gatonegro

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by gatonegro 4y ago
> But higher orbits are just higher speeds and when two objects collide and break apart some smaller fragments might fly off with speeds far greater than those of colliding objects. Objects in higher orbits are slower[1] than objects a
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by gatonegro 4y ago
> I'd be surprised if that warning made its way to the mainstream distros. This is the first time I'm hearing about the warning, but I thought I'd run `egrep` and `fgrep` on my Arch system. Sure enough, both result in wa
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by gatonegro 4y ago
I'm talking about a clinical definition of a "personality disorder". > A personality disorder is a way of thinking, feeling and behaving that deviates from the expectations of the culture, causes distress or problems func
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by gatonegro 4y ago
It's been described as "the personality disorder that lacks a personality". It's a deficit disorder, because the person lacks certain traits that you'd expect to see in a "normal" person. It meets the re
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by gatonegro 4y ago
This was interesting. The writing is hard to follow, but I understand perfectly well what it's trying to say. Sounds like the type of ramble I'd go on inside my own mind when I was younger. I'm still annoyed by the absolute n
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by gatonegro 4y ago
This is how I was building websites 20 years ago and it was pretty much how websites were built. Rather baffling to see this approach be touted as a novelty now. Sadly I doubt that this level of simplicity is going to make any sort of real
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by gatonegro 4y ago
Expressing certain thoughts is already dangerous in some contexts. Not state-actor-is-coming-to-get-you levels of danger just yet, at least for us common folks, but it's already happening and it ain't gonna get better.
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by gatonegro 4y ago
If the manufacturer makes parts easily available, wouldn't the incentive to steal devices to sell for parts more or less disappear? Same thing with counterfeit parts. The market for stolen/fake parts exists because OEM parts are e
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by gatonegro 4y ago
Yes, and then went and serialised the parts.
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by gatonegro 4y ago
I've been considering the idea of going back to a "dumbphone" once my current phone kicks it, but this kind of thing gives me pause. More and more everyday activities assume you have a smartphone with an Internet connexion. D
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by gatonegro 4y ago
From further down this thread — Bellingcat's Aric Toler suggests[1] the list is fake. [1] https://twitter.com/AricToler/status/1573037813259542531
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by gatonegro 4y ago
> what is it that gets people to trust anonymous strangers? It is bizarre and seems like a mind virus. If an anonymous stranger tells you what you want to hear then you are apt to ingest it uncritically. I guess it has something to do
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by gatonegro 4y ago
> Kuo said that "Apple's product segmentation strategy for standard models fails this year." When Steve Jobs returned in 1997, Apple was selling a dozen different versions of the Power Macintosh alone. He got rid of most
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by gatonegro 4y ago
> The nonsense words of someone who really wants to be the creator of the next big creepypasta. It took them about 24 hours to come up with a merch store[1] for this character, too. [1] https://twitter.com/supercomposit
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by gatonegro 4y ago
You're right, that was somewhat hyperbolic on my part. Last time I checked, AR was in rough shape after losing the contract for the Vulcan first stage engines to Blue Origin. Losing SLS would probably break them, but the rest aren&#x27
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by gatonegro 4y ago
From what I understand, it's only "related" to the July issue because the rehearsal back then was stopped before they got to testing engine bleed. If they'd finished the WDR properly in July, it's likely that today&
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by gatonegro 4y ago
> What do you think the Artemis missions are for? To justify pumping billions of USD into Shuttle-era contractors who would've otherwise gone bankrupt a decade ago. NASA is doing the best it can with what it's been given, but
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by gatonegro 4y ago
The more I think about these sorts of things, the more I find myself agreeing with Schopenhauer, and with the existentialists to varying degrees — there is no intrinsic "goal" or "meaning" in life. Schopenhauer is genera
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by gatonegro 4y ago
It is valid insofar as the current socioeconomic systems depend on constant, infinite growth to continue existing. The question here would be "is focusing on maintaining growth the best/most sensible approach?". We see it in
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by gatonegro 4y ago
I am not sure who the author is addressing here, and I find many of these "common myths" quite baffling. Ancient Greek works were widely known amongst mediaeval Islamic scholars, and translations into Arabic were made, but this is
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by gatonegro 4y ago
> It bears repeating: Mainstream media and journalism are not synonymous. This. I'd argue that, to a large degree, mainstream media and journalism are not even compatible with each other. Sure, some mainstream outlets publish soli
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by gatonegro 4y ago
I switched to a tiling WM about a year ago, and I went through most of the things he mentions in that video, but I'd say it was likely due to the fact that I had been using regular desktop environments for about 25 years, so everythi
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by gatonegro 4y ago
If I had to guess, I'd say the trends will still be set by big design agencies and artists who get paid handsome sums to work on a big company's rebranding project. The difference will be that many of the smaller illustration gigs
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by gatonegro 4y ago
As far as ways to lose half of one's life, playing music doesn't sound too bad. Thanks for the advice!
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by gatonegro 4y ago
Intriguing. I was looking at the user manual just now, and it seems like a USB-MIDI interface would do the trick. I've seen those things sold for $20 or $30 on Amazon. Might be a fun weekend activity to try.
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by gatonegro 4y ago
Thanks, I honestly had never considered wind instruments. My only experience with a wind instrument was playing one of those cheap plastic recorders in elementary school. That bit about them being good with people with ADHD reminded me of a
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by gatonegro 4y ago
There are some musicians on YouTube that I watch regularly, and I remember finding a piano teacher specifically, who had a full playlist of piano lessons for beginners. His style was along the lines of what you describe: nothing strict or s
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by gatonegro 4y ago
Unfortunately I don't have a MIDI interface to plug it into the PC, but it's something I had considered buying before. Looks like there are some fairly cheap options available. I'll bookmark the site and see if I can get it d
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by gatonegro 4y ago
This got me thinking. When I was young I took some guitar lessons, but the instrument never _clicked_ for me. Now I have a (very basic) Yamaha keyboard, which I thought I would learn to play "at some point". It's been years s
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by gatonegro 4y ago
The ability of executives to talk for 5 minutes straight without saying anything or answering a single question is fascinating.

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