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by readams 2y ago
Using civilians as human shields is a war crime. You are advocating for war crimes.
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by readams 2y ago
Chrome exists to counter the previous platform browser monopoly from Microsoft, which was holding back the web from being a viable application platform. It was never been about surveillance and doesn't do a very good job of surveillanc
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by readams 2y ago
Another commenter noted also that this shouldn't be a bluff. Here's an example of the kind of thing that could be helpful: "I love working here and I can really see continuing my career here for a long time. So I'm reall
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by readams 2y ago
In a negotiation, don't focus on what you think is fair. Instead consider your best alternative to negotiated agreement (BATNA). You need to have them believe you have lots of other excellent options, and negotiate against that. One
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by readams 2y ago
A chronograph is any watch with a stopwatch complication. I'm really not sure what your concern with a lever escapement is, as this is used on almost all mechanical watches.
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by readams 2y ago
Jerk is by definition how fast the acceleration changes. And it's true that there is more delay in ICE engines before you get full power and thus the acceleration changes more slowly.
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by readams 2y ago
What about the cost of the power and cooling to run the machine (a lot!), and the staff to keep it running?
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by readams 2y ago
Frankly it's harder to come up with examples where it's actually just a Pareto improvement that was undiscovered until considering accessibility. This isn't to say that this is not worthwhile anyway to make tradeoffs but cla
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by readams 2y ago
I think the biggest weakness of spreadsheets is version control and testing. This really limits the potential for results that are both complex and correct.
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by readams 2y ago
There are some lucky circumstances where this is true, but most such accommodations are not like that. Usually some trade-off must be made, in cost or in functionality. For example, with those same cut curbs, we now need to put a bumpy pan
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by readams 2y ago
53 people across 13 launches for SpaceX
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by readams 2y ago
Something independent and cross platform like bitwarden.
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by readams 2y ago
Some very recent evidence suggests that such jets may exist for Sagittarius A*: https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/milky-ways-mon...
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by readams 2y ago
https://twitter.com/Google/status/1790055114272612771
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by readams 2y ago
Formatting ok for me. Maybe it just doesn't work with Safari? (Chrome on I phone is Safari with skin)
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by readams 2y ago
You also need the unreasonable barriers to entry for the scam to work. Otherwise new entrants would still drive down the price. So the FDA is doing its part to keep prices high.
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by readams 2y ago
This is literally true right now that we require electric cars to make noise.
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by readams 2y ago
Gemini and Gemini Advanced both get this right (Edit: I initially thought Gemini got it wrong but I read the answer again and it's actually right!)
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by readams 2y ago
This American Life is from PRI not NPR. Radiolab is NPR however, though of course not really news-focused.
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by readams 2y ago
One thing that jumps out is that being held back in school is one of the "adverse experiences" that will cause poor performance later. But of course being held back in school is what happens when your school performance is poor, s
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by readams 3y ago
You can't just use old versions of software. You need security fixes, dependency updates, etc just to keep it running
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by readams 3y ago
Incognito mode and other private browsing modes can only change the local behavior of your browser. They cannot magically cause web sites to treat you in any specific way.
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by readams 3y ago
Firefox private browsing is implemented almost identically to Chrome incognito mode and will not offer any meaningfully better privacy. Both will not save cookies and browsing data locally, but both can be tracked by the remote sites you ac
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by readams 3y ago
Worth noting that most of the homeless population in California is from California: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/california... ( https://archive.is/gm1wq ) It seems ou
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by readams 3y ago
It's not just fictional media. https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-vcrs/infiltrated-l... .
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by readams 3y ago
I think you're somewhat missing the idea here. It's _not_ saying that China-sensitive topics are less popular on TikTok than Insta. It's saying that the difference between TikTok and Insta is _hugely greater_ for China hot-bu
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by readams 3y ago
Spying and data collection isn't remotely the main concern. The main concern is control over how Americans consume information. See e.g. https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/A-Tik-Tok-ing... "
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by readams 3y ago
Mostly Apple wants to ensure that PWAs can't emerge as a viable option. As long as they're on WebKit, they can ensure that the apps are limited in their functionality.
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by readams 3y ago
Maybe try disabling your extensions?
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by readams 3y ago
I recently had to replace my air conditioner, and I looked into a heat pump, which in theory should be almost the same thing as an air conditioner, but it was so much more expensive than the AC that it was impossible to justify.

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