zymhan

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   by zymhan 6y ago

   and yet > Then there is the City’s Cash, “a private fund built up over the last eight centuries”, which, among many other things, helps buy off dissent. Only part of it is visible: the Freedom of Information Act applies solely to its mun
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   by zymhan 6y ago

   To be fair, it was possible to buy Windows, Palm, and Symbian phones in the US in the 2000s. I owned a few for fun, far after they were outdated. But my Nokia E51 worked amazingly, and I used it right as the iPhone was released. I then swit
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   by zymhan 6y ago

   The linked post says absolutely nothing of significance.
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   by zymhan 6y ago

   There's no reason why Apple can't use Nvidia or AMD GPUs with an ARM CPU. Some examples here https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/917482-arm-and-pcie-lan...
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   by zymhan 6y ago

   Thank you, that was very reassuring.
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   by zymhan 6y ago

   No amount of instruments will make flying a plane safe if the pilot isn't trained on how to operate the plane _only_ using instruments. It's very counterintuitive to operate a vehicle, and force yourself to ignore all visual cues
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   by zymhan 6y ago

   > But a car crash on a highway typically involves two moving vehicles, reducing the delta at impact. This doesn't seem correct.
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   by zymhan 6y ago

   Maybe check with https://twitter.com/ColdWarScience , she's a historian and editor, specializing in the Cold War era of course
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   by zymhan 6y ago

   Why?
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    This should probably be updated to say "UK Govt" for clarity, not everyone will immediately know what the National Health Service is.
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    Ahhh I see, thank you for the explanation.
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    I just can't get over the idea that it is a place that existed, but no longer does. Even though the physical place is still there, of course.
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    Does "Everyone to the Polish front" not mean "to fight the Nazis"?
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    The waste is just staggering.
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    I can't believe someone can so totally misunderstand a 15+ year old application.
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    Yeah that is an odd choice of words.
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    > I have a choice on what software I install No you don't. Much of the software preinstalled on an Android device is permanent. And you can try stripping out Google Play Services, but good luck having a "smart" phone.
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    Freakonomics is an awful representation of economics. It's literally a collection of anecdotes and uncontrolled experiments.
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    Taiwan Airlift anyone?
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    We use Pulumi and Typescript, and it seems to rely heavily on Promise. I wonder how that ESLint rule would affect Pulumi code? https://www.pulumi.com/docs/intro/concepts/programming-model...
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    You can also just install it on Debian. I have it in a VM. Their install script is at https://install.pi-hole.net Docs: https://docs.pi-hole.net/main/basic-install/
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    And?
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    That's not what this is. It's a post explaining why and how you should be skeptical of authoritative-sounding blogs about COVID. It is more important than ever that people be able to understand what are reliable facts and what is
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    I disagree, this post applies to many, many discussions/dissections/etc about the current pandemic. The skepticism in general applies even more widely. The point is to make you think harder next time you read an amateur post on CO
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    I think they bring that up as one of the many ways the original author might disguise their amateurism. It's definitely not a bad thing to write "well", but faking an authoritative voice is a common problem.
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    Exactly, the author was not an academic, which at the very least means they are "putting on airs".
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    I agree. I think it's a small amount for the government, that will still be a meaningful amount for the recipient.
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    Let's be honest, 50 Euros per person is a drop in the bucket compared to the subsidies governments give to other modes of transportation.
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    Exactly, far too much overhead. Also doesn't allow clients to easily connect.
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    by zymhan 6y ago

    That's not really relevant to the technical discussion at hand though.