yzydserd

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There are no optical corrections in the Parthenon(doi.org)
5 points by yzydserd 11d ago|0 comments
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by yzydserd 11d ago
I find the underlining of the period in "school holidays." very jarring.
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by yzydserd 15d ago
> solving problems is only a tool and proxy for achieving the primary goal of conceptual understanding and insight. This is the effect of AI on most intellectual disciplines, and it’s a real worry.
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by yzydserd 16d ago
Only 30-40% of people encounter brain freeze? Fabulous site.
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SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast(bbc.co.uk)
4 points by yzydserd 1mo ago|0 comments
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
Grubby.
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
Bought this in April 2005 for £11.95 and 58p per year is good value. Not sure I'll upgrade though.
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
The site runs like a dog.
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
They claimed them as advances, not breakthroughs.
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Advanced Lawnmower Simulator (1988)(en.wikipedia.org)
5 points by yzydserd 2mo ago|0 comments
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
In case it wasn't obvious - it wasn't obvious to me from the 43 mentions of it in the article - beads is a product by the same author. There was an HN post on it 8 months ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
Here is pg today. “Duke University library system dropped Basecamp because the founders weren't sufficiently PC.” https://nitter.net/paulg/status/2082164143008707034
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
It’s nearby London’s last sewer powered gas lamp. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/F...
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
Here he was last year championing the Far Right in England https://world.hey.com/dhh/as-i-remember-london-e7d38e64
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Would you choose £50k over the chance of £1M?(yougov.com)
8 points by yzydserd 2mo ago|7 comments
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
In a UK survey of ~4500 adults, 73% said they would take a certain £50k over a 50/50 chance of £1m. For women, it was 82%. via https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0njd4e2evo
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by yzydserd 3mo ago
arith2027.org taken, arith2028.org available.
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by yzydserd 3mo ago
An increase in the supply of boat snacks?
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by yzydserd 3mo ago
The question is, launch to who …
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by yzydserd 3mo ago
I wish stories like this would be published before the nominee exits the stage.
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The Castles of the Garamantes(wildmanlife.com)
3 points by yzydserd 3mo ago|0 comments
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by yzydserd 4mo ago
Maybe you missed the “25% discount in our shops and cafes” perk for the day you need to be in the office. Score.
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by yzydserd 4mo ago
No, Biff informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives during the current terminal session.
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Erich's Packing Center(erich-friedman.github.io)
1 points by yzydserd 4mo ago|0 comments
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by yzydserd 4mo ago
Many squares in circles bests were found this month. https://erich-friedman.github.io/packing/squincir/
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The way you draw circles says a lot about you(qz.com)
7 points by yzydserd 4mo ago|1 comments
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by yzydserd 4mo ago
A literature search didn't turn much evidence of this at all, let alone conclusive evidence. Any sources? I swirl right hand clockwise. I also draw circles clockwise. One article said circle drawing direction was likely cultural or lin
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by yzydserd 4mo ago
It’s similar in other sports. Around 30% of top cricketers are left handed. It’s 40% for some leading countries. The “hypothesis presumes that athletes in interactive sports are much more likely to play and practice against right-handed opp
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by yzydserd 5mo ago
> So I built a scraper that hits the UK government's mandatory Fuel Finder API every 10 minutes and stores every price change. 90k records across 7,700 stations since January. Only 1 change per station per week on average? Fewer tha
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by yzydserd 5mo ago
Being a world leader with 1's and 2's, it was only a matter of time that they diversified into 0's and 1's.

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