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by kaiwen1 3y ago
I bet the editors read it not once, but several times. And I bet it was even noticed years later and posted on websites where many others read it, were impressed, and commented on it. Don Knuth’s letters are special.
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by kaiwen1 3y ago
Why would the Russian military use a US satellite communications service to direct their operations in Ukraine? They would expect US intel to capture everything and share it with Ukraine.
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by kaiwen1 3y ago
93% of teens use YouTube and 63% use TikTok, and 20% "almost constantly" [1] Imagine if 93% of _all_ people used TikTok "almost constantly", and imagine if the content consisted almost entirely of misinformation causing
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2022 PISA results on education by country(oecd.org)
2 points by kaiwen1 3y ago|0 comments
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by kaiwen1 3y ago
It’s astounding that until very recently it was standard practice to put humans on top of untested, first-of-kind rockets.
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by kaiwen1 3y ago
This article is trying desperately to avoid stating the obvious, that the evidence now points directly at a failed Hammas missile launch.
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by kaiwen1 3y ago
This. I own two Pint Xs. Ride almost every day for three years. Had two nose dives at full speed and ran both out. I'll never upgrade to a faster model for this reason. You can't run out a nosedive going any faster. Also, the Pint
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by kaiwen1 3y ago
The reactors will be high temp gas cooled reactors, not molten salt, and use TRISO, which is much safer. [1] [1] https://breakingdefense.com/2020/04/new-triso-nuclear-mini-r...
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BWXT and Crowley Developing Nuclear Power Generation Ships(maritime-executive.com)
66 points by kaiwen1 3y ago|56 comments
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US Gov geoengineering research plan for reducing solar radiation [pdf](whitehouse.gov)
9 points by kaiwen1 3y ago|1 comments
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by kaiwen1 3y ago
I have bought a ton of Apple stuff for me and my family. Never had this issue. Walk in, buy, depart. Dead simple.
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by kaiwen1 3y ago
I've been using ledger for over decade with a few tiny startup businesses. Once you get the hang of it and setup your own system and workflow, it's a joy to use. The first dollar I spend when kicking off a new business – or even t
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by kaiwen1 3y ago
Negotiate if you’re staying for a month or more. I frequently get prices that are less than half the asking price.
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by kaiwen1 4y ago
I pointedly refuse to add any tip when the only special "service" is ringing up my purchase. I've become resigned to accepting the unpleasant glares of staff as I dial their tip to zero. That I'm even put in that positio
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by kaiwen1 4y ago
In counterpoint, a recent 60 Minutes piece on Paul MacCartney showed him playing an impromptu concert in his local pub. While playing one of his old hits – I can't recall which one – he suddenly started to stumble and couldn't rem
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by kaiwen1 4y ago
It would appear by implication that you would see meetings as always less useful than documents. This is clearly not true. Calls and meetings are almost always better for working through nuanced issues.
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by kaiwen1 4y ago
This is useful! Are there other packages on MELPA that provide similar functionality?
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by kaiwen1 4y ago
It generates zero megawatts far more often than 4.5 megawatts. 4.5 is peak on the best days. 0 is assured for several hours every day.
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A fully quantum theory of time(royalsocietypublishing.org)
3 points by kaiwen1 4y ago|0 comments
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by kaiwen1 4y ago
> Good nutrition was one reason: Isotopic tracers revealed the plants with extra copies of OsDREB1C took up extra nitrogen through their roots and moved more of it to the shoots. Extra nitrogen -> more protein (not water).
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by kaiwen1 4y ago
In principle, I understand how this book can fail to connect with some people. I’ve encountered many “great” books that I just couldn’t read. But Anna Karenina is so damn good that it’s hard to fathom others see it differently. The writing
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Alibaba Open-Sources AutoML Algorithm KNAS(infoq.com)
4 points by kaiwen1 5y ago|0 comments
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by kaiwen1 5y ago
> Breath through your nose. I used to be a mouth breather at night due to a nasal passage so narrow that it would essentially close shut on inhale. If the air was very humid - like 100% – I was fine. Otherwise, I would wake several times
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by kaiwen1 5y ago
Try Logseq. It fits your requirements.
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by kaiwen1 5y ago
Indeed, very misleading. No solar project has a capacity factor of 50%. In India, CF is around 16-20% [1,2,3]. [1] https://cercind.gov.in/2011/Whats-New/PERFORMANCE%20OF%20SOL... [2] https://www.cmu.edu
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by kaiwen1 5y ago
Perhaps it's just too soon? Would you feel the same about Solomon's letters to his (first) wife? Or Mark Antony's letters to Cleopatra?
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by kaiwen1 5y ago
This argument is refuted by 1) no widespread evidence of Africans themselves making such claims about their reluctance to vaccinate; 2) widespread evidence of Africans making the same conspiracy claims as those being made in other countries
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by kaiwen1 5y ago
> There are only two choices, either something always existed or something came from nothing. Another possibility is that time is a property of our universe, but not a property of the larger reality from which it originated. That reality
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by kaiwen1 5y ago
I want to receive no communication from many of my friends and extended family for months, and sometimes years, and then, when I do receive something, I want it to be real and thoughtful and written to me personally, not to a distribution.
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by kaiwen1 5y ago
Lowest is Ordinary Seaman (OS). This is the entry level rating in the deck department. The only qualifications required are basic safety and firefighting training. The corresponding entry level rating in the engine department is Wiper.

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