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   by iab 5y ago

   Agreed; The F-35 was the "low" mix of "high-low", and has now transformed into the "Ferrari you don't take out every day". [ https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/02&#x2F
2. 542.▲
   by iab 5y ago

   I think it is one of those situations where hindsight results in overly rose-colored views. The F-16 (as with a number of single-engined aircraft) was nicknamed "lawn-dart", and the F-18 required a mid-career SuperHornet upgrade i
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   by iab 5y ago

   https://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-6-005-understanding-lasers... I was curious as well
4. 544.▲
   by iab 5y ago

   I can't imagine the difficulty of doing this in an out-of-control aircraft
5. 545.▲
   by iab 5y ago

   I have similar feelings (particularly with meta-points 1&2). K&R also just seems more compact, which wasn’t something I used to prioritize, but appreciate now.
6. 546.▲
   by iab 5y ago

   I’m also curious about this
7. 547.▲
   by iab 5y ago

   https://www.pointy.com/us was a very successful recent acquisition by Google, to give you a flavor
8. 548.▲
   by iab 5y ago

   Who is your manure guy
9. 549.▲
   by iab 5y ago

   Foundry-to-tower
10. 550.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    “From” in this context I associate more with British English, and “for” with American English
11. 551.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    Honorary doctorates are to doctorates as the Nobel peace prize is to the Nobel prizes
12. 552.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    It’s the only attribute Feynman and I share ;)
13. 553.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    I always think about Richard Feynmans take on awards and honors whenever these things get brought up: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fes-kqRDRoY
14. 554.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    “Can you sign this 10-Year agreement to make Firefox your default browser across all devices? Click here”
15. 555.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    I agree; anyone who deselected that check-box isn’t going to think - “ok now Firefox will only sporadically check if it is the default browser”
16. 556.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    Stochastic UI/UX is all the rage nowadays
17. 557.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    Think of all that perfectly steamed seafood
18. 558.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    Without (any) skin in this game, isn’t this proclamation a bit mature? The nature of Bitcoin right now seems speculative, but will that be true also when the mining phase is over?
19. 559.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    They are pretty terrible, but I am not sure what the alternative is in this case?
20. 560.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    Needs boating directions in this case
21. 561.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    I heartily recommend a link to a crowdsourcing platform for the sake of legitimacy
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    by iab 6y ago

    I enjoyed this response
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    by iab 6y ago

    Precedent is after i believe
24. 564.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    This particular narrative keeps getting posted, and I’m not sure why. Why give oxygen to the literal definition of a baseless assertion?
25. 565.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    Interesting how poor the visual experience is
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    by iab 6y ago

    Comes off as very conspiratorial, and self-inconsistent. For example, saying that it is a clandestine weapons program gone awry, and was inadvertently released; but also that China is now near the G20 GDP apex and its economy has been unaff
27. 567.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    Very noticeable over the past few months. Had almost forgot that spam existed until recently.
28. 568.▲
    by iab 6y ago

    There is lots of trauma, but that doesn't make your experience any less valid - be kind to yourself.
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    by iab 6y ago

    Anyone else find it amusing that apparently the worm logo is the iconic logo that needs to be brought back
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    by iab 6y ago

    It’s truly difficult to offer anything useful or concrete in this exceedingly strange time. I would ask though, how is your physical health? Are you able to exercise outside at all?