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by stiglitz 4y ago
You can always "take an element from each set" over and over, but for this mapping to be shown to be a 1:1, you need to be more specific. Example: the set of all natural numbers (0, 1, ...) is the same "size" as the set
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by stiglitz 4y ago
Msquic can be built as a driver. https://github.com/microsoft/msquic/blob/main/msquic.kernel....
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by stiglitz 4y ago
Apple Watch 7 doesn’t measure BP. But yeah I get white coat syndrome every visit.
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by stiglitz 4y ago
A much better article on this topic: https://www.nist.gov/pml/us-surveyfoot nytimes slogs through boring narrative before describing the actual definitions of the two types of foot.
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by stiglitz 5y ago
Are you claiming that flowers are shipped entirely (or even mostly) with unused transport capacity that would be otherwise wasted? Because that seems very unlikely.
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by stiglitz 5y ago
The article seems to promise to explain the fundamental uncertainty of physics in simple terms, but it accepts axiomatically that physicists describe physical properties with probability distributions. Too bad.
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by stiglitz 5y ago
A pinhole camera does have a large depth of field, but (due to diffraction) usually produces a less sharp image than a decent focused lens. And with a moving subject, a lens obviously makes a sharper picture, since the pinhole requires such
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by stiglitz 5y ago
Too complicated.
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by stiglitz 5y ago
I think the problem with enthusiasm for unnecessary consumer goods is the environmental impact. I do agree consumers don’t deserve condescension for geeking about technical details, but I still see it as at least ironic when somebody buys a
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by stiglitz 6y ago
“the right question to ask is not whether a particular test is flaky, but how flaky it is” Yet again, a problem is not solved but paved over by a new level of indirection, and the house of cards grows taller.
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by stiglitz 6y ago
Passive voice can be used to omit the doer of the action, which is preferable when the action itself is the focus. The choice between active and passive voice should be based on this choice of focus. You can’t say categorically that the ac
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by stiglitz 6y ago
Loving the incomplete set of kana keys.
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by stiglitz 6y ago
They didn’t sell it to you, is the thing.
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by stiglitz 6y ago
I’m not defending Apple, but I disagree that adding features is the same as innovation. I wish the tech industry would focus on quality over quantity.
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by stiglitz 6y ago
Many research papers are undated too. It’s aggravating, but I can see why authors do it (especially for any blogs with ad revenue attached).
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by stiglitz 6y ago
Taylor swift likely makes major ad revenue from YouTube.
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by stiglitz 6y ago
I’d gauge luxury on necessity, not commonness.
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by stiglitz 6y ago
The word "integrity" has a positive connotation, but it doesn't simply mean "goodness". It also means consistency. In that sense, it makes sense to call the way we act differently in front of different audiences a &
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by stiglitz 6y ago
Hi, sorry, but “credibility” is the word you and GP want. “Credulity” has basically the opposite meaning. Sorry.
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by stiglitz 7y ago
The opinion articles are on the same webpage, about the same topics as the “non-opinion” articles. The single indicator of the “opinion” status of these articles (which in the case of all papers mentioned here is just the word “opinion” abo
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by stiglitz 7y ago
Anyone got a specific search term that gave poor results on ddg compared to google or vice versa? I see zero specific examples in the comments right now. For all I know, you people are searching for “howbakecarrotsovengsgshd”. In my experie
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by stiglitz 7y ago
FYI, FillOrKill/ImmediateOrCancel are not the same as a day order. FoK/IoC means “do not queue this order”. It’s immediately filled (or not) (or, for IoC, partially) based on whatever orders are already in the book, and then you’r
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by stiglitz 7y ago
You are only better off in the sense of having more opportunities to collect rent from each other. The result is still zero-sum. Here’s a mental shortcut: as long as the objective of the game is to bankrupt all other players (i.e. to own al
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by stiglitz 7y ago
You’re more likely to notice expensive cars, and also more likely to notice cars with unsafe drivers.
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by stiglitz 7y ago
Teslas are more expensive than the average car (hence might be driven more carefully), and autopilot is more likely to be enabled in predictable driving environments like highways.
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by stiglitz 7y ago
I’ve read some po-mo stuff (like Baudrillard). Terms are constantly used without clear definitions, and rather than a logical progression of thoughts it’s a snaggle of metaphors. That kind of reading is very thought-provoking, but it’s the
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by stiglitz 7y ago
This isn't "brute force." It's solving the specific problem posed rather than a generalization, which in this case is both easier and more efficient (since there are cases in which you could terminate the loop early).
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by stiglitz 7y ago
You also hear people use “Intellectual Property” to refer to their favorite films. And extended conversations ranking revenues of different media franchises. I’m sad that you seem to be the only commenter who is taken aback by the implicit
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by stiglitz 7y ago
Yes, this! If you walk slow, then you walk in a straight line to the destination.
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by stiglitz 7y ago
https://community.osr.com/

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