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by b_emery 1y ago
Thanks for sharing this, it's one of the most interesting, funny and enjoyable things I've read in weeks.
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by b_emery 1y ago
Like a big, very simple clock basically.
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by b_emery 1y ago
If you read nothing else in this excellent post, read the conclusion: > A key component of this U.S. research ecosystem was the genius of the indirect cost reimbursement system. Not only did the U.S. fund researchers in universities by p
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Recession Watch(calculatedriskblog.com)
21 points by b_emery 1y ago|3 comments
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by b_emery 2y ago
Similarly, I regularly see lots of HPC support job openings at universities in the US. These pay much less than similar jobs in the real world and they are not particularly well advertised -- you have to go looking for them. Could keep the
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by b_emery 2y ago
There are several conflated ideas in conflict here. First lets be clear and define 10x work as work on something very impactful, say a business idea, an important piece of art, or a scientific breakthrough. My model here could be Richard Fe
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by b_emery 2y ago
... or by marrying into it. Or, by owning things that increase in value.
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Pi Gazing is a project to build meteor cameras using Raspberry Pi(pigazing.dcford.org.uk)
113 points by b_emery 2y ago|30 comments
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by b_emery 2y ago
You can also see ships in the SAR data available here: https://ovl.oceandatalab.com/ (eg from the ESA satellites). Be forewarned, there is also a ton of other data to wade through, but if you find and click all the right bo
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by b_emery 2y ago
> partly because once you have the skill you find it's surprisingly useful. A statement I find to be true in general.
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by b_emery 3y ago
I think the best reference for this, where I picked it up at least, is The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan. He investigates all sorts of things like alien encounters, goes into the history, etc. I think this is the book that made it all f
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by b_emery 3y ago
"“I’m not saying this will be the solution, but I think everybody has to work toward every possible solution,” said Dr. Szapudi, the astronomer who proposed tethering a sunshade to an asteroid." Fully agree with this. We need solu
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by b_emery 3y ago
It seems to me, having observed other's retirements, that you still need to have a purpose, and a community of people to be with. This can mean many different things but having a compelling 'why' for what your are doing is th
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by b_emery 3y ago
Can you speak to their data source? They're using other people's data: "For the years leading up to 1850 we use PAGES2k Consortium reconstruction data. It is based on models where temperatures are reconstructed from proxies.
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by b_emery 3y ago
Rain model forecasts are there too, e.g.: https://www.windy.com/-Rain-thunder-rain?rain,34.427,-119.70...
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by b_emery 3y ago
Windy visualizations and UI are times better than the National Weather Service (NWS). I still like the Forecast Discussion however. The money weather quote today (from the NWS) is: "Precipitable water values are expected to peak on Sun
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by b_emery 3y ago
It's time for the dialog to move on from 'proving climate change', to what 'we're going to do about it'.
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by b_emery 3y ago
Commentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKRh9U59zSk
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by b_emery 3y ago
I'm going to add Laird Hamilton towing in to Teahupoo 17 August 2000. While it has since been exceeded or replicated, at the time this was a big step above what anyone else had ever done. Most mere mortals (like myself) didn't eve
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by b_emery 3y ago
Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlbC8q4VkL4 Tears of joy ...
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by b_emery 3y ago
I was just reading this earlier today: "“Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into
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by b_emery 3y ago
I slightly disagree - it's the verification and integration of knowledge. The integration part - that is, reading papers and assessing them compared to all the others you've read, is quite hard, but it performs the useful functi
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by b_emery 3y ago
Or, your 'certain uplifting current' is just activation of a neural pleasure center, that humans are pre-disposed to as the result of 10's of generations of 'selection' where individuals who didn't enjoy the ri
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by b_emery 3y ago
'Deep Work' and 'So good they can't ignore you' are his best works IMO, and worth reading if you're into applications of deliberate practice toward thinking types of work.
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by b_emery 4y ago
> It is therefore not a trustworthy source of information. I do agree. It's a research project and has severe limitations. This is why I am curious what it does well. One of these things appears to be recipes. If it tells me to put
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Tell HN: ChatGPT Is Good at Recipes
4 points by b_emery 4y ago|3 comments
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by b_emery 4y ago
Someone else posted this before, can't seem to find it now but I kept the text: "Explaining well known concepts - especially if you ask it to invent analogies or mnemonics. Helping come up with names for things. Puns, surprisingly
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by b_emery 4y ago
You can imagine my confusion, checking in to see this at the top of HN. A great idea and a nice looking product in an important space - best of luck with it.
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by b_emery 4y ago
I'm using a single display and often close all the windows except the one that I am trying to focus on. Otherwise, there are just too many distractions and 'open loops', particularly if I have to tab over to something else (f
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Scientists announce a breakthrough in determining life's origin on Earth(phys.org)
43 points by b_emery 4y ago|4 comments

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