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by nickserv 3y ago
That's not the case in France. You can use any unlocked phone with any operator (assuming it can connect to EU cellular networks of course). Nothing in particular to do, just put in the SIM and it works. I've never bought a phone
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by nickserv 3y ago
Really good for my gaming rig / general use. Mainly older games with good Wine support. Some light graphics: Krita, OBS, Gimp... With Wine-staging and Mesa / Vulkan stable PPA's, everything has been solid with good performanc
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by nickserv 3y ago
Just got an AMD RX 6700 12gb for my Linux gaming rig. Couldn't be happier with the driver support, getting fairly regular Vulkan and Mesa updates along with Wine. I play mainly older games, either native or with good Wine support, and
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by nickserv 3y ago
If the sub is exploring a wreck the wire could easily get snagged.
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by nickserv 3y ago
It's a dream for the media because it interests people. Not everything has to be a conspiracy.
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by nickserv 3y ago
There have been policy changes, and it's now more difficult to get into Europe. It seems like these policies are also making the crossing more dangerous, leading to more deaths. I would argue voters are aware of what's going on, a
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by nickserv 3y ago
Modern Iran has never fought an offensive war. They only need to look at two of their neighbors to get an idea of what can happen should the US decide to attack them, and have come to the conclusion that only nuclear weapons would be a suff
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by nickserv 3y ago
Something about workers owning the means of production...
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by nickserv 3y ago
Not to mention the disparities in cycling infrastructure. Riding in typical North American suburbia, on stroads with maybe some paint to protect you from fast driving SUVs is completely different from riding in a physically separated cycle
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by nickserv 3y ago
I have the Jabra evolve2 85 and, while being ridiculously expensive, are the best I've used. Even better for calls than the Sony's, for me anyway. At this price point and quality though it's more about personal preference, ch
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by nickserv 3y ago
Pretty different use though, and these are more complex having NC electronics and a rechargeable battery for wireless use.
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by nickserv 3y ago
I use mine for remote work, they are so expensive I actually avoid wearing them outside as much as possible.
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by nickserv 3y ago
NC headphones typically have multiple microphones, the more there are, the better the NC can be. This is because the first part of NC is detecting ambient noise, the second being generating soundwaves to cancel out what's picked up by
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by nickserv 4y ago
Right, but it's still possible to understand and debug incredibly complex programs, in the end it's still deterministic. The problem with economics is that it's a social science, and that humans are non deterministic in their
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by nickserv 4y ago
I've known a few addicts and recovering addicts over the years. Telling them to "just stop, you're hurting yourself" does about as much good as telling someone suffering from depression to "just be happy, you'r
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by nickserv 4y ago
So basically things are easier when you're running a brutal dictatorship.
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by nickserv 4y ago
Here I am in Marseille, 3rd city in France, with shitty ADSL... Sure I can choose between 4 carriers, but none offer fiber.
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by nickserv 4y ago
You can't predict, and coming up with an explanation during the fact is very problematic. But it's certainly possible to explain things after the fact.
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by nickserv 4y ago
Skill for the rider or the horse?
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by nickserv 4y ago
I'd only seen the word used for musical instruments, where it refers to the scale length and/or the tonal range. Seems like here the same general idea when applied to an engine refers to its operational RPM (frequency) range.
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by nickserv 4y ago
There's also DocTR which can do text detection and extraction out of the box. It's command line driven but can display the detected text as an overlay of the document. https://github.com/mindee/doctr
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by nickserv 4y ago
I mean it's pretty obvious to anyone that's paying attention. I suppose it's nice to have some data to confirm the state of affairs. Not holding my breath for any kind of change though. Well change that gives more power to th
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by nickserv 4y ago
Not sure, but in France we get results the same day normally, unless something unexpected happens. However we only vote for one thing, municipal and national elections are not done at the same time.
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by nickserv 4y ago
Symmetry is part of beauty across time and culture. For example people with more facial symmetry are considered better looking.
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by nickserv 4y ago
I get what you're saying and agree when it comes to setting up a machine, in that the end result will be basically the same. For gardening though I can garantee you that homegrown fruits and vegetables can be far superior to anything y
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by nickserv 4y ago
Persian is written using a variant of the Arabic script, as is Urdu.
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by nickserv 4y ago
The Arabic script is harder to print using movable types compared to the latin script. It's an important reason for the lack of adoption of the printing press in languages using the Arabic script (historically speaking of course).
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by nickserv 4y ago
... and why would you want to?
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by nickserv 4y ago
As someone having hired quite a few people over the years, I can say without a doubt that there are no lucky hires. If you know how to hire well, and have tons of money, it's difficult to do badly.
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by nickserv 4y ago
It's just a game they play among themselves, 10 points for every million dollars. Nothing really wrong with it, I'm sure lots would play the same way. Really the problem is in government for failing to do its job of protecting the

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