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by vjulian 2y ago
I have an older (but not old) Mini, and I find it almost unusable, as screen elements don’t scale up. For example, Safari browser buttons are stupidly small. Is that still an issue with the Mini?
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by vjulian 2y ago
Cannot access article due to paywall.
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by vjulian 2y ago
I’d prefer a neutral account. In conclusion, is it fair to say that the leak was a breach of US protocol or law and was publicly-available information?
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Ask HN: How to master navigating complex workplace communication?
4 points by vjulian 2y ago|0 comments
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by vjulian 2y ago
Is it limited to hackers, or is it open to all tech-savvy, free-thinking types of HN readers? If need be, I could dust off some mad 6502 assembly language skillz. Oh, and I ran a BBS briefly in the 80s if that helps me qualify. I’m not tech
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by vjulian 2y ago
Coming soon (I’m certain) is the ability for consumer-accessible LLMs and their ilk to analyze millions upon millions of pages of documents. That poses what Pentagon types no doubt perceive as a national security risk.
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by vjulian 2y ago
I agree, and that would be a smaller, less interesting story for the newspaper.
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by vjulian 2y ago
Most of what’s being discussed here is naturally subjective views on propriety. Not many years ago, God forbid should one see an ad for cannabis. Even what is and is not considered a scam is quite subjective, is it not? To what extent are t
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by vjulian 2y ago
Zappa in New York… it is truly amazing to me how exceptionally skilled his ensemble his. Without exaggeration, that’s one of the most skilled ensembles I’ve ever heard, and I’m not just talking rock music.
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by vjulian 2y ago
I never understood Zappa until I listened to his orchestral and chamber music. I thought he was a rock guy and doing the usual trite “with Symphony Orchestra” music that rock guys did. I was wrong. He knows what’s he’s doing, and he’s outst
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by vjulian 2y ago
If this were a different subject matter, the linked article wouldn’t pass muster here. It’s poorly sourced, contains suspect data, and it isn’t worth dissecting. Sex-related topics, I’ve noticed, are not especially successful here in the d
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by vjulian 2y ago
My understanding is that scientific understanding of sleep is relatively limited and tenuous at that, compared to other medical topics. A professor at a sleep lab once joked to me that in fifty (or whenever) years, knowledgeable people will
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by vjulian 2y ago
May I suggest you find not just any doctor but an exceptional one, such as on the level of the late Oliver Sacks (a neurologist). Do not restrict yourself to location. Find and write to physicians who are at the top of their game. Given wha
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by vjulian 2y ago
Could you please explain ‘lay bare organisational deficiencies’? I ask without skepticism.
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Destroying Public Trust: Covid Realities(nytimes.com)
3 points by vjulian 2y ago|0 comments
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by vjulian 2y ago
I’m curious, how did you settle on PC vs Mac? I’m a PC user (Cubase), but there are certain unique advantages to Mac as a platform of course when it comes to music. I’m not wedded to brand personally but use PC as I find it more versatile i
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by vjulian 2y ago
Smartphones (still) offer novelty, and there are no alternatives to some of their useful functions, hence popularity. I’ll be livid if smartphone-type devices are popular a century from now.
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by vjulian 3y ago
Golgo 13 on an NES emulator. What’s not to like? Action, intrigue, first-person perspective, side-scrolling, killing, sex, cigarettes, good music—it’s got it all.
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by vjulian 3y ago
I’m not being flippant when I write, therefore a government whose legitimacy is maintained primarily via threat of violence.
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by vjulian 3y ago
This article is stupid (frankly) and written from an exceptionally prejudiced porn-is-evil perspective. I’m wondering whether it qualifies for flagging.
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by vjulian 3y ago
Given this, and everything else happening in the US, I genuinely don’t understand why a proper coup hasn’t occurred yet. The complacency is astounding.
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by vjulian 3y ago
Intelligence is quite like beauty. We know that both occur as a normal distribution. Some pretend they’re a flat distribution. Attempts to quantify them are in vain.
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by vjulian 3y ago
Good question. No, that’s an area where I don’t get stubble. I assume that’s due to hair growth there being less dense. (I’m not sure why I’m “downvoted” for discussing body grooming in a thread about body grooming.)
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by vjulian 3y ago
I don’t like fancy seats on my loo and prefer a standalone bidet. I loathe having to poo in public toilets. Where available, I’ll buy pre-moistened, disposable towels. If unavailable, I’ll use the sink as a bidet and either wet towels or us
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by vjulian 3y ago
In my experience, the cultural differences due to socioeconomics explains a reduced chance of having to tolerate rowdy children. Those children in first class will be better behaved on average, or the parents will be more likely to heed com
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by vjulian 3y ago
Beethoven quartet opus 135, especially the third movement. Several others, about an album or two worth of music. Ravel’s quartet is up there. I melt when I hear George Duke’s rhodes solo on Blessed Relief (a great piece overall). Stuff like
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by vjulian 3y ago
Oh—it’s not only me! I just commented on Blue in Green. Outside of that, the album overall has an association for me. I started buying jazz records in my teens in the 80s. No one guided my listening or made recommendations. I eventually cam
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by vjulian 3y ago
There are a few pieces of music that I avoid listening to too frequently. That’s because I find them to be too beautiful, too profound and—illogically—I don’t want to wear them out. Perhaps also because I find myself consistently in tears w
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by vjulian 3y ago
I plan on buying a new car soon, likely a luxury brand, perhaps Lexus. It’s been 15 years since I’ve personally purchased a car. Are there services that will handle the process on my behalf? Very genuinely—-I ask because my patience is thin
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by vjulian 3y ago
All combined, it would allow for the perception of a different kind of reality for the person immersed in the multiple input streams. It would expand minds hard indeed yo.

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