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811.
by tgb 9y ago
I also think the dot product and other vector operations are more naturally the thing you're actually trying to do in the end. We generally start with a vector (say a movement command to take our unit to a certain location) and want to
812.
by tgb 9y ago
Hmm it's been my opinion that most of the time that trigonometry is used, one should work with vectors instead. This goes doubly for inverse trig. If you have trig then inverse trig, you can almost always turn it into a geometrically m
813.
by tgb 9y ago
But that's also the restriction for Chrome. Only edge, IE and Safari get 1080p support for browsers. Which proves to me that I don't need 1080p really since I hadn't noticed.
814.
by tgb 9y ago
The whole point is to support the kind of accounting that happens in real business, which does not do things with rational numbers. One third of your bill does not charge you one third of a penny, these aren't rational numbers but the
815.
by tgb 9y ago
On the contrary, decimal number types (such as the one in C# that I am most familiar with) are addressing another kind of number that occurs very frequently within "the real world" and is inherently in base ten. Namely, numbers wi
816.
by tgb 9y ago
Odd - I just Chrome, Firefox and Edge and all have pull up search boxes when I scroll with space.
817.
by tgb 9y ago
Maybe I'm the only one who uses spacebar to mean "scroll down" (I find it very convenient), but I'm certain that no one uses it with the intent to open a giant search bar that obscures the article.
818.
by tgb 9y ago
I believe you're underestimating the state-of-the-art. See [1], for example, which claims a method for saying that a sufficiently good numerical solution implies an exact periodic solution close by. (I doubt that the author of the orig
819.
by tgb 9y ago
I assume it was an intentional play on the "God particle" nickname for the Higg's boson.
820.
by tgb 9y ago
Doesn't "If I uniformly randomly pick a point in time..." uniquely specify the latter?
821.
by tgb 9y ago
Windows also has this now: "Microsoft print to PDF". Might be only Windows 10, not sure.
822.
by tgb 9y ago
I signed up for it weeks ago but they haven't verified my ID yet and haven't responded to inquiries about how long it will take. It'll be 4 weeks this weekend. Also, their process to link my bank account felt like a scam - th
823.
by tgb 9y ago
Aren't they deleted if they're inactive for N years?
824.
by tgb 9y ago
Sorry, I don't understand. Are you saying that "costless/riskless" is part of the "actual" definition? That's what your first post said, but this one citing Wikipedia appears to suggest you think that is
825.
by tgb 9y ago
I doubt that's a widely accepted definition of it - I see it in [1] but there the author claims to have coined the term in 2015 even though it clearly predates that. However, the idea of signalling theory strongly includes the idea of
826.
by tgb 9y ago
What exactly are you referring to? My life is stored on Dropbox so I'd rather like to know.
827.
by tgb 9y ago
Yeah I think I swapped "exterior" with "interior" there oops!!
828.
by tgb 9y ago
Basic electrostatics. >So for all intents and purposes, the cage generates the same DC electric field that it would generate if it were simply affected by the charge placed inside. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far
829.
by tgb 9y ago
While people are pointing out your mistake, it's worth bringing up the fact you were certainly thinking of: when it comes to static electric fields, a Faraday cage complete protects the interior from external charges but does nothing
830.
by tgb 9y ago
My father is a liberal newspaper reporter and describes The Economist as the best hope for journalism. If you have to stretch to smear it by pointing out the lack of bylines and its start over 150 years ago, then I have to wonder what your
831.
by tgb 9y ago
But the thing is, I don't think it maximizes shareholder value. I would engage more with Facebook if my actions were quieter than if not. I don't really care that anyone can see it but broadcasting it is just crazy.
832.
by tgb 9y ago
Absolutely. I don't care if they stumble across it but I never want to broadcast a comment, at least not to people who wouldn't already have seen the post. The worst is when public groups use Facebook as the only way to contact th
833.
by tgb 9y ago
I can see a smart lock being quite useful, though I don't trust any current implementations. I use my front door multiple times a day, have to unlock it first to go out then lock it up again. I can't let my girlfriend in without m
834.
by tgb 9y ago
There exist a lot of display-less smartwatches out there, I found this list which is mostly that [1]. Often they use the hands of the watch to display extra data and have very long lasting batteries. [1] https://www.wareable.com&#
835.
by tgb 9y ago
What does the title have to do with the article? It links to [1] which seems like a reasonable justification for the title, but it's just an aside. Seems like the article should have been "container divs are tech debt". [1]
836.
by tgb 9y ago
Or at least have a "you got the wrong email" link on each email sent. I get this problem too but less so because I have my middle initial included. I tried several times to alert them that the email was wrong but it's always
837.
by tgb 9y ago
Maybe I'm missing something obvious, but how does an electric bike that can be locked anywhere get charged? Do they have people going around replacing the batteries when they get low? How long does a battery last anyway? Edit: solar pa
838.
by tgb 9y ago
Having recently received a reasonable fraction of a bitcoin, I am interested in what the optimal ways to cash out on it from a theoretical perspective are. Say I have some guess as to what chance it will have X value in Y years and have som
839.
by tgb 9y ago
I mean, the article claims the first mention of it was in early 2011 on LW, so your timeline makes sense. Maybe it was on IRC or something else that you heard about it at all.
840.
by tgb 9y ago
On my last trip, it even prompted me in advance to suggest this based off the flight information!

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