slazaro

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by slazaro 8y ago
If you like this kind of meta-talking, there a whole scene in the movie Schizopolis that's basically like this.
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by slazaro 8y ago
Have you tried asking in the subreddit "tip of my tongue" [0]? I have been amazed at what they can figure out about obscure stuff with very abstract clues. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/
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by slazaro 8y ago
I recently saw this [0] Numberphile video that touches some of the similar stuff at the end of this article, with the spirals being animated. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj8Sg8qnjOg
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by slazaro 8y ago
Also, technologies that were first described in sci-fi books and then were developed (or had their feasibility studied) in the real world.
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by slazaro 8y ago
Being an asshole to assholes... makes you an asshole regardless.
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by slazaro 8y ago
You might find that people are more receptive to your statements if you didn't use insults along with them.
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by slazaro 8y ago
Wait, that doesn't make any sense. If the see-through bins solved a problem, why would they be removed when a different problem appears? They're independent problems, removing the bins when they're not involved in the new kin
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by slazaro 8y ago
I'd go against the grain and recommend reading a modern book that's more guided and more of an overview, before reading the classics (which are great and very approachable!). A Guide to the Good Life, for instance, or Stoicism and
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by slazaro 8y ago
Topics here don't have to be technical in nature. From the guidelines [0]: On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. [...] anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. [0] https://news.ycombi
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by slazaro 8y ago
I wonder when will they start getting legal trouble from the Lego Company. Using this kind of name seems like it just has potential downsides with no upside.
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by slazaro 8y ago
When I go for a run I usually bring my phone with me and use it as a gps recorder, but I also use the watch as a backup. I haven't checked how accurate it is. It usually takes a minute to get a good gps signal, and sometimes there&#x27
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by slazaro 8y ago
I settled for an Amazfit Bip, which is not a Pebble but in some respects it's the closest thing there is right now AFAIK. Battery lasts a month, screen is not e-ink but it's always on (I believe LCD), watchfaces are customizable b
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by slazaro 8y ago
And it was flagged, because why should we have a reasonable discussion about something that's controversial, right?
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by slazaro 8y ago
Agreed. Maybe a free or very cheap ($5 or $10 a year, something like that) for the very basic stuff: pageviews and referral urls maybe.
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by slazaro 8y ago
Have you tried 3rd party apps? On Android I use Relay and it works great, I assume on iOS there are similarly good apps.
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by slazaro 8y ago
I use !gvb on duckduckgo to search on google with verbatim turned on. It's the only way to make it work more-or-less properly for me.
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by slazaro 8y ago
The sentence structure for this is also gray. Sentences are all of similar length with little variation. After a few paragraphs you start to feel the monotony. There is no shorter or longer sentence to break the tension. I don't know i
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by slazaro 8y ago
It seems that it's impossible for people to show charts without making mistakes in data presentation. This website is literally for showing data, and I'm not an expert and I still see errors all over. For instance: Secondhand smok
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by slazaro 8y ago
But those are not the ones that will be around you when you're in a class learning. You can learn in a class with people you've never seen before and you'll never see again, and when it's over, the problem is solved. Nob
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by slazaro 8y ago
And for anybody interested, next one is this weekend!
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by slazaro 8y ago
I won't complain about it being a spoiler since the sentence begins by saying that it's from a movie so anybody could stop reading before reaching the description, but it is a spoiler, it's a twist that happens that is spoile
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by slazaro 8y ago
Most people see that Google does other things besides Chrome (the search engine, youtube, android, etc.), and that Microsoft does other things besides Edge/IE (Windows, come on). Ask anybody what Mozilla does besides Firefox. Most peop
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by slazaro 8y ago
Re: perspective-dependence: I'm assuming they meant that in actually hand-drawn anime, things like hairstyles or eyes are not realistic because they switch shapes and locations depending on the perspective (like, both eyes always visib
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by slazaro 8y ago
Honest questions: How do costumers and shopkeepers know the current value of the currency? Do they constantly check on phones/etc to figure out the price? And how do shopkeepers decide on the specific amount they will charge? Do they h
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by slazaro 8y ago
I've heard that lots of people have headaches during the weekend (I know there's a difference between regular headaches and migraines though), which is caused by caffeine withdrawal. Some people drink way more coffee during weekda
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by slazaro 8y ago
Which wasn't a hostage situation or a hijacking to get elsewhere, and it has nothing to do with the passenger security theater which is what this thread is about...
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by slazaro 8y ago
I'm okay with this, "Asshole Design" is an anti-euphemism calling things by its proper name.
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by slazaro 8y ago
I've always thought, wouldn't the light from your cellphone override this measure? Not even the flashlight, just turning the screen on would probably help...
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by slazaro 8y ago
> Does the GDPR do anything to put your concerns on this issue to rest? If the company starts doing things right ONLY after there's some legislation making the wrong thing illegal, what does that tell you about the company?
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by slazaro 8y ago
Glass bottles can be reused, like Germany does, or Spain did (sadly not any more).

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