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by neolog 5y ago
What field do you come from where people succeed so often at cutting-edge research?
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by neolog 5y ago
That's not what trolling is.
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by neolog 5y ago
> Equal increases in MPG are not equal in gas savings. http://www.mpgillusion.com/p/what-is-mpg-illusion.html
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by neolog 5y ago
It's not even just the elimination of stars, but their replacement by city lights that actually mislead animals about where the stars/moon are.
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by neolog 5y ago
- 41 lightning deaths per year in the USA [1] out of 328M people. 41/328M = 1.25e-7 - 1,263 covid deaths in the USA out of 163M vaccinated [2]. 1263/163M = 7.75e-6 and it's not even August. Seems wrong, by more than (vaccinat
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by neolog 5y ago
"1 in Y" is simpler than "X in 100". 100 introduces an irrelevant big number.
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by neolog 5y ago
Hm? This is a computer that doesn't have a lower-power mode when you're not using it.
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by neolog 5y ago
I'm interested in learning about prolog. Where can I learn about the problems with it?
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by neolog 5y ago
That's pretty neat. I guess it's the same kind of thing as a chromebook.
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by neolog 5y ago
Why not just use a stainless steel pan?
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by neolog 5y ago
How many browser tabs do you usually have open?
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by neolog 5y ago
Well, you can get two of them
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by neolog 5y ago
> If people are using the software in accordance with the license that you afford it, then that's it, there's nothing more you can ask. Actually, I like people to do more than the bare minimum that's legally required of th
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by neolog 5y ago
There's really interesting research on integrating native ecology into the human environment. Douglas Tallamy's recent book on native-plant ecosystems [1] stands out. [1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product&#x2F
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by neolog 5y ago
CJD is heritable.
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by neolog 5y ago
That's a nice mechanism but wouldn't we all have to rebase from lucy?
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by neolog 5y ago
It's easier to see nuance in an area you're an expert in.
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by neolog 5y ago
What could this be useful for?
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by neolog 5y ago
Ehh. "extremely valid" is slightly off. "extremely agree" is comical but definitely not standard US English.
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by neolog 5y ago
Are you and your friends all working for the same organization? Or are they just a bunch of friends working independently on their own things?
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by neolog 5y ago
are your peers "whining" about being forced to move to office? or are you whining about your peers?
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by neolog 5y ago
Likewise, people who prefer working from home would rather not be sidelined by people working in office.
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by neolog 5y ago
Don't forget the hours of commute time lost daily. Compared to a few minutes lost by a few people in Zoom, commute is everybody every day.
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by neolog 5y ago
The next step after having a preference is expressing that preference.
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by neolog 5y ago
That applies to "the people that whine the most about" anything.
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by neolog 5y ago
depends on the company.
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by neolog 5y ago
> with complete disregard on how the stock market might react Even better, they're intentionally redirecting finances away from companies they don't like.
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by neolog 5y ago
It won't. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT S
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by neolog 5y ago
The configuration defaults will evolve but FOSS will continue.
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by neolog 5y ago
The author of that paper has written a safe C implementation. https://github.com/stephenrkell/libcrunch

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