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by zafka 1y ago
I think that this endeavor is one of the better use cases for machine learning. It would also put a group on the map if they did it quickly.
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The Rise and Fall of Dark Web Vendor(wired.com)
2 points by zafka 1y ago|0 comments
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This is Water(fs.blog)
3 points by zafka 1y ago|1 comments
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by zafka 1y ago
When I see a study like this, I think: Who is eating all these ultra-processed foods? The answer I hypothesize is: Generally stressed folks with little time, and often not a lot of money. Also if one is dependent on drugs or alcohol, proces
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by zafka 1y ago
I loved Turbo C/C++!. I still have copies of the directory tree that I would move from computer to computer. It was a simple little sandbox to test things, or to show newbies code. I have an 486 box that still worked last I checked wit
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by zafka 2y ago
Individual bit of information are not the real issue. What is important is allowing oneself to be slowly primed to certain viewpoints and then accepting things via confirmation bias. Even the preceding is probably too simplistic, I think va
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by zafka 2y ago
I am quite curious to know who the targets were for the 200 some bomb threats. While I have a suspicion I would love to know if there is any tally.
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by zafka 2y ago
I see you quote Charlie Munger in your HN profile. I myself love his writings. Did you perchance see the video clip of his views on Elon?
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by zafka 2y ago
This is a breath of fresh air for me. I am so grateful that a portion of society has held onto their empathy and moral compass while becoming very successful.
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by zafka 2y ago
I agree with this sentiment. My first gig was telecom, and I wrote in a pascal like language called CHILL, but found out my forte was debugging and patching and ended up doing a fair amount of assembly code that would get applied to live sy
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by zafka 2y ago
Hi Paul, thanks for this! Also thanks for popping out ( into my perception ) . I saved some of the links you point to in your hn bio and plan to come back multiple times. It gives me some hope to see that there are folks working for sanity.
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by zafka 2y ago
You make a good point. It is always best to direct one's ire at the action rather than the person. On the other hand, while I always want to believe that people can change for the better, very few do. I do try to work on my character,
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by zafka 2y ago
I am interested in the concept of how a small percentage of "truth" can make propaganda appear to be correct. Of course there are other factors involved also, such as proper tuning of biases in the target audience.
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by zafka 2y ago
Damn!! For the longest time, when asked to leave a number by a voice mail I have used 17. Now while perusing the comments here, I find out it is the most commonly picked number. There goes my perceived sense of originality. Sigh......
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by zafka 2y ago
I think that this is a pathway to some great new technology. When these raw materials drop a little in price and attract the attention of the very curious, good things can happen.
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by zafka 2y ago
I was able to read the whole article from the link provided. (I did click the accept terms button) - Luckily I do not plan to have more children-
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by zafka 2y ago
"93%, maybe 95.2%, of project managers, could disappear tomorrow to either no effect or a net gain in efficiency. (this estimate is up from 4 years ago)" This made me laugh it is so true. My last big project at "Big Co"
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Optical Frequency Combs(nist.gov)
126 points by zafka 2y ago|40 comments
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by zafka 2y ago
Congratulations Paras!! When I first started this post I was going to comment: Congratulations on your overnight success!! but held off :) Anyhow, I love that your plan is to do crazy ass experiments. I hope to read about them in the near
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by zafka 2y ago
I really identify with your last sentence! Well actually your whole comment.
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by zafka 2y ago
I will get back to you on that. I just found it in my desk. I myself am sighted, and have never used it for echo location - yet. Looking at it I realized that it was given out by my old employer: Blazie engineering. Coincidentally, I just
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by zafka 2y ago
I have one of these - purpose built for blind people to use. Pretty sure I picked it up at a NFB convention in Atlanta around the turn of the century. (NFB = National Federation of the blind)
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by zafka 2y ago
Nice Description. A black noodle just joined our other 5 cats.
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by zafka 2y ago
Native to South America. Imported to various places for fur trade ( 1900s). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutria
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by zafka 2y ago
I Have not used one, but I have a friend who has used a microwave kiln with success. This is a small specially made container that can be placed inside a regular microwave to fire low range clay ( cone 04 ) or to slump glass. Here is an ar
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by zafka 2y ago
I have lived in South Florida, close to the Atlantic ocean for close to 40 years. In the time I have lived here, the insect populations have noticeably dropped. I have also queried relatives from the midwest. It used to be every summer your
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The Search for What Shook the Earth for Nine Days Straight(quantamagazine.org)
2 points by zafka 2y ago|0 comments
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by zafka 2y ago
I have always wanted a compressor to liquefy air. No real good reason, except I thought it would be fun to play with. Every time I go to look, they seem to pricey to justify. I wonder about the fact that Tesla was playing with this stuff ba
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by zafka 2y ago
At least N=2.
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by zafka 2y ago
@Dang, @Paul Graham This is where it really helps when people who can affect state budgets can really help. I am guessing the Governor of Texas would like more Tech investment. This would be a great time to speak up and tell him that killin

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