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by throw0101c 5d ago
On the etymology of the name of the project, see Greek mythology: > Hermes (/ˈhɜːrmiːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology considered the herald of the gods. He is also widely c
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by throw0101c 5d ago
> After first boot, go through a long list of things to deactivate so that one can experience at least some feeling of agency and privacy when using your own hardware. The difference is that you can actually not set these things up: wi
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by throw0101c 5d ago
> But what about builds that combine 8 of the 5090 with infiniband between boxes? Why Infiniband ("IB")? If it's for RDMA, that is possible with certain Ethernet cards/chipsets as well. Certainly Mellanox, but Broad
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by throw0101c 5d ago
> Apart from that, for the UNIX part, the source is available for quite a few components: Strictly speaking, Apple can claim to ship a UNIX® operating system: * https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/app
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by throw0101c 5d ago
> 512 option isnt worth it imo, you get severe slowdowns when weights are that large. I think most people are getting 512 for running Chrome with a bunch of tabs open. /s
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by throw0101c 5d ago
> In most countries without 100% tariffs and outright bans Toyota's sales are in decline because of competition from BYD. Is it because BYD is more reliable or 'just' cheaper? There are a number of folks for who H/T
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by throw0101c 5d ago
> 48.5 million to 23.5 million for Apple. Curious to know how many of these sales are 'corporate purchases' for fleets versus 'personal purchases'. Given a choice, would most people prefer a Lenovo/PC or an App
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by throw0101c 5d ago
> Toyota and Honda have competitors that are pretty interchangeable, like each other. Do any of these competitors build "machines that can last" as much as Toyota and Honda? Does any other manufacturer have a longevity reputa
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by throw0101c 5d ago
> I think Apple's real problem is that they built machines that can last. So do Toyota and Honda, and their sales seems be pretty steady.
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Apple Mac mini review(arstechnica.com)
91 points by throw0101c 5d ago|55 comments
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Trump Announces Ban of CNN, Politico and MS Now from White House(time.com)
20 points by throw0101c 8d ago|2 comments
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by throw0101c 9d ago
> It's surprising that we didn't invent any kind of physical padlock that accepts two keys, with the lock mechanism such that, when locked with one of the two keys, can only be unlocked by the other key. They do: * https:&
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by throw0101c 9d ago
See also Cory Doctorow's novella "Unauthorized Bread": * Excerpt: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-... * https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/s
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Why Europeans save differently, and how to put those savings to work(ecb.europa.eu)
3 points by throw0101c 9d ago|0 comments
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by throw0101c 9d ago
> Think about it, the key analogy is just terrible. Because originally it was not really that much of an analogy: we only had what is now called "'symmetrical' encryption", but was just "encryption" back
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by throw0101c 10d ago
> There is currently no such status as "associate member" defined in the EU treates although the idea of special status for not being a complete member was floating around for a while now. See perhaps Article 217 of TFEU: &gt
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by throw0101c 10d ago
> "Men at Work" I was confused for a little while: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_at_Work_(1990_film)
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by throw0101c 10d ago
> If they airdrop it to you that typically requires you to have an iphone or a mac […] Perhaps do not be so literal: Airdrop, SMS/MMS/RCS, WhatsApp, Signal, etc : * https://github.com/localsend/localsend
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by throw0101c 10d ago
> Couldn't be bothered to read the article before commenting? I've been not-reading articles since the early days of Slashdot.
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by throw0101c 10d ago
> […] is worse for pedestrians. Some data seems to conflict with this: > A 1993 study in the Netherlands examined collision experience at 181 intersections converted to roundabouts. Pedestrian collisions (all injury severities) dro
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by throw0101c 10d ago
> The fact that you mention light-controlled roundabouts highlights that they do not, actually, "work perfectly fine". I don't think anyone is claiming that roundabouts work in every and all situations: design handbooks
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by throw0101c 10d ago
> Small fender benders and sideswipes are much more frequent But collisions overall are down, and severe crashes down 80%: * https://tirf.ca/blog/fact-vs-fiction-roundabouts/ > They work where each direct
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by throw0101c 10d ago
> You'll still need an iPhone, the verification is linked to the specific iPhone, and the specific iPhone is linked to you. Unless you use a friend's iPhone, or an iPhone you 'rented' for 5 minutes for $20 from some
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by throw0101c 10d ago
> Does Canada's agricultural output follow EU's (quite strict) norms? Which output specifically? To take one example, the Dijon mustard coming out of France is mostly from Canadian mustard seeds: * https://en.wikip
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by throw0101c 11d ago
Italian and Greek bonds now have lower yields/rates (i.e., considered lower risk(?)) than US bonds: * https://www.investing.com/rates-bonds/
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by throw0101c 12d ago
> That was almost 10 years ago. Seems like it was just yesterday. Time is an illusion. (Lunchtime especially so.)
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by throw0101c 3mo ago
> That’s an extremely rosy picture not aligned with reality. "Chart 1- History of Residual Stranded Debt & Unfunded Liability of OEFC" seems to show a decreasing number: * https://www.breckenhill.com/blogg
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by throw0101c 3mo ago
Can you provide a citation for the $500B? Because Carney has mentioned federal money in that amount for projects Canada-wide that include "energy" generally, but not nuclear specifically. I did find this (potential?) $100B number
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by throw0101c 3mo ago
> But its finances were completely underwater with no way out due to the debt from nuclear construction. The debt from nuclear construction was being paid off then , just like it is being paid off right now : OEFC holds the debt an
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by throw0101c 3mo ago
> We should be arguing that cars should not have any speakers if that’s the case. Even speaking with passengers has been shown to increase traffic incidents: * https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs

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