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by ralfd 2y ago
Is the rope question’s answer 70 feet?
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by ralfd 2y ago
I am blind. What typo?
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by ralfd 2y ago
> The journey to the Jupiter system is expected to take five and a half years, arriving April 11, 2030, for four years of observations. See you in five years!
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by ralfd 2y ago
The little boy who was lifted on his dad’s shoulders got me emotional.
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by ralfd 2y ago
Wow, brutal! As an aside I would never had guessed this artstyle was a 40s cover.
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by ralfd 2y ago
> "this might be the last election you ever vote in" meme To be fair the left is saying the same, because Trump will end democracy, this time for real. I am not American, so often only the crazy/extremist views reach me ov
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by ralfd 2y ago
I think you model Pro-Lifers incorrect. Do you know any dedicated catholics in real life? And yes, while it is a weird/artificial sci-fi tech, per definition unnatural, even people opposed seem to agree that the unborn child is innocen
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by ralfd 2y ago
The economist has a graphic: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/09/13/... Archive: https://archive.ph/k1qZ9 It is still two paired wells. But I think the trick is t
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by ralfd 2y ago
I wouldn’t bet against you. He has only 27 years left until he is 80. Maybe he will get 100 years old, maybe he will get a heart infarct next year. But this will make the matter more urgent for him, there is no reason for him to take it slo
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by ralfd 2y ago
Doesn’t seem like this is updated when a goal is reached? For example: > 10,000 Teslas a Week [Link] 2,615 days since Elon Musk promised producton of 10,000 units a week by the end of 2018. (8/2/2017) "What people
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by ralfd 2y ago
Could be cheaper on the Moon. The plastic/glass sheeting needs to be vacuum safe and hold pressure in. Plus you need energy anyway for heating (and cooling!), especially for the 2 week long moon nights. Being underground is not only be
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by ralfd 2y ago
{ "message": "Too many requests" }
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by ralfd 2y ago
Gauß wasn’t jewish and it was a Christian cemetery. The gravestone insinuates the form of a cross and the David star just symbolizes the Old Testament.
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by ralfd 2y ago
Can you explain that? So the real puzzle solver could have theoretically triggered the transaction, but lurking bots are stealing the transaction from them?
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by ralfd 2y ago
hn is not optimized (thank good) and didn’t change in forever. There is also no monetizing, it doesn’t have ads nor subscription, and if it were more popular it would be more expensive to host. Instead look at reddit is desperately trying (
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by ralfd 2y ago
Offtopic: Wiki says about that quote attributed to political scientist Francis Wilhoit it is just from some random musician from Ohio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_M._Wilhoit#:~:text=Con... . > However, it wa
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by ralfd 2y ago
Blaise Pascal
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by ralfd 2y ago
They to promise addtional browser support though: > To start, Maps on the web is available only in English. Maps on the web will be available for additional browsers, platforms, and languages soon. Published Date: July 24, 2024
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by ralfd 2y ago
Tesla is at least profitable, while Rivian is losing $30000 with every sold car.
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by ralfd 2y ago
> Tychonic. Geo-heliocentric. Sun and Moon circle the Earth; everything else circles the Sun. Interesting. Isn’t that (disregarding the Galaxy) functionally the same as a heliocentric system?
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by ralfd 2y ago
What is the point to eat a good breakfast (any good experience) if you don’t remember it?
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by ralfd 2y ago
Is this truly calories or kilocalories?
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by ralfd 2y ago
> Don't people bike because they want to get fit? In my city people bike because they want to get from A to B. E-bikes are great for that! They enable reasonable fast biking without breaking into sweat (good for commuting) and in hi
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by ralfd 2y ago
But why? I’m in Europe and houses here have ceramic shingles which almost last forever.
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by ralfd 2y ago
Propellant is not kerosine, it is only liquid gas: oxygen and methane
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by ralfd 2y ago
Summary of the video please?
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by ralfd 2y ago
And did you play better? Fasting is different than ketonic diet though. With fasting you also lose constantly salts/minerals/vitamins. Especially salt deficit will make on tired.
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by ralfd 2y ago
Elon often makes relative statements even if it is reported in an absolute way. In this example he called 16 refuel launches „extremely unlikely“ (but possible) and „may only need 4 launches“ should be read also as an unlikely possibility p
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by ralfd 2y ago
This will change when the rumors turn out to be true and Apples Siri is powered by OpenAI and a billion people have a working conversational AI in their pocket.
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by ralfd 2y ago
How important are top science guys though? OpenAI has a thousand employees and almost unlimited money, and llm are better understood, I would guess continous development will beat singular genius heroes?

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