avaldez_

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by avaldez_ 2y ago
I agree with you in broad terms but come on, all the care in the world for the environment won't stop external threats. Ask the dinosaurs. Sure the resources can be used to mitigate those threats like NASA DART mission but it is nice t
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
https://sfdictionary.com/view/439/stfnal
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
The github _awesome_ pages are a meme at this point https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-awesome-awesome-awes... Concept is _awesome_, the curation so so.
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
There's some progress in typing ruby code. You may want to check https://github.com/Shopify/tapioca
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
Small typo: Zephyr https://zephyrproject.org/
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
Like 80% of the world uses Android though.
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
>edit: Actually, it's worth mentioning that there are other non-Western cultures using psychedelics to treat mental health issues, such as Ayahuasca ceremonies in various South American countries. South America is non-western cultur
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
Oh man that's so much better! It still gives me the chills. As a physicist, the frustrations of brother Cavil really hit home for me—it resonated on a whole different level. https://youtu.be/s_UVPLHAOAY
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
>Life is more robust than electronic systems. The electronic systems will be destroyed for their aggression. Compelling argument. However from the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and c
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
Not specifically physics engines but graphics engines use "hidden surface determination" to avoid rendering what's outside the camera view. Frustrum culling, occlusion culling, LOD optimization, space-partition based clipping
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
On error resume next /jk
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
>Svelte(kit) is still the most W3C compliant of the major frameworks out there. Also, it's not even a runtime-framework but a compiler, meaning you're left with nothing but the necessary HTML, JS & CSS just relevant for you
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
Reproducibility? I mean what's the point of an open technology nobody knows if it works or not.
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
>Why would you want to make them yourself? Welp, not everyone lives in the US or Europe. Living in South America my only options are either spend ~$100 for a two weeks _fast delivery_ or have it for free ~2 months later. Not many options
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
> But I go further - software is a form of literacy, and everyone should learn to code, Why though? I've read a lot of people saying _everyone should know how to code_ but why? I don't see the same trend for example with physic
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler%E2%80%93DeWitt_equat...
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
That's what paraphrasing means.
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
Define _elegant_
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
>Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol The most fun and rewatchable M:I movie IMO.
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
Not the commenter you're answering to, but... what's wrong with the words you did just use?
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
_Your Scientists Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should_ (?)
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
>God, the exchange between Daedra Meero and Blevin, with an added mediation of the cunning Major Partagaz was excellent. The writing in that scene is on par with the best in HBO. The political maneuvering and intrigue are reminiscent of
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
> Sure, it can write amazing code, poems, songs, but can it draw interesting conclusions from first principles? Can you ? https://youtu.be/KfAHbm7G2R0?si=oAPrNGylo7pUcRMZ
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
>the optimal time to launch an interstellar probe, and the punchline was that embarking too soon means you will be overtaken by a later vehicle which launched later but with better tech. That's the wait calculation https:/&#x2
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
>The ai generated image in the twitter post has an asian woman with 3 arms and some of the most horrific AI face placements I've seen in a while Also solar panels in the floor lmao _solar freaking roadways_ ptsd
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by avaldez_ 2y ago
Cherry-picked example don't make a strong argument. When explaining the 1973 military coup on a democratically elected president in Chile, what makes you go, "ehhhh..."?
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by avaldez_ 3y ago
They have to abide by the rules of the universe that WE know of. The universe is unbelievably big but also unfathomably OLD, so I'm sure there's been plenty of time for a number of civilizations to reach a technological level vast
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by avaldez_ 3y ago
Just make the text uncopiable and the input box unpasteable.
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by avaldez_ 3y ago
I live in Chile, one of the most seismically active countries in the world, and been through several earthquakes. Those lights? Just transformers and power lines blowing up. In the 2010 earthquake [1] we had several >6 Mag. aftershocks f
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by avaldez_ 3y ago
for starters, weather and climate and different concepts. it's easier to predict the long term probability distribution of a coin toss than a single event result.

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