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by smiley1437 4y ago
I had never heard of reverse cargo-cult before, thank you for the explanation and example It really exposes the motivation for otherwise mystifying behavior!
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by smiley1437 4y ago
Those boring canned responses (your sendup is absolutely hilarious by the way) are why I've always enjoyed Kimi Raikkonen's deadpan responses Interviewer: “The most exciting moment during the race weekend?” Kimi Raikkonen: “I thin
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by smiley1437 4y ago
Train hard, fight easy
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by smiley1437 4y ago
> Whatsapp was ridiculously cheap - something like $1/year - but they still decided that worked against their network effects. My boss of a multimillion dollar company took offense at being charged $1/year to use Whatsapp back
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by smiley1437 4y ago
>If ever there was a cue for a career change or opportunity to make a whole lot of money, it's this. Don't ignore this one! You're still early enough to take advantage. Any suggestions on how to take advantage? Dive into M
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by smiley1437 4y ago
"In the 86 years that the pitch has been dripping, various glitches have prevented anyone from seeing a drop fall." You'd think there would be a backup camera or two by now
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by smiley1437 4y ago
A plug-in hybrid, while eminently practical, has the unenviable position of being perceived as a half-measure
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by smiley1437 4y ago
I think it's because the stranger is more likely to be inconsequential to your life. Accidentally saying something unusual\upsetting\strange to family and friends is more likely to have blowback for the rest of your life
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by smiley1437 4y ago
There are limitless free resources available on the web such that pretty much anyone who wants to be a software developer, COULD be a software developer. So why aren't there more people for these highly compensated jobs? I remember see
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by smiley1437 4y ago
I can't prove it but it sure seems like once BackBlaze started posting reliability figures from their fleet it forced the hand of any manufacturer that was cutting corners to keep up their reliability or get hammered in the market. I s
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by smiley1437 4y ago
Free radicals are extremely reactive and can form bonds in undesirable ways in cellular chemistry, which is generally bad for the organism, potentially causing all sorts of cell damage. Cells produce anti-oxidant defenses to regulate free r
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by smiley1437 4y ago
8GB isn't quite enough anymore, even typical office employees are starting to need 16GB now because of many browser tabs Damn middle click is too convenient and no one wants to close tabs because they might not find that one critical p
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by smiley1437 4y ago
I spent about $400 on a color laser MFP and I'll probably never consume all the toner in my lifetime! My amortization schedule sucks compared to yours That said, the scanner has been super-handy through the pandemic
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by smiley1437 4y ago
Thank for you your response, this makes sense, a backup in case electronic documentation fails just like my boarding pass
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by smiley1437 4y ago
Not trolling - but what are y'all still printing these days? I've literally printed 2 things this year, and one was a boarding pass (I like having a paper backup, call me old-fashioned). If anything, I've used the scan-to-ema
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by smiley1437 4y ago
I believe the response times of IM chats - something that looks superficially similar to email - affects people's expectations of response times in email.
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by smiley1437 4y ago
I agree - I wonder what the relative risk is between getting liver cancer from PFAS exposure in teflon vs carcinogenic risk in the seasoning layers on cast iron pans or smoking oil in stainless pans? Any time there is incomplete combustion
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by smiley1437 4y ago
> if you have hard water, you get some calcium buildup and things stick like crazy. Anyone using stainless cookware should be using Bar Keepers Friend, it's like magic on stainless steel. The oxalic acid in it removes calcium buildu
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by smiley1437 4y ago
Funny, the game I replayed the most was 'Hack', a Rogue-like. I can't quite put my finger on why it was so addictive, but I think it was the randomness - discovering which potions were which, which scrolls were which, and of
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by smiley1437 4y ago
I loved the original MX Anywhere too, but I found that iFixit offers a replacement Lipo for the MX Anywhere 3 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Logitech+MX+Anywhere+3+Battery+... It looks approximately as difficult as chang
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by smiley1437 4y ago
Looking forward to negative nanometer processes in the future
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by smiley1437 4y ago
I felt exactly the same until a friend introduced me to vacuum sealers and a big freezer, now I can buy the larger amounts of fresh food, divvy it up and freeze it with little loss of quality for many types of produce 3rd party vac bags are
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by smiley1437 4y ago
Rockley Photonics is working on this: https://investors.rockleyphotonics.com/news/news-details/202... There was a press release last year because they're an Apple partner. I have high hopes but I keep rememb
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by smiley1437 4y ago
>It seems likely their notion of a promise is non-binding. They pledged it
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by smiley1437 4y ago
Note that this appears to use the Logi Bolt receiver, not the typical Unifying receiver - so you might end up with 2 dongles (a unifying and a bolt) Be aware that Logitech now has 3 wireless technologies: Unifying - the original 2.4 wireles
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by smiley1437 4y ago
While image processing dark skin may not be germane to AIs doing hiring, the idea that unintentional discrimination from ML models could occur in the context of hiring is certainly worth considering and I believe it's the entire point
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by smiley1437 4y ago
While tanks are still necessary, your observations are not wrong - the US Marine Corps decided to get rid of tanks fairly recently: https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/flashpoints/2020/03/26/the-... Quite p
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by smiley1437 4y ago
Which sort of disaster were you thinking? These new miniplants don't require power or water, loss of either causes shutdown.
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by smiley1437 4y ago
> Use a weathering steel, also known as “COR-TEN” steel which contains up to 21% of alloying elements such as chromium, copper, nickel, and phosphorous. The alloys form a protective rust patina which reduces the corrosion rate with time.
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by smiley1437 4y ago
Harvard's CS50x (taken through edX) is absolutely amazing as an intro to computer science. Professor David Malan is really engaging. I cannot recommend it highly enough. And, if you don't care for the certificate at the end of th

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