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by devindotcom 3y ago
they've collected considerably more than that, but you're right that it's not likely to be anywhere near $300M. but it's up to justice to collect, something the fcc wants to change (as Rosenworcel says ITA).
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by devindotcom 3y ago
What a hilarious mistranslation. Somehow it is fitting though, as a totally unprecedented floating material.
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by devindotcom 3y ago
it doesn't really work that way, unfortunately invasives can take root and replace entire forests before native plants can take root. it's a huge problem in post-wildfire areas.
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by devindotcom 3y ago
This is an interesting problem area, I recently talked with Mast about it - they started as Droneseed, and soon realized the whole seed-seedling-planting-managing process (not to mention funding) was pretty busted. https://techcr
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by devindotcom 3y ago
That's fair. I was only thinking of it in the context of how mathematics is/are referred to as a subject, not as an actual concept. But what you say is true.
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by devindotcom 3y ago
I think the justification is that because maths isn't plural in practice (I've never heard anyone say "mathematics are"), it's pointless to retain the s, and only leads to an awkward megasyllable like the end of &qu
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by devindotcom 3y ago
No one has mentioned it but maths is short for mathematics. Also, your judgment of a very common figure of speech comes off as provincial.
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by devindotcom 3y ago
Probably Final Fantasy VI. (III when it was first released here in the US) A serious and imaginative story, amazing art, memorable and interesting characters who had to make hard (and sometimes heartbreaking) decisions, and a huge world ful
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by devindotcom 3y ago
This certainly is the case! Translation is a creative process, not merely transformative, let alone mechanical. Especially with classics, where much interpretation is needed. The very first line of the Odyssey is a perfect example - the wor
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by devindotcom 3y ago
As always I think your best move if you want to read a work with many translations available is simply to read the first 2-3 pages (or some other short identical segment) and see which one feels best to you. I have read several and I value
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by devindotcom 3y ago
Lombardo is good, agreed.
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by devindotcom 3y ago
This is useful with something like the Canterbury Tales where an average reader can puzzle out the proto-English, but with Ancient Greek it's pretty useless. I love Loebs but I think their translations are very dry and academic, someti
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by devindotcom 3y ago
Wasn't it the last thread on TK where people pointed out you don't need the moral conundrum of rooting for a murderer because he basically cribbed his big ideas from Jacques Ellul's 'The Technological Society'? Perh
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by devindotcom 3y ago
This is definitely cool but if you want a more comprehensive teardown of the NES, SNES, N64 and Gamecube controllers, this is the one: https://www.fictiv.com/teardowns/nintendo-controller-teardow... I just love how ove
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by devindotcom 3y ago
Interesting, thank you.
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by devindotcom 3y ago
for those curious, making way is forward movement IIRC, and lee is opposite windward, e.g. if the wind is coming from the east and your ship is pointed north, the lee side is the west side, or something west of it is in its lee. I'm no
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by devindotcom 3y ago
It's the details that are obscure - when or if Twitter ever paid rent directly or if (as some of the other pubs have suggested) it just established this bucket and said withdraw as needed. The setup predates Musk so it's possible
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by devindotcom 3y ago
It's worth asking before anyone loses their mind about this, who made this change and why? Licensors like Criterion can't and don't "re-edit" (if you can call removing 4 seconds re-editing). Others can and do pretty
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by devindotcom 3y ago
Yes, Roald Dahl made that change, among others.
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by devindotcom 3y ago
I think the context here suggests that the training is considered part of the overall task of "programming," though people in the industry use that term of art differently in the context of ML development. At any rate the creators
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by devindotcom 3y ago
>Gatekeep, gaslight, girlboss girlboss...?
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by devindotcom 3y ago
I listen to a fair amount too but someone's list from jazz or metal or some corner of classical would be totally unfamiliar to me too. Fortunately it's so easy to search for a name, click a track, and listen for 10 seconds that yo
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by devindotcom 3y ago
Not to contradict the writer in any way, obviously in popular music this format has largely disappeared. But even so there are lots out there and a ton of diversity. Some from recent listening: James Blackshaw, Zoe Keating, Max Ananyev, Mar
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by devindotcom 3y ago
Big productions might pay household-name writers at that level plus points, but most writers are nowhere near that level and are grinding away at various smaller jobs while pitching shows and treatments where pay is delayed, divided, and co
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by devindotcom 3y ago
Vanishingly few writers have a steady salaried gig at a major broadcast network. I'm happy for this friend but they are an extreme outlier in the industry.
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by devindotcom 3y ago
this is me - most shows I buy a shirt and/or a record. got the DL code... play it in winamp. I have had a turntable or two but not right now - but when I do, I'll have a great collection of records to listen to. Everybody wins!
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by devindotcom 3y ago
The capability here is for 911 connectivity in areas where signal doesn't reach, and emergency notifications for things like extreme weather events or during power outages.
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by devindotcom 3y ago
heh you kind of are treating kids and education like products and KPIs. what you suggest is essentially standardized testing, and the result was artificial curricula targeted at increasing scores on known metrics like the ITBS or whatever w
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by devindotcom 3y ago
Yes, I actually intend to read the book in question (with some salt on the side) but I'm waiting until I finish the Wolf Hall books because I don't want any Cromwell spoilers! An absurd situation but there it is.
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by devindotcom 3y ago
It's a book review.

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