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by neolefty 9y ago
They also use Samsung-fabbed chips. They just try to not be dependent on a competitor.
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by neolefty 9y ago
Gradual elimination of trans fats?
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by neolefty 9y ago
Two factors that seem to be on the mind of the NYTimes: * Tech companies' role in 2016 election interference (agents buying ads, trolls) * Tech companies' impact on journalism (Google News, decline in subscriptions, shift in adver
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by neolefty 9y ago
Is he talking about extreme inequality, or inequality in general?
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by neolefty 9y ago
But if it's one-bit values, they're simple and fast -- ADC is just a threshold, and DAC is a step function.
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by neolefty 9y ago
How well does it adapt to memorizing texts? Do you recommend any particular approaches for that?
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by neolefty 9y ago
By broadening your vision. As an engineer, it's easy for me to focus only on technical details. So I make an effort to see beyond that -- what is our org's broader goal; what are our industry's issues? It's not always ea
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by neolefty 9y ago
What software do the "copy" phones use?
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by neolefty 9y ago
Flagship devices have been losing headphone jacks. iPhone & Pixel stand out, but here's a longer list: https://smartphones.gadgethacks.com/news/always-updated-list...
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by neolefty 9y ago
Will an iPad from today last longer or less long? If the hardware is stabilizing, maybe they'll have more longevity (due to easier iOS compatibility)?
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by neolefty 9y ago
The build instructions say that it will create ext/js/generated, but I'm only seeing ext/js, with a few .js files, but no "generated" directory.
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by neolefty 9y ago
> The people are leading-- > The people are rioting. > There's a difference. Frankly it's a little disquieting.
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by neolefty 9y ago
Yeah. And I'm trying to encourage a model of direct non-violent constructive action. If you measure outcomes, nurturing & educational actions -- especially for at-risk children -- have reliably good long-term effects.
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by neolefty 9y ago
Definitely not simple. But they'll make lasting improvements to society. And they're things that only individuals can do. You can make policy that encourages them, but it comes down to us to build civilization.
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by neolefty 9y ago
Thanks for reading it thoughtfully! I felt compelled to mention it, but it's also my first comment to be flagged that I can remember.
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by neolefty 9y ago
How could openness coexist with adversarial SOE? Genuine question -- I think it's possible, but how? For example, "Optimizers" currently have to guess at what Google is doing, but if the system was open source, they would kno
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by neolefty 9y ago
Making friends across the aisle. Mentoring underserved children.
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by neolefty 9y ago
We are. And we'll continue to. But it's not working.
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by neolefty 9y ago
Any thoughts on how web search should be funded, in an ideal world, if ads are inherently repugnant?
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by neolefty 9y ago
Is the colistin even being manufactured by pharmas? Or is there just some chemical plant pumping it out? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colistin
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by neolefty 9y ago
By that definition, I think every single human being would describe themselves as "pragmatic libertarian".
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by neolefty 9y ago
Olaf Stapleton, "Last and First Men, & Star Maker: Two Science-fiction Novels" (from Google book search)
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by neolefty 9y ago
Search and ads are the big ones. And you can't really split any part of the company off from ads because that's revenue. So if you're going to split Google, the only way I can see it working is a bilateral (or multilateral) s
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by neolefty 9y ago
The downvotes may be because people see this comment as playing into the narrative that government is inherently dysfunctional. Here's an opinion piece from WaPo this morning on the subject: https://www.washingtonpost.com&#x
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by neolefty 9y ago
Does anyone know a way to receive these signals without installing extra hardware? Then we need a name for it. DarkFi?
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by neolefty 9y ago
In related news, Global Savings hits record $233 Trillion?
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by neolefty 9y ago
He seems to be angling for Mass Transit 2.0: The Bus Comes to You . Is that going to work? I don't know yet. I want to believe, though.
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by neolefty 9y ago
The article addresses that, albeit with some hand-waving: > The activation energies for oxidation and reduction of iron are of the order of 30-60KJ/mole, comparable to the figure of 57KJ/mole for ATP, a molecule which is common
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by neolefty 9y ago
Lithium ore is often < 1%. I'm no miner, but I'd bet an old battery beats that!
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by neolefty 9y ago
The economy is just a mechanism to have a predictable environment in which to raise children.

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