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by yobbo 4y ago
> If only there were some permissionless internet payments Card fees are consequences of their pricing decisions, not marginal cost of transactions. And, the reason they have "pricing power" is the size/market position of
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by yobbo 4y ago
"Grit" is another word for the ability to distinguish between surmountable and insurmountable obstacles. Otherwise we would have to believe that insurmountable obstacles don't exist. If you believe an obstacle is insurmountab
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by yobbo 4y ago
Seemingly more plausible explanation: some form of underlying "individual biological healthiness" predicts both IQ and longevity. Otherwise, you need to make the argument that IQ enables people to make better choices, but until re
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by yobbo 4y ago
This is not quite fingerprinting, since there's nothing unique about the alleged setup. There's quite a lot required for them to credibly show that the letter could only have been produced on a pc with "Intel HD Graphics 630&
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by yobbo 4y ago
> Local variable names should be short It depends on how complex the functions/algorithms are, and what mental references can be assumed. Local variable names help explain how/what the function does. Function names and context
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by yobbo 4y ago
In the graph: "Housing Units in the United States", one should point out that number of "Housing Units" is an upper bound on number of "Households". A gap between "Housing Units" and "Households&
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by yobbo 4y ago
The complexity bound of an algorithm is the worst possible complexity. It needs to be proven (by assuming the worst possible input data), and there exists only one provable bound for a particular algorithm. Finding the complexity of an al
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by yobbo 4y ago
It is an upper bound for something, but not the upper bound for that algorithm.
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by yobbo 4y ago
> I didn't really do it for the potential payrise (there is/was none) In many places it's a matter of employability. Without a degree, you are simply not employable (or promotable) unless you have the right network. Discus
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by yobbo 4y ago
I have a 7s26A movement out of a late 90s SKX which was unserviceable, and another 7s26C became unusable after 4-5 months of use. I also have a replacement 7s26C which worked flawlessly [-5,+5] s/d out of the box and a year so far, and
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by yobbo 4y ago
For example, the size and fit of Seiko "calibers" are the same going back further than NH35, which means far older watches can accept NH35 as replacements. Even sub-assemblies and parts of NH35 fit straight onto 7s26s from the 90s
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by yobbo 4y ago
> It loses about 5 minutes a day This suggests it's completely out of spec, and maybe beyond saving. However, regulating functioning Seiko movements is certainly within reach for enthusiasts using a timegrapher device, or software w
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by yobbo 4y ago
In Swedish, "isk" endings are sometimes contracted to "sk" such as "polsk"="polish" and the only way to say "pertaining to Köln" would be "kölsk" (unless specifically the beer.) Bu
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by yobbo 4y ago
The job itself is trivial. He became the right person to connect with the right network.
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by yobbo 4y ago
Mensch, människa, menneske, ..., and (most likely) manusha are cognates. But it's still curious how "manusha" sounds like "människa" while the vowels have been dropped in "mensch".
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by yobbo 5y ago
The swedish/scandinavian word for human "människa" has three syllables (norwegian "menneske" sounds more like two syllables) as opposed to german "mensch". It sounds suspiciously similar to the sanskrit wo
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by yobbo 5y ago
It can, but sin(x) has infinite number of extremes, and the gradients will vanish at those points. Activations will get stuck at 1 and -1 (x=π/2, 3π/2, ...). They set x+(1/a)*sin²(x) to be monotonic, which fixes this. Or you
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by yobbo 5y ago
The actionspace of super mario is {left, right, down, up} X { jump, shoot }. Meanwhile, lots of advice is "first kill those turtles, go through the castle, and save the princess. easy". "Only have good bosses ... Only work fo
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by yobbo 5y ago
People have different actionspaces. (Which seems obvious, but this is the reason that lots of advice sounds banal.)
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by yobbo 5y ago
> The low interest rates amortize the costs allowing affordability Negative real interest rates devalues income from work and up-values ownership of assets. Inflation is not in the interest of workers. > housing prices and interest ra
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by yobbo 5y ago
Anything that assumes low interest rates might be negatively affected. Capital intensive things based on renting/leasing (e-scooters?) are in the cross-hairs. Credit/pay-later services will have greater credit losses, higher risk
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by yobbo 5y ago
I guess the volume of spam-reject messages would dwarf legitimate mail.
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by yobbo 5y ago
What do you mean by hosting? It is basically necessary to relay outgoing mail via a reputable ISP in order to not be spam-sorted. They will then make sure their outgoing IPs are respected. For incoming mail you need a spam-filter, but that
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by yobbo 5y ago
> The two example patent numbers that I sent you are U.S. patents, but each of these patents has also been filed as patent applications in the Netherlands. Also, as I’m sure you are aware, your blogpost may be viewed internationally. As
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by yobbo 5y ago
> "whatever tech you choose you'll have to live with the consequences by owning maintenance and future development." But this is not in the interest of "architects", "system owners" or "buyers&quot
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by yobbo 5y ago
In many cases, choosing libraries and frameworks is motivated by political/symbolical reasons, and might not even expected to have any technical benefits. At one point choosing java enterprise was about signalling ambition and competen
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by yobbo 5y ago
My observations from university were that the people who always needed to be in the same group were also the lowest performers, the worst team mates, and the most sensitive to criticism. Their groups provided comfort and safety to them. The
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by yobbo 5y ago
I'm guessing, for example, safe torques on various bolt dimensions based on thread force and tension. Experiencing the various failure modes of each operation (or part), and learning to recognize them by sight and ear. Being able to ex
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by yobbo 5y ago
> 1. Why are income levels lower? USA is in a unique position where it can stimulate its economy to a degree that is treatise-wise impossible for EU governments in EMU, and (until recently) without causing inflation. Southern Europe used
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by yobbo 5y ago
> "In order to be interesting, you have to be interested." This is backwards. Rather, unsolicited DMs are only acceptable if you are already deemed interesting, ie some sort of social media "celebrity".

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