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by glitcher 2y ago
I'm reading "The Secret Lives of Numbers" which has some fascinating deep dives into lesser taught math history (at least in western culture), including the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics in India where significan
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by glitcher 2y ago
Good timing with these other HN entries on the front page: Mozilla deletes promise to never sell Firefox data Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in Edge Looks like it will be an alternate browser kinda day in th
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by glitcher 2y ago
This reminds me of aggressive technicians trying to convince me to install their bloatware on my computer in order to complete setting up internet connectivity 20+ years ago. One was completely baffled by my insistence that he was not going
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by glitcher 2y ago
I had the same question. The linked paper says they used gopher enclosures: > In 1982, an individual pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides [Richardson]) from a nearby clearcut was placed in a 1m2 enclosure around a single L. lepidus individ
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by glitcher 2y ago
From my understanding parody is not defamation.
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by glitcher 2y ago
And specifically with respect to the law, breaking a law and claiming you didn't know you did anything wrong as an individual is not considered a valid defense in our justice system. This same type of standard should apply even more to
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Anthropic releases AI to automate mouse clicks for coders(reuters.com)
2 points by glitcher 2y ago|0 comments
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by glitcher 2y ago
Similarly as Lewis Black likes to point out, we're one of only 2 countries that advertises drugs to ourselves.
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by glitcher 2y ago
Report link at beginning of article: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/... https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/Social-Media-6b.
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FTC Report Confirms: Commercial Surveillance Is Out of Control(eff.org)
332 points by glitcher 2y ago|153 comments
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by glitcher 2y ago
Yes, this is a great idea. I grew up with a similar pattern where streets are mostly east-west and avenues are mostly north-south. But whenever I have explored new cities there always seems to be hidden patterns unique to that place, or at
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by glitcher 2y ago
All of this sounds nice, but also ignores the details of the lost court case. When I learned more about the actual case details it really seemed like a strange hill to die on for the IA, and it was nearly inevitable they would lose. I think
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Aslice to close: an experiment in revenue sharing reveals sobering inequities(cdm.link)
1 points by glitcher 2y ago|0 comments
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by glitcher 2y ago
I also order from Zenni and have never had to provide my doctor's info. They happily create lenses with whatever prescription I type in, and for me personally it usually takes a couple years for it to change enough to warrant new glass
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by glitcher 2y ago
Often others don't behave in the same way we would or even the way we would expect. My suggestion is in the spirit of trying to offer a little help to your fellow teammates with a few extra clicks, in what seems like a very low effort
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by glitcher 2y ago
Help them out by scheduling the email to be sent during business hours?
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Disney wants a wrongful death lawsuit thrown out because plaintiff had Disney+(npr.org)
20 points by glitcher 2y ago|3 comments
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by glitcher 2y ago
That was nice! Made me feel like a vampire for a moment hehe
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by glitcher 2y ago
Setting a new world record is part of making history, and many are not broken at every Olympics. Consider this example - the men's 100m sprint world record was last broken by Usain Bolt 15 years ago! Now if you're not into that pa
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by glitcher 2y ago
He's got a catalogue of bangers I've always loved, but Selected Ambient Works Volume 2 was so unique when it was released it really took me by surprise. It was hypnotic, sometimes eerie, other times introspective and beautiful. If
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by glitcher 2y ago
Strange coincidence, moments ago I just received a phishing SMS about some bogus package that couldn't be delivered attempting to get me to visit a link on a ".top" address!
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Detroit Takes Important Step in Curbing the Harms of Face Recognition Technology(eff.org)
3 points by glitcher 2y ago|0 comments
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by glitcher 2y ago
Incorrect, this answer wasn't given in the form of a question ;)
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Grand Jury Finds Sacramento Cops Illegally Shared Driver Data(eff.org)
37 points by glitcher 2y ago|1 comments
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by glitcher 2y ago
I always liked the clickity sounds of those panels updating!
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CISA Advisory on Motorola Solutions ALPR Vulnerabilities(cisa.gov)
8 points by glitcher 2y ago|1 comments
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Arizona woman trapped in Tesla when battery dies(azfamily.com)
9 points by glitcher 2y ago|19 comments
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by glitcher 2y ago
Not an engineer, found the video on this fascinating and very approachable. It sounds like the NTSB report did a surprisingly good job of addressing the multiple mistakes and failures that led to the bridge collapse. But to the bigger point
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by glitcher 2y ago
I was mildly curious at best to check out this article, and wow the design of it really blew me away! The entire web page appears to be a functioning spreadsheet itself.
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Erica Synths DIY Prototyping Breadboard(cdm.link)
117 points by glitcher 2y ago|33 comments

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