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   Roll-Invert-Unroll: An easier way to replace a duvet cover(danverbraganza.com)

   467 points by nvader 3y ago|256 comments
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   by nvader 3y ago

   To add to the list of coincidences of this popping up now, I will turn 37 this year!
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   Hand Sending International Morse Code [video](youtube.com)

   2 points by nvader 3y ago|0 comments
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   by nvader 3y ago

   Thanks!
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   by nvader 3y ago

   The reason that I heard was that it was easy to mass-engrave a single plate: VIIIIX For each clock, you make 4 of these, and split each block into numbers the following way: V IIII I X VI III IX (mirror the IX for 11) VII II IX VIII IIX Thi
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   by nvader 3y ago

   A small piece of feedback: the CS degree's description says, "I hanged it on the wall"--the past participle for "to hang" should be "hung"[0]. So, the sentence should read, "I hung it on the wall...&q
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   by nvader 3y ago

   I think what of is getting at is that given {the:1, t: 2, h:3, e:4} There should be somewhere in the corpus, "the is spelled t h e" that this system can use to pull this out. We can ask gpt to spell out individual words in NATO ph
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   by nvader 3y ago

   Technically true statement. If you're offering it to imply that the GP bears responsibility for knowing what document was in the training data and what's not, I have to quibble with you. Knowing it's shortcomings should be th
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   by nvader 3y ago

   No soap, radio!
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    by nvader 3y ago

    But Geppetto was the scientist. The puppet was called Geppetto's Monster.
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    by nvader 3y ago

    After seeing a post on the HN front page, I've replaced YouTube entirely with NewPipe, and it is a huge improvement. I still subscribe to channels that I like and respect, but not being subject to the toxic injection of YouTube shorts
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    by nvader 3y ago

    Thank you for posting this. I was daunted by the jargon in the abstract, and came here to see if it was going to be worth my time.
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    The O-Ring Theory of Economic Development (1993)(jstor.org)

    26 points by nvader 3y ago|9 comments
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    by nvader 3y ago

    For this, I will refer you to the O-ring Theory of Economic Development https://www.jstor.org/stable/2118400
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    by nvader 3y ago

    Not the op, but I do, and I have. Today, on my way walking home, I hear at an intersection, "flick, flick, flick". I look around, and I see three separate individuals have lit their lighters, and are taking drags from glass pipe
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    by nvader 3y ago

    LinkedIn posts are not usually known for their technical merit of factual accuracy. In fact, there's an entire subreddit dedicated to calling out the worst offenders of this genre, which may be amusing to peruse: https://www
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    by nvader 3y ago

    Nitpick: The O in CO2 stands for Oxygen, and is the letter O. It looks like you've used the numeral zero, which looks similar but is not interchangeable.
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    Interpreting Girard: seven lectures on mimetic theory(johnathanbi.com)

    26 points by nvader 3y ago|4 comments
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    by nvader 3y ago

    When people display this kind of blindness to real-world media the term for it is https://theportal.wiki/wiki/The_Gell-Mann_Amnesia_Effect
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    by nvader 3y ago

    I was one of today's lucky ten thousand[0] because you cited Kill Sticky. I have just enabled it on my browsers and look forward to a much improved web experience. Thank you. [0] https://xkcd.com/1053/
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    by nvader 3y ago

    Clouds are visible, but may not be an obstacle. Wind is invisible, but may be an obstacle.
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    by nvader 3y ago

    Looks like someone at Google clicked the "Cleanup" button on projects.
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    Google Album Archive will no longer be available(get.google.com)

    4 points by nvader 3y ago|2 comments
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    by nvader 3y ago

    I have some bad news for you...
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    by nvader 3y ago

    Wow, they call it a ruse! It's right there in the name!
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    by nvader 3y ago

    Perhaps it's the meaning of the word "similar" that is giving you trouble.
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    by nvader 4y ago

    And the way he said he came to bury Caesar instead of praise him? But he didn't even bring a shovel...
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    3D Printing a Custom Case for My Flipper Zero's WiFi Devboard(danverbraganza.com)

    1 points by nvader 4y ago|0 comments
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    by nvader 4y ago

    My recollection was that they reached a settlement, but I don't know for how much. https://abbasmedialaw.com/posts/copyright-netflix-reaches-se... I found this chart interesting, and unexpectedly complicated: htt
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    by nvader 4y ago

    Sherlock Holmes' emotions would like a word. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/07/the-curious-ca...