Firther

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by Firther 4y ago
Studies on line length are all over the place, I think the only consistent conclusions are that shorter lines (between 30-60cpl) are beneficial for readers with poor literacy skills (including non-native speakers) or for people with dyslexi
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by Firther 4y ago
Would it be better if memorisation could be achieved through distributed practice, vocabulary learned through reading and listening, spaced repetition achieved through well written textbooks, curriculum, mentorship, etc? Absolutely, but the
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by Firther 4y ago
It's not quite the same out of the box experience (after making sure you have the latest chipset drivers, use the balanced power plan and NOT the performance plan, and have Xbox Game Bar..), but it's possible to force certain proc
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by Firther 4y ago
Genes, climate, and types of local foods play a role too, but widespread adoption of agriculture made diets rich in carbs and starchy foods possible, which isn't great for dental health, and the somewhat recent trend (last 200~ years)
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by Firther 4y ago
It's molar concentration, the study doesn't really mention it directly of course. 1mM is probably high since they're looking at what concentration of tobacco causes DNA damage in e.g., a cavity, but the study doesn't thi
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by Firther 4y ago
The full study mentions that other studies found nasal snuff produced the highest plasma nicotine concentration at 0.8 uM, with speculation that a large (emphasis mine) pinch would produce mM concentrations in the nasal cavity, right on t
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by Firther 4y ago
There has been a social stigma against breathing through your mouth in the UK for as long as I can remember, with it being associated with negative qualities like being undisciplined, unathletic, dimwitted, along with it being considered an
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by Firther 4y ago
As per usual Ken is being pretty disingenuous here, even ignoring the hyperbole about needing a 175MP digital sensor to 'capture the same information'. Velvia 50 might resolve 160 lines/mm (I'm not sure if this is line p
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by Firther 4y ago
They're not 'officially' supported like you say, but Navi21 cards (6800-6950xt) have undergone the same QA validation as the officially supported pro cards. https://github.com/RadeonOpenCompute/ROCm/
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by Firther 4y ago
Screen tearing in X11 is a tricky one since there's a dozen ways to deal with it and 10 times more ways for it to go wrong, which is just enough uncertainty that you can never be sure if it's supposed to be that way. I know I&#x27