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by mjh2539 4y ago
"Consider the great fifteenth century philosopher, theologian and cardinal Nicholas of Cusa. He suggested that the universe is infinitely large and has no center and that all bodies in the universe, including both the earth and the sun
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Say I want to test figs that I grow and dry myself; reading the article, it looks like all I need to do is get a 365nm light and throw out the ones that have green/yellow inflorescence. Is that correct? How many watts should the light
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by mjh2539 4y ago
This is only tangentially related, but I've been using these graphite-based thermal pads instead of thermal paste, and it's been painless. No throttling, and no messy paste!
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When you're initially charged with a crime, you have to plead guilty or not guilty. Typically, the prosecuting attorney will offer you some sort of deal if you plead guilty right off the bat. Otherwise, you plead not guilty and the leg
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In Muslim countries a large plurality of marriages are to first cousins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage_in_the_Middle_...
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Generally the best laptops for Linux are popular models from popular companies and are at least a year or so old. Very few vendors go out of their way to ensure that all their devices and peripherals work AND ensure the appropriate userspac
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Same here. I got it after writing some macros to automate parts of my first job after college. The rest is history!
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Copyright in Taiwan lasts for the life of the author plus 50 years after the author's death, though they allow for "fair use".
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Right, I get the impression that their sample sizes were very small.
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Unless someone waves their magic wand and makes it to where manufacturing microprocessors requires nothing but sand and electricity, things will go whichever way those with capital want them to go.
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by mjh2539 4y ago
The manufacturing of microprocessors and other ICs requires such an enormous amount of capital that all sides are practically indistinguishable. But more realistically, if you have access to the hardware, in principle, you can do whatever y
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It makes it a lot harder to have it stolen. Or rather, in light of the OP, it makes it a lot harder to have it stolen and not be able to find it.
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by mjh2539 4y ago
This is a really bad idea. The shared family meal is essential to the proper socialization of children. There has been study after study done. You are making a terrible mistake.
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Making a Traversable Wormhole with a Quantum Computer(ai.googleblog.com)
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This is the equivalent to Congress passing a non-binding resolution for a Free Taiwan. It means nothing. You will wear the ribbon.
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by mjh2539 4y ago
Is the 500 watt figure for the Ampere Altra Max a mistake? Everything else I've read says that it has a TDP of 250 watts.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylospongium
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Yes, that's really true.
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One of the prerequisites for obtaining the indulgence is complete detachment from sin, even venial sin. Another is being in a state of grace. So, no. There was no "continuing" in your lifestyle.
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This would be considered an incredibly opaque (and...particular?) introduction to the philosophy of mathematics.
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In that case I would highly recommend "Mathematics and Its History" by John Stillwell.
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> They had the means to spread information but only used it to spread officially sanctioned information. You're making this up. There was a robust tradition of scholar-bureaucrats printing whatever the hell they wanted (usually red-
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by mjh2539 4y ago
I mean, if things are anything like they are now, they'll end up paying $100/mo on a salary of ~$130,000 to cover the cost of $70,000 in loans that are going to get written off by the federal government in ten more years. (The fac
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The plumber I called recently in the Austin metro area charges $150/hr.
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Emacs.
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"Afford" is said in many ways. I know my kids will probably have to take out student loans to go to school. Other than that, you live frugally. Health insurance costs usually cap out at 3 kids.
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by mjh2539 4y ago
Same here. At our parish there are tons of families with 5+ kids. It's like an oasis.
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I can't say. I use emacs.
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Just use org-mode.
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Suing for specific performance is mostly a thing of the past; it sometimes happens in regard to real estate transactions. It was quite common in the pre-modern era. Think runaway apprentices, indentured servitude, etc.

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