Keegs

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by Keegs 2mo ago
This doesn’t bode well for the future of ChatGPT. Google Ads started out very unobtrusive, and we know what happened since. Let’s see if Anthropic follows suit.
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by Keegs 3mo ago
I understand the infinite coastline concept in theory but in practice would you even want to measure a coastline that way? Even if your goal was “perfect” precision, coastlines are variable. You’d have to take an average across tides and th
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by Keegs 1y ago
Can you expand on this? I can't find any references online.
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by Keegs 2y ago
I almost purchased a Kindle Scribe this year but went with a Supernote Manta instead. I couldn’t be happier. It runs the Kindle app but also KOReader so I can read pdfs transferred from my computer. It’s awesome for papers and pdf copies of
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by Keegs 2y ago
My favorite book is Douglas Adams’ Last Chance to See . He talks about it here [0] and IIRC he says it was his favorite book to write. Adams took a dark subject - endangered animals and our role in their extinction - and told a story that’
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Working Title (Insurance)(bitsaboutmoney.com)
167 points by Keegs 2y ago|92 comments
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by Keegs 2y ago
> If the service sucks, they’ll lose customers. We’re talking about hospitals. Many areas are served by one local hospital. And where there are several, it’s typically the ambulance who decides where you go. It’s also pretty difficult to
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by Keegs 2y ago
This is off topic, but can anyone tell where the photo with the caption “The situation is developing” was taken? There aren’t many clues in the image, but the travel ad and outdoor dining point to somewhere tropical. Looks like a cool place
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by Keegs 2y ago
This is my favorite possibility, that space has a “finite volume but no edges: if you travel farther than the scale of the universe, you end up back where you started.” It’s comforting on an existential level to imagine the amount of stuff
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Building a Crystal Clear Whiteboard (2013)(hackaday.com)
5 points by Keegs 2y ago|1 comments
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by Keegs 2y ago
Suppose the rules changed so that some authority guarantees your right to sell your house at the price you bought it, but only at that price: when you find your next home, you get back the cost of your old one, which is then auctioned off t
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by Keegs 2y ago
Your younger self was right about sanitation workers. In my city it also pays well.
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by Keegs 2y ago
My building rattled for a good 15 seconds.
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by Keegs 2y ago
The quality of writing in this book is fantastic. If you're studying math or have a recreational interest I really recommend it.
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A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Mathematics(giam.southernct.edu)
314 points by Keegs 2y ago|69 comments
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In B-Flat (2009)(inbflat.net)
248 points by Keegs 2y ago|48 comments
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by Keegs 2y ago
> I am getting tired of the whiplash between "it's harder than ever to find a job" and "the economy has recovered and unemployement is record lows". This is normally easily explainable I’m curious. How can these
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by Keegs 2y ago
I tried to read Camus’ The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays during an episode of major depression, thinking I’d appreciate the message, but it was too dense given the circumstances. What I did finish, and what ended up becoming one of my
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The Tools Don't Matter (2021)(bringthedonuts.com)
1 points by Keegs 3y ago|0 comments
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by Keegs 3y ago
Humans. Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations about 2000 years ago and it’s still useful for navigating modern life. On the surface, life has changed a ton over generations because of technological advancement. Underneath that though, basic hum
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Making an Emperor Bed (2018)(middleendian.com)
1 points by Keegs 3y ago|0 comments
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by Keegs 3y ago
> “We refuse to operate as the customer service representatives of your company,” the officials add. “Proper investment in response and mitigation is mandatory.” It’s crazy to me how tech companies pretend customer support is not a criti
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Visualize Git(git-school.github.io)
1 points by Keegs 3y ago|1 comments
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by Keegs 3y ago
This is a page where you can type git commands and watch how they change the tree. It's a great way to build a conceptual understanding of git.
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by Keegs 3y ago
Especially if the universe really is a dark forest. Although, if you wanted to stay undetected, why would you advertise your solar system like this?
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by Keegs 3y ago
I went with a Killer Whale, which is missing from the page but very similar to an Iris. It was tedious to build but having mouse control in my keyboard is very cool.
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by Keegs 3y ago
This website helped me choose a keyboard to build. You can stack keyboard layouts on top of each other, or print a layout to get a sense of how comfortable it is to use.
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Compare Split Keyboards(compare.splitkb.com)
2 points by Keegs 3y ago|4 comments
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by Keegs 3y ago
A post that predates CSS.
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Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches (1994)(pmichaud.com)
164 points by Keegs 3y ago|78 comments

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