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by natmaka 5y ago
This is not generic, it is not adequate for all disciplines. Painting establishes a relation between the painter and static entities (subject, colors...). They interact in many ways, however the painter is the main 'motor' and &#
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This would indeed be ambitious, however when considering that it is possible (the primary sources potential is adequate), that it will solve problems related to fuel reserves, and also a fair part of challenges related to NIMBY, overcentral
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by natmaka 5y ago
Efficiency is not really a concern if hydrogen is "produced" during peaks of some "sources" (mainly solar, wind): the surplus of energy, which today is a burden, will be used to obtain hydrogen. Producing hydrogen may
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by natmaka 5y ago
In many cases you don't want to let an hostile party read confidential data, and if he takes control of the machine aren't all bets off? Moreover what if a hostile party constantly hammers-disrupts your IT, letting you teams &quot
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by natmaka 5y ago
I agree with 411111111111111's answer: GAFAM are are corps, not stable groups. Teams' members are renewed quite frequently, this is an unstable setup, in a way constantly collapsing/exploding. I also agree with TheFrei
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by natmaka 5y ago
"Less is different -- small groups of people can engage in kinds of interaction that large groups can't. And so we blew past that interesting scale of small groups". Leopold Kohr thesis (such as "Below a certain size, ev
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by natmaka 5y ago
IMHO useful thoughts: Pournelle's Iron law of bureaucracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle#Pournelle.27s_... Buffet's institutional imperative: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
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by natmaka 5y ago
Some HSM ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchical_storage_managemen... ) tools and know-how may be pertinent.
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by natmaka 5y ago
Which point seems particularly interesting? About dehydration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_distance_(boxing)#Distance...
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by natmaka 5y ago
Even in a context were sheer efficiency is key someone, for example a warrior, may prefer a 'classic' (rugged, always-ready (nothing to tune), easy to fix, compact, light...) bow to a 'better' contemporary (complicated)
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http://pgconfigurator.cybertec.at/ offers a quick way to obtain an often-acceptable tuning.
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This is really a problem in the professional world, and at a lesser extent in some high-end amateur setups, mainly when some competitors want to become pros or if there is some animosity between gyms/people. They cut weight, have good
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by natmaka 5y ago
I petition that it is considered as possible, and even a good practice, for (relatively) new domains, with too few well-known ways to compare the candidates' merits (diplomas, course of studies, apparent achievements...). Software dev
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by natmaka 5y ago
I agree. I learn Muay-Thai (Thai boxing), and this is incredibly useful, mainly because I have to (try to) switch from my usual "thinking for hours/days/months to a problem" mode into "flowing, neglecting analysis&
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by natmaka 5y ago
Do you know a company hiring in such a way, for positions above 'non-qualified staff'? AFAIK in most industries the overall cost would be prohibitive: some allowances for being new, redundancy, formal training... it adds up. Some
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by natmaka 5y ago
> testing more applicants directly Testing anyone, whatever his achievements, may attract many candidates and therefore cost more than a bit of efficiency. Moreover testing also induces biases, those of the people who specify/conduc
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Honey is antibacterial (it impedes their growth).
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by natmaka 5y ago
Indeed, and there is another link: when it comes to hire/elect, meritocracy is the worse is the worst form of hiring/electing process, except for all the others. Meritocracy isn't perfect. Nothing is. What may replace merit
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From this point of view intelligence and memory may be just like muscle: the more you use (train) it, the more is grows (performs well).
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by natmaka 5y ago
TEMPORARY tables are UNLOGGED, and therefore they aren't WALed See https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAB7nPqTkZvESuZ3qcN_Tj...
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by natmaka 5y ago
> Postgres temp tables on ramdisk are a problem for a different reason, the WAL, as pointed to by a sibling comment TEMPORARY tables are UNLOGGED, and therefore they aren't WALed
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Given enough RAM on a Linux machine one may use tmpfs, which maintains a RAM disk and at any moment only uses the amount of RAM needed, with a pre-defined limit. On PostgreSQL create an adequately-caped tmpfs, create a TABLESPACE on it, the
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by natmaka 5y ago
'Embezzlement' seems harsh, 'crony capitalism' (collusion between a business class and the political class) is IMHO the cause here.
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Well-conceived and built https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-coupled_heat_exchanger are incredibly efficient.
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You may check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_journalism
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Some underlying fundamentals are known for quite a long time: "All in all, wealth consists more in use than in possession; for the actualization of the potentialities of such things and their use is wealth" -- Aristotle’s On Rheto
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by natmaka 5y ago
See also "Why UPS drivers don't turn left and you probably shouldn't either" at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25379743
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by natmaka 5y ago
I feel threatened => I immediately (without any analyzis) "threaten back" by showing my teeth (beware, I will bite you!). Then I understand there is no threat, and I disguise this first (inadequate) instinctive reaction by tra
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https://elaineou.com/
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by natmaka 5y ago
A major benefit of a tiny social structure is that it just cannot be very oppressive AND keep its members. Unhappy? Just join a neighboring structure. This very option moderates local chiefs appetites. In the typical small town some local

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