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by larkeith 9y ago
Does that count as natural selection?
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by larkeith 9y ago
Depending on the volume of surface ice (especially at the poles), might it be possible to produce atmosphere on a massive scale via orbital lenses or mirrors? With recent advances in solar sail technology, I can't imagine the implement
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by larkeith 9y ago
I don't know the rate of atmospheric loss, but it might be possible to introduce air at a high enough rate to outstrip the losses, making for a sustainable atmosphere. It would presumably depend on the availability of ice and other vol
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by larkeith 9y ago
Do you have a source? The screenshot from Uber itself indicates otherwise.
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by larkeith 9y ago
Or that the tail doesn't hit the runway because it's angled upwards.
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by larkeith 9y ago
One fairly trustworthy solution is to just set up a DigitalOcean droplet ($5/month) (or any other cloud provider, I just prefer DO), and host your own VPN. DO provides a guide at https://www.digitalocean.com/community&#
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by larkeith 9y ago
Shamelessly plugging the Librem 5 [1] here, as this article demonstrates precisely why we need a privacy-focused, FOSS phone. While the carriers having access to some of this information would not be prevented on a carrier-based data plan (
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by larkeith 9y ago
A VPN. ISPs and Telcos have made it abundantly clear that without significant legal and financial pressure, they will never respect the slightest modicum of consumer privacy.
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by larkeith 9y ago
"Not one of our domestic animals can be named which has not in some country drooping ears." It feels disingenuous to exclude breeds based on mutation / selective breeding, as the quote refers to the effects of breeding on dom
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by larkeith 9y ago
Scottish Folds?
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by larkeith 9y ago
Excellent writeup, and a good example of what types of attacks to expect as we move forward towards a more decentralized web.
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by larkeith 9y ago
IMO, we need both types - Gates' work improves society in our current world, while Musk and Branson's investment kickstart the scientific and technological advances needed to further our civilization.
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by larkeith 9y ago
I had been somewhat under the impression that current colonization plans were one-way deals. Agreed that it'll be an issue once we have the infrastructure and desire to return to Earth.
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by larkeith 9y ago
It should be noted that, in Mars' reduced gravity, it can be presumed the symptoms would be lessened. Still a major concern, however.
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by larkeith 9y ago
I've not played The 7th Continent, but from the description, it sounds rather similar in style to the video game Sunless Sea (and the currently-in-beta sequel, Sunless Skies) - exploration-driven, deeply unforgiving survival and resour
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by larkeith 9y ago
It's an online free-to-read, donation-supported book on typography. He just linked to the wrong page. Which is described in the page he linked, by the way. Index page link: https://practicaltypography.com/index.html Ed
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by larkeith 9y ago
Agreed. The probability that I would ever come across this while browsing elsewhere is trivially low, and yet it was interesting enough to read through and learn a bit about piston maintenance.
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by larkeith 9y ago
Hmm. Don't care too much about SV fashion, but as a loafer enthusiast, having machine washable, sockless, general-purpose shoes sounds very cool. A bit dubious about their durability, however - the article mentions that the first gener
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by larkeith 9y ago
The anon of the hour: http://boards.4chan.org/sci/thread/9202862#p9203437
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by larkeith 9y ago
They just completed it, verified on my end. http://boards.4chan.org/sci/thread/9202862#p9203437
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by larkeith 9y ago
It sounds like their land is where the planned housing was going to be.
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by larkeith 9y ago
Correction: Pages in <object> tags, not iframes
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by larkeith 9y ago
Huh, I was able to load it (and even run it, they thought to put in touch controls!) on Android 6.0.1, Chrome 59.0. I'm quite impressed at how smoothly it ran on a mobile device.
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by larkeith 9y ago
One potential model I'm mildly optimistic about is a net based on cryptocurrency microtransactions, such as the Coinhive proof of concept [1]. Who knows how (or if) it'll work out in the long term, but personally I'm definite
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by larkeith 9y ago
Something like Openbazaar or another P2P market might be the solution, if it gets large enough to eclipse other marketplaces. Whether Openbazaar itself has that potential I couldn't say, as I haven't yet used it.
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by larkeith 9y ago
This article is useful, but the author's tone really rubs me the wrong way - to the point I'm dubious about trusting the information without further sources. Cutting the entire first part ("not calculating the average is not
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by larkeith 9y ago
Ooh, I'll have to read that next time I have a few minutes. Thabks for the link!
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by larkeith 9y ago
The Night Watch by James Mickens is always a good read: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1311_05-08_mickens.pdf
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by larkeith 9y ago
Note that this quote was in reference to the autonomous drone they produce, not the manned trainer that was the subject of the article. I would presume there are more challenges in building a launch assist catapult for a crewed flight.
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by larkeith 9y ago
The problem is really that a very few private companies have become core infrastructure providers on the Internet, effectively acting as the government of the net, however they face little to no regulation or accountability - Google, for ex

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