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by sidpatil 6y ago
It's turtles all the way down, baby.
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by sidpatil 6y ago
https://outline.com/Yg3FzT
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by sidpatil 6y ago
https://outline.com/M6eLqS
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by sidpatil 6y ago
https://outline.com/DFbneW
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by sidpatil 6y ago
The study: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02698811209161...
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by sidpatil 6y ago
> I haven't thought about it, but yeah if you do agriculture just for biofuel, it could be considered inexhaustible (and even renewable?). Only if the inputs are inexhaustible. Industrial agriculture is driven by fertilizer produced
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by sidpatil 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth%27s_law
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by sidpatil 6y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAAUuy0n4r8
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by sidpatil 6y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24438027
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by sidpatil 6y ago
Isn't that the point of a digital detox (or at least of buying a "dumb"phone in the smartphone era)? That you won't be able to do any of those things?
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by sidpatil 6y ago
This is known as shrinkflation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrinkflation
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by sidpatil 6y ago
https://archive.is/y4czy https://outline.com/6zrkHy
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by sidpatil 6y ago
> If there are no scientific studies about something, it's OK to rely on intuition and stories, and act upon them, until sufficient data is gathered for scientific inquiry. Doesn't that lead to witch trials?
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by sidpatil 6y ago
> As to touchpad these are all disappointing on all ThinkPads but probably especially on T440s where it is something called "clickpad". The entire touchpad is a button and you need to press it and try to move your finger while
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by sidpatil 6y ago
https://xkcd.com/874/
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by sidpatil 6y ago
https://docs.github.com/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-yo...
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by sidpatil 6y ago
Not related to the command-line JSON processor of the same name. https://stedolan.github.io/jq/
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by sidpatil 6y ago
Lobsters [0] is the first that comes to mind. Their content is much more directly focused on CS/EE-relevant subject matter. They're invite-only, however. [0] https://lobste.rs/
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by sidpatil 6y ago
There's the MNT Reform, which is an effort to make a highly serviceable and modifiable laptop. https://www.crowdsupply.com/mnt/reform#products-top
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by sidpatil 6y ago
Mesosphere isn't even mentioned on the GitHub readme, but it does appear to be a component of Atmosphere.
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by sidpatil 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law
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by sidpatil 6y ago
Composting is one of the most fascinating and useful technologies in existence—it is an environmentally-friendly method for organic waste management, resulting in a product with uses in agriculture, land/water management, and environme
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by sidpatil 6y ago
It kills me when I see people downscale their displays to be able to read their text. But I blame the OS developers for this: the display settings should allow you to scale the graphical elements according to your preference.
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by sidpatil 6y ago
The most recent famous example I can think of is "Obamacare" versus the "Affordable Care Act". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx2scvIFGjE
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by sidpatil 6y ago
I can't scale the text on that page. I tried in both Firefox and Edge.
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by sidpatil 6y ago
http://norvig.com/chomsky.html
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by sidpatil 6y ago
PowerShell also has comment-based help, which is like a manpage embedded as a comment within the script. It's like OP's suggested help format, but better. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/modul
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by sidpatil 6y ago
Automobile design has been heavily driven (pardon the pun) by two external factors: safety and emissions regulations. These serve a practical purpose/benefit to consumers.
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by sidpatil 6y ago
What you're describing is known as the hype cycle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle
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by sidpatil 6y ago
Not sure about other vendors, but I know Cisco offers dial-in capabilities for managing routers, switches, etc. The dial-in modem on the router is connected to a landline. Has this approach ever been taken by server admins?

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