justratsinacoat

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   by justratsinacoat 10y ago

   >as a d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d8, d10, d12, d15, d20, d24, d30, d40, d60, d120 Thank you! Reading the submission title, I was like, "um, replace every other die"?
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   by justratsinacoat 10y ago

   I think the parent comment is using "peer behind the curtain" not to describe insight into the physical universe and its wonders, but rather insight into the 'human universe' and its various disappointments (like how it&
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   by justratsinacoat 10y ago

   My friend was a truck driver for a while, and a friend-of-a-friend is some kind of logistics manager. They both had the same objections to self-driving trucks -- the regulatory necessity for a human driver to initially inspect and periodica
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   by justratsinacoat 11y ago

   Hardly a nitpick -- I referenced the wrong concept entirely. It's been a long day. Good catch.
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   by justratsinacoat 11y ago

   Plus, upthread someone cites the Eagleworks guys as preparing to test an EM drive capable of 'producing' 100uN (yes, microNewtons) of thrust; LEO's various weirdnesses are more than capable of fucking with that small of a del
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   by justratsinacoat 11y ago

   Given his direct political predecessor's attitude toward things like funding experimental reactors, or funding NSERC, or funding basic research, any message that validates science is a good and probably necessary one.
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   by justratsinacoat 11y ago

   It seemed clear to me that the analogical "weapons" aren't the _tools_, they're the exploit that the hacker group discovered.
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   by justratsinacoat 11y ago

   >I found some other easier articles to follow on this Post them?
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   by justratsinacoat 11y ago

   > everyone buying a device depending on external service should expect this soon or later It's super unfortunate that you're getting downvoted. Everyone seemed to enjoy their smug hindsight years ago when all the DRM'd mus
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    by justratsinacoat 11y ago

    > When someone acts like a child, it's not patronizing to call them out: it's treating them with respect While this is actually correct, someone wise enough to intuitively grasp this probably isn't going to be throwing a t
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    by justratsinacoat 11y ago

    >Everyone is already a criminal if someone wants to look carefully enough This is a pretty good quote. It reminded me of two more: "Honest men have nothing to fear from the police" (said, presumably, by the prolific Anonymous),