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by jeffwass 5y ago
I actually did the opposite! I was taught this sort in high school (I think the teacher called it shuttle interchange?), and I independently came up with the bubble sort on my own as a more-efficient in-place implementation on disk. Back in
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A bit off-topic, but if you see the photo of the bore-hole at the top of the article and wondered what it sounds like to drop a piece of ice down the hole (it’s unexpectedly cool!) : https://youtu.be/q0hYi7Kl1u8
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If you have a desktop, how do you provide the 5G connection? Is there a better way than providing a wifi hotspot with your mobile phone?
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The symmetry is broken in your twin example because the travelling twin had to accelerate to depart, accelerate to turn around, and accelerate to stop again at earth.
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I did a PhD in physics, then transitioned to a career as a quant in finance, and lately I’ve gotten involved in the arts with some side projects (music, writing). I’ve written the draft of a kids sci-fi novel and have a few other stories in
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That was William Herschel, not Newton.
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If someone knows the answer to this I’d be interested to know : Do different PM2.5 components affect the body differently, even for the same overall count? Eg, are the PM2.5 particulates from burning toast comparable in bodily health impact
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Savannah, Georgia is a pretty city, based on the Oglethorpe Plan back in 1733. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oglethorpe_Plan
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Below snippet is from the bottom of the article : Those interested in reading more about the “golden age” of quantum physics are encouraged to look up the books: Purrington, R. D. 2018. The Heroic Age. The Creation of Quantum Mechanics 192
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Thanks for this information, I’ve been recently going through some jazz solos transcribed by other people and amazed what they are able to pick out. Regarding your deafness - mind if I ask how you listen to music now and what you will do af
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What would you suggest is a good vocab word threshold to start? Eg, 300? 1000?
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Was hoping it would reference the Three Stooges gag : MOE: How long has that been in the soup, froghead? CURLY: About uh--- [looks at the three watches on his wrists] MOE: Hey! What’s the idea of the three watches? CURLY: That’s the way I t
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Twelve-year-old boy makes £290k from whale NFTs(bbc.co.uk)
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Will Smith’s captivating monologue on Catcher in the Rye from the 1993 movie Six Degrees of Separation, itself originally a play from 1990 : https://youtu.be/CRrs_X4OUkU
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No probs, I was just curious if that’s how it was spelled elsewhere.
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Just out of curiosity where are you located? Here in the UK his name is spelled “Adrian Tchaikovsky”, as well as his account on Twitter (@aptshadow), where aside from writing novels he’s insanely productive creating digital artwork (often i
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I have a feeling you’re just trolling for trolling sake. I’ll only comment on one part of the Wikipedia quote regarding constant densities of atomic nuclei. The neutron star will have a constant density on any length scale as large as an at
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> Neutron stars are held together by gravity, not nuclear forces. Neutron stars are governed by both gravitational and the strong force. [edited] Quite different from ealier phases of stars which are held together by gravity. > Also,
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One “wow” moment that blew me away during my grad physics studies was the realisation that a neutron star is effectively one gigantic atomic nucleus.
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Under the Skin of OnlyFans(bbc.co.uk)
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Moon wobble to bring surge in coastal flooding in 2030s, NASA study predicts(edition.cnn.com)
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“ There's a faint xor between talent and hard work.” I love this techie yet insightful quote.
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"This is like the 21st century version of confusing a zero with a capital letter O, yet worse." I like the analogy, but why is it worse?
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Also, I’d put a premium on being able to decide on my own improvements instead of settling on the landlord-chosen paint colours and carpets and appliances.
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The Zeeman Effect of magnetic fields is usually taught in undergrad-level quantum mechanics classes (physics major track), where a degeneracy of the the solution to Schrodinger's Equation for a hydrogen atom is split into separate leve
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Traditionally-published authors usually have little say in the layout of their books. I’ve heard of cases where authors have absolutely hated the cover artwork chosen by the publishing houses but were unable to sway opinions. It’s part of t
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Trying to think of a catchy or clever novel opener can be a major discouragement from just getting the pen to the paper and formulating that first paragraph. It can be much easier to start your writing a bit further in, where you have a rou
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Stephen King released The Green Mile in serial form like this. He said it was a major challenge because once the chapter is out there it’s committed, so you can’t go back and fix major plot holes that you didn’t foresee at the time.
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UK police raid illegal Bitcoin mining operation(edition.cnn.com)
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There's just something about Gorey's macabre artwork and his grim Victorian-styled pen-and-ink drawings. This page shows the full set of his Gashleycrumb Tinies that you quoted : https://www.brainpickings.org/201

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