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by pitdicker 5y ago
The last question was asked for the first time, half in jest, on May 21, 2061, at a time when humanity first stepped into the light.
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Why Tor failed to hide the bomb hoaxer at Harvard (2013)(theprivacyblog.com)
3 points by pitdicker 5y ago|0 comments
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Open Source Pwned Passwords with FBI Feed and 225M New NCA Passwords (2021)(troyhunt.com)
1 points by pitdicker 5y ago|0 comments
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by pitdicker 5y ago
After the first two paragraphs I stopped reading the article seriously. But I love science fiction for the idea's, and this article has a few in them. For example her take on / comparison of nuclear war with time war: > After t
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by pitdicker 5y ago
Security advisory for the Rust programming language (with a nice explanation): https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/11/01/cve-2021-42574.html Rust 1.56.1 will be released later today. > To assess the security o
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by pitdicker 5y ago
Making generalized statements and lists like this is only possible if you selectively ignore versions. From the Windows 3.11 to Windows ME/2000 era there where the DOS and NT kernel editions, both available at the same time. I believe
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by pitdicker 5y ago
> do you really think Google could get rid of third party cookies tomorrow and not get sued out existence? Not disagreeing, but ad companies attempting to sue Google out of existence would be worth watching.
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by pitdicker 5y ago
Thank you for submitting, this is just the kind op topic I'd like to read.
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Online-Measurement of the Mains Frequency(mainsfrequency.com)
1 points by pitdicker 5y ago|0 comments
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by pitdicker 6y ago
Having a discussion about things you disagree with or seeing opportunities for learning are not the only kinds of good conversations. Just a couple of ideas: Being able to work out thoughts or knowledge together with someone else is nice. A
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by pitdicker 6y ago
That is a quote I'll have to remember. Appearently it was Bran Ferren who said it, and was quoted by Douglas Adams (source with broken https: https://www.douglasadams.com/dna/19990901-00-a.html )
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by pitdicker 6y ago
Thank you for maintaining the extension until now! Sadly the improperly configured Outlook clients are still not extinct in some of the organizations we work with. Does anyone know a good guide (with screenshots would be ideal) of the setti
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by pitdicker 6y ago
I am missing words with 'ij' in the proof text. If they do not look roughly similar and with their dots on the same height, the font looks pretty bad in Dutch (ij is a frequent combination, and often even taught as one letter). Sh
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by pitdicker 6y ago
A very computer-centric theory ;-). I think it has some merit, but there can be more factors. I've also had the eye looking problem, and yes, it was uncomfortable and harder to concentrate. But now it I'm around 30 it has become q
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‘Milestone’ Evidence for Anyons, a Third Kingdom of Particles(abstractions.nautil.us)
1 points by pitdicker 6y ago|0 comments
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by pitdicker 7y ago
It is always a bit annoying to read an article based on the work of someone specialized in one area that talks down specialists in another area. Is is definitely interesting to read about some unexpected properties that ancient concrete wit
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AiC: Adventures in Consensus(smallcultfollowing.com)
4 points by pitdicker 7y ago|0 comments
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by pitdicker 8y ago
The author has written an explanation that is worth reading before starting the game: https://css-tricks.com/equilateral-triangle-perfect-paragrap... To be honest this game is a bit of a mess. Normally you would pick a font
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by pitdicker 8y ago
Good memories. I always took some extra tools with me when it was freezing, to put my bike 'back together' after falling because of those invisible ice patches. Or maybe some else's bike.
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by pitdicker 9y ago
The trick is that architects are often also just commissioned for the project. You work together to make a nice-looking, structurally sound, and not all too expensive design. I think it is a nice remark :-). Sometimes the design has to make
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by pitdicker 9y ago
> I read the article and found myself wondering how this impacts the collective subconscious and the culture as a whole. As a whole I don't know. But many from the generation of the war have learned to never throw something away. Ha
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by pitdicker 9y ago
While the PCG paper does not contain such an impressive number of mathematical formula's that makes me instantly want to skip pages, I would not say it has 'practically no theory in its support'. For the theory around periods
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by pitdicker 10y ago
It already exist: U+0132 and U+0133. Her is a link with some nice information: http://www.uazone.org/multiling/euroml/annex02.html
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by pitdicker 10y ago
"ij" is usually sorted between "ij" and "ik" by Dutch dictionaries. The odd exception (even for Dutch speakers it seams odd) are phonebooks, because for historic reasons the surname of family members is sometim