tape_measure

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War over robotaxis in NYC heats up with retracted Waymo report, 'Autokill' novel(gothamist.com)
3 points by tape_measure 18d ago|0 comments
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by tape_measure 2mo ago
Can anyone just add themselves? Is "Wei Tang" and "hi@that.world" well known?
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by tape_measure 2mo ago
Acetone would almost certainly dissolve this stuff also.
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by tape_measure 2mo ago
It's like soap for fluorine compounds.
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by tape_measure 3mo ago
Wow. Stunning web design and a complex conversion function perfectly implemented.
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by tape_measure 3mo ago
https://x.com/wrathofgnon/status/1250287741247426565
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by tape_measure 3mo ago
Wow, the neck of the dummy in the old car broke!
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by tape_measure 5mo ago
Cool! Other examples of this are Apple and Ford. https://developer.apple.com/accessories/Accessory-Design-Gui... https://www.ford.com/support/how-tos/owner-resources/vehicle...
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by tape_measure 6mo ago
Original source: https://x.com/bcherny/status/2038454336355999749 His use of the /loop tool reminds me of Gastown.
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by tape_measure 6mo ago
Seems that both of these articles are written by LLMs.
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by tape_measure 8mo ago
"Waymo Driver" is their term for their self driving software.
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When Kitty Litter Caused a Nuclear Catastrophe(practical.engineering)
134 points by tape_measure 9mo ago|88 comments
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by tape_measure 9mo ago
I'm submitting this based on the current top item "North Dakota law lists fake critical minerals based on coal lawyers' names" [0]. This accident was traced to a manager transcribing "inorganic absorbent" as &q
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by tape_measure 10mo ago
In fact, your comment is a factoid (in your meaning or the other replies' interpretation)
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by tape_measure 1y ago
WORDS IN CAPS are different tokens than lowercase, so maybe the lowercase tokens tie into more trained parts of the manifold.
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by tape_measure 2y ago
Interesting how the article only quotes part of the statement, leaving out "the FAA has been considering the use of Starlink since the prior administration to increase reliability at remote sites, including in Alaska".
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by tape_measure 2y ago
I'll have to work through the 650 pages. I use CATIA v5 every day, first released in 1998. It's sharp and crusty and huge, but does everything (with the right license).
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by tape_measure 2y ago
3 guesses! It would be fun to have other properties like melting point as hints.
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by tape_measure 2y ago
Now this is viral marketing...
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by tape_measure 2y ago
Adding this dot used to be a way to bypass the paywall on nytimes.com. It's been fixed in the last 2 years or so.
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by tape_measure 2y ago
You might lookup redox flow batteries.
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by tape_measure 2y ago
Interesting points from https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/myvmamnnavr/... 5. In 1980—decades after the birth of super heroes—DC and Marvel jointly registered SUPER HEROES as a trademark. 6. DC a
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by tape_measure 2y ago
This is AI generated slop. Please remove.
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by tape_measure 3y ago
I'm very interested in anything else you can share about the corrosion problem you solved. Wet, hot ammonia must be awful.
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by tape_measure 4y ago
I like Jira. I'm not a SWE, different kind of engineer.
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by tape_measure 4y ago
Metal carbonates are generally not considered organic.
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by tape_measure 4y ago
"... potash, an organic compound..." - immediate Gell-Mann amnesia effect. Potash is the soluble, inorganic leftovers of burnt plant matter. What's interesting is how many different names derive from this production method. -
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by tape_measure 5y ago
The terms anode and cathode are reversed. Mnemonic device: Anode - ants - bad - negative Cathode - cats - good - positive
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by tape_measure 5y ago
Can you recommend some other Xometry/Hubs competitors for hobby use?
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by tape_measure 5y ago
I can't tell if this is sarcasm. Anyway, I think my exposure to gasoline is higher than to sunscreen.

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