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by tait 6y ago
From terms: https://www.filaxis.pro/terms/ "We reserve our right to, without notice, reason, or liability, terminate your access to our services, and if necessary, you."
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by tait 6y ago
They are supposedly bringing back more ports... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.macrumors.com/guide/14-inch...
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by tait 6y ago
> random SD cards I find laying around Can we explore that a bit? Laying around your house? Or like on the ground at work? I seem to remember some corporate espionage that relied on people looking at random SD cards they found on the g
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by tait 6y ago
ir-Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/538/
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by tait 6y ago
So, rather than calling it non-linear, which is clearly somewhat confusing, perhaps it would be more clear to state that it handles affine functions like F to C...?
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by tait 6y ago
Same here - any chance on getting it to pre-load or something ?
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by tait 6y ago
I actually did leave Mac at 68000 to 68020 transition. Color was interesting but too much money for a high school kid... Cue a shiny 386 for which you could by Turbo Pascal!!
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by tait 6y ago
Agreed! One of the points of having a VPN is to be able to run software without every single middle man on the network knowing what you are running. For example, say someone hypothetically wanted to post a comment on twitter that, again, hy
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by tait 6y ago
I bought a copy of this. Would be willing to sell it for $19M.
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by tait 8y ago
We routinely anesthetize infants with either local or general anesthesia. Here is a 2015 discussion from the American Society for Anesthesiology comparing regional with general: “General anesthesia safe for infants, does not impair neurol
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by tait 8y ago
Not adding much to the other responses - yes, those other blood groups matter, that's how they found them. The majority of the population does not have antibodies to the other blood groups - the majority of the population is covered wi
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by tait 8y ago
Back in 2000 or maybe 2001, Intel had software one could use to create an image (something analogous to Paint or Photoshop). If I recall correctly, the novelty was that it was online. The license for that software was that Intel owned all
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by tait 8y ago
This will be helpful if it comes to practical use, particularly for traumas. But we will still need to test for compatibility. There are something like 28 different blood groups: Duffy, Kidd, Kell, etc. People who have antibodies to those o
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by tait 8y ago
The article claims that “People have survived for centuries off this staple consisting only of flour, water, salt, and yeast.” I’d like to challenge this assertion. Can anybody name even one person who has survived for centuries off bread?
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by tait 8y ago
It seems quite clear that he cares strongly about them. (Since this is hacker news, I am guessing it’s OK to disagree on semantic grounds even when the pragmatics are clear…)
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by tait 9y ago
I feel like I’ve seen this before. Could it be a repost?
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by tait 10y ago
Sounds like you might be a natural for project management - might look into that role as well.
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by tait 10y ago
According to their specs page, the 118 min was for blade, bolsters, inserts, etc, for a total of 9 pieces. So, figure maybe 45-60 mins for knife blade itself? Still long but less so...
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by tait 10y ago
I quit from a bad situation with support from my wife. Best thing I ever did and best thing she ever did for me.
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by tait 12y ago
Update: Disneyland With the Death Penalty, Revisited, 2012 http://www.wired.com/2012/04/opinion-jeyaretnam-disneyland-d...
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by tait 12y ago
I would think about the biggest opportunities to help make the universe a better place, and look to see what efforts to do so were under-funded. Unfortunately, while $5 million is a TON of money, it is tiny compared to, say, what the Gates
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by tait 12y ago
The video went pretty fast for lay users to follow. As a survivor of online projects that ended up closing down, I will wait for a way to export data before using this seriously.
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by tait 12y ago
Have you thought about going back for a CS degree? It would be fairly easy at this point, and you'd have an inside track to do well with on-campus recruiters...
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by tait 13y ago
Anyone other than me having trouble making the pop-over video ad go away?
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by tait 13y ago
Is the following needing an edit? "One needs few team members who understand how to build systems at scale, or have clear understanding how to build systems at scale."
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by tait 13y ago
I suppose you could forward everything to the new address...
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by tait 13y ago
I'm not even working full time as a programmer, and I find them somewhat useful in thinking about other kinds of problems.
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by tait 13y ago
Uhm, it's more like 48% have knowingly reported an inaccurate cause of death. Not that 48% always do as OP title suggests...
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by tait 13y ago
I think that video is several years old...
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by tait 14y ago
It says ON THE PAGE that it's April Fool's...

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