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by volemo 3y ago
Names are awful identifiers, considering how they are misshapen by stylistic rules (case folding, reordering, abbreviation, transliteration, etc.) and how many collisions there are. I really hope some generalised system (ORCID?) finds as wi
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by volemo 3y ago
> While we're at it, it's probably not the best idea to represent derivatives as fractions either (for the sake of notational consistency). Do you mean dy/dx? Why isn't that a good idea? Isn't fractional form use
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by volemo 3y ago
Easy solution: use mouthpad [1] to control the plane and free the hands to communicate with the ground. :D [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38997930
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by volemo 3y ago
The weirdest part of SI is the whole luminous units. It was the hardest to understand. And why (in definition) is `lm = cd * sr`, not the normal way around `cd = lm / sr`?
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by volemo 3y ago
I've heard this argument many time and personally do not understand. The ambient temperature is such a subjective thing, so many things affect it besides absolute temperature: wind, sunlight, humidity. And it changes so fast too. I don
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by volemo 3y ago
I think you’re fighting the wrong enemy: it’s not the system of measurement’s fault, it’s numeral system‘s. If you want clean division by 3, I suggest you to advocate for dozenal.
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by volemo 3y ago
Now if we just move Americans from trucks to bicycles…
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by volemo 3y ago
Same with capacitance. So what? That’s the beauty of SI: just add a prefix.
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by volemo 3y ago
Yes, I think it’s more of an alternative to MetaPost. That said, I’m intrigued how these two compare?
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by volemo 3y ago
At this point I think it’d be more fun to port CP/M to AVR.
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by volemo 3y ago
For a novice to delve into heat pumps I recommend Technology Connections’ series on the topic: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv0jwu7G_DFVIot1ubOZdR-KC...
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by volemo 3y ago
On iOS you can also tap "aA" button in the URL bar to get to the scale settings.
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by volemo 3y ago
I hear you, but the idea of shock ventilation is to swap out the air without cooling the walls.
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by volemo 3y ago
I believe, a game would be more fun if, instead of nearing on one colour in several guesses, a player would guess once for several colours. Then one could really test their hex skills, not knowing the basics of search algorithms.
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by volemo 3y ago
Series “Mind your language” is one big example (along with cheesy ‘70s humour).
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by volemo 3y ago
Penny is worth less than the metal it’s made out of. coinnews.net/2022/01/18/penny-costs-2-1-cents-to-make-in-2021-nickel-costs-8-52-cents-us-mint-realizes-381-2m-in-seigniorage/
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by volemo 3y ago
Your comment is a good example of the Reverse Tinkerbell effect.
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by volemo 3y ago
Yes, Half-Life was also promised decades ago but is yet to be delivered.
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by volemo 3y ago
Zero, one, and carry, you mean?
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by volemo 3y ago
A cow is a legged vegetable but sometimes it short-circuits and sends you flying just for passing by.
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by volemo 3y ago
I believe tromp implies a constraint of “existed before we started answering the question”.
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by volemo 3y ago
By the way, what’s the difference between self-replicating automation and live? “Artificialness”?
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by volemo 3y ago
“Because it is there”
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by volemo 3y ago
> Just chart a different course. Do we reroute highways to avoid anthills?
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by volemo 3y ago
Por que no los dos?
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Diffractive Solar Sail(en.wikipedia.org)
45 points by volemo 3y ago|16 comments
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by volemo 3y ago
You know you can buy other products, right? There’re plenty of computer manufacturers that use discrete modules.
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by volemo 3y ago
What do you mean “if”? https://imgur.com/KsLQxNC
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by volemo 4y ago
That’s kinda how Nintendo Virtual Boy worked. Though, they moved mirrors instead of waving the whole LED assembly.