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901.
by stubish 4y ago
There is no sensible reason, except perhaps money. And using it as an attempt to increase funds or raise the low pay levels hasn't worked and won't work. It is likely to be stuck that way until Chrome stops serving plain HTTP at a
902.
by stubish 4y ago
This really points to the complete ridiculousness of the project. The ASX is in the business of being a central market operator. The only advantage of a blockchain is to be distributed . So the ASX spent all that money on a project, that
903.
by stubish 4y ago
The dynamics are completely different to printed books, which need to be purchased by the reader. Cracked e-books are downloaded in bulk and often never read or replaced by another 'free' book when the first few pages don't e
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ASX Scraps $250M Blockchain-Based Chess Project(gizmodo.com.au)
2 points by stubish 4y ago|1 comments
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by stubish 4y ago
If non-productive plants and insects are mixed in, you will need more farmland to produce the same amount of crops. In the bigger picture it would be counter productive.
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Boquila trifoliolata mimics leaves of an artificial plastic host plant (2021)(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
2 points by stubish 4y ago|0 comments
907.
by stubish 4y ago
This demonstrates that the approach is completely pointless beyond entertainment. When a system might be hallucinating, it is only useful for creative purposes. Useless and dangerous for scientific or educational purposes.
908.
by stubish 4y ago
Research and trials. Successful enough to see the treatment approved for general use. No more popping placebos because you turned out to be in the control group.
909.
by stubish 4y ago
<em> and <strong> have always been there as long as I recall, and are part of the 1995 HTML 2.0 spec. Before NCSA Mosaic, your hypertext was being rendered on text based terminals. Most of them couldn't render italics, and
910.
by stubish 4y ago
A screen reader that did this would need to heuristically determine if the speech should be emphasized or not. Because you don't emphasize much of what is read when reading italicized text.
911.
by stubish 4y ago
How to best handle it actually depends on the region. Burying the biomass works great where the necessary microorganisms needed to break it down live in the soil. But that isn't everywhere, for instance where the ground is sodden. Like
912.
by stubish 4y ago
A company isn't an authority on any subject. Employees though... I'd bet the survivors have stories the rest of us just wouldn't believe, straight from the trenches. World class experts on how to not do things.
913.
by stubish 4y ago
Nobody believes that all software security problems will be solved if we get rid of C. Nobody. Absolutely nobody. Really. What people do believe is it would remove whole classes of security problems that affect everybody. Even if you have s
914.
by stubish 4y ago
Which encourages investment and spending, stimulating the economy, rather than letting money sit idle.
915.
by stubish 4y ago
Personal networks are a huge factor. My network? Pretty much tapped out of hiring leads soon after university. I got 2 applicants to apply over the last 15 years, and there was a decent hiring bonus. What sort of networks might these Indian
916.
by stubish 4y ago
The race is won in many regions, at least for cars. But in regions with low uptake of EVs, such as Australia for example, the race is still on. There are significant problems that still need to be addressed for EVs to reach their tipping po
917.
by stubish 4y ago
There are many, many disadvantages to being educated in rural Australia vs. in the capital cities. Even if you got selected by one of the richer schools who pay for the best teachers and better student/teacher ratios, you are still dis
918.
by stubish 4y ago
Cisco was legendary around here (20+ years ago when I was around networking). They would win almost every tender, often with quotes below cost if that is what it took. And everyone in the know knew you would be paying much, much more over t
919.
by stubish 4y ago
Oh, it doesn't always mean personalized price gouging. My take was always simply that the product is overpriced to the point the vendor needs to employ a full time salesperson to make you want it. I think that was why I've always
920.
by stubish 4y ago
Right decision for the wrong reasons? I think the bidding wars hurt the vast majority of authors, where all the money and energy and physical product space in bookshops gets sucked into a handful of authors leaving the majority of respected
921.
by stubish 4y ago
I also suspect nobody seriously considered it or thought they could get away with it. If they don't add rules to stop it, you will see people welding bumpers or even wheels to the sides of their cars to take advantage.
922.
by stubish 4y ago
He is slowed down by the friction of the side of his car against the wall. And probably by bits of his car being torn away as it slowly disintegrates. But the engines on these cars are powerful and can easily overcome those effects.
923.
by stubish 4y ago
Famous, or sometimes infamous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underarm_bowling_incident_of_1...
924.
by stubish 4y ago
Do you see how fast he is going compared to the other cars? They are going as fast as they can without losing grip and spinning out as they go round the corner. He has the wall supporting him around the corner and could floor the accelerato
925.
by stubish 4y ago
Compressed plastic bricks is above ground landfill, in that it has many of the same problems. The various toxins and problems with plastic over time? Now your walls are built of it. Hiding the problem in the 3rd world. Better than recycling
926.
by stubish 4y ago
Even Binance doesn't know how it fits together. Personally, I think you are better off doing your brainstorming before you plonk down a wad of cash. Still, they got their headline and maybe a bump in their share price.
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by stubish 4y ago
Thailand checks on exit for overstay requiring you to pay overstay fines on the spot in cash. Ostensibly to stop illegal workers, because the best way to stop that is apparently done by the immigration department, by making work visas hard
928.
by stubish 4y ago
How things have changed. Maybe 30 years ago I got stuck in Gibraltar for a few days having returned by ferry from Morocco, because the airport was closed due to weather. No problem for most, as they just bus passengers to the bigger airport
929.
by stubish 4y ago
Bangkok, at least pre-COVID, metal detectors at all underground station entrances and all department stores. All with security guards. All waving people straight through while the things beeped alarmingly. Worst was when a tourist paid atte
930.
by stubish 4y ago
If you have lots of paperwork, it means you are dealing with lots of different departments so lots more chances of encountering corruption. In the article, the author needs to chase dozens of different bits of paperwork. Quite a few there w

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