jack_pp

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by jack_pp 5y ago
I'm running Debian on a t490 and have had no issues so far. I can find a replacement t490 for under 600$ and it's a great dev machine.
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by jack_pp 5y ago
It's not that easy. Renewable power plants could be setup in areas where it makes no sense due to the logistics of transporting that energy to normal society and that plant could be 100% used to mine crypto which in a way makes crypto
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by jack_pp 5y ago
That's a plausible scenario but I assume the FBI has good reason to suspect NK otherwise we assume they attribute all big hacks to them.
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by jack_pp 5y ago
I doubt it could ever be as keyboard driven as linux with a tiling WM
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by jack_pp 5y ago
My linux workflow is almost entirely keyboard-driven, there's no need for a touchpad than maybe doing things in the browser.
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by jack_pp 5y ago
I returned it a long time ago and have no reason to replace my work thinkpad t490
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by jack_pp 5y ago
I tried the m1 mini when it came out because I was hyped by all the m1 HN talk. This was my first time using macOS and besides the window management what I loathed was having to re-learn all the shortcuts I've been using for 20+ years,
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by jack_pp 5y ago
> We even kept our sport/dance group running via zoom You and me are very different people. Maybe that would be acceptable a couple of months in but not after TWO YEARS
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by jack_pp 5y ago
The parent argument can be used for a lot of activities outside your own house. If you like WFH and not having any social activities then more power to you. Even if "only" 30% of the population had a very bad time during the lockd
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by jack_pp 5y ago
It's been 2 years, experts are speculating this virus is here to stay like the flu. I subscribe to https://gbdeclaration.org/ . If you are at risk you should take precautions and maybe we should change society to help
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by jack_pp 5y ago
How about this : https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/niQ3heWwF6SydhS7R/making-vac... . > The large majority of the cost (about $850) was the peptides If we could produce just the peptides at scale then everyone is f
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by jack_pp 5y ago
I eat healthy because when I don't, I feel like shit. not because I'm afraid I'll get sick if I don't eat healthy.
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by jack_pp 5y ago
Tell investors they have 100 engineers and are working on scaling their company to do deliveries to the ISS
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by jack_pp 5y ago
C++ has more features than Rust but you can limit yourself pretty severely and use "simple" features to get far more safety and convenience than C without having to wrap your mind around Rust.
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by jack_pp 5y ago
Considering the whole reason for this crisis is Russia's proximity to Ukraine, wouldn't that mean contamination spreading to Russia too?
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by jack_pp 5y ago
I think the trick is to change the puzzle very often or produce 1000 puzzles and randomly assign one
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by jack_pp 5y ago
I use airbnb and booking.com specifically for searching cheaper alternatives to hotels. If their value for money proposition wasn't better than a hotel I doubt they would even exist at all.
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by jack_pp 5y ago
they are safe, unless they're being targeted by state actors.
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by jack_pp 5y ago
took me < 35s on a 300mbps connection from europe.
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by jack_pp 5y ago
You can buy a very nice car that might even appreciate in value so you get to have your cake and eat it too, I recommend you do research on this.
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by jack_pp 5y ago
Having decent relationships doesn't mean you derive your validation and self-worth from them, it just means you behave in such a way that you get along with people close to you. Also the need to be well-liked does not mean you have dec
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by jack_pp 5y ago
I have over 4000 hours in dota and I've never bought a loot box or cared about skins. I never felt like I was pushed into it. You can play those games without any issues even if you don't buy the skins. Contrast that with games li
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by jack_pp 5y ago
That's why I mentioned boarding schools, you don't have to live there to send your kids to it and also it might be good for them, nurture independence and a lot of experience with a foreign culture while also giving you flexibilit
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by jack_pp 5y ago
I've just looked at this recently, boarding school in Spain is around 12k per year
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by jack_pp 5y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQCFdcEXknc
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by jack_pp 5y ago
I'm sorry but do you need data for common sense? Is WhatsApp one of the biggest messaging platforms where people don't talk to their close friends and family? You think discord or other mediums are more popular than iMessage and
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by jack_pp 5y ago
I don't know honestly. The details matter.. I wouldn't agree to teach children about the infinite genders one could identify as or promote transitioning to people under 18. But have no problems teaching about standard gay acceptan
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by jack_pp 5y ago
I feel I'm getting trolled but I'll bite. > Unidimensional people are boring Joe has the biggest podcast in the world so obviously people don't find him boring. > MLK or Ali would figure out how. Figure out how to what?
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by jack_pp 5y ago
The net is open but there's a question of how easy or even if it is possible to gain an audience comparable to what the "closed" web offers. If you don't gain popularity then it is not as easy to get high value guests in
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by jack_pp 5y ago
That and the previous Structured Procrastination essay which I have read but forgotten about are great complementary essays to the posted article. Thank you for sharing them. I am in a deep hole due to these problems and serendipity has it

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