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The Answer Is Better Gangs(palladiummag.com)
5 points by otoburb 3y ago|1 comments
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by otoburb 3y ago
In such a situation, a (possibly poor) mitigation would be to ask your child to go through practice standardized tests (e.g. 10th grade PSAT, SAT, ACT) earlier to see which areas they might need help with. At least you’d have a (little) bit
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by otoburb 3y ago
There were tinkerers at home in rooms or garages on personal computers in the early days with (what we consider today to be) underpowered equipment and tools, but the DIY spirit arguably pushed computing forward out of the mainframe age. Ar
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by otoburb 3y ago
Exactly my point. The Lindy effect probably shouldn't be used as an argument for either side of this debate (or any, for that matter). But that's a specific (partial) statement that I saw in the parent comment.
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by otoburb 3y ago
>> If this sounds far-fetched, consider that many smart and smart-sounding people have predicted Bitcoin's demise, and so far all have been utterly wrong Bernie Madoff pulled off one of the largest (literal Ponzi) scams and evid
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by otoburb 3y ago
I've seen parents fall into two camps when this dynamic arises in classes with a wide(r) spectrum of ability: First group of parents are happy that kids are helping each other out, acting as "teacher aides" for their class pe
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by otoburb 3y ago
'dang: The link in the submission looks like it was pasted twice by accident. It should just be " https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/business/ev-ride-sharing-... "
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by otoburb 3y ago
NYC closed their last tollbooths last year[1] so perhaps the trips both ways will be around the same time now if Alex Roy attempts them again. [1] https://jalopnik.com/nyc-closes-its-last-tollbooth-lincoln-t...
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Kill the Board Deck(tracy.posthaven.com)
1 points by otoburb 3y ago|0 comments
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by otoburb 3y ago
The article didn't mention that the US labour participation rate[1] has been steadily trending downwards since the early 2000s which exacerbates the problem further. [1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART
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by otoburb 3y ago
There was an op-ed last March[1] discussing how semiconductor fabs in the Phoenix, AZ area (Intel and the planned TSMC) recycle most of their water. [1] https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/joannaallh
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by otoburb 3y ago
>> [the] weapon proved effective in neutralizing multiple targets even though it had never before been tested against the types of drones used in the trial. Presumably THOR was tested against American and/or foreign-made retail
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by otoburb 3y ago
>> What [...] are we supposed to do with "self-repaying" loans, really? [...] How the hell can I leverage my wealth, please?? I'm fond of the seemingly accurate sentiment that crypto is trying speedrun the history of f
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by otoburb 3y ago
Although there are no concrete implementations to review, the implication was that Mojo will/can be used standalone (similar to a Python implementation), so one is not necessarily locked onto the Modular platform. Was this a correct un
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by otoburb 3y ago
>> If this succeeds, it will allow you to use Python for the entire AI stack [...] If this succeeds, the terminal endpoint will be the Python Software Foundation adopting Modular as the defacto and eventually official implementation
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by otoburb 3y ago
Peering into the mists of time in ages past we hear rumours[1] of an ancient sage naming their new language after the hardy fungi Pucciniales[2]. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/27jvdt/internet
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by otoburb 4y ago
Maintaining a NYC lifestyle on $300K household income makes sense for a family with multiple kids attending public school(s). But owning a place in most desirable locations (including Yorkville) seems to require that additional cushion that
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by otoburb 4y ago
My informal survey was based on anecdotal information. Since Inventor, Fusion360 and AutoCAD are all under the Autodesk umbrella it could be that many school teams/clubs lumped them all under "AutoCAD". That being said, I did
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by otoburb 4y ago
>> [...] a bit of CAD work to feel it all out [...] Which CAD program are your 10th & 11th graders using? It seemed that most well-resourced school robotics clubs try for AutoCAD through Autodesk's educational access program
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by otoburb 4y ago
>> in case it matters: jurisdiction is NYC This matters because noise codes are not uniform across the country. NYC's noise code contains general prohibitions[1] that specifically try to limit noise above 7dB from ambient baseli
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by otoburb 4y ago
>> [...] what's the worst they can do, fire you? Depends on whether there are any clauses in your employment contract that cover this situation, in particular clawback provisions, the conditions upon which they might be triggere
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by otoburb 4y ago
Separation of concerns and prioritization may help here: 1. The bullying is unacceptable. As other comments have noted, address this first and foremost regardless of the (perceived) reason. A good first step is to have your child identify t
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by otoburb 4y ago
In my kids’ public schools (one ends at grade 5, the other at grade 8), electronic devices found during the school day are confiscated. Not sure about other public schools in our area, but I suspect this type of enforcement is only possible
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by otoburb 4y ago
>> Once it starts struggling (ad tracking, macro environment), shit gets real, and not just for the company, but also Zuck. This might apply to other companies that don't have founder-majority ownership, but that's not the
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by otoburb 4y ago
If you have the budget ´, get a desktop at home and a laptop for the other 10% of the time you travel or move. If that 10% of the time you travel you must have a laptop with you and there’s only room in the budget for one or the other, then
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by otoburb 4y ago
It seems "only" 5 US presidents were Harvard graduates[1]. Harvard, Yale and Princeton (colloquially known as HYP[2]) can lay claim to 10 US presidents, or 22% of the 46 US presidents. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/
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by otoburb 4y ago
>> You can also add MCT oil. If you use MCT oil it would be best to start slowly and not on an empty stomach because it can cause stomach aches otherwise.
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by otoburb 4y ago
>> One of my daydreams if I get FU money [...] Is this a situation where an alternate path could be a non-profit foundation soliciting donations and grants to get started? Also, aren't there a new crop of GIS startups that were
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by otoburb 4y ago
>> Sure I have a job, but I've been remote since January of 2019. There is little to no social aspect of my job anymore [...] More companies are mandating return-to-office so hopefully this person will be able to find a company
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JuliaCon 2022: What makes a programming language successful?(youtube.com)
2 points by otoburb 4y ago|0 comments

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