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by synu 4y ago
Do you also consider stuff like physics and chemistry engineering and not science? Otherwise I’m not sure how you’d achieve anything as an engineer if 80% of your scientific understanding of how your materials work were wrong, for example.
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by synu 4y ago
Is rocket science possible sans science? Can you be more specific what engineering without dependency on any science is? Like how do you even approach inventing gps as an engineer if 80% of physics calculations don’t actually work for examp
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by synu 4y ago
80% of science? How would things like GPS or rockets work if that was the case? What we consider reliable technology would be blowing up everywhere around us constantly.
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by synu 4y ago
I just unfollow anyone who does that. There are quite a lot of people who just stay “on topic”, more than enough to fill a feed. So while I might miss some interesting content from people I otherwise unfollow, it turns out a lot of the time
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by synu 4y ago
The two particular cat photos they chose for the study seem almost comical, like a parody of a posed cat photo trend from the 80s. There are much more “normal” ways to have a picture with a cat that I wonder if they would perform differentl
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by synu 4y ago
Is there any steel man for what ChessBase is doing here? Even their argument at the end of the article that perhaps they should be punished, but it wouldn’t be fair not to allow them to continue to monetise stockfish seems pretty weak.
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Ukraine, Russia sign grain export deal(apnews.com)
2 points by synu 4y ago|0 comments
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by synu 4y ago
I love the idea of Airbnb but have been burned by their terrible customer service so many times that I just get hotels again.
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by synu 4y ago
Would love to be able to draw arrows as I think the puzzle through.
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How an EKG Works(youtube.com)
1 points by synu 4y ago|0 comments
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by synu 4y ago
I don’t know if I agree, but it means to overanalyse and overoptimize everything. Being too meta instead of experiencing things directly. You’d do that to a vacation by having a series of emotional goals for the journey, with a plan for dai
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by synu 4y ago
My approach has always been to enjoy the reading process and allow the important parts to hopefully sink in, and if they don’t and it’s actually important it’s fine because it will come up again somewhere else. So far so good and no time ne
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by synu 4y ago
This is a 60% total market equities index and 40% bond market index portfolio? It doesn’t actually seem to say anywhere, or I’m missing it.
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England braces for 40C temperatures as experts warn thousands could die(theguardian.com)
24 points by synu 4y ago|12 comments
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by synu 4y ago
I am not even sure this is really a Europe-wide thing. I migrated to the Netherlands from the US (West Coast) and class here is way closer to how it is in the US than in England for example. I understand (but can’t confirm) that France is q
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by synu 4y ago
This was while John Riccitiello was running EA. I was there at the time and it was crazy how many people were being driven so hard. You may recognize his name now from the recent Unity/malware merger news, or maybe from calling develop
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by synu 4y ago
The about page has some good general info and links: https://searchhut.org/about
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by synu 4y ago
Good idea, thanks for the suggestion. Here are the two links: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTtB_EkUA-M (video walkthrough) - https://www.synura.com/mockups/ (static mock-ups)
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JWST detects water vapor on hot, Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a distant star(businessinsider.com)
2 points by synu 4y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: App to help with planning, producing, reviewing, and publishing video
2 points by synu 4y ago|2 comments
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by synu 4y ago
I am not sure I get it, is this a parody of something?
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by synu 4y ago
I think it’s an “I am miserable so let’s make other people miserable” thing.
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by synu 4y ago
There are people who have snuck chess computers into over the board tournaments as well, or used signaling from someone who had one.
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by synu 4y ago
In general you’re right, but there are some tells because humans don’t have a random delay. It’s connected with the complexity (from the perspective of how humans think, which is different from engine calculation) of the position. One of th
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by synu 4y ago
Maybe, but I’ve noticed there’s a big difference in IT departments who will open a ticket for you/do it together, vs. ones who will only confirm that they won’t talk to you until you go back to your desk to open a ticket. I started my
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by synu 4y ago
I am intensely curious about the 5% who believe IT issues increase workplace productivity and morale.
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by synu 4y ago
Sounds like the creator is paying to juice engagement.
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Ask HN: How do you keep up broadly with science?
10 points by synu 4y ago|6 comments
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by synu 4y ago
Sure, just mentioning that it is possible to build a house that lasts a long time. There isn’t some law of nature that prevents it.
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by synu 4y ago
Maybe it’s something with the way houses are built there? I am in a smaller old city in Europe and I’d say the majority of houses around me are about as old as the US, or a little older, and it’s not all about to fall down (or even close).

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