euroderf

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by euroderf 10mo ago
Nickels won't, because of quarters/dimes math. But yes, the penny tray is freed up.
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by euroderf 10mo ago
OpenAI needs to grease some palms via crypto, just like the numerous shady characters receiving (non-J6) pardons.
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by euroderf 10mo ago
> defence and medical advancement research These are America's choices. And it's America's choice whether to wield these in world-leading competitiveness or as ossified self-serving bureaucracy. Other countries make other
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by euroderf 10mo ago
Well, maybe not so much fight depression as fight lethargy ?
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by euroderf 10mo ago
Finland leads the world in per capita coffee consumption. My pet theory is that in the winter it fights depression, and in the summer the sun is out late at night and you're saying to your friends: How could we possibly go to sleep now
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by euroderf 10mo ago
So this lake freezes before others in the area ?
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by euroderf 10mo ago
> more insulation Why is this ? (Sorry if it's a stupid question.)
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by euroderf 10mo ago
Keeping track of "-ize" versus "-ise" is a PITA, mainly because (a) American English uses both, altho not interchangeably, and (b) on teh interwebz there's always an inconsistent grab bag of dialectical usage. For t
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by euroderf 10mo ago
Kind of a "Minimax" interpretation. Whereas in the USA, when you hit bottom it's so low that you probably ain't comin' up again.
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by euroderf 10mo ago
As an aside, Finns have said to me that in general Finland is open to adopting political & economic ideas from Sweden, letting Sweden be at the leading edge, with the caveat that first Sweden tries them out... and IF they work they migh
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by euroderf 10mo ago
Hmm perhaps US Declaration of Independence could have cited "certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Contentment".
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by euroderf 10mo ago
As a Murrcan greybeard now having lived more than half my life in Finland, I agree with your second-paragraph observations on the people and the mentality. The level of societal trust here is still very high. I say "still" because
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by euroderf 10mo ago
> There is also a religious element to suicide that cannot be overlooked. Also a genetic component.
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by euroderf 10mo ago
When I was going to grad school in DC, I'd suggest to classmates that we place bets on the date of the first person dying of exposure in the city every winter. This bet kinda horrified some people, but I think I got my point across.
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by euroderf 10mo ago
Tunneling is expensive. But didn't more cities used to elevate their metros over city streets, in the manner of Chicago's loop ? Isn't this doable for contemporary projects?
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by euroderf 10mo ago
You don't see many cops in Finland. You just don't. Firstly because the social benefits system keeps a lot of people out of trouble ' call it bribery if you like, but it meets basic needs. Secondly because there's a lot
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by euroderf 10mo ago
Unrelated, but this reminds me of Americans' opinions of their congresscritters: Congresscritters as a whole are a terrible, corrupt bunch, but your own congresscritter is amazing!
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by euroderf 10mo ago
Yup, it's easier to dress for the cold than for the heat. Shorts & sandals only take you so far.
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by euroderf 10mo ago
That's why the ladder idea seems good: relatively mistranslation-proof. For Finland, discussion seems to hinge on whether "happiness" is "close enough" to "contentedness".
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by euroderf 10mo ago
> How could this be, when we've gotten so good at giving people what they want? > Maybe because we've gotten good at giving people what they want in a way that prevents them from wanting anything worth having. This has a pol
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by euroderf 10mo ago
1) Trump & mafia control the oil, gas, and mineral concessions. 2) PROFIT!
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by euroderf 10mo ago
They do a variety of speaking formats. Exercise!
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by euroderf 10mo ago
Cat gap? Divine intervention. The divinity? Cats.
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by euroderf 11mo ago
OK, I just tried Numberblocks on my 6yo and it was a HIT
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by euroderf 11mo ago
By the year 2035, toasters will run LLMs.
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by euroderf 11mo ago
When you think about it, the goal of fortifications (and the like) has been to protect from explosives and shrapnel. But now with drones, explosives and the attendant shrapnel can basically be shuttled anywhere and with great precision.
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by euroderf 11mo ago
How realistic timewise is plugging e-bikes into plain old wall power ? Is it any improvement over trying to charge a e-car from wall power (i.e. all-night plus) ?
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by euroderf 11mo ago
But also, car drivers have this unfortunate tendency "to not see" motorcycles. Technical means like headlight interrupters can improve noticeability but are prohibited in some jurisdictions.
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by euroderf 11mo ago
Go has a package to parse its own source. Use it to map a Go executable to Fanfa and then take a front row seat to watch your code execute.
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by euroderf 11mo ago
This is where Brother laser printers are/were supposed to be superior. Affordable ink cartridges, refillable, good capacity, no DRM. But I upgraded the printer driver some months ago (on macOS) and Hey, Presto! No more functioning prin

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