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by mercurialshark 6y ago
> They can also be confounded by the testee's charisma. Agreed, but I don't think oral exams are the only type of effective live testing. Nor are live/timed exercises the only way to demonstrate knowledge. Case studies, sh
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Empire of fantasy – How the writing of JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis saved a culture(aeon.co)
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Did Viruses Create the Nucleus? The Answer May Be Near(quantamagazine.org)
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by mercurialshark 6y ago
> move to live oral exams. Written long-form essays. Yes. The application of principles, concepts and information is not terribly difficult to test in either a timed or take home setting.
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Coinbase Pro Disables Margin Trading(blog.coinbase.com)
152 points by mercurialshark 6y ago|117 comments
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Trump Bars Americans from Investing in Firms That Help China’s Military(wsj.com)
4 points by mercurialshark 6y ago|1 comments
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A New Way to Plug a Human Brain into a Computer: Via Veins(wired.com.)
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Ball lightening is so strange it might just come from another dimension(newscientist.com)
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by mercurialshark 6y ago
He's expounding on why he agrees it was appropriate for the Court to deny the petition for writ of certiorari. Unlike for an opinion, they need not provide their reasoning in part or in full (or indicate concurrence) for their vote, ho
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by mercurialshark 6y ago
Yes, this. As the old Soviet saying went, "show me the man and I'll show you the crime." When you place the burden on the people and not the state - often through "common sense laws/regulation" - you inherently
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How Strong Are Elon Musk's 10-Cent Bricks?(popularmechanics.com)
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by mercurialshark 6y ago
Post hoc ergo propter hoc... Nothing says long-term stability and prosperity like eliminating mechanisms to protect the populace from unlawful, illegal, or harmful conduct. Rule of Law, who needs it?!
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by mercurialshark 6y ago
Additional links/summaries: https://futurism.com/the-byte/physicists-supermassive-black-... https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/could-wormholes-be-masqueradin...
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Searching for wormhole candidates in active galactic nuclei(arxiv.org)
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by mercurialshark 6y ago
Thanks for chatting.
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by mercurialshark 6y ago
DOJ routinely indicts those abroad and either seeks extradition, sanctions (i.e. asset freezing, prohibitions on travel, etc.), and/or local/regional law enforcement cooperation worldwide. As for matters of national security, enfo
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by mercurialshark 6y ago
Put simply, yes, it's highly illegal. Providing financial or material support to adversarial foreign actors, agents, parties deemed to be national security threats (under sanctions or DOJ/State/Treasury/et. al. special d
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Hong Kong Is a Troubling Case Study in the Death of Democracy(wired.com)
18 points by mercurialshark 6y ago|1 comments
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Air Force Debuts a New 'e' Aircraft Designation – “e” for Digital Engineering(popularmechanics.com)
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by mercurialshark 6y ago
This is a non-trivial plot element in Neal Stephenson's "Reamde."
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Feds Charge Chinese Hackers with Ripping Off Video Game Loot from 9 Companies(wired.com)
1 points by mercurialshark 6y ago|1 comments
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Facebook Announces Oculus Quest 2(theverge.com)
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Air Force Designed, Built, and Flew a Brand-New Fighter Jet In One Year(popularmechanics.com)
62 points by mercurialshark 6y ago|39 comments
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Maunakea Telescope Finds Hints of Life on Venus(hawaii.edu)
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Oracle Deal with TikTok to Undergo U.S. National Security Review(wsj.com)
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Everyone Wants to Crack Down on China – Except Silicon Valley(wired.com)
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Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Disaster Highlights Dangers of China Deals(foreignpolicy.com)
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Has the Black Hole Information Paradox Been Solved?(arxiv.org)
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by mercurialshark 6y ago
Nice, this is exactly the kind of practical guide and reference material I was looking for!
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by mercurialshark 6y ago
Where can I learn more specifics about configuring/deploying a similar setup? Thanks.

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