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by kunai 3y ago
Isn't this exactly one of the problems that GPT4 has been aiming to solve? It'll be interesting to see if this is the tyranny of AI -- whether degradation of NLMs is an increasingly insurmountable barrier to good performance or wh
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by kunai 4y ago
Seems like you could get the same thing with ham radio for far less cost (albeit far less cachet by virtue of not being ex officio)
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by kunai 4y ago
Tesla and SpaceX come to mind. Or Apple.
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by kunai 4y ago
At the very least, Artemis is a functional space launch system with exceptional reliability and predictability despite its insane costs. The wasted billions are an embarrassment, but far less so now that we know a) the thing works, and work
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by kunai 4y ago
There needs to be a Godwin's law for how long we can have a thread about space exploration without somebody mentioning SpaceX
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by kunai 4y ago
> or the benefit of humanity it is unfortunate that the SLS did not blow up on the launchpad This is genuinely one of the most vile and disgusting things I've read on this thread so far. Cheering on the hypothetical destruction of p
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by kunai 4y ago
I'm not sure if we were watching the same livestream, but the official launch livestream was incredibly high-budget and high production values. Felt like you were watching a trailer for Top Gun or Interstellar. It's really funny t
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by kunai 4y ago
The 'state of the art' that SpaceX is pushing is nearly entirely a software thing aided by Falcon's unique engine arrangement. Hardware-wise Falcons are no more advanced than an SLS core stage, and are likely even ore technic
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by kunai 5y ago
Is the polemical tone really necessary here? You can disagree with MMT without resorting to vitriol and accusations of the Times wanting an "equity agenda." Whatever that means.
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by kunai 5y ago
High pressure sodium is very common and still available. Low pressure sodium is extinct. The last LPS lamp was made in 2018 I believe. It's a shame, because LPS was the gold standard for astronomy as the hyperspecific emission spectrum
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by kunai 5y ago
yes, if you want to watch broadcast channels on a monitor you will need a tuner/amplifier converter box to do so
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by kunai 5y ago
I've considered getting a monitor-style dumb display for my next TV, but the issue is that none of them have an inbuilt TV tuner. I get pretty fantastic reception at my current place in Queens and I'd hate to give up all my OTA ch
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by kunai 5y ago
For vehicles with an inbuilt cellular connection like OnStar or Starlink or any of the myriad of other systems like them, the vehicle will regularly phone home your GPS fix from time to time and there is no way to turn it off. I think thi
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by kunai 5y ago
That's quite interesting, as many of my friends in post-Soviet countries all rave about how you can run Ladas into the dirt and they'll keep running. Luck of the draw perhaps?
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by kunai 5y ago
Honda has been moving in a similar direction as well it seems. Most of the Japanese marques besides Subaru have ditched all-touch layouts in favor of physical buttons due to poor focus group and customer response. The new Ford Maverick and
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by kunai 5y ago
Yep, it worked when Tesla was a scrappy startup and had to cut corners when they could. They're an absolute behemoth of a company now, they should at the very least spend some time making an interior that's actually nice to spen
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by kunai 5y ago
I still remember the days when buttons actually were buttons.
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by kunai 5y ago
The thing with fashion is you can go normcore if you want, the trends are limited to the extreme fringes of the market. Carhartt jackets, Timberland boots, and Levi's will always be available. Is the same true of UX? No, because a few
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by kunai 5y ago
Perhaps the solution is to introduce tactility and permanent consistency into the system, by gasp using a button of some sort. Nah, that's too outdated and not futuristic enough!
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by kunai 5y ago
The fact that they've proliferated so quickly without any regulatory intervention is insanity. I'm sure the Musk-loving techbros will disagree, since they only ever have to drive from gentrified bar in SF to gentrified dispensary
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by kunai 5y ago
> The overall impression I get is that this particular author wants industrial policy, dammit, and he doesn't care if it's a Biden or a Trump who gives it to him -- or whether it's a "small government" Republican
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by kunai 5y ago
There are a lot of publications I disagree with politically but still find value in them so long as they argue in good faith. Strong Towns and the work of Charles Marohn is one good example of this, he leans conservative but a lot of his wo
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by kunai 5y ago
God bless Lina Khan.
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by kunai 5y ago
Of course alcohol is a powerful solvent at any concentration, but there are definitely studies[1] that demonstrate 70% being a bit more effective at disinfecting. [1]: https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/ss/rubbing-alc
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by kunai 5y ago
If you're using alcohol for cleaning 70% concentrations are better as they actually kill and lyse pathogens at that concentration, while 99% will just desiccate them, allowing for reactivation when in a moist environment.
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by kunai 5y ago
Densification doesn't require skyscrapers. Istanbul and Paris are denser than any American city and they're mostly filled with midrises packed closely together with few vacant lots in between. Dubai should not be our model for a s
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by kunai 5y ago
> Why waste time with Jazz and jeans? Much more efficient to be reading didactics or working in a factory. Considering the level of social infrastructure in the former DDR exceeded that in the BRD at the time of reunification, they might
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by kunai 5y ago
Call me crazy but you may be onto something. I don't think it's necessarily foreign actors that would take advantage of it though, moreso multinational corporations who need a sated and pliable workforce who don't think too m
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by kunai 5y ago
Cannabis absolutely affects brain development if you use it consistently throughout adolescence. Don't get me wrong, I still favor legalization and decriminalization, but the number of people who like to pretend like it's some sup
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by kunai 5y ago
Not even alcohol (one of the "dirtiest" drugs as far as physiological effects go) kills brain cells. I wish this myth would die. The issue is in the way they affect your dopaminic and serotonergic regulation and how this can fuck

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