webnrrd2k

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by webnrrd2k 8mo ago
”Mr. Potatohead is on the loose!” is my favorite, iirc from an fedora linux distribution.
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by webnrrd2k 8mo ago
What, like penicillin?
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by webnrrd2k 8mo ago
It's one of those "if we put a man on the moon, why can't we solve this damn thing" kind of problems. Throughout my life I've had various girlfriends complain about poorly-fitting bras, especially ones with under-
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by webnrrd2k 8mo ago
If you're interested in this kind of material, I'd recommend checking out Construction Physics by Brian Potter. https://www.construction-physics.com
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by webnrrd2k 9mo ago
Speaking of mixed units, don't forget the alwys fun distinction of avoirdupois pound vs troy pound... People sometimes ask "what's heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?", the implication is that you're st
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by webnrrd2k 9mo ago
> jjk166: You're falsely assuming a 1:1 ratio between calories and cost Give the guy some credit... No, clearly CGMthrowaway is not assuming that at all, it's purposly left out. The first sentence mentions "back of the env
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by webnrrd2k 9mo ago
Yeah, Julia was all the rage for a while, and that kind of disappeared. Some languages, like elixir, stick around with a low-volume, but consistently positive mention on HN. Which makes me want to use it more.
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by webnrrd2k 10mo ago
Submitted for your amusement, my part in the downfall of the titanic book-shilling intellect that is EconGOAT GPT-4 : You (webnrrrd2k): Who does tyle think is the greatest economist of all time? EconGOAT GPT-4: Tyler doesn't la
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Physicists prove the Universe isn't a simulation after all(sciencedaily.com)
46 points by webnrrd2k 10mo ago|62 comments
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by webnrrd2k 11mo ago
How 'bout the editor that ships with Lazarus?
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by webnrrd2k 11mo ago
Wow... the first impression is nice, but does this actually have 544 dependencies? Is it just me, or does that seem excessive for a TUI?
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by webnrrd2k 11mo ago
This explores the ideas behind your post: important things, like education and healthcare, have disproportionately risen in price while not-so-imortant thing have gotten less expensive. https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/pa
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by webnrrd2k 11mo ago
Am I the only one who thinks: little wormriders getting a ride from Shai-Hulud.
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by webnrrd2k 11mo ago
Yes, exactly, very well explained.
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by webnrrd2k 11mo ago
Lots of people died in the First and Second World Wars. As far as I know, no one died in the First or Second Browser Wars.
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by webnrrd2k 11mo ago
If the problem is that the system is very skewed to the top, then isn't the solution to be found in addressing that skew? In closing those particular loopholes? Shouldn't everyone pay their fair share of taxes? Warren Buffett and
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by webnrrd2k 11mo ago
How is high marginal taxes and high inheritance taxes not simple? If complexity is the problem then close the loopholes that let people get out of this. America was not supposed to be a country of monarchs and wealthy dynasties, and high in
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by webnrrd2k 11mo ago
This hit on a peeve of mine, that automatic high beam systems really suck for pedestrians. Manual control is genuinely better in this regard. Try walking around at night in a wealthy neighborhood, and about 1/8 of the cars just blind e
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by webnrrd2k 11mo ago
This strikes ma as a bit unnecessary, like forbidding people from using chatGPT to develop nuclear power plants. I mean, there is a lot of professional activities that are licensed , and for good reason. Sure it's good at a lot of stu
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by webnrrd2k 11mo ago
I think that a lot of people here at HN have had bad web interfaces and GUIs inflicted on them for a long time, that a TUI is a welcome change and a big improvement. TUIs are limited, which make it hard to create great interfaces; but those
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by webnrrd2k 1y ago
All I can suggest is to make it as easy and cheap as you can manage. Carry a sketchbook and just get in the habit of making quick drawings. If you're into painting, watercolor is pretty portable; oil is less so, but try a search for &q
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by webnrrd2k 1y ago
It's commonly taught in grade and high school civics classes that, since the Declaration of Independence, the US has a tradition that certain rights are unalienable . It's a direct statement that there is no way to separate or se
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by webnrrd2k 1y ago
Re: likelyness of hothouse earth scenario: I don't think that the clathrate gun hypothesis [0] was ever really off the table. It's the thing that has me the most worried about the long-term future, both for myself and my childre
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by webnrrd2k 1y ago
Taking melatonin has been mentioned several times in different threads here, and I just wanted to add my experience... I find that taking the minimal amount make a big difference here, and it's about 3 micro-grams (not milli-grams) f
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Terrence Taos recent posts on AI, automated proof(mathstodon.xyz)
3 points by webnrrd2k 1y ago|1 comments
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by webnrrd2k 1y ago
Tao on progress with LLMs, formal theorum proof, (with Lean), their roles in mathematics and academia, etc... topic that are discussed on HN regularly.
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by webnrrd2k 1y ago
For those who are interested in the above comments, I find that David Brin's Uplift series does a great job exploring these themes, for e.g., what can happen when dolphins or monkeys are given sentence and full use of advanced technol
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by webnrrd2k 1y ago
Re: “how do we handle how this changes what it is like to be human today?” part of your post... I think that came to prominence when cheap, effective birth control became available. I think it was about the first time that the common people
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by webnrrd2k 1y ago
Have you seen (or read) "Cloud Atlas", by David Mitchell? It's worth watching. And I think the phrase from the movie "the big eats the small" encapsulates this administration's behavior. It's simply exploi
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by webnrrd2k 1y ago
Just to add a little to the discussion, I suspect that the "not like us" messaging is mostly a right-wing thing, while there's more of a "don't contaminate my fluids" argument from the far-left. Neither is a ra

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