bperson

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by bperson 5y ago
Can I show you how to read the news? It goes like this... - A drug from a car part??? What's in a catalytic converter? - Google says: platinum (Pt), along with palladium (Pd), and rhodium (Rh). All three of these platinum group metals,
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by bperson 5y ago
OP was trying to be unkind so I wanted to keep the theme going. But, yes, your explanation is more likely
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by bperson 5y ago
Imagine another possibility. The person that named their project Elf looked at the other projects named Elf and thought, "my project is more deserving of the name". Don't attribute to incompetence that which can be explained
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by bperson 5y ago
> “too” Got him
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by bperson 5y ago
4. Don’t talk about “frontend” like “more cowbell”
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by bperson 5y ago
I think your attitude allows Facebooks
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by bperson 5y ago
What if we just want to break up Facebook for our enjoyment? It's legal to do so and we can do it. I can't remember where I heard that argument. I think it was some tech CEO (or maybe all of them). > How does breaking up Facebo
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by bperson 5y ago
> if you can put a hand or even just a few fingers on a stationary object. The propellers offer similar benefits. As do gyros
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by bperson 5y ago
The article talked about the brain because the researchers talked about the brain and they aren't modest about what they say they discovered. Blame the scien(ce/tists) not the journalist if the conclusion is disagreeable. > Dou
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by bperson 5y ago
It is the same. The propellers take the same role as gyros. It just uses atmosphere to create lift to become buoyant to make up for the fact that it is not very powerful. Once it is buoyant the interaction between legs and blades seem like
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by bperson 5y ago
I checked, "Get WebGPU as an alternate backend (help wanted)" > We need this [WebGPU] in GPU.js, possibly as a sub-project: https://github.com/maierfelix/webgpu Once it becomes stable, and well supported a
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by bperson 5y ago
Do these folks study speech and know what to control for at all? Seems there are more critical confounding factors a study is likely to observe before psycho-active drug use is a significant factor https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x
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by bperson 5y ago
How many years until a solo hobbyist launches a rocket that crosses the Karman line? I bet as soon as three years and not longer than five years. Ground-based research isn't your only tool in the near future.
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by bperson 5y ago
Their nimbyism is silly. Nothing is going to hold back this next period. The entire planet will be connected soon and that's when the internet moves out of alpha and into beta. Complaining about a few thousand satellites will seem quan
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by bperson 5y ago
Maybe. It's always possible that as a civilization we are saddled with too many never-going-to-progress-until-we-stop-doing-x technologies. Maybe it's not a distraction, but using a market to develop a capability that will save bi
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by bperson 5y ago
It is literally regulations that keep unproven aircraft grounded, yes
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by bperson 5y ago
> Homeless shelters can also help by making it hard for them to continue their drug addictions Many homeless choose the street over the shelter for this reason
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by bperson 5y ago
> Targeted drone strikes, in terms of the ratio of unintended death to intended death are honestly better for everyone involved (except the target :P) :(
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by bperson 5y ago
I’m Anthony Bourdain’s ghost and I like your comment
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by bperson 5y ago
Have you tried Spero sunflower cream cheese? I would say it is less like a cream cheese exactly and more like a new food on its own (like hummus or guacamole, but neutral and pair-able in taste like cheese or butter). The Goat on some toast