dejerpha

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   by dejerpha 3y ago

   Actually, that source claims it’s a string puzzle.
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   by dejerpha 4y ago

   Maybe because the site is hard-coded for the US imperial system? Quoting the article: «Bolts are commonly specified by their thread size (e.g. 1/4"-20), and their length. I'm looking for a 1/4"-20 x 1" bolt, me
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   by dejerpha 4y ago

   The quote “a work is never finished, merely abandoned” originates from French author and poet Paul Valéry. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/03/01/abandon/
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   by dejerpha 4y ago

   Neutrinos don’t need to go around the earth, so in theory you have a pi/2 advantage over an EM signal when sending to an antipodal location, for instance. In practice of course, throughput is utterly horrible for the reason you indicat