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by jschveibinz 6mo ago
I have personally pondered and accepted the fact that anything I have to say, written or otherwise, is a result of others' work no matter how much I want to believe I have a truly unique perspective. I read a lot of blog articles, and
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by jschveibinz 6mo ago
You'd probably enjoy "The Story of English" series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6D54D1C7DAE31B36&si=Kw3J... or "The History of English" series: https://youtube.com/playli
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by jschveibinz 6mo ago
No U.S., then no real Article 5 deterrence unless EU increases military spending by 3x. A war in Europe will cost the EU trillions. This is the choice: 3x military budgets and 20% cuts to social program budgets vs. U.S. membership and lea
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by jschveibinz 6mo ago
Here is a basic explanation and a comment on the patent issue the author is addressing: 1. Antennas are designed to either transmit or receive RF. 2. The antenna is like water spigot for RF energy. If you design the antenna right, you can
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by jschveibinz 7mo ago
This is the crux of the whole conversation. What percentage of software is "critical"? My guess is 50%. And AI will soon be able to play in that space as well. So in the future, maybe 25% of "critical" software will
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by jschveibinz 7mo ago
Here's my take: I think that citizen developers will be a thing--but not in the way you might be thinking. More people will be enabled (and empowered) to "build" quick-and-dirty solutions to personal problems by just talking
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by jschveibinz 7mo ago
Still roughly 2x the cost and about 10x lower MTBF.
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by jschveibinz 7mo ago
The headline reminds me of a good movie from the 70's called The Sentinel--a woman (nun) becomes the person responsible, sitting in a NYC apartment looking out over the harbor, for watching over the gates of hell. Good cast. https:&#
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by jschveibinz 7mo ago
Milton Friedman: Free to Choose https://youtu.be/72d6LiSpS88?si=BPt6Z0hE_mBjyfpi The power is in the marketplace. As long as people are free to make rational choices about price and consumption, the miracle of capitalism wi
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by jschveibinz 7mo ago
- Change is inevitable. - Keep learning and adapting. - Failure is essential for success. - The real money is in the deal, not the salary. - The bigger your network, the greater your opportunities - Don't be afraid to raise your h
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by jschveibinz 7mo ago
The yellowish-green is the zinc chromate "passivation" coating to help prevent corrosion.
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by jschveibinz 7mo ago
Not sure what data they are using. Here is what I get, and these are not Midwest cities: Using the latest completed U.S. Census metro-area estimates I could verify — population change from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2024 — the 5 fastest-growi
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by jschveibinz 8mo ago
This is a very common question here and most will scroll right by, so don't feel bad. It's an impossible question to answer, really. But these are the things you need to consider first when choosing an area to work in for develop
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by jschveibinz 8mo ago
I apologize for the long comment... The article is interesting as a way to understand how people are feeling. I think there are deeper questions to examine. We don't necessarily "feel" it or "see" it, but the world
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by jschveibinz 8mo ago
If you're interested in the history of science and lost knowledge, you may enjoy the book entitled "The Swerve" by Greenblatt which is about similar discoveries of ancient codices in Europe--in particular "de Rerum Natur
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by jschveibinz 9mo ago
I normally don't contribute to HN comments these days (too much anger in the comments section) but I appreciate your post and activities. I am a tail-end boomer in the U.S. so my experiences were with a world where socializing was more
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by jschveibinz 10mo ago
Thanks for the chuckle
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by jschveibinz 11mo ago
Officially jumped the shark?
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by jschveibinz 11mo ago
They have officially jumped the shark.
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by jschveibinz 1y ago
This whole housing question boils down to leveraged (and tax advantageous) savings and ownership of something that appreciates in value. For individuals that do not have enough capital or income to purchase an entire property, there needs
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by jschveibinz 1y ago
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned here yet, and I don't want to be pedantic, but for centuries famous artists, musicians, writers, etc. have used assistants to do their work for them. The list includes (but in no way is thi
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by jschveibinz 1y ago
Blinded me with science
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by jschveibinz 1y ago
Yes, things are really moving a head.
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by jschveibinz 1y ago
This is focused on California politics. But even so, energy, utilities, real estate, entertainment, agriculture, and healthcare have a lot of influence on California politics. Tech is most likely not the biggest if you look at lobbying da
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by jschveibinz 1y ago
Benefits are the cause of increased cost in school systems: https://reason.org/commentary/administrative-bloat-isnt-the-... Benefits are likely affecting municipal government in the same way.
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by jschveibinz 1y ago
I have masters degree in teaching. I think that the most equitable form of education and grading is in mastery with pass/fail: this is where students must learn a topic or concept to pass a quiz before moving on to the next topic. T
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by jschveibinz 1y ago
I would think a small subscription fee for a service that automatically monitored (locally) a LLM account (for prompt injections) and provided a filtering pipeline for any inputs to a LLM account would be a software opportunity to investiga
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by jschveibinz 1y ago
The title is hyperbolic as is the weak assertion that "broad swaths may no longer have influence..." Publicly available data show that the middle 40% are responsible for more than one-third of consumption; the labor force is large
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by jschveibinz 1y ago
I've recently read about Roger Bacon, the medieval polymath and Franciscan monk who promoted and developed the study of science, magic, and philosophy coming out of the Arab world. He was convinced that the only way to defeat the anti
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by jschveibinz 1y ago
Here is a link I regularly post in response to questions like yours: https://encyclopedia.uia.org/ The Encyclopedia of World Problems

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