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by johndunne 3y ago
I think the electrons emit photons as a result of decelerating which is caused by the magnetic field (which can influence the charged electron). And I’ve never actually pondered whether a proton changing its direction due to gravity (techni
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by johndunne 3y ago
I don't think anyone was asking "What addiction did you replace your addiction with." I interpreted it as more of a "What better habit did you replace your addiction with."
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by johndunne 3y ago
If we're talking about a single proton, and looking back at the direction the proton came from, we see nothing; what are the chances the proton passed close enough to a black hole to deflect it a significant angle from its original pat
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by johndunne 3y ago
AI doomer doomers are probably wrong too. Call me an optimist, I think any real doom will be accounted for or caught in time before it reaches doom status.
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by johndunne 3y ago
I find that there's too much cruft to filter through to get to the valuable discussions. And lately, it feels like a lot more effort is required to get to anything worth spending your time on the platform for. I don't spend anywhe
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by johndunne 3y ago
And potentially wait many multiples of 10 minutes if the mempool is full, making it potentially useless.
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by johndunne 3y ago
As soon as I realised op was following my every click that’s exactly where I clicked - the nose! Great landing page!
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by johndunne 3y ago
Bitcoin as a currency is DOA, agreed. But as a technology, it still needs to prove itself. It’s unfortunate the coin’s value is being used as play tokens to pilfer money from naive ‘investors’ but that’s to be expected when greed and naivet
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by johndunne 3y ago
Agreed, mostly. Bitcoin is still in a proof-of-concept state, and as a concept, it has its significant flaws (transaction rate and proof of work's carbon footprint). The concept isn't near being proven yet and that hasn't sto
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by johndunne 3y ago
Anything can become everything, but everything is no longer anything. Like this article.
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by johndunne 3y ago
When you open the page you see the palm of a hand with a display showing; my brain thought 'A palm with some sort of LED matrix embedded under the skin - wild, creepy & cool!'. But nah, the projector device attached to your cl
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by johndunne 3y ago
https://web.archive.org/web/20231109170628/https://www.nytim...
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by johndunne 3y ago
The transaction (tx) rate is too low and tx cost can fluctuate wildly in addition to costing far too much. Some sort of side chain (like the lightning network) could help boost tx rate but there’s nothing currently anywhere near what could
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by johndunne 3y ago
I have work colleagues who all buy one big bag of almond/brazil/cashews and some other nuts, each and share them with each other (they call themselves the 'Nuts share Nuts' group). Daily consuming a small amount for the
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by johndunne 3y ago
I'm not well versed on EU rules relating to the case; do you know if it's possible that this could 'ping pong' between the two courts or is there a mechanism for a final decision on the matter?
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by johndunne 3y ago
I came here with that link in my clipboard and never got to hit Ctrl+V :D It's a good video indeed.
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by johndunne 3y ago
Fair points, and I agree. However, I believe that the double-irish loophole is more of a 'value add' for the big companies already here, to lessen their tax load in other countries via 'convenient' accounting. The EU rul
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by johndunne 3y ago
Agreed. I think piracy is a form of protest at not just the increasing prices but also the dispersal of media amongst too many streaming platforms, each platform wanting your monthly dollars. It all adds up to a hefty monthly fee if you wan
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by johndunne 3y ago
As a Dubliner, I can tell you that very few are feeling positive effects of these ‘billions of euros.’ The EU ruling is more about a tax evasion loop hole that sees vast billions of euros passing through it, then investment of billions in a
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by johndunne 3y ago
I'm Irish and the ruling relates to the double-irish tax break specifically, it's about marketing for this tax evasion tactic. It's a hot topic in Ireland; Ireland looks like one of the richest countries on Earth (by GDP) but
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by johndunne 3y ago
And that's my point. The court case was about harassment, and (rightfully) quashed on the basis of insufficient harassment. The case was referred to in terms of gender politics. Call me triggered, I came to see what HN'ers thought
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by johndunne 3y ago
First, the OP was talking specifically about end-to-end encryption. Second, and related to the court case; the arrest happened because of a harassment complaint and the court quashed the complaint on the basis of insufficiently harassing to
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by johndunne 3y ago
I think you've misconstrued this case. The preacher was arrested for shouting and harassing a person in a public space. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-64905216
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by johndunne 3y ago
I think this is the case being referred to, and it was less misgender, more harassment and public humiliation. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-64905216
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by johndunne 3y ago
It's a numbers game. A leader can find people poor/greedy enough to do nasty things for money, and then same leader can go find people who want nasty things done for hire. In an unequal society, there's always going to be peo
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by johndunne 3y ago
Stunning visuals - took about 3 minutes to load on my 25mbit line (360MB downloaded assets). Is it possible to use a connected PS5 controller?
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by johndunne 3y ago
Happens so often, the evolved euphemism is "fell out the back of a low flying aircraft." Us Dubliners are fond of this one.
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by johndunne 3y ago
I'm in my 40's and the number of my friends who've done exactly that. We have the friends who spend their disposable on status and the friends who spend their disposable on Holidays (I'm vaca-class).
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by johndunne 3y ago
I thought that - there's alot of farms where I live in Yorkshire and the defender is the most commonly seen vehicle on them. They're primarily designed for off road mud baths and fit the bill well. I think most (not all) SUVs are
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by johndunne 3y ago
It might not have been a unicorn she saw, but a Pegasus. I think the article is cynical click bait. The claim ‘Gravity-measuring satellites can detect tiny variations in the earth’s gravitational field’ could be applied to detecting an unde

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