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by larkeith 8y ago
I'll second the recommendation of Searx - I appreciate DDG, but it has noticeably worse search performance (relevance of results etc) than Google, while Searx, being a metasearch engine, provides high-quality results but still maintain
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by larkeith 8y ago
For reference, that's about $21m today.
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by larkeith 8y ago
Could you please provide reasoning and evidence for this assertion? Benchmarks, for example?
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by larkeith 8y ago
While I switched back to Firefox a while ago due to loss of trust in Google, it should not be forgotten that they support DRM on the web.
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by larkeith 8y ago
What a fucking tragedy.
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by larkeith 8y ago
> He defended what they were doing - including the cost to the taxpayer when bombs or other artillery are found and the authorities have to be called. Seriously? The article's going to try to cast a negative light on ordnance being
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by larkeith 8y ago
Exactly! If we can improve the methods of generating hydrogen, fuel cells have the potential to act as versatile, phenomenally efficient, dirt-cheap batteries, without all the issues of limited metals and dirty production - Being a better b
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by larkeith 8y ago
Uses, or should use? On an Android device (S5) I've found the battery usage from music playing not-insignificant - perhaps it prevents the phone from fully entering standby, or something? At a very rough estimate, I'd say it uses
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by larkeith 8y ago
Oh, I should have realized that.
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by larkeith 8y ago
Could someone with an arXiv account let the authors know that they currently have their emails listed as "{lastname}@comsys.rwth-aachen.de"?
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by larkeith 8y ago
My guess is that they can check who flagged a post, then just view those users' recent comments.
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by larkeith 8y ago
As another poster noted, racing simulators will never be able to do anything close to replicating the experience of driving a manual. In an actual car, there's a constant physical feedback throughout the entire vehicle, from the vibrat
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by larkeith 8y ago
This viewpoint fails to consider the nontrivial competitive advantage gained by building customer loyalty. There are plenty of brands that do well despite higher prices, longer waits, etc due to their consistent positive interactions with c
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by larkeith 8y ago
Oops, I meant to say non-Google OS, but had a bit of a brainfart. I agree wholeheartedly that Google's Android is generally an abysmal choice with regards to privacy - significantly worse than iOS, IMO.
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by larkeith 8y ago
The crucial difference here is that phone and vehicle data is something you can control - Between disabling location history, moving to a non-apple OS, and turning off your connection, there's a range of steps you can take currently to
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The emptiest place in Britain (2001)(news.bbc.co.uk)
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by larkeith 8y ago
(You forgot to link your citation, FYI)
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by larkeith 8y ago
This entire change is a security risk - there is no guarantee that any subdomain has the same owner as the primary, and that's not even getting into subdomain hijacking.
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by larkeith 8y ago
Discord has apps for Windows/Android/iOS/Linux, as well as a surprisingly good web interface. I've switched over completely from Skype and been consistently impressed.
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by larkeith 8y ago
(In case you were unaware, this is the Coriolis force)
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by larkeith 8y ago
Because everyone knows GUIs provide no increase in usability and efficiency, especially to those who use the tool infrequently. How's HN looking for you in Lynx?
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by larkeith 8y ago
For new tools and commands, sure, but most notable Linux utilities are mature and stable, with very few syntactic changes - so many production scripts already rely on syntax remaining static that changing it would break far more than the su
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by larkeith 8y ago
One thing to note is that there is a significant difference between five top-200 players and a team composed of the same, in terms of coordination and familiarity with playstyle.
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by larkeith 8y ago
I don't believe this is the case, as OpenAI was able to hex (an immediate disable) Earthshaker before he got off Echoslam (a spell with no cast delay except the time to click the key).
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by larkeith 8y ago
> "We made a mistake in how we communicated with our customer about the terms of its plan," Verizon said. "Like all customers, fire departments choose service plans that are best for them. This customer purchased a governm
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by larkeith 8y ago
AMP is nonfunctional with Javascript disabled, non-AMP works fine for me. Perhaps regular page got slightly hugged?
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by larkeith 8y ago
Pretty sure that violates GDPR. Might want to email them about that.
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by larkeith 8y ago
Turnpikes were only profitable in the pre-freeway era; trying to fund a highway on ads alone is a financial absurdity.
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by larkeith 8y ago
"If an accused man died before the time of his duel, his corpse would be carried to the appointed place. In fact, there was at least one case of a dead man winning his duel: His body was too heavy for his appointment to carry from the
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by larkeith 8y ago
https://www.digikey.com/eewiki/display/Wireless/A+Basic+Intr... (Heading: Pairing Methods for LE Secure Connections (4.2 devices only))

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