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by golem14 9mo ago
I agree the UI on the screenshot is not very accessible. I'm also think that language and tone choice matter a lot when delivering (even constructive) criticism.
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by golem14 9mo ago
There is a fun German word capturing this: “Deutungshohheit”
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by golem14 9mo ago
Not a military wonk, but it’s not entirely clear where these will be useful. This will probably be super useful in Ukraine, where U.S. troops have a solid foothold via NATO allies. But elsewhere, you need to have a solid base, which you may
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by golem14 9mo ago
I wonder how steam baths, saunas etc compare.
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by golem14 9mo ago
I would add "The Tao is silent" by Raymond Smullyan to this list. It's not a translation, or even a rendition, but I should guess anyone with a real interest in the Tao will find that book interesting as well.
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by golem14 9mo ago
More importantly, perhaps, are some exercises where a A SRE team creates likely problem (US/China/…) does bad things with DNS/BGP/…, submarine cables, starlink, GPS/GALILEO, Kessler effect etc, and SRE team B tries
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by golem14 9mo ago
Clearly, you haven’t lived behind the iron curtain. Checking up on what people do, and how they vote, would factor in promotions, school access for kids etc. this is by no means hypothetical. I encourage everyone to look up the relevant sou
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by golem14 9mo ago
The problem, as I understand it, is that if you can prove to yourself that your vote was counted right, you can also prove it to the guy with the sledgehammer next to you saying "it would be a shame if something happened to your family
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by golem14 9mo ago
These "ads" are hilarious: https://rcareaga.com/dieboldvar/adworks.htm
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by golem14 9mo ago
Yeah, that one is pretty clearly written with the help of AI. This could well be the work of a larger group, say a state actor, trying to overwhelm reviewers and crowd out real reports. And if not yet, then for sure going forward ...
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by golem14 9mo ago
Well, after accomplishing the author's untimely demise, the murderer (or facilitator) would have to wait 70 years to profit (unless 70-years future contracts on copyright expirations are a thing, I wouldn't know) Seems a lot of ri
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by golem14 9mo ago
I looked up Montgomery Ward on Wikipedia. It seems very plausible there's no nuance at all.
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by golem14 9mo ago
I looked at two reports, and I can’t tell if the reports are directly from an ai or some very junior student not really understanding security. LLms to me sound generally more convincing.
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by golem14 9mo ago
the first and last link seem less trustworthy as they seem to be affiliated with industry orgs that benefit from EVs. But link #2 seems solid, and a related search on Google Scholar points at a lot of interesting papers. https://
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by golem14 9mo ago
I would love to see a thorough, agreed upon study comparing ICEs and EVs. If you have hard data (say, from a reputable journal, not just the news), please post.
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by golem14 9mo ago
True dat, but 3 year olds turn into 10 year olds over a long weekend. (same mechanism as windchill)
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by golem14 9mo ago
For instance, I believe Callcenters are in big trouble, and so are specialized contractors (like those prepping for an SOC submission etc). It is, however, actually funny how bad e.g. the amazon chatbot (Rufus) is on amazon.com. When asked
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by golem14 9mo ago
I argue that most kids are far better at using complicated remotes and mobile phones / apps than most adults. This has been true for a long time. Programming VCRs was a dark art reserved only for teens in the 80s, and I have no doubt
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by golem14 9mo ago
Some audiobooks also seem to gain over the book; for instance, IMO, James Saxon's narration of "Blandings Castle" is truly excellent and gets out the most of Wodehouse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsViudXa
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by golem14 9mo ago
I think it's not productive to just have the LLM site like Mycroft in his armchair and from there, return you an excellent expert opinion. THat's not how science works. The LLM would have to propose experiments (which would have t
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by golem14 9mo ago
I have a couple of USB cables from the 2000's like this, some of them original apple cables. But most are fine. While some show brittleless, more plstics goes gooey and tarry - especially some ABS coating that makes the material more g
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by golem14 9mo ago
Btw, which other note taking apps worth talking about exist? I am aware of org-roam and scimax (?) and both look promising but I find that (at least for org-roam) there’s not enough big picture explaining what is going on behind the curtain
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by golem14 10mo ago
I would have agreed completely yesterday. Today, I just think that the downside just seems much less. I am just not sure how much the political calculus has changed with this move.
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by golem14 10mo ago
With the US being now engaging her Navy in South America more, I am not so sure that America can really match a Blitzkrieg-style invasion, and it is probably not quite able to project enough soft power to get the 'vassal states' t
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by golem14 10mo ago
This is a microwave oven. I wonder how feasible is to have a solar concentrator, if you can build it out of foil, mostly, like a light sail. You would have to 1) keep turning it toward the sun and b) reduce time in earth's shadow, whic
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by golem14 10mo ago
If this is all true, then China has been pretty much given green light to invade Taiwan, in my opinion.
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by golem14 10mo ago
and TIL that this story is only in the original Polish and the German translation. This is a summary of sorts: "Trurl, having decided to make the entire Universe happy, first sat down and developed a General Theory of All-Possible Happ
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by golem14 10mo ago
+1 Just like vote-counting, testing students is perfectly scalable without anything but teachers. But: In Europe, I have witnessed oral exams at the Matura, and at the final Diploma test. In the US, I understand all PhDs need a oral defense
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by golem14 10mo ago
What a nice site! I feel I could spend months there and not be bored. Thanks for posting.
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by golem14 10mo ago
That is a nice movie, BTW.

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