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by mesofile 3y ago
Link to paper: https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.13...
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New radar research overcomes tradeoff between wavelength and distance resolution(phys.org)
4 points by mesofile 3y ago|2 comments
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by mesofile 3y ago
TFA makes an apparently straight-faced claim that the public was hoodwinked by a cabal of elitists, conspiring with industry, into adopting simpler, lighter, less expensive bicycles that can be adroitly maneuvered and which aren't nece
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by mesofile 3y ago
“Buy once, cry once” as they say. I’ve found it a good rule but one I must apply very selectively. Knowing where to spend on quality and where to make do with junk is a bit of an art in itself, I believe.
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by mesofile 3y ago
I’ve the past several months, due to publicized advancements in LLM tech, I’ve started to read comments on HN and elsewhere with the ready assumption that these fora are prime training grounds for chat bots, and any given post may very well
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by mesofile 3y ago
I thought it was going to be about a project to build an ornithopter
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Pentagon leak traced to video game chat group users arguing over war in Ukraine(theguardian.com)
17 points by mesofile 3y ago|2 comments
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by mesofile 4y ago
It’s not apocryphal. My father worked for the US Navy making training and orientation films; one of these was about firefighting and hazardous materials handling on board ship. It included some entertaining segments — for some reason they u
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by mesofile 4y ago
Why wouldn't you? The DC area economy, especially the tech economy hasn't been wholly oriented around government & defense in decades. A lot of early Internet services grew up around network backbones built in Northern Virgini
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by mesofile 4y ago
I love Noita, though I could only really enjoy it after installing a save mod. I don’t care about the roguelike ethos enough, don’t have the time to get gud enough to make that feel thrilling, and there’s too much wonder in the exploring th
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by mesofile 4y ago
Dinner For One [0] is a prominent example of a minor production in one language becoming unaccountably famous in another, to the point that certain lines became standard catchphrases in the adoptive culture — in this case, German. [0] http
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by mesofile 4y ago
We also had a drainage problem after ours were installed. We were very fortunate that another, more experienced tech from the same company came by to follow up on a different issue and took it on themselves to inspect the drain line. It wou
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by mesofile 4y ago
Another great explanation (also in a game-development context) here [0], previously discussed here [1] [0] https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/how-townscaper-works-a-s... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com&#x
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Spinitron: Playlists for non-commercial community and educational radio stations(spinitron.com)
2 points by mesofile 4y ago|0 comments
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At least 1,400 US-based ethnic Chinese scientists exited American institutions(scmp.com)
3 points by mesofile 4y ago|1 comments
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by mesofile 4y ago
Non-paywall link: https://archive.ph/jqukI
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Zinc weaponizing open-source software(microsoft.com)
2 points by mesofile 4y ago|0 comments
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Chaos is a Go-based Swiss army knife of malware(blog.lumen.com)
5 points by mesofile 4y ago|1 comments
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A $100M Deli? Not So Fast, U.S. Prosecutors Say(nytimes.com)
5 points by mesofile 4y ago|2 comments
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by mesofile 4y ago
Previous discussions: – Single New Jersey deli boasts a $105M market cap, despite $14K in sales https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26836367 – Everyone Loves the $100M Deli https://news.ycombinator.com/
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Ron Turner Cover Collection(flickr.com)
16 points by mesofile 4y ago|1 comments
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by mesofile 4y ago
A gallery of sci fi pulp covers painted by british illustrator and comics artist Ron Turner for british pulp magazines in the 1950s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Turner_(illustrator)
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by mesofile 4y ago
I like TallSlim Tees [0] – pricey for what they are, quality-wise, but for me it's worth it to get a good fit for once. I have a similar build to GP (191cm, ~77kg) and wear a size medium in these. Very nice not needing to clad myself i
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by mesofile 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Schoolcraft
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Hollywood’s Visual Effects Crisis(defector.com)
15 points by mesofile 4y ago|3 comments
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Researchers unpack unkillable UEFI rootkit that survives OS reinstalls(arstechnica.com)
34 points by mesofile 4y ago|0 comments
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by mesofile 4y ago
Direct link to ruling: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22077446-shotspotter... Original Vice News story: https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj8xbq/police-are-telling-sh... Previous
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The Geology of the Tour de France(geotdf.org)
3 points by mesofile 4y ago|0 comments
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by mesofile 4y ago
I thought the way that South Park put it (in the voice of Randy Marsh) many years ago was just about perfect: “Well, Stan, the truth is marijuana probably isn't gonna make you kill people, and ...it most likely isn't gonna fund te
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by mesofile 4y ago
> Howard Hughes was mentally ill Not his entire career, his later decline became famous due to the scope of wealth and influence that allowed him to indulge in some truly eccentric behavior, but he didn't build said wealth & inf

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