dctaflin

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by dctaflin 2y ago
It also takes into account surface tension. Bubbles of denser/lighter materials cling to the interfaces, rather than sinking or rising.
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by dctaflin 5y ago
I wish you all success. I'm intrigued by people who are determined to take primary control of their money-making, because I'm so different from that. I am so grateful that companies exist that can manage annoyances like medical in
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by dctaflin 5y ago
Fascinating. I studied Finnish for three years and it never occurred to me that the numbers 8 and 9 (kahdeksan and yhdeksan) mean 2-from-10 and 1-from-10. Though 10 isn't "deksan", it's "kymmenen". Still the &q
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The Case Against Quantum Computing(spectrum.ieee.org)
2 points by dctaflin 5y ago|0 comments
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by dctaflin 6y ago
And everybody keeps saying THAT. The problem is, that's a secondary effect. A secondary effect is going to have to be pretty strong to counter an obviously anti-competitive primary effect. You can construct scenarios, but I haven'
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by dctaflin 6y ago
Crossover guy here. I worked as a ChemE for 11 years, then as a software developer for 20. Regardless of terminology, the two fields are very different. If I have to design a process to separate two liquids, I have a few options available,
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by dctaflin 6y ago
I have perfect pitch and find it impossible to "turn off" the analysis of music - what key is it in, what's the chord progression, and so on. Whether it has lyrics or not doesn't matter, it completely kills any productiv
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by dctaflin 6y ago
I can't quibble with anything in the article except the title. There are too many viable alternative scenarios to call Darwin's idea "probably right."
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Chinese bank requires foreign firm to install app with covert backdoor(arstechnica.com)
2 points by dctaflin 6y ago|0 comments
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by dctaflin 6y ago
I used his books as a way to learn the things about computer science that I missed out on by not having a CSci degree. They are very mathematical, but that's just a bonus for me. They are certainly not light reading.
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by dctaflin 6y ago
Two things: German and Differential Geometry. German is just because it's fun and it's my best second language by far, so I'd like to get fully fluent. Differential Geometry is a diversion from working through Gravitation b