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by prennert 5y ago
Just looked at the linked Cray spec, and it seems like it only support AMD EPYC processors [0, p.11]. So this is going to be a AMD super computer. [0] https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getdocument.aspx?docname=a000... edi
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by prennert 5y ago
Is this a cold brew espresso machine?
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by prennert 5y ago
It needs more bass.
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by prennert 5y ago
There is the advantage of extremely high resolution and crisp contrast. The digits can be printed in any colour and on (kind of) any texture you like. It scales also very well to very large displays.
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by prennert 6y ago
If you can cut your bills so you can pay them, you don't become insolvent, because you maintain a positive cash flow. In contrast, if you cannot cut your costs anymore and your outgoings exceed your income, you will have a negative cas
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by prennert 6y ago
She has asked to be referred to a COVID specialist group, since there are a few good research hospitals around. Her GP did not do that, but instead prescribed antidepressants.
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by prennert 6y ago
His day-job is pretty mind-blowing, too. He basically works on combing DNA, by squashing it "into nanogrooves [that] are less than 50 nm" https://dberard.com/research/ edit: added description of his work
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by prennert 6y ago
A quick search on that page does not show any mention of "loss" nor "smell". While anecdotal, I do know of at one person that has lost their sense of smell and taste for now over 5 months. Even worse, any smell she can a
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by prennert 6y ago
> I am not using the REPL much, am I doing something wrong? Applies to python, too. I am always surprised if developers and data scientists working with python don't know that ipython, and by extension the python Jupiter kernels, co
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by prennert 6y ago
> Energy policy in Scotland is a matter that has been specifically reserved to the UK parliament under the terms of the Scotland Act 1998 that created the devolved Scottish Parliament. However, since planning is a matter that has been de
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by prennert 6y ago
I have not read the novel, but put it on my reading list a few days back when I discovered it in the best reads list of "The complete Review" [1], which in turn I discovered via the excellent Conversations with Tyler [2] podcast w
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by prennert 6y ago
I don't think this is about reading for pleasure. This guide is about how to read non-fiction efficiently.
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by prennert 6y ago
Are there ways to evaluate the quality of the broker after having the first conversation with them?
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by prennert 6y ago
The supply chain disruption last year made me think of the beer distribution game [0], and the Bullwhip [1] effect it exposes. I am very far removed from the semi-conductor industry and the supply chain they feed. But given that lots of man
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by prennert 6y ago
I always wonder how those "CLI-esque" tools handle attachments and images, both receiving and sending. I use them rarely, but when I use them (usually for debugging with clients and internal business folk) then images are essentia
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by prennert 6y ago
"At full scale, we expect a reduction in the CO2 impact of around 85%. If you consider well-to-wheel, where we have to transport fuel, we have a global supply chain, everything around that - you have efficiency across the whole process
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by prennert 6y ago
Dont have many languages already some sort of map implementation that parallelizes pure function calls? Even python has ThreadPoolExecutor.map and ProcessPoolExecutor.map. It gets difficult once you have side effects and/or synchroniza
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by prennert 6y ago
Wow this is very cool. I am sorry to hijack this thread to ask a related question. Does anyone know if libraries or programs exist that can model light rays in 3D for objects without circular base, for instance for modelling head lamps on c
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by prennert 6y ago
Also the excellently produced podcast "13 minutes to the moon" by BBC world service.
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by prennert 6y ago
I had a discussion a few days back, wondering if and independent Scotland (with EU membership) could get an economic boost by being a land-bridge between a united Ireland and North Europe. Take Leith (Edinburgh) to Hamburg. This route would
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by prennert 6y ago
This sister comment links to a video by the same Assyriologist that show cases a lot of what makes it complicated. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26009078
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by prennert 6y ago
I wonder how this relates to Hyundai's partnership with Apple that was just announced and caused a massive rally of their stock price.
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by prennert 6y ago
Really? Whenever I needed cats eyes in the UK when driving in Scotland (say east Lothian) or peak district they did not exist. I have been looking out for them a few times out of interest, but I could never spot them outside of motorways. O
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by prennert 6y ago
Are you native to the UK? (I.e. do you have a good knowledge of the cities and areas you are driving to and passing by?) Is there a system you are using to navigate / prepare when driving to areas that are new to you? Particularly off
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by prennert 6y ago
I completely agree. Without savnat it would be very hard to navigate in the UK for me. Even with preparation ahead of time. The only useful feature in the UK vs other EU countries I have driven in are compass directions: NORTH, SOUTH, EAST,
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by prennert 6y ago
I have been looking for a small eink screen solution to put next to my screen to show my google calendar (agenda) and maybe the time. Does anyone have recommendations of devices that would make that easy?
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by prennert 6y ago
Oh wow. > In 1496 the third arch (counting from the Old Town side) broke down after one of the pillars lowered, being undermined by the water (repairs were finished in 1503). So that suggests there were no, or too little, defences again
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by prennert 6y ago
In the book the issue was that the sand around, and eventually under, the foundations washed out over time so the piers started to be effectively suspended from the bridge rather than supporting it. Rubble around the actual foundations were
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by prennert 6y ago
It looks similar to the description of the bridge being built in "World without End" by Ken Follett. One bit that is missing from this animation is that there is no rubble placed in the water around the piers. In the book this had
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by prennert 6y ago
These projects employed skilled journey men (level between apprentice and master). At some point they then traveled to work on the next project, spreading the know-how. Once something was working, it was often copied as modifications were r

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