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by computator 5y ago
In my experiments I was reducing size (fewer pixels). > If you zoom in on the original vs. the scaled down image I expect you will see a difference. I do not see a difference (other than noise) if I zoom in. I.e., I can almost always sca
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Ask HN: Why do smartphones take 16MB photos if 16MB of information is not there?
5 points by computator 5y ago|6 comments
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by computator 5y ago
Giftedness, talent, and genius can be evident even at age 4 year. Listen to Mozart's compositions K.1a through K.1d that he did at age 5 (which some scholars say were at age 4): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanner
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by computator 5y ago
I didn't know that, and you're right. For anyone who's interested, I found the following references regarding the $8.39 additional fee for a .com registration: https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/regi
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by computator 5y ago
> Have 5k users on Android, 3k on iPhone, 8k on web. Add them up to show the product has 16k users. If it's a traditional desktop program like Word or Excel, I think it's perfectly fine to add up users from different platform
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by computator 5y ago
> transactions fees ($0.18/yr) Wow, I had no idea it was so cheap[1] once you're a registrar. The implication is that anyone who wants to be a domain squatting tycoon should become a registrar. For an annual cost of a few tho
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by computator 5y ago
I'm speaking about Canada. I should have mentioned that. You're right that the payment options are probably quite different in each country where Wise operates.
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by computator 5y ago
Wise (formerly TransferWise) has different meanings for "debit" and "direct debit". Their "debit" option works the way you think. You give only your bank card number, expiry date, and CVV. However, their "
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by computator 5y ago
To reiterate what you said, enabling SMS can make your security much worse on some services. It's counterintuitive. Someone taking control of your phone number can make your excellent password irrelevant. If you must provide a phone
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by computator 5y ago
> It’s utterly irresponsible and I have no idea how Plaid hasn’t been shut down. You have no recourse if they are breached. Wise (formerly TransferWise) is another example. You have to move funds into your Wise account before you can d
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1800 drones flying in unison to form an illuminated globe over Tokyo stadium(media.nbclosangeles.com)
7 points by computator 5y ago|1 comments
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by computator 5y ago
I'm thinking that it would be great if web search worked to generate such a list. For example, if I searched for "list of DNS tools", it would give a list of one-line descriptions and links just like in the original article:
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Neuralink Brain Chip Will End Language in Five to 10 Years, Elon Musk Says(sciencetimes.com)
6 points by computator 5y ago|0 comments
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by computator 5y ago
> very fast sale of the house which we did without a realtor How did you find a buyer without a realtor? Are you able get into the listing databases without using a realtor? Any special tips for selling without a realtor?
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by computator 5y ago
That only works if you're logged into Hacker News.
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by computator 5y ago
Yes, it's such an obvious question that's not addressed in the article. I was thinking about why they don't pinch the plastic tube closed at the point where the ink stops being filled. The following statement in one of the pa
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by computator 5y ago
> Right now, those cubicles are idle, because during the pandemic, token booths are not taking cash. Is there some other option for people who have only cash? Besides, I thought it was established a few months into the pandemic that fo
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by computator 5y ago
> Privacy setting for Last Seen: Set by default to Everyone and nobody configures it. It surprised me that only 10% of his random (French) sample is active daily (179/1751=10%). In my contacts, I do see people who have accounts bu
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by computator 5y ago
Do you recall what specific test was out of normal range? (Was it creatinine, urea, etc.)
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by computator 6y ago
I'm disappointed that the Ubiquity Dream Machine can no longer be set up and managed locally. You could do so in the past, but not anymore. You must use their cloud management now.
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by computator 6y ago
Could you explain a bit more please? If the annual interest rate was supposed to be 2.5% of the value of 1000 pieces of 3.5g gold coins, which works out to 0.025 x 1000 x 3.5 = 87.5g of gold per year, why aren't they receiving 87.5g of
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by computator 6y ago
It's because Don Lancaster refuses to sell outside of the United States, not even to Canada. He says in one of his articles that he had too much trouble with foreign orders, so he decided to never take a foreign order again. He set up
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by computator 6y ago
I don’t know if people are upvoting this page because of the cool retro look of his home page, but I’ll mention that he’s well known for his TTL Cookbook and CMOS Cookbook. Everybody who was into digital electronics in the early 1980s had t
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by computator 6y ago
> Daniel Levitin: what makes each musical era distinctive: timbre was, in his opinion, the single most important factor That's a fascinating idea; I googled and found what might be the story you're looking for: [quote] In the
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by computator 6y ago
There are popular websites where doctors give paid or free medical advice. I wonder how they address the liability issue?
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by computator 6y ago
Would it be safe to use this if you're transferring a very large amount of money, for example to buy a house in a foreign country? Anyone have experiences (good or bad) with large transfers they'd like to share?
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by computator 6y ago
Not an answer to your question, but just a warning to anyone considering buying a Ubiquity Dream Machine. You can no longer set up or manage a Dream Machine locally — you must use Ubiquity’s cloud management. You could do everything locally
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by computator 6y ago
To give another data point, this exact model--the Honeywell HCM-350--was reviewed by Consumer Reports [1] who rated it the 4th best model of 13 models in their large-room category for humidifiers. (The top three were Boneco 7135, Crane Ger
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by computator 6y ago
> If you want to see the "super secret legendary automated stock system", here it is. That same photo also appears in the original article where it explains that it is not the “super secret” one from the Rolex Plan-les-Ouates
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Drug firms may deny actual Covid vaccine to volunteers who received placebos(nytimes.com)
9 points by computator 6y ago|2 comments

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