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by rch 6y ago
I'd argue that modern megacorporations have become sufficiently adept at morphing around state interventions, that coordinated grassroots movements might be the only means of mitigating their influence.
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Designing spontaneous behavioral switching via chaotic itinerancy(advances.sciencemag.org)
1 points by rch 6y ago|0 comments
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Meetup.com offline due to AWS outage(twitter.com)
1 points by rch 6y ago|0 comments
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by rch 6y ago
It seems reasonable that modern libraries should be able to provide housing like this, intended for the people who provide lessons in e.g. computer use, bee keeping, and laser cutter operation (to list a few of the options available at my l
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The scarred landscapes created by humanity’s material thirst(bbc.com)
14 points by rch 6y ago|3 comments
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by rch 6y ago
I'm interested in a comparison between distributed Postgres, and regular Postgres running on a distributed file system with SkyhookDM. It seems like a deep topic, and results would be very workload-specific. https://github.c
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by rch 6y ago
I was a little concerned when I saw this headline, since I still use Hangouts for SMS and I've been ignoring the notification that it's going away. But unless I'm missing something, it looks like my usage is covered by Meet a
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by rch 6y ago
This could be of interest to you: Ville Tuulos - How to Build a SQL-based Data Warehouse for 100+ Billion Rows in Python PyData SV 2014 - In this talk, we show how and why AdRoll built a custom, high-performance data warehouse in Python w
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by rch 6y ago
I've noticed that without the benefit of blockers, pages load quickly and then progressively degrade as intrusive assets roll in. I hope this change punishes that behavior as well.
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by rch 6y ago
I think if people are paid well enough, they can convince themselves that the harm they do is a net positive because it demonstrates that the system needs to change.
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by rch 6y ago
Not even that. The EPA, public lands, etc. might be on the ropes, but they're not dead yet. This looks to me more like the next salvo to make sure they go down, and stay down.
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by rch 6y ago
Sorry my comments are so vague. I'm thinking along the lines of the existing CIADM centers, but with different capabilities. https://www.medicalcountermeasures.gov/barda/core-services/c...
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by rch 6y ago
There's also a strategic capabilities argument that never goes away. I'm anticipating a significant investment in synthetic biology facilities in the next few years. Ideally these would be 99% automated, remotely operated via secu
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by rch 6y ago
I think one of those or system76 will be my next personal laptop, but I hadn't seen any around the office yet (back when that was a possibility).
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by rch 6y ago
What's the best ~15" Linux laptop to ask for as a new hire these days?
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by rch 6y ago
I'm happy to see business models for services I've come to rely on emerge from the shadows, notably with Google, Spotify, and various news sources. I would like assurances that direct payments imply a reasonable expectation of dat
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by rch 6y ago
I'm more time sensitive than price sensitive. My reasoning is more along the lines of: given the trouble of migrating to a new device, why not get the latest? Getting a 4a would probably also cut the support lifetime a new-to-me device
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by rch 6y ago
> the Pixel 5 offers little over the Pixel 4a The subtitle captures how out of touch I am with regular phone users. I'll be upgrading from a Pixel 2, and had a Nexus 7 before that. My purchase cadence seems different than what I per
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by rch 6y ago
It's good to see options proliferate and do well in the market. Ideally though, the next phase of this trend should yield products which emphasize organic/regenerative attributes, or similar labeling with ties to positive ecologic
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eBPF: Put the Kubernetes Data Plane in the Kernel(thenewstack.io)
7 points by rch 6y ago|0 comments
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by rch 6y ago
As a completely unscientific anecdote, I have two friends who both happen to be microdosing right now, and the improvements to their general dispositions and engagement with daily activities are profound. It's not at all clear that the
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by rch 6y ago
It could be beneficial if it contributed to diminishing the coercive influence of the industry with respect to copyright law and actions like the one being discussed here. I haven't used iTunes in quite a while, but it's worth not
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by rch 6y ago
I'd rather see a curated database of content that isn't covered by any enforcement arm of the recording industry, so I can compensate those musicians directly.
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by rch 6y ago
I chuckled a little reading that, but obviously I'm not motivated to reproduce the results myself. So, maybe it's funny once?
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by rch 6y ago
Depends if your returns are based on writing faster code or shipping correct code faster. Once the advantages of the former are eliminated, optimize for the latter.
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by rch 6y ago
Imagine how offensive your comment would sound if we were discussing the relatively small percentage of people who experience dyslexia.
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by rch 6y ago
I'm from a small town in North Carolina, and without the benefit of an IQ score my boredom in the classroom would have been interpreted as a condition requiring stimulant medication. Of course these tests may be improved upon, but so f
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by rch 6y ago
The encrypted memo field of Zcash could lend itself to some interesting use-cases outside of transaction processing. https://electriccoin.co/blog/encrypted-memo-field/ It looks like this capability is being expand
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A quantum experiment suggests there’s no such thing as objective reality(technologyreview.com)
5 points by rch 6y ago|2 comments
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by rch 6y ago
Engineers and scientists choosing MBPs as a means of getting a POSIX system on nice hardware did more for getting Macs in the workplace than any of the anti-trust actions did.

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