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by generj 2y ago
The ideal situation in an invasion for Taiwan is for the US and Europe to have just enough cutting edge chip production to be able to produce missiles and jets. But not enough capacity left for anyone to get new phone, laptop, or PlayStatio
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by generj 2y ago
A lot of the weight loss is likely to be in muscle and bone mass. It’s extremely difficult to work out in zero-G.
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by generj 2y ago
For any US Citizens renewing a US passport: if you want a national ID that fits in your wallet, you can pay $30 and get a passport card. They are a no brainer upgrade to a passport application or renewal IMHO. Cost is a bit higher due to a
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by generj 2y ago
I loved the M.C. Escher museum. The art-deco decor of the building is on display nearly as much as Escher’s work. I also highly recommend going to Rembrandt’s house/studio in Amsterdam.
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by generj 2y ago
There is some evidence getting people to vote earlier results in them being more consistent voters over time. And they would potentially be fresh off a civics class.
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by generj 2y ago
I’ve used a similar technique to create a git history for configuration files in an AWS S3 bucket that has version control enabled.
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by generj 2y ago
I thought it was more using their router, especially over time. They charge $15/month for the router/modem which doesn’t sound too bad, but is $180/year on a device that retails for $180 or so. And they’ll happily keep chargi
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by generj 2y ago
Anecdotal, but from a friend (not wealthy) who lived near Jackson as a young adult the largest, most extravagant homes would not be considered vacant. He interacted with caretakers that lived permanently in one of the homes. This is especia
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by generj 2y ago
The argument I remember goes something like this (and I could be remembering it wrong). They claimed technical problems prevented them from fulfilling the amount of gas required by their contract for NS1 and NS2. Due to sanctions they essen
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by generj 2y ago
The line between Kiruna and Narvik is so beautiful I’m not sure why you’d want it to go faster. The speed is heavily dictated by the number of tunnels and turns due to mountainous terrain. It couldn’t be much faster without very expensive
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by generj 3y ago
The real justification for browser engine restrictions is not battery life but security. If you look at any iOS vulnerability reporting, Safari is a big weakness and often the source of zero day attacks. Browsers are hugely complex pieces o
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by generj 3y ago
I think it’s interesting this is one of the first large anti-tech anti-trust lawsuits that has actually materialized since the FTC/DOJ signaled interest in going after these giants. Perhaps the case is less complex and this could be br
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by generj 3y ago
And when shuttle was developed, printers barely existed. Both inkjet and laser desktop printers were introduced commercially 1-3 years before the shuttles first flight in 1981, and weren’t very reliable yet. Desktop printers still aren’t
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by generj 3y ago
Right it clearly was the best choice for the time the shuttle was developed but just shows how removed from the 1960s and 70s we are today. My earlier point about payload weight was probably the wrong focus. Mission success and maximizing w
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by generj 3y ago
I am fascinated they used 60 pounds and a large amount of space for this teleprinter. At 30K per pound of payload that is $1.8 million per flight. Really shows how important reliable printed updates were considered. And all the flaws of the
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by generj 3y ago
I agree with you, but Apple benefits from inserting as much ambiguity as possible. For example they previously unpaused X ads, but their ad spend has to be much smaller than previously. After yet again applying the pause stick, later as a c
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by generj 3y ago
If Apple doesn’t have a client relationship with “X” it is probably easier for them to publicly justify enforcing App Store policies.
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by generj 3y ago
Zero chance Artemis is ready in 2025. If we are lucky it will be before 2030.
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by generj 3y ago
There are probably many possible methods to detect a picture being of a display rather than the real world. The easiest clues are depth of field and focal length metadata mismatching (presumably a macro lens or similar would be needed, and
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by generj 3y ago
The main issue at play, from what I read in this story [0], is worry he will gum up the trail by saying everything was on the advice of his lawyers. Which would then require hauling the lawyers in and clarifying they of course never told th
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by generj 3y ago
I genuinely chuckled out loud, thank you. More substantively I wonder if he will try to argue his use of the money towards effective altruism made fraud OK during sentencing - surely the money was better spent on charity rather than remaini
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by generj 3y ago
I also deeply enjoyed my Nokia Lumia. They clearly took many design cues from Zune, which was another excellent product I loved that did not take off. I think if MS Phone had stuck it out a bit longer hybrid apps may have helped bring some
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by generj 3y ago
By only listing three examples, I am suspect that you do understand the definition of genocide. There have been many, many more than three genocides in modern times. Since the Armenian Genocide qualifies as modern, anything post 1913 or so
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by generj 3y ago
The flying public pays Homeland Security / the TSA a $5.60 fee to check ID and perform screening. The cost to the concert going public of ID verification would probably be a lot lower than the costs scalping imposes. And the concert ve
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by generj 3y ago
I’m a big proponent of open source hardware but as your post shows it often involves skills of many disciplines that requires vigorous thought or trial and error. Electronics and physics are unforgiving in a way processors are not. Even aft
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by generj 3y ago
What an incredible write up. Detailed without being boring or glossing over too much of the technique.
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by generj 3y ago
This lawsuit, if successful, would have effectively ended the spam filter. Every spammer would have suddenly had some political connection.
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by generj 3y ago
Some solid reporting from the new 404 Media. What legitimate use for a Telegram link in a Facebook/Instagram ad exists? Simply blocking or having heightened suspicion of ads linking to Telegram would stop much of these problematic ads
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by generj 3y ago
If they are in a consolidated market they will just tell you to go ahead and chargeback…they’ll deny list you and make you pay a big fee when yo I get tired of their (lack of) competitors and come crawling back.
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by generj 3y ago
100% agree. Open source hardware is a marketing tool that can be highly effective. Adafruit is the master of this type of marketing (Pimoroni are pretty good too). They are selling an ecosystem of parts that enable making nearly anything. T

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