samtho

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by samtho 2y ago
My hypothesis as to why this is relates to how products over time seem to all converge on inoffensive sensibility and mediocre homogeneity. The more mass-produced something is or generalized use-case something has, the more important it is
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by samtho 2y ago
> How the DEA schedule and the financial system interact is still unclear. You already answered this already :) > the point is that you CANNOT legally sell schedule 1 drugs commercially Schedule 1 means illegal under (nearly) any circ
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by samtho 2y ago
> Otherwise you also have to complain about the stifling of open source bioagent research, open source nuclear warheads, open source human cloning protocols No, actually you don’t. This is just a slippery slope that suggests that any of
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by samtho 2y ago
> I personally think that a hybrid system is best. The government should build and maintain the physical infrastructure like fiber and cell towers, and private industry should be able to access this infra at cost + a small fixed markup a
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by samtho 2y ago
TOTP is a compromise, like everything in security, and one that’s fairly secure. Until we reach a point where hardware tokens or virtual passkeys become mainstream (and their related usability issues addressed), we will be stuck with the “s
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by samtho 2y ago
As someone with combined OSA and CSA (central sleep apnea), CPAP actually doesn’t do much for the later. Most people suffering from CSA need a BiPAP which basically acts as a ventilator when it detects breathing has stopped.
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by samtho 2y ago
Electrical grids are massive, like almost unbelievably massive. Ownership is complex in that segments of it are controlled by different parties/companies with some of those segments having shared ownership. There only three grids in th
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by samtho 2y ago
This is really cool, I also love the modularity of this computer setup.
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by samtho 3y ago
Web Application Firewall. It’s a feature of an LB that consolidates the actions of blocking ports except for the ones you are using, fail-fast on paths that scrapers tend to check (e.g. /wp-admin, /phpMyAdmin) so it doesn’t end up
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by samtho 3y ago
Google is indifferent, almost worse than evil - which can be predictable.
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by samtho 3y ago
There a small bit of irony that it required a fully decentralized source control management in order to consolidate the market for OSS code/project hosting. The obvious caveat is that git allows any project to pack up and leave anytime
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by samtho 3y ago
This was so mind-boggling even at the time that SourceForge thought it could leverage its market position to force adware and other nonsense upon its users and get away with it, which itself the last straw in a string of other abuses they s
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by samtho 3y ago
Why would an airline have any business in acquiring, getting approved/zoned, and constructing an bespoke airport close to a major metro that would presumably only benefit that airline? Airlines already operate at razor thin margins, sp
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by samtho 3y ago
Libraries cannot buy used because they need the asset prepared for circulation. This includes a protective cover, barcoding, etc. They usually have a vendor do this preparation, and the assets (books, usually) are often not the same as what
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by samtho 3y ago
This is a poorly informed assessment. Nearly every single library system is subject to “take it or leave it” pricing and terms by publishers. The libraries need the publishers to purchase materials from, the publisher likely wishes the libr
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by samtho 3y ago
MDF is an engineered product comprised of homogenized hard and soft wood pulp, binding agents. It is dehydrated and pressed together to create a material that is of higher density than fiber board. The amount of sawdust needed to create a s
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by samtho 3y ago
This reads like that awful take a few years ago that libraries need to be replaced by private bookstores. Like the author of that, I don’t think you are familiar with the role that libraries play in their local community and probably should
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by samtho 3y ago
This is classic rent seeking behavior. The more insidious aspect is that this is foisted upon a captive audience of kids/young adults that agreed to tens of thousands in non-dischargable debt when they turned 18.
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by samtho 3y ago
You may have missed the point here. OP was saying that publicly funded research needs to have, built in to its budget for the research, enough money to make the findings publicly available. The publishing mechanism is largely arbitrary here
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by samtho 3y ago
> You are sort of borrowing it without explicit (or lasting) permission. To be fair, this is true of all domains. The broader concern with ccTLDs is this borrowing dynamic layered with whatever geopolitical situation the country is in, h
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by samtho 3y ago
> Lastly, medication for ADHD is something that makes all the actual effective treatments do-able. It’s a first step not a crux. This is a nuance that is lost on a lot of people. Medication needs to be taken in conjunction with re-learni
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by samtho 3y ago
This does give AirBnB a reason enshrined in policy to take consistent action against misbehaving hosts, something that was lacking previously. Also, I am not sure why you are conflating AirBnB’s authority with a local government - or course
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by samtho 3y ago
In many developed nations, this is a valid concern which is even more problematic given that developed nations have the wealth to afford to let people take parental leave. If you are still hearing about population explosions with the same u
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by samtho 3y ago
What the fuck are you even talking about? There was nothing in this post that indicated anything to suggest that rational thought exists in your head. I try not to disparage people for their ideas about the world, but what you have is a fla
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by samtho 3y ago
This is such an “armchair expert” take on this. Planes are not fully autonomous. They will not be for a very long time due to the regulatory environment aviation is entrenched in.
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by samtho 3y ago
Sorry but this a bit ill-informed. First off, you cannot just put an alarm on everything. The sonic experience inside a cockpit is very carefully designed to give pilots the correct information at the correct time. False alarms are not only
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by samtho 3y ago
I’m not sure if you are serious about this argument or using it as a rhetorical one for purposes of a historical argument, given GP’s context. Regardless, I would hope that onlookers do not believe in these ideas scientifically because we k
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by samtho 3y ago
There are 6 books, the author recommends reading them in an order: https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS?tab=readme-ov-fil... If the second edition is not available, you can read the first edition, just be aware s
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by samtho 3y ago
Disclaimer: this is my own, metaphor-filled hypothesis. It’s easy to fully internalize generalizations that someone has presented to you, usually because it’s wrapped up in a way that is mostly compatible with how you see the world. Because
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by samtho 3y ago
This is, in my opinion, the book to use to learn JavaScript at more than a surface level. The only other materials I recommend as much (but for a different level of learner) are the “You don’t know JavaScript” in-depth book series. In 2015,

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