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by lev99 8y ago
The (hypothetical) day when AWS & Amazon.com goes down on Prime Day and Amazon stock tanks 50%.
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by lev99 8y ago
> It’s actually not a bad idea. The rural interior has way different needs than the coastal areas. The biggest impact of a new state isn't on the local area that gains a new governor but on the national legislative branch. It creat
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> I wonder if there's a bit of game theory in play where it's impossible to be discovered when playing a megapopular game like Overwatch/Fortnite, and it's more advantageous to play relatively more obscure games. I do
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by lev99 8y ago
> I see "buys xxx" doesn't seem to resonate with hardware purchases. Oh, "Nobody gets fired for buying xxxx" applies to some hardware purchases, just not server CPUs.
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by lev99 8y ago
Performance isn't a one dimensional metric that you treat it as. Different CPUs have different comparative benchmarks depending on the tests.
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by lev99 8y ago
> A lot of budget gets spent under the "nobody gets fired for buying xxxx" principal. I do not think "Nobody gets fired for buying xxxx" applies to Intel server CPUs. Almost everyone I know that purchases or approves
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by lev99 8y ago
I would love the iPhone X features in an SE sized device. I used the iPhone SE for longer than any other cellphone (from iPhone SE release to iPhone X release)
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by lev99 8y ago
Faster CPU and more memory while still running OSX? My only complaint is it doesn't come with a GPU upgrade. I love the touchpad, the os, and the thunderbolt ports. The 10% of the time I have my computer undocked the keyboard doesn&#
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by lev99 8y ago
> but nobody's up in arms about our caffeine dependence, precisely because it has very little in the way of social harms associated with it. Caffeine is associated with reducing the amount of sleep[0], which is associated with almos
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by lev99 8y ago
> The battery only lasts 4 hours after all. Just buy two, and keep one charging at all times. Two airpods are still about 1/10 the cost of hearing aids.
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by lev99 8y ago
Why do you say it's very difficult to migrate away from Reddit? Most small-mid sized reddits have less than 20 primary contributors. If most of those contributors leave for an alternative community than a large portion of the reddit c
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by lev99 8y ago
It's crazy to think that in 2016 there were ~3.6 billion airline passengers. Passenger airplanes started as a luxury and moved to mass market. Honestly, humanity benefits more from having high capacity cheap flights than having lower c
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by lev99 8y ago
The podcast .NET Rocks has several "geek out" episodes, which go into depth about tech. About two years ago they did one on supersonic flight, and I remember a lot of details about quiet sonic bombs there. Well worth a listen if
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by lev99 8y ago
I think 2.9-3.3 is the ideal range. I pass on anything less than a 2.5 or more than a 3.7 unless there is something else in their resume that makes up for it. GPA signals a lot about a candidate. If they graduate with a low GPA it means th
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by lev99 8y ago
> "We’re Not Addicted to Smartphones, We’re Addicted to Social Interaction" [title of linked article] Social interaction is a requirement for being a fully healthy human. Just like food, many people develop unhealthy behaviors
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by lev99 8y ago
Reaper of Souls and loot 2.0 really redeemed Diablo 3. The season 14 tier ranking video has 350k views in 2 weeks[0], which is great considering patch 2.6 is essentially 3 seasons old now and RoS is several years old. [0] https:/&#x2F
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by lev99 8y ago
That's a pet peeve of mine. Space isn't full of anything with mass. Space is remarkably empty.
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by lev99 8y ago
Are 2 year contracts still common in cell phone plans? I've used att for years and never was presented with the option of signing a contract like that.
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by lev99 8y ago
Quantum computation changes the complexity of brute forcing common encryption algorithms. It seems very plausible that actors are storing high value encrypted messages for future decoding in case QC enters the realm of possibility.
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by lev99 8y ago
In the case that the data is being stored by third parties (google, facebook, apple) or insecure devices then it's also irrelevant if the data passes AT&T's network or not.
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by lev99 8y ago
Yeah, gathering evidence not admissible in court really helps the investigation find evidence that is.
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by lev99 8y ago
If your communication is encrypted it shouldn't matter if it passes AT&T networks. Either A. Popular and well known encryption algorithms are not broken by the NSA, and your communication is private. B. Popular and well known encry
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by lev99 8y ago
> Making food less expensive is bad? Making equivalent food lower cost is good. Reducing food quality to reduce price is bad.
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by lev99 8y ago
> Wallyworld did more to bring up the standard of living The quality of food Walmart sells is abysmal. The pressure Walmart put on food manufactures to drop prices played a significant role in the malnutrition and obesity in the us. TVs
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by lev99 8y ago
Yes please. I have Contact dermatitis, and there are irritants that trigger a negative reaction with my skin in several common soaps and detergents. It would be very valuable for me to know what compounds are in soaps and detergents so I c
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by lev99 8y ago
> It's easy to compromise and take public transit instead of a car when the public transit saves you time. I don't get this at all. Between parking and traffic I almost always save time by taking the bus or riding a bike for
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by lev99 8y ago
That specific implementation won't help the average intercity commuter, but that doesn't mean that the tool is not useful for heping intercity commuters.
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by lev99 8y ago
> I don't think it's wild Silicon Valley chatter to say that public transportation along fixed routes WILL decline as a result of new technology, and this is a great thing. I do. People are leaving rural and suburbs for cities.
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by lev99 8y ago
Three quarters of poor people in America have cars [0]. While the poorest people do not have them, car ownership is very common among poor Americans. https://www.heritage.org/poverty-and-inequality/report/under...
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by lev99 8y ago
I read about this a lot, but looking at different cities from airplane windows really drives this factor home.

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