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by throwaway422432 1y ago
Max Planck's "Science advances one funeral at a time" could be applied here.
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
Interesting idea. Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood seem to have a similar dynamic. Both have their own thing going on the side, including The Smile together which is great. But Radiohead where they had Ed, Phil and Colin critiquing and improv
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
I haven't ever seen Brisbane's beloved bin chickens (ibis) cooperating, but they're pretty good at getting into any bin to scavenge food. Cockatoos are worse and will flip the lid of a wheelie bin if in the mood. Crows will a
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
EOS (Aust) have a 50-100kW system, 4 km range. https://eos-aus.com/defence/high-energy-laser-weapon/ What they are good at is target tracking, having started out in satellite communication. Their tracking system p
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
Clone Wars was excellent, and a real departure for the brand under Lucas's watch. It set a lot of the canon for Windu and Grevious at the time. Never got around to watching Samurai Jack but really should.
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
I can imagine this could have been the motivation 18 months ago. "In the early morning hours of 29 December 2023, Russia launched what was seen to be the largest wave of missiles and drones yet seen in the Russo-Ukrainian War, with hun
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
We already have the building site scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5lDKjA_7I0
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
You don't need a drone. Ukraine has these, and there are numerous videos of them taking out Russian vehicles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PARM_1_mine
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
Melbourne, Australia has a family of falcons living on the roof of 367 Collins St in the CBD. You can find some of the falcon cam footage on YouTube.
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
Don't know why, but I take great pleasure in saying something was something I did "last century" when talking about software or web design.
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
I mainly know about what's going on in the Australian industry, but 2/3 of our beef is exported, and that is only likely to increase. There are projects to develop and market seaweed-based feed to reduce burping: https:/&#x2
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
We try and preserve forests and tree lines to counter erosion and salinity, better for raising cattle in the long term.
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
As soon as you say "latest research", you really need to cite your claims. Meat is not a status symbol food. Culturally/historically eating roasted meat was a family event: The Sunday lamb roast, the roasted pig or bison in a
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
The land cattle is often raised on is unsuitable for anything else. Poor soil, unpredictable rainfall that can fluctuate between drought and flooding. Some Australian outback cattle stations may cover millions of hectares, but you're n
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
This was quite interesting in how Molycorp naively handed it's near monopoly to China in the 1980s. We've since seen this playbook repeated across multiple industries. Lynas Rare Earths noted in it's last quarterly report tha
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
Jonny Greenwood started The Smile with jazz drummer Tom Skinner because he was frustrated with the slow progress of releasing content with Radiohead who have famously stayed independent and in control after fulfilling their initial EMI cont
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
Long-termism is essentially a utilitarian doctrine, but uses the "total utilitarianism" method: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_and_total_utilitariani... Take that moral position and then extend the cal
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
Or Effective Altruism's long-termism that effectively makes everyone universally poor now. Interestingly, Guillaume Verdon (e/acc) is friends with Bryan Johnson and seems to be pro-longevity.
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
Or Planck's principle - "Science progresses one funeral at a time".
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by throwaway422432 1y ago
I found AI music generation was more about production. You're the Rick Rubin or Brian Eno shaping the song out of the music, not to musician.
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by throwaway422432 2y ago
Exercise, diet and regular checkups are the key to living longer. It may be that people who are moderate drinkers are more likely to do all or most of the above.
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by throwaway422432 2y ago
Asking for a list of companies in a specific sector also gives you made up tickers, or at best a list it found on some blog. Was a bit more useful at questions like "Rank these stocks by exposure to the Chinese market", as you can
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by throwaway422432 2y ago
Synthesizing what would be multiple searches into one prompt is where they can be really useful. For example: Take the ingredient list of a cosmetic or other product that could be 30-40 different molecules and ask ChatGPT to list out what e
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by throwaway422432 2y ago
This is actually a good lesson in communication. Question 1, are you fine with the chicken in with the bread? Question 2, would you like the drain cleaner left separate rather than with the food items. They either don't care or would s
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by throwaway422432 2y ago
Can't speak for the US, but having built a few versions of a car insurance comparison tool for a popular Australian comparison site; colour was a factor used by a few insurers: yellow & white getting a discount; grey, black, dark g
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by throwaway422432 2y ago
That is the general perception with Red and Orange which can cost more to insure. There are other factors with car colour: - Visibility: white and yellow are more visible and get a premium discount. - Fleet ownership: which mostly means whi
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by throwaway422432 2y ago
The exclusion fence has unfortunately suffered extensive damage in the Western Queensland flooding this week, and will likely result in wild dog incursions in multiple places.
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by throwaway422432 2y ago
Note, this is additional funding on top of the AUD$592.84 million already pledged through to 2027.
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by throwaway422432 2y ago
Yeah, owned one for 12 years and she was potentially nippy to anyone she didn't know from puppyhood. Was ball-obsessed, broke a lot of stuff and hated anyone wearing hi-vis. Her destructiveness though was nothing on a German Shepherd.
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by throwaway422432 2y ago
I still use a steel toolbox I made at school. Did the lot: cutting, folding, welding, painting and got an A+ which is fair because it's now almost 40 years old. My kids didn't get to do any of that which is a shame. There are obvi

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