feel more like a calling, and is far easier to identify with. Especially if you are a first generation academic, you are doing so
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Leaving academia is like this. It's very sticky and scary to leave. I remember how devastating it was for me. I think it's because there's a very strong sense of a missed dream, and that you can never return.
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by bowsamic 2y ago
I agree, in fact it almost gives it a sense of uncanny valley
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Fonts are gear acquisition syndrome for software developers
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by bowsamic 2y ago
I live in Germany and I pay a little over 700 euros a month for health insurance (not private, but the system of "statutory" health insurance company)
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by bowsamic 2y ago
For google maps I honestly have better experiences with 4 out of 5s than ones closer to 5 out of 5. No idea why
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by bowsamic 2y ago
The only way it could not be is if this is "the end"
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Just because I replied to you doesn't mean I'm trying to refute you. Not everything is a fight. Chill
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Head to the right after passing through security and after duty-free. It is at the first toilets on the right
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Head to the right after passing through security and after duty-free. It is at the first toilets on the right
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Hamburg is the airport I've used most (I live in Hamburg) and that has bottle refill after security
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by bowsamic 2y ago
There was a rule that no more than 100ml per container is allowed Then they got rid of the rule so that more than 100ml is allowed Now they've reintroduced the rule
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Every airport I've been to personally in Europe does
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by bowsamic 2y ago
You can bring in empty water bottles and every airport I've been to has bottle refill stations after security
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by bowsamic 2y ago
I'm confused at this. Wasn't the whole point to allow it?
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by bowsamic 2y ago
This is depressing and infantile, honestly. At least before TE maintained a veneer of being related to creative activity. Now they really are a toy company for rich hipsters
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by bowsamic 2y ago
EDIT: wiped to preserve karma
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Because it did do those things
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Physicists won’t take a look at a new theory unless the person pushing it can demonstrate very good reasons for physicists to do so. Generally those have to be quite concrete reasons: for example explaining a known phenomenon in a much clea
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by bowsamic 2y ago
My wife is in mechanical engineering. I am in academia. I think in my job there would be more pressure against it, but that's mainly because it's younger people. In my wife job, the CEO goes around encouraging people to drink whil
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by bowsamic 2y ago
I live in Germany and a lot of companies still have free beer on tap and the managers will pressure you to drink during work hours From the article you posted: > Therefore, in most companies and public administration, it is solely at the

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