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by larrydag 2y ago
For comparison the Statue of Liberty is 93m. Big Ben is 96m.
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by larrydag 3y ago
Absolutely. Fortran about 500 lines of code vs <20 lines for Python. The ease of use and flexibility of Python across so many application types makes for a good reason for its popularity. The rise of hardware computing performance mak
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by larrydag 3y ago
In the finance and banking world a lot of the larger decisions are done in committees. These committees usually require a majority vote to get things approved. Most of the voting members of the committees are the Execs. You can imagine t
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by larrydag 3y ago
Agree. Just create a leaderboard division that includes AI. Don't fight it. Embrace it
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by larrydag 3y ago
That's a big "if". The cold temperatures in Texas in 2021 was the first such experience in nearly 70 years. It was a very, very extreme condition. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/weather/2021/
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by larrydag 3y ago
This seems to make more sense. Perhaps it has to do with OpenAI is not "open" anymore. Not supporting and getting rid of the OpenAI Gym was certainly a big change in direction of the company.
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by larrydag 3y ago
What are the safety ramifications? Is there not a radiation fallout from the exhaust?
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by larrydag 3y ago
I've always looked at charging for open source as a support service. What is the developer's time worth? If one wants new features pay a fee/salary/bounty for the development.
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by larrydag 3y ago
Apparently due to these timing challenges in that album Lars Ulrich does not like playing Eye of the Beholder live. https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/lars-ulrich-hates-metallica-tra...
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by larrydag 3y ago
When structures like this is built is a lifetime cost taken into account? I'm wondering if after a while it's going to fail or prove too expensive to maintain.
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by larrydag 3y ago
The worry is that one day congress won't have that luxury for one reason or another. The uncertainty is when and what means. It is the uncertainty that causes economic panic.
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by larrydag 4y ago
I believe the key is a strong headwind. I would like to see if this could be accomplished without the headwind. I believe short takeoff is possible but not quite that short.
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by larrydag 4y ago
Here is a write-up of the NYC mesh network https://docs.nycmesh.net/intro/
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by larrydag 4y ago
As a parent and a dad I really appreciate point #1. It's hard to explain for those that don't have children and it's immediately apparent for those who do.
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by larrydag 4y ago
The article's story anecdote of "blue light" is about finding the true value in a process. Blue light means the welder is actually creating value in the product. Anything else in the process does not help build value to the
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by larrydag 4y ago
Looking at the list it's interesting to see how much sequels have taken over the box office
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by larrydag 4y ago
I really like the way Harrell uses PCA to build regression analysis in Regression Modeling Strategies https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-19425-7
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by larrydag 4y ago
Has Leslie's life been made into a movie? I would certainly watch it.
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by larrydag 4y ago
There were so many war crimes in WWI. I'm sure partly the reason why they called it the war to end all wars first coined by HG Wells. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/10/98/w
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by larrydag 4y ago
Personally I believe Linux has matured to a pretty decent usability level for the average user. Ubuntu, Opensuse, Linux Mint and some of the like have taken a lot of the hard work out of managing and installing a linux OS. It used to be t
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by larrydag 4y ago
The polite package using R is intended to be a friendly way of scraping content from the owner. "The three pillars of a polite session are seeking permission, taking slowly and never asking twice." https://github.com&#
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by larrydag 4y ago
Advances in manufacturing processes is often overlooked in the industrial age.
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by larrydag 4y ago
Find a user group, hobbyist group, or consortium in that domain and ask them for their recommendations. Domain search technology is great but nothing can beat asking someone or some group that has been using the niche product for years.
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by larrydag 4y ago
Agree and the second film was most egregious.
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by larrydag 4y ago
Wasn't the Jason Bourne films character driven adult action? I found those films compelling because I felt I was discovering Bourne's character along with him.
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by larrydag 4y ago
The Flaw of Averages states that: Plans based on the assumption that average conditions will occur are wrong on average. https://news.stanford.edu/pr/00/flawaverages1025.html
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by larrydag 4y ago
The primary Dallas local is the Dallas Morning News
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by larrydag 5y ago
I saw that yesterday and it said the data was produced by Womply. I can't find the source though. BUMP: could this be it? https://tracktherecovery.org/
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by larrydag 5y ago
If this were the practices of a startup, new biz, or small org and tried something like this they would not make it at all. Is this because of monopolistic practices? Why do they believe this behavior is good for business? My question is
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by larrydag 5y ago
"The real tax on the American people is what government spends" -M. Friedman

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