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by modzu 6y ago
sound would help, and maybe someone can dig up the real audio version if it is available. because hearing those engines roar and servos buzz, you appreciate there is indeed more going on than meets the eye
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by modzu 6y ago
we're a minority, but some of us on hn do appreciate humor.
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by modzu 6y ago
The downvotes gona rain but i laughed out loud at cock mail
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by modzu 6y ago
Egon Schiele - Man in Chair
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by modzu 6y ago
door handles?
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by modzu 6y ago
i just came here to post some love for gnome. linux would be worse without it. of course there are 2001 ways to run linux on the desktop, but in terms of full on desktop environments, that say a user from windows or mac could pick up and us
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by modzu 6y ago
coming from macos and wanting something low fuss, gnome with a few settings (ex dock enabled) should be pretty close
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by modzu 6y ago
to be clear, the "assistance" the computer is providing is to connect rural learners to teachers. the title is a bit ambiguous
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by modzu 6y ago
yes, what is novel here is that the exoplanet was detected using radio (in other words the discovery of the planet is what is significant, not the signal)
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by modzu 6y ago
yeah we can do one better with the holodeck. im not sure the problem is that much harder...
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by modzu 6y ago
this made me think about my car's infotainment UI (typically have android auto running) and how annoying it is that much of it locks while the car is in motion. searching for an address in waze, accessing a text message, etc. even wors
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by modzu 6y ago
do you realize the us has 7 military bases in columbia?
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by modzu 6y ago
one significant issue with recaptcha is that it punishes users who are not easily identifiable. the puzzle isn't enough for recaptcha - it needs to know who you are. is hcaptcha better in this regard? for example does it work behind to
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by modzu 6y ago
well the slight improvement in usability is a win, but is it really any more anonymous than recaptcha?
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Fighter Pilot Breaks Down Every Button in an F-15 Cockpit(arstechnica.com)
4 points by modzu 6y ago|0 comments
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by modzu 6y ago
hi it's 1998 calling, we'd like our monopoly back
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by modzu 6y ago
i couldn't find the exact chart i saw earlier today, but here is a weekly comparison against the past 5 years: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/excess-mortality-raw-deat... without some context and understanding
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by modzu 6y ago
this is weird, i was looking at this exact question earlier today on our world in data, and i was seeing roughly 50,000 a year for the last 5 years and then already over 70k this year. anyone else? i will try to find link...
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by modzu 6y ago
it seems politically safer to do "something", than to do "nothing". if the lockdowns stop the virus you're a hero, if they dont, you're still a hero for thinking of the children... if instead you do nothing, an
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by modzu 6y ago
i was tethered to a windows box for photoshop and then i discovered Krita. it is such a joy! the UX is very thoughtful (unlike my experience with gimp which i could just never get used to). its also very powerful with GMIC (you get content
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by modzu 6y ago
the island of dr moreau
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by modzu 6y ago
im familiar with the pareto principle. the point im trying to make is just that its usage by the la times is intended to trigger fear. super-man doesn't trigger fear -- thats the difference in analogies. it would be equally valid to sa
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by modzu 6y ago
your comment is fair, but the LA times article is about super-spreaders.. remember super-predators? the fearmongering pumped out of mainstream media, which well predates covid, isnt why any of us read hn. if a covid topic is to remain on hn
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by modzu 6y ago
top of hn? what happened?
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by modzu 6y ago
i think all they mean by entitled is entitled by the law . if uber is burning 4 billion a year and cant turn a profit, its ok for them to take on slaves?
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by modzu 6y ago
oh, well no that is certainly not the point i was making, actually ive never heard this narrative. maybe a cultural difference if this is being purpoted in the usa? nevertheless it doesn't change the point that accurate data > inacc
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by modzu 6y ago
all of the replies to this comment misunderstand the point. if you get hit by a bus and have covid, you are still counted as a "covid death" in the statistics, at least in my province, because there isnt a simple means to separate
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by modzu 6y ago
if you're old enough to remember dialup, its sort of like that.
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by modzu 6y ago
exactly; the terror ... stop being afraid and we avoid the collective need to sell our souls and those of our children for the protection of the state
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by modzu 6y ago
false dichotomy!!!

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