dharmon

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by dharmon 2y ago
People like Zuck, Altman, Musk, and I'll throw Trump in there as well, are high-level hackers. But instead of computers or technological systems, they are hackers of our social code. So much of our society revolves around codes and sta
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by dharmon 2y ago
I would also recommend The Arctic Grail as a good companion read. It covers the history of the British quests for the North Pole and the Northwest Passage, with the Franklin expedition being a significant part of that overall story. It also
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by dharmon 2y ago
If you're on MacOS, activate spotlight (Cmd+space) then type "134f to c" and it will show you the conversion. This also works in the search box on iOS. Other conversions work as well. The one I use most often is kmh to mph, e
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by dharmon 3y ago
I generally have a negative opinion of Martin, but did we read the same discussion? Martin was very gracious in letting many points slide (points where he was correct!), and was generously willing to end the conversation at a sort-of draw w
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by dharmon 3y ago
When learning any complex skill, the key is figuring out what the fundamentals are, and practicing those, in isolation and small combinations (along with throwing everything all together, of course). For painting, the fundamentals are usual
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by dharmon 3y ago
You’re probably being too generous in your EDIT EDIT. They are bad. They don’t really make sense except in the very moment, and I think that’s why I can’t remember a single part of even the ones I’ve seen several times (I usually have a mov
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by dharmon 3y ago
The 1996 movie Jack with Robin Williams had a joke playing off this. I don’t remember the joke exactly, but one of the boys asks Jack if he’s ever had an erection, and he says something like “No, but I was hoping to get one for my birthday.
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by dharmon 3y ago
Not to mention the hefty consulting fees he’s been getting for years from places like Google. IMO those probably dwarf his faculty salary and money from books.
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by dharmon 3y ago
I strongly agree with this, with one caveat: there are a few modules that are GPL and not LGPL. Definitely check the module licenses to make sure you're not going to need anything that is GPL. Most likely you won't. On an unrelate
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by dharmon 3y ago
Now I’m wondering if I’m the only one who grew up calling a semi / tractor trailer a “Mack truck”.
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by dharmon 4y ago
Like many C++ devs I hacked around in cmake for years, but not really understanding what I was doing or how to structure cmake projects. This was made worse as newer ways of doing things came into being. If this sounds like you, do yourself
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by dharmon 4y ago
While nobody is surprised, still feels like the beginning of the end of an era. I guess the only question is how long Nadal will hang on. My wife and I joke that Djokovic will still be crushing 20 year olds for years to come, but time catch
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by dharmon 4y ago
In my memory it was Batman Begins (2005) that had if bad and started the trend, but you’re right about the first Bourne movie (2002) being somewhere near the start (as far as tent pole movies go). At any rate it’s a super lazy crutch for ba
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by dharmon 4y ago
I just read this and also really enjoyed it. Pépin heaps praise on Howard Johnson (the person), and has no kind words for his son, whom he blames for the restaurant’s decline. Mainly lack of adaptability as fast food hit the country, but th
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by dharmon 4y ago
Private jet travel being a particularly big one. Many companies claim their CEOs (even ones you’ve never heard of) need to travel private for security reasons.
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by dharmon 4y ago
Animals as Leaders wakes up my brain like nothing else. I think my brain is vaguely aware that what I am listening to is some sort of complex puzzle, but I don't have the knowledge of music theory to crack it, so instead it's just
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by dharmon 4y ago
I think we are saying the same thing, but I am just elaborating on what "signal detection" means. The usual approaches at worst just don't work, and at best don't scale very well. I am saying that (I believe) RenTech has
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by dharmon 4y ago
I think this posts misses the most important piece, the real secret sauce, which is how do you sift through massive streams of data and separate the signals from the noise? And how do you do so continuously so that as soon as an edge evapor
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by dharmon 4y ago
I get what you're saying, and I would agree that the power of _most_ politicians is minimal compared to the absolute richest people in the world (so not just mere single-digit billionaires, unless their wealth is built on owning a plat
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by dharmon 4y ago
Maybe even more so then now, it was very common for studios to step in and "fix" a movie. I.e., re-edit it. So any footage that existed was fair game to end up in the final movie. Wilder would famously film the absolute minimum am
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by dharmon 5y ago
I am not so confident that even in 8 years the outcome will be clear. Just like today Tesla is selling hot garbage and calling it "self driving", I am sure manufacturers will be selling cars that claim to satisfy the requirements
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by dharmon 5y ago
Probably my favorite, that you're missing on this list (mostly likely cause his channel only recently "blew up"), is Brian Lagerstrom, formerly called Weeds & Sardines. Another recent fave is Middle Eats. I probably make
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by dharmon 5y ago
This is great! Thanks! I am forced to use a Windows machine sometimes for work, and to me the unpardonable sin is that Windows seems to randomly reboot _without asking me_! I come to my office and all my open sessions are gone. How do you t
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by dharmon 5y ago
The method actually reminds me of a simple h-refinement scheme for FEM.
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by dharmon 5y ago
We downloaded this last night and my 4-year old has been having a lot of fun working through his 50 or so build options. We routinely get various lego build books from the library, but it's frustrating how almost every build requires a
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by dharmon 5y ago
I think there are a few factors unique in U.S. history that would naturally lead its people to believe that hard work alone is sufficient. Firstly, I think times of change are the catalyst needed for mobility (up and down). Just like in org
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by dharmon 5y ago
My PSA for sous vide cooking: chicken breasts can actually be tasty! 153F is the perfect temp for me. Too much lower and its got that raw chicken texture to it, Too much higher and it gets stringy and dry. Pork tenderloin gets the award for
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by dharmon 5y ago
For the record I generally like Beato's channel. I suspect part of what you dislike is a result of the YouTube-ification of his videos. Making everything amped up, strong opinions, etc. Watch some videos from 5 years ago. There are no
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by dharmon 5y ago
His friends and colleagues were very disappointed that at the very end he turned to religion to help him cope with his fears. He even had a priest visit him for last rites. (Source: A Beautiful Mind)
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by dharmon 5y ago
If you like Adam Ragusea, you might like my other favorite YouTube channel, Ethan Chlebowski. (although I'm guessing you've already seen him). Those two are actually about learning to cook better, rather than "cooking enterta

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