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   by richrichie 2y ago

   Such customs are still around and are proudly followed in places like military especially the Navy. Common wealth navies still have ceremonial dinners which cater to the attendance of the Queen (or King now). There is a whole lot of intrica
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   Misinformation expert cites non-existent sources in Minnesota deep fake case(minnesotareformer.com)

   6 points by richrichie 2y ago|1 comments
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   by richrichie 2y ago

   The majority of comments seem to imply that if the future utility is uncertain or unknown, it is OK to disregard climate change implications. HN discourse typically treats climate change as a non-negotiable absolutist issue. Tech (understan
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   by richrichie 2y ago

   > BTC, which is designed to not be able to scale even as far as just serving the transactions of people eating lunch in Berlin. BTC’s counterparts are treasury bonds and gold. Not cash. Many non-econ background tech people misunderstand
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   by richrichie 2y ago

   > “Living in a 3rd world country, 1 book would cost like 50%- 80% already of my daily wage,” one Redditor wrote. Typical technical books are priced at upwards of $50. $100 a day is not poor by any means in 3rd world countries.
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   Early-twentieth-century cold bias in ocean surface temperature observations(nature.com)

   2 points by richrichie 2y ago|1 comments
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   by richrichie 2y ago

   There is a whole book on this topic. I think it is called Street Coder.
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   by richrichie 2y ago

   This is an excellent idea.
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   by richrichie 2y ago

   I was looking for the buried advert and it shows up in paras 11 and 12. “ And Dr Goodall says taking action to slow down the warming of our planet is more urgent than ever. “We still have a window of time to start slowing down climate chang
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    Then it does not matter what language SICP chooses to illustrate timeless concepts? Even if some JS stuff changes down the line people should be able adapt what’s on the book on the fly?
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    Has anyone read the new SICP with Javascript as language of choice?
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    And what is PG’s vision?
13. 73.▲
    by richrichie 2y ago

    [flagged]
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    Sure, but rewiring is 1. Not a guarantee 2. Not a guarantee at significant levels to make difference. Of course, there are Oliver Sacks type case studies of remarkable examples, but these are exceptions and we do nit know how to bring about
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    You know what it means.
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    This suggestion was specific to HPV vaccination. I did appreciate his explaining risks and benefits.
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    There are hundreds of millions of people on X. If one cant find a circle of like minded people there, one has to take some personal responsibility for character failure.
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    Oh no. They bringing the Trump lens to Musk. Will they ever learn?
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    Over time i have grown to appreciate versatility of dictionaries for modelling data especially in Python.
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    Or how not to apply …
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    They deserve ignobel prize.
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    But you should when it comes to lifting heavy things. Progressive adaptation, etc.
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    He is by no means god father of AI.
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    Good riddance for LA Times, I guess?
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    Hindsight bias?
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    I have worked in banking. You have no idea how difficult it is to do financial transactions if you are on sanctions list. It affects not just US companies or banks. Sanctions impact is sweeping. It is like async keyword. If you touch US dol
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    It is a miracle they have survived with the US trying to destroy them over the last 60 years with sanctions, blockades, covert destabilisation, etc.
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    Ah, sensitive type you are! Read my reply above.
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    I love Python and use it extensively. I just find the extensive typing rituals a bit funny. If one needs this much bandaid (essentially for code editors), then Python is not a good choice for the task.
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    by richrichie 2y ago

    I looked up the docs as to what frozen does: > whether or not models are faux-immutable, i.e. whether __setattr__ is allowed (default: True) Seems everything is “faux” in Python world when it comes to typing ;)