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by ppf 7y ago
The only assertion I made is that the earth has been much warmer pre-historically, which is a well-known fact and can easily be verified. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_temperature_record
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by ppf 7y ago
That's not very humble. His assertions are quite basic, and don't need research-grade qualifications to consider. The earth has certainly prehistorically been much warmer, so nature handled it just fine, and it is an interesting q
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by ppf 7y ago
How often are the repos inaccessible? I've come around to the opinion that, unless you have a very specific use case, networking is an essential element of any (Linux) computer system. Once you have that, you can benefit from a world o
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by ppf 7y ago
A raspberry pi doesn't make a good candidate for that, as it boots into a proprietary, closed-source system before loading Linux. It's hard to beat a toughbook, or even a ruggedized tablet, for any such scenario, especially as the
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by ppf 7y ago
>Unfortunately, no legislation appears to exist anywhere in the world... I think you'll find a couple of countries, including China and Russia, have very effective methods to prevent foreign influence on their own citizens, all whil
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by ppf 7y ago
If that's the case, why is the transaction count per time period for Bitcoin Cash about 20% of Bitcoin's? On the other hand, it's a significant problem that Bitcoin Cash has about 2% of the hashrate of Bitcoin. Any sensible p
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by ppf 7y ago
It's probably so cheap because no-one wants to use a chain that is so susceptible to a 51% attack.
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by ppf 7y ago
In what sense is it working? It's currently very expensive to use, almost all functional apps are essentially speculating, and the system is quickly outgrowing commodity hardware.
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by ppf 7y ago
(d) performing work on a moving train is a bug, not a feature.
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by ppf 7y ago
Under the "Versatile Utility" heading, the third set of text refers to "the ability to pull near infinite mass".
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by ppf 7y ago
My wife once watched me as I did a job search, carefully setting all the available parameters to match my requirements. She said "don't forget, engineering jobs are posted by admin staff", typed "software engineer locat
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by ppf 7y ago
Also, what does the "saved" value refer to? It's quite easy to make it have strange (negative, or very large) values.
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by ppf 7y ago
Could that cause any issues with browser-specific features? I'm not sure what browser/renderer you are actually using, but if I'm using something different, there could be a mismatch in advertised capabilities (through the us
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by ppf 7y ago
The free version is kinda unstable, but this is as far as I got: https://imgur.com/QMQVDrk https://imgur.com/E2ZZBaZ
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by ppf 7y ago
How is the user agent set? I'm trying out the free demo (free.cloudbrowser.xyz), and two different browsers (Chrome and Firefox) produce different and consistent user agents.
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by ppf 7y ago
You've highlighted my essential issue with wind (and other renewables). Under the guise of "ah the dumb public won't understand", things like the actual expected output of a wind farm are hidden. It's a long enough
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by ppf 7y ago
The sentence is literally correct, but misleading. A continuous 100GW might power those two states, but that's not what you get out of a 100GW wind installation. The capacity factor for wind is about 25-30%.
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by ppf 7y ago
Right, and going to a conference is like driving on a highway?
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by ppf 7y ago
Interesting argument. By the same token, we should remove all cyclists from all roads, as it would provide a smoother transportation experience.
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by ppf 7y ago
Externalizing environmental damage is not progress.
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by ppf 7y ago
>poll for the interrupt Errr, no. You either poll, or set up an interrupt to catch an event. The point of an interrupt is to allow other code to continue to run while waiting for a peripheral.
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by ppf 7y ago
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=lithium%20mine&tbs=... Looks delightful.
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by ppf 7y ago
Do you see what you've become? You're excited about people FOMO'ing into a risky investment (that you happen to hold). You have become the bad actor in this scenario, waiting for new people to hand over their money.
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by ppf 7y ago
I read the materials, and I still can't figure it out. You have also done your research, and apparently do know why Dai is stable to the USD. I'm just curious what that mechanism is, and why you can't explain it. I did read y
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by ppf 7y ago
I'm fully aware of that. What I would like to know is the mechanism that links Dai in any way to USD. So far, I've been told the onus on me is to research it, and then that my conclusions from that research are wrong.
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by ppf 7y ago
In my experience, the more time the word "clarity" is used, the less there is.
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by ppf 7y ago
>You can send a stablecoin if you have a problem with volatility Yes, they did. I'm aware that Dai is not well pegged to the dollar, but then I'm not a crypto-fan.
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by ppf 7y ago
You're being disingenuous. A channel needs to be already funded before a transaction can happen, with an amount at least the size of the transaction. So, to transfer billions, you need billions more to first fund the channel. A quick s
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by ppf 7y ago
I've read the previous, very long, answer. Yes, it explains how the Maker system works, but it does not explain which parts constitute the Dai to USD peg. The price feeds track the price of Eth, which is used to set the price of Dai if
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by ppf 7y ago
I asked how is the Dai pegged to the dollar, and that is the answer.

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