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by tux1968 4y ago
Well, i'm not sure a quick google is definitive, but my main point stands on its own. As I said, almonds may not be a good tradeoff for the region, but farming in-general should be treated very carefully, and is indeed life-sustaining
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by tux1968 4y ago
There are tradeoffs for sure, but fundamentally farming is a life-sustaining activity, and we should be very careful about unintended consequences of our policies. For instance, maybe almonds should not in fact be grown in this region, but
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ArcaOS – A Modern Version of IBM’s OS/2 (Overview and Demo) [video](youtube.com)
1 points by tux1968 4y ago|1 comments
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Interesting method of teaching. The kernel is intentionally patched with an exploitable bit of code, and then you proceed to learn about how to take advantage of it using eBPF.
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Guessing that the virtual cards are only able to be used for a single purchase. And because there is no shopping cart on Kindle allowing books to be bought together, multiple cards were required for the individual purchases.
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Steps 7, and especially 8, seem like magic without a good explanation of how they're possible.
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Michael Levin recently appeared on the Lex Fridman podcast*, and here he goes over much of the same amazing material, but along with a visual presentation. * Michael Levin: Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots | Le
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Intelligence Beyond the Brain [video](youtube.com)
81 points by tux1968 4y ago|31 comments
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Didn't want to editorialize the Video title, but it's a bit of acknowledged clickbait. It's still a clever protected mode, implemented in simple external hardware that leverages Z80 features. Well worth a watch, if you&#x27
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Simulating protected mode in the Z80 [video](youtube.com)
316 points by tux1968 4y ago|138 comments
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Seeing and somethingness – An evolutionary approach to consciousness(aeon.co)
1 points by tux1968 4y ago|0 comments
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I hesitate to reply, because it's not a very important point I was making. But to be clear, if she was cheating by knowing for a fact what card the dealer was about to play (and her opponent's hole cards), then none of those odds
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Not saying it's the case here, or even that anyone has suggested it's remotely suspected, but some cheating involves knowing what card the dealer is going to play next.
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It's a substitute (however poor) for the non-verbal signals we get when talking with people face-to-face.
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A few isolated shows of emotion in two decades is hardly a fair representation for people to judge a man overall. People who have watched this man grow up from a young child in the public eye, know he is a good person. And even if you'
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by tux1968 4y ago
Being extremely competitive is not being a sore loser, and he is playful and spirited in trash-talk. But he ultimately always shows respect towards his opponent, even when he's extremely disappointed in himself. Being upset at a loss,
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Carlsen has an impeccable reputation for being principled and magnanimous in defeat, and always complimentary and respectful of his opponents after a loss, acknowledging their deserved win and well played game. Frankly, i'm shocked mo
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That last trick @2:28 was jaw dropping.
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TL – Teelöffel (teaspoon, unit of measurement)
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If everyone in society is still cutting meat with an axe, it's a mistake to not mention better alternatives ;-)
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by tux1968 4y ago
> Mercator projection, which exists to provide an objective map of longitude to up and down. While true, it also distorts reality and leads to mistaken ideas about the world: https://wonderfulengineering.com/the-authagrap
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by tux1968 4y ago
If you're not concerned about being vulnerable to such attacks, booting your kernel with: retbleed=off Restores the lost performance. Personally, I run with: mitigations=off in the kernel options to avoid all the spe
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Let's Learn About Waveforms(pudding.cool)
1 points by tux1968 4y ago|0 comments
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I thought launchd was more akin to systemd than to selinux or apparmor. Some brief googling didn't show anything about security policies. Do you have a link where I could learn some more?
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A more charitable reading would be "appreciate that all such theories are necessarily humble and limited; unless the entire context of science and human understanding becomes fundamentally and dramatically transformed"
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> I normally see comments with stuff like :4222: which I assume are emoticons only available in the new reddit For what it's worth, someone posted this Tampermonkey script that converts those codes to the proper custom Emoji's,
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> is the purpose of the course to measure the student or to teach the student? The very basis of the scientific method is measurement. If you can not measure your learning progress, how are you to know if your training methods are adequ
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He mentioned, in his Lex Friedman interview, that accepting investor money was a way to keep himself serious and motivated. He feels an obligation to those putting their money in.
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For the same reason that being more aware of your personal spending, leads to better personal decisions. Out of sight, out of mind, is a recipe for less oversight and responsibility from decision makers. Governmental spending can be a huge
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Intellectually, I know that you are correct. However, to this day, every time I buy something a bit pricey, the extra charge always feels a bit dear. That contemplation isn't as likely if you haven't already internalized the pre

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