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by satori99 4y ago
In the 1980's, a 61yo Australian potato farmer won an 875km (544m) race between Sydney and Melbourne in 5 days flat without ever stopping to eat or sleep. He used a radical low energy shuffling technique, which was a slower pace then h
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by satori99 4y ago
I starting using a usb-3 nvme adapter instead of an sd-card for my always-on pi 4, and haven't had any issues since. It boots in about 10s now too.
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> what I've learned is that the most important thing is just showing up This is undoubtedly true in my experience. If the shared interest is goal orientated, like a team sport competition, or rehearsing toward a performance with an
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In my country it is a crime to possess imagery depicting underage sex acts. It does not matter if the actors are legal adults or not -- so, it probably does not matter if they are real either.
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Those people will have to work out how to adjust before the web developers, accountants, paralegals, etc. -- but not much before.
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Antikythera shipwreck yields statues, human teeth and the head of Hercules(abc.net.au)
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Top Gun still exists in the minds of everyone who has seen it. It is an idea as well as a performance. And you don't need to consume any particular encoding of the performance to continue to either enjoy or hate it. Art is weird like t
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by satori99 4y ago
My takeaway from this passage is the simple reminder that we don't have to always assume the worst about people -- and if we consciously choose not to, then even mundane experiences can become generally more pleasant for yourself.
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Is your username a cryptonomicon reference too?
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ESA satellites were used to find out more about rogue waves, and develop statistical models for prediction, shortly after they were first accurately measured in the 1990's. The program was known as MaxWave; https://www.soest
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As well as strapping in to gel couches before high G maneuvers, the crew also connected themselves to IVs for auto injection of anti-clotting drugs so they could minimize the chance of a stroke or aneurysm.
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In Australia, this still happens. The man is the story below, discovered a house in Sydney whose occupant had died. He changed the locks with no-ones permission and started renting the property out to other people. He did this for 20 years
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by satori99 4y ago
When I was a small child I begged my mother to ask my teacher to excuse me from school music lessons. They were recorder lessons. And 20 children with recorders were giving me a literal headache every week. My teacher excused me but reached
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by satori99 4y ago
One of my ancestors was a British aristocrat and tory MP who was so vocal in his opposition to appeasing the American colonists in any way at all that even King George raised an eyebrow. His total conviction led him to purchase a commission
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by satori99 4y ago
> the game revolves around collecting, breeding, and battling cartoon characters called Axies, which are NFTs that exist on the Ethereum blockchain. Players can use their Axies to farm a currency called Smooth Love Potion (SLP) which is
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by satori99 5y ago
There used to be a 2nd hand book store in my neighbourhood that was obviously a labour of love. It was a tiny premises with a single proprietor, who opened at very odd hours. He was often open in the middle of the night and closed during th
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by satori99 5y ago
I mostly use it so that a 'goodnight' voice command will turn off the TV, no matter what source is selected or what is playing.
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by satori99 5y ago
You have written a piece that has provoked an interesting discussion. I think most people don't write it down, or publish it, even if they have the thoughts. If you keep sharing, I'll keep reading :)
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I use my chromecast to turn my TV on or off with voice commands, even when I just want to watch FTA channels.
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If I make a claim or state an opinion outside of my normal expertise, I try to back it up with supporting links. Perhaps to similar cases or situations or scholarly articles. I tend to remain fairly skeptical of claims by users whose names
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by satori99 5y ago
TIL that Neal Stephenson based the character of Glory Altamira in Cryptonomicon on a real woman. I just assumed he made up the idea of a Filipina resistance fighter afflicted with leprosy.
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by satori99 5y ago
This book also gave us the neologism 'meme' in the way most people know it today.
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by satori99 5y ago
> They could easily attack Ukraine within hours. I think it's unlikely Putin will humiliate China by attacking while The Winter Games are on.
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Were those assurances made to The Soviet Union or the Russian Federation that followed it?
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Nice try Skynet. But now I know the only way to win is not to play
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The Australian government has sent P-8A Poseidon and C-130J Hercules aircraft to surveil damage at the request of the Tongan government. And the HMAS Adelaide is about to leave Brisbane with relief supplies and should get there in a few day
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by satori99 5y ago
Work has already begun to lay undersea power cables between Singapore and massive solar arrays in northern Australia. https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/trade-investme... https://suncable.sg&
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by satori99 5y ago
> build a small furnace with an exhaust that can shift a propellor shaft. The Aeolipile was described shortly before the common era, but it took another 1600 years before anyone could build a steam engine capable of real work. https:&#x
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According the (fictional) Texan billionaire who is championing the project -- not if you can launch it high enough.
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Neal Stephenson's latest novel Termination Shock , is largely related to point number two -- Geoengineering the atmosphere using sulfur filled bullets fired from really big guns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term

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