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joncrane
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joncrane
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>It has automatic scaling, so it can scale up and down with traffic (all of which is configured in ECS) Doesn't scaling take time, though? Doesn't downloading a new docker container definition and starting it take at least as
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> the incentives of the cloud provider and you are completely opposed I think this is a little overstated. The cloud provider wants their customers to be happy while minimizing costs (and therefore costs to the customer). It's not
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Sorry, it's actually now 29.5 years away. Also this article isn't even about a tokamak so...
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...until some folks start scheduling meetings at 9:30 am or 4pm.
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gather.town? We used it for a few virtual meetups where I'm based.
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Yeah way in the back there's not much cell phone reception. The same goes for WalMart, since people are talking about their inventory practices as well.
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One of those is a need. The other is a want. Everything is a tradeoff.
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I had no idea about the 60 Minutes thing until people started mentioning it in response to this outage.
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>If my PSU's 12V rail can deliver 250W, and my cooler can easily displace 250W, why not let my processor consume that much? 1) Because electricity costs money 2) In the summer, your AC also has to get rid of that heat from your co
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Well first of all I don't think the government should ever infringe upon my rights, but that's an "in an ideal world" type of thing. Second of all the government itself should be striving, and one of its strongest foci s
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I know this is going to sound controversial, but I think some of the most successful people in the world are the ones with the most stable emotions. Some people are able to harness what emotions they have, and damp the rest (or damp them m
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It blows my mind that citizens have to pay their own money to support organizations like IJ, ACLU, Amnesty International, etc.
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Yes, those of us who follow these things know about that decision, but as more and more people find out, there is less and less trust and respect for police, and that's not good for society nor the police. The odd thing is that many PD
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The most disappointing thing about this article is the absolute apathy from the NYPD. At this point the police writ large are practically sabotaging their reputation with absolutely no self awareness whatsoever. What are we going to do as
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Isn't Google the single largest contributor to the Mozilla Foundation?
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Cigar? Let's go full on and do ciggies. You don't inhale cigars so how is the good stuff supposed to get into your body? Gotta inhale that sweet sweet smoke and get it in there real good.
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If someone told you they'd pay you $5m per year spent in prison, would you take it?
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This is essentially to protect Ferrari and maybe Lamborghini...can you name any other italian supercars? I don't really count Maserati.
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The fact that so many of the rescue attempts resulted in issues for the recovery vehicles shows that submersibles were NOT safe in those days.
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Wasn't Wozniak an absolute wizard at minimizing chip count on circuit boards? What used to be a lost art is turning into one of the hottest skills around.
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So the fatal flaw was that when the aircraft returned, it had to be flown into a net, which usually resulted in damage to the unit which required repairs. Other than that it was apparently a resounding success!
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Funny you mention economies of scale because the whole idea of building many, smaller, identical reactors is essentially leveraging economies of scale in manufacturing. One of the reasons nuclear power is so unpalatable to build is that eac
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What about the "demon core?" It was a core of highly radioactive material, and instead of bricks, there were two hollowed out hemispheres made of some metal that reflected the radioactivity. Some guy put one hemisphere below the
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Knowing none of the background, that post was a wild ride. I can 100% relate to his feelings of futility while working really hard to try to make something great.
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This is timely because just yesterday I was watching "Central Intelligence" with Kevin Hart and The Rock. Early in the movie Kevin Hart's wife tries to get him to go to therapy and he says 'Black people don’t go to thera
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I wonder if they have somehow mathematically proven that they are the same trick? In which case I reject mathematics.
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Maybe the four tricks are: Ollie Any Shove it/varial with no flip Any Flip with no shove it Any flip + shove it combo ?
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I tried cloning it and running it but I'm missing a module; there is no requirements.txt either. :(
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I suppose. Maybe I missed a part where they say they're using a regular stance skater for the sake of simplicity. Note that a goofy skater could also do the moves described in the paper, but it would be a different trick because he&#x
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So what are the 4 tricks? Kickflip, heelflip, flip + shove it in the "natural direction" (e.g. varial kickflip, 360 kickflip), and flip + shove it in the unnatural direction (e.g. hard flip)?
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