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by vehemenz 4y ago
It's nice to see large manufacturers break out of the 16:9 mold, although I think 4:3, 3:2, or 5:4 would be better for most users. Unfortunately, LG is letting the supply chain dictate panel size for their product team, instead of the
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by vehemenz 4y ago
The 2011 version makes me sad. It was completely unnecessary and inferior to the original.
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by vehemenz 4y ago
macOS does it by default now. I've found it to be very useful at times. Any image you open in Safari, Preview, etc. (official Apple programs) will be OCR'd automatically, allowing you to extract the text with copy+paste. I think i
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by vehemenz 4y ago
Isn't that the point though? If you make a sensitive document unindexable (assuming this works), then effectively no one can find it. The intent here is not to restrict the document to sighted users but to hide the document from every
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by vehemenz 4y ago
After owning a Steam Deck for several months, I think it's worth paying ebay prices. They are pretty reasonable if you're used to the scalped GPU/console market. That's just my opinion though.
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by vehemenz 4y ago
Plato: Complete Works Are anthologies cheating?
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by vehemenz 4y ago
It depends how you cash out "compatible." Speculative metaphysical theories are compatible with science because they are unprovable and, if true, "override" science as the true cause of the laws of nature and the world.
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by vehemenz 4y ago
Here's a similar list for failed NCUA-insured credit unions: https://www.ncua.gov/support-services/conservatorships-liqui...
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by vehemenz 4y ago
I think it kind of goes both ways. People knee-deep in the React ecosystem are dismissive of problems that don't require a full application implemented in a heavy, opinionated framework.
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by vehemenz 4y ago
Amazon blocks "bemotrizinol" from its search. Tsk tsk. https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aamazon.com+%22bemotri...
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by vehemenz 4y ago
This whole piece is spot on. The most obvious example of audience capture that occurs to me is Joe Rogan's podcast. From about 2010-2013, it was a comedy podcast that was just starting to get some high-profile guests. My theory is that
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by vehemenz 4y ago
Why not use a clip-on (lapel) mic? A standalone battery pack is somewhat portable and seems less annoying than wearing a choker would be.
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by vehemenz 4y ago
You are confusing America, the continent, with America the country. In conventional English, in most of the world, United States residents are called "Americans."
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by vehemenz 4y ago
In addition to familysearch.org, I'd recommend getting a DNA test from 23andMe or Ancestry. The relatives matching feature could give you additional leads. DNA + genealogy is the only way to be certain of things.
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by vehemenz 4y ago
More precisely, you don't see the relevance my rhetorical question has to your point.
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by vehemenz 4y ago
Let me guess. Piracy is theft?
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by vehemenz 4y ago
Given that the early Ancient Greeks were not Jews or Christians, and that most medieval theology heavily rehashes Plato and Epictetus, I'm not sure why anyone would suggest the Bible, rather than classical Greek thought, is the foundat
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by vehemenz 4y ago
I strongly agree with one of Dawkins’s most important points, the effectiveness of the reductio ad absurdum as a rhetorical strategy. If you want to persuade people, then you need to meet them where they are and adopt their way of thinking.
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by vehemenz 4y ago
I discovered his channel about a month ago via the Geo Detective series. It's always a fun ride to see him work out his thought process, examining architecture, flora, and the smallest detail. He scours the map tirelessly and Googles d
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by vehemenz 4y ago
I am shopping for one right now. You may be underestimating the price though. Good ebikes (this is a car replacement, after all) are closer to $5k. $8-10k for a high end cargo ebike.
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by vehemenz 4y ago
The presence of low-range EVs—many of which need battery or tire replacements—doesn't really change the point. A similarly priced Honda Fit from the same model year is a better value due to its low maintenance costs, fuel economy, and
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by vehemenz 4y ago
A good petrol car can be bought used for $15-20k. Comparing the price of a new one to an EV is a false equivalency because you can't buy used EVs for anywhere near that. TCO only favors EVs if you drive enough to offset fuel, oil chang
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by vehemenz 4y ago
Starting price for EVs is around $50k. Driving one of those seems more ostentatious to me.
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by vehemenz 4y ago
I looked at the advisory board and trustees for the University of Austin, and it's a mix of left- and right-wing, but mostly centrists. Among the right-wing members, they seem to be the think tank type. Furthermore, even if it were set
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by vehemenz 4y ago
Does the 20-30 minutes include the 20-30 minutes it takes to fall asleep during the middle of the day? Maybe I'm exaggerating, but I don't think most people can fall asleep on demand during the middle of the day. Personally, I fal
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by vehemenz 4y ago
Mirror sites (no search): https://seop.illc.uva.nl https://stanford.library.sydney.edu.au
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The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy has been down for 3 days(plato.stanford.edu)
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by vehemenz 4y ago
Most people driving cars don't need to be, just as most people smoking don't need to be. The main point is that it's easy to be personally offended by a cigarette, but the real damage is caused elsewhere. Sometimes we need to
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by vehemenz 4y ago
I'm not dismissing the question. But I don't think you can start addressing it without explicitly stating which values to measure against.
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by vehemenz 4y ago
I don't know, but Steven Pinker (the loudest proponent of this claim) says such sincerely, and besides him, most ordinary people are moral/value realists and think there are genuine answers to these types of questions.

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