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exe34
1y ago
you don't need to write the whole standard library - just the bits you need.
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exe34
1y ago
how does one seize bitcoins? presumably he left them on an exchange? not your keys, not your crypto.
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exe34
1y ago
Lloyds has perfectly good online banking through the browser. there, done the work for you.
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exe34
1y ago
it's not complaining to tell people not to buy a phone that doesn't work.
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exe34
1y ago
it costs basically nothing to change banks. you sign up to a new one and they transfer your account and direct debits. you just tell your employer where to send your next salary payment.
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exe34
1y ago
that's an odd thing to bring up out of nowhere.
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exe34
1y ago
they have no mouth even if they want to scream.
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exe34
1y ago
the next pandemic should be very interesting.
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exe34
1y ago
high temperature superconducting would cause a big leap. cheap energy would also help. cheap compute-in-the-walls. machines doing all the dangerous jobs.
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exe34
1y ago
it's like not speaking to the police - but it's everything you have ever said/asked for in your life outside of talking to yourself in the shower. or at least it's getting there. a lot of people, especially younger ones,
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exe34
1y ago
this is an incredible leap in imagination. I'm constantly impressed by that kind of diversity in thought towards a common goal. normally it's the other way round - diverse thought leads to many places, but in hating the big bad le
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exe34
1y ago
does anyone know if this affects lineage os or are they able to work around the madness?
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exe34
1y ago
I saw a talk by somebody from a big national lab recently, and she was announced as the "facilities manager". I wondered for about 5 seconds why the janitor was giving a talk at a technical conference, but it turns out facility me
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exe34
1y ago
it wasn't a very good counter example.
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exe34
1y ago
flexible usually means "it does what I want". tons of useless features means it does what other other people want.
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exe34
1y ago
could you explain what you think the difference is? a metric is chosen, people start to game the system by doing things that make the metric improve but the original intent is lost. increasingly specific rules/laws have to be made up t
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exe34
1y ago
it doesn't break down - see comments about rules above. it was the perfect example to prove yourself wrong.
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exe34
1y ago
I use chrome and the web version.
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exe34
1y ago
my next device will be a kobo, for sure! I just have two old Kindles that I keep alive because they're still useful. I ripped the drm on all ebooks I bought from Amazon because I don't trust rich people (and I was right), and now
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exe34
1y ago
the copy of the ebook you download doesn't have to be the one you paid for. if buying isn't owning, copying isn't stealing.
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exe34
1y ago
turn off WiFi and transfer by usb.
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exe34
1y ago
Makes me want to download and install windows, and store a picture of my hairy brown nutsack with googly eyes on it.
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exe34
1y ago
Would you then dismiss this same human who forgets names as dumb and unthinking if he can handle quantum physics effortlessly?
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exe34
1y ago
> A system with superhuman capabilities cannot make basic mistakes consistently That sounds like a definition you just made up to fit your story. A system can both make bigger leaps in a field where the smartest human is unfamiliar and m
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exe34
1y ago
Could you point to one of those please? I haven't come across them yet myself.
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exe34
1y ago
Sadly I can't be any more explicit or dang will be on my case again.
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exe34
1y ago
As my teacher used to tell me (I had undiagnosed adhd), sometimes it is better to shut your mouth and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
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exe34
1y ago
Not everybody can afford a humour bypass, good surgeons are hard to come by.
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exe34
1y ago
I do love this sort of nerd talk!
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exe34
1y ago
that's the joke!
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