irixusr

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by irixusr 11y ago
Canada day doesn't conmomerate Ypres, but Canadians are still quite proud that we were cannon fodder for the British. I guess those celebrating are those who weren't left behind.
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by irixusr 12y ago
I don't doubt that you're right, but to play devil's advocate Earth's surface to volume ratio is also much higher than the sun's so it cools quicker too.
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by irixusr 12y ago
The ontological argument mated with the spaghetti monster and we got this argument. I can envision how this planet could exist, and I can't prove it doesn't exist. Therefore it does. To make it sound scientific I'll replace
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by irixusr 12y ago
It would be interesting to compare with a country with similar incarceration rates. Like Russia.
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by irixusr 12y ago
We all knew it was going in this direction. But it's so creepy, nonetheless.
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Je suis Charlie: pianist fired for political speech in Toronto(theglobeandmail.com)
1 points by irixusr 12y ago|0 comments
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by irixusr 12y ago
A smart car's ground clearance is only 5.5 inches, and it still doesn't float
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by irixusr 12y ago
You'd need a lot of yellow dots to lower the SNR.
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by irixusr 12y ago
What do you mean by sensical or satisfying? Your friend's diesel is turbo charged, unlike any gasoline powered light truck in the US. And their displacements are, for the most part, larger. Tuned for low end power, and you get the sens
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by irixusr 12y ago
I've been there. I was hired for just having a phd in engineering (unrelated to CS) and knowing about hacker news (it was an interview question!). I was in over my head technically and with little time to catch up. Most of my colleague
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by irixusr 12y ago
Diesel in the US is expensive (currently more than a dollar/gal). This is due to tax differences between the fuels. But the article makes a point that I find irksome: "with lots of relaxed muscle available at low rpms" Diesel
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A man missing a part of his brain set to be executed tonight in Missouri(reason.com)
4 points by irixusr 12y ago|0 comments
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by irixusr 12y ago
My thoughts exactly, unless they're using undocumented features of the CPU.
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by irixusr 12y ago
My 12 year old irix fuel v10 that I used for my phd has full vector graphics and fonts and supports monitor resolutions much higher than I can afford/justify today. I miss working on my irix :(