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by jahnu 8y ago
Its worth mentioning that VY Canis Majoris has a mass of "only" 17 Solar masses (+-8). This means it has a very low density. "Despite the mass and very large size, VY CMa has an average density of 5.33 to 8.38 mg/m3 (0.0
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by jahnu 8y ago
Not sure if it's related but this lecture gave me some basic grasp on the notion of holographic representations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DIl3Hfh9tY
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by jahnu 8y ago
The crux of the problem is there is no majority opinion, nationwide, for any of the possible options. The 52% voted for something that in reality doesn't meet the expectations of those people. There are plenty of surveys showing that o
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by jahnu 8y ago
Can we on HN at least wait until there actually is something to criticize before posting this sort of stuff? Sometimes I despair.
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by jahnu 8y ago
It doesn't say that at all. "better results" should mean given a similar set of students. If you cherry-pick the inputs don't expect comparing outputs to be the same.
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by jahnu 8y ago
It's only really feedback if it goes to source. If it's on here it's just whinging.
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by jahnu 9y ago
Make a robot that can navigate an indoor playground, retrieve an object I asked for and bring it back to me.
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by jahnu 9y ago
Fascinating! Thank you. Does make me wonder where programming fits into this. It seems to be both hard for people and hard for AI.
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by jahnu 9y ago
Oh really? I didn't know that. Can you link me up with something about that? Thanks.
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by jahnu 9y ago
I also find the idea that the exceedingly wealthy can effectively buy their way out of our tax system. Even if in this case all the money did actually go to causes of his choosing it's not a just system and I'm saddened you are be
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by jahnu 9y ago
Are there any interesting trivia figures for that? Like how long would it take to evaporate a black hole with an event horizon the size of a basketball, golf ball, grain of sand, whatever?
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by jahnu 9y ago
I have to just say I have enjoyed your posts in this thread immensely. Cheers.
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by jahnu 9y ago
Any examples of this kind of activist? Are they particularly common?
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by jahnu 9y ago
This is true but experience shows us that optional safe practices don't seem to be enough. A safe by default language looks like it makes the most sense in practice.
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by jahnu 9y ago
Are you suggesting that SWAT don't kill people, people kill people?
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by jahnu 9y ago
I'd wager that only a minority of projects use linters, static analysers, etc in continuous integration. I'd also wager that only a minority treat warnings as errors.
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by jahnu 9y ago
How expensive would electricity be if we could somehow factor in all the environmental costs?
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by jahnu 9y ago
Reminds me of this classic 4k demo which blew my mind back in 1993 http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=4662 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zSjpIyMt0k
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by jahnu 9y ago
Keep in mind median German household income is $50,500 Median Michigan household income is $51,084 You always have to account for the very different income distribution. But point taken. I was utterly shocked at the state of the roads in NY
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by jahnu 9y ago
To horrendously butcher a quote: "He who claims the unemployed should not be lazy but find jobs usually has none to offer nor knows where one can be found."
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by jahnu 9y ago
> I think many of the UBI supporters know A supposition. Fine. Opinion is ok although supporting evidence would be nice. > UBI is fundamentally about ratcheting up redistribution, not ensuring that people's necessities are met De
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by jahnu 9y ago
There is also more scrutiny once you are public. Staying private can keep the authorities at bay.
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by jahnu 9y ago
The poor people take the buses anyway which finally now run on time http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-21451245
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by jahnu 9y ago
Yeah http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-21451245
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by jahnu 9y ago
"The engineering has never been a problem, vacuum-tube trains are an idea that's been around for centuries. [1] Removing friction and air resistance is a simple physics problem" "simple" Getting to Mars is a simple
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Killing the C++ Modules Technical Specification(izzys.casa)
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by jahnu 9y ago
It sets a precedence.
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by jahnu 9y ago
Reminds me of the Yakhchāl I've visited in Yazd, Iran. They used to sell ice from those in the summer to traders travelling the Silk Road. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakhch%C4%81l
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by jahnu 9y ago
I'm more concerned with the use of the symbol `b` to denote bytes instead of `B` :)
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by jahnu 9y ago
Oh, wow... never even heard of that one. What a horror show.

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