biswaroop

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by biswaroop 5y ago
Do you by any chance have the base model? I'm trying to see if folks think it's sufficient for their needs. It's hard to calibrate memory needs coming from Intel.
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by biswaroop 5y ago
This may be off-topic, but it's incredible how Brian Josephson went off the rails with his paranormal quantum theories. A fascinating read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_disease The list is full of people wh
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by biswaroop 5y ago
It's worth repeating Mark Kac's famous quote: > In science, as well as in other fields of human endeavor, there are two kinds of geniuses: the “ordinary” and the “magicians.” An ordinary genius is a fellow that you and I would
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by biswaroop 5y ago
Interesting you mention Russia. The leadership of Russia spends a lot of time thinking about how to denigrate LGBTQ+ folks. Racism is alive and thriving in Russia. They even recently went through the trouble of decriminalizing first time do
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by biswaroop 5y ago
Sorry honest question: why is that dystopian? Also :+1: gives me the usual yellowish emoji.
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NSA Quantum Computing and Post-Quantum Cryptography FAQs [pdf](media.defense.gov)
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by biswaroop 5y ago
Thanks for linking this article! I loved reading it. I'm curious to hear any counterpoints from experts to the main ideas presented here.
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by biswaroop 5y ago
Fun fact about sardines: they used to be super popular in the US, until they were massively overfished on the west coast (Cannery Row is the classic example). They were gradually replaced over the 80s with milder fishes like tuna and tilapi
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by biswaroop 5y ago
I usually eat them with cheese and homemade bread. Sometimes I'll add a caprese salad on the side, and that's dinner. Another fantastic recipe is pasta con le sarde. It's a classic Sicilian pasta with sardines, fennel, saffro
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by biswaroop 5y ago
It's exactly the same with quantum computation right now.
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by biswaroop 5y ago
This is a wonderful idea. Children (and adults) learn best by doing. There's such a big difference between watching some tv show and making an actual experiment to see structures invisible to the naked eye. I know I would have been psy
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by biswaroop 5y ago
> relying on vaccination and sterilisation too much, causes the immune system to be weak I think you fundamentally misunderstand the mechanism of vaccination.
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by biswaroop 6y ago
True. Our brain also makes similar guesses, e.g. in the blind spot, and in most optical illusions.
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by biswaroop 6y ago
They're private companies. They're free to decide which countries to serve in. That is very different from dictating the laws in the countries. In one case, they're sacrificing profits for company values. In the other case, t
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by biswaroop 6y ago
Well that's a long reply, and I agree with you by and large. RH has a bright future if they communicate better with their users. Re: Fidelity, by excellent I mean: it does what I want it to do, and the UI is clear enough. To be fair, I
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by biswaroop 6y ago
I've used Fidelity for many years: the app is excellent.
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by biswaroop 6y ago
Do you know if there's an open source PLB like the inReach?
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by biswaroop 6y ago
The IPS V2 fixed the quality issues in the early displays. I can honestly recommend buying another GBA and modding it. The panel is 4x upsampled, which brings a very cool look to many classic GBA games. It's also a fun experience hacki
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by biswaroop 6y ago
> you present it as if the non-eurocentric world is more conducive to the continental tradition Ah okay, I see the confusion: I mean "western philosophy".
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by biswaroop 6y ago
Warning though: this requires amazing bike infrastructure. In most places in the US, cycling on the road can be an extremely stressful experience.
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by biswaroop 6y ago
Sorry, when I say Eurocentric, I include the UK. Europe for most people still includes the British Isles, regardless of the preferences of certain conservatives. Also, wow that's an ignorant quote. Let me rephrase it: "We have no
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by biswaroop 6y ago
This is such a good point. Pretty much any human endeavor (philosophy, startups, physics, mathematics, literature, music, art, physical training, etc) can be much more fruitful when done in collaboration with others who are also trying hard
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Build your own US election result: plot a win for Biden or Trump(theguardian.com)
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by biswaroop 6y ago
I'm elated that Andrea Ghez won!! She came to talk at my high school in 2007, and sparked a lot of my interest in astrophysics. Highly deserved. Here's something closely related to her research that always blows my mind: A video o
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by biswaroop 6y ago
> Such resistance is not unprecedented. When Gallup in 1954 asked U.S. adults who had heard or read about the then-new polio vaccine, "Would you like to take this new polio vaccine (to keep people from getting polio) yourself?"
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The Pain Box – Bill Ramsey [pdf](trainingbeta.com)
1 points by biswaroop 6y ago|0 comments
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by biswaroop 6y ago
This is a great point. Also related: garbage disposal isn't as lucrative as the business of making garbage.
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by biswaroop 6y ago
Absolutely. I highly recommend going outdoor climbing: the mental aspect is even more intense. A lot of the time is spent route reading and figuring out safety gear, which are mostly cerebral.
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by biswaroop 6y ago
I agree that we should generally support the terminally ill in their efforts to seek alternative therapies. However, the point of the article is to highlight the rampant misinformation available online. Conspiracy theories about the medical
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by biswaroop 6y ago
How do you feel about the climate change impact due to red meat production? I can't really imagine any way to decrease that other than drastically decreasing red meat consumption.

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