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by emptybits 8mo ago
Thanks for the links but can you share evidence for the "public IP address" claim? Each time I've read this concept (intriguing! possible!), I search for evidence and I can't find any. The MIC and yellow dots have been s
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by emptybits 8mo ago
Thank you for this really thoughtful answer. I'm going to keep using Seek because, as you say, it's streamlined for those of us who want to help researchers with data but also just want a simple answer. I have PictureThis also, bu
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by emptybits 8mo ago
Yes, he does. And I will. But he also suggests that users organize and that cessation of data or money or "withdrawing your data would be a reasonable form of protest".
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by emptybits 8mo ago
And before the wrong Scala crowd gets too excited, the Scala referred to is the musical tuning software from 1985 https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/ (Not the programming language from 2004.)
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by emptybits 8mo ago
Enthusiastic Seek-using family here. It works so well for our very simple needs that I admit to never fully looking into iNaturalist's use of data or my ability to export or move my observations elsewhere. I've always fed our obse
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by emptybits 9mo ago
Looks promising. Does it support multi-snout gestures and standard boop-boop protocols?
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by emptybits 9mo ago
Maybe what I need is an AI agent to consume AI generated content on my behalf. Then I can continue with my strong preference to direct my time and attention toward content generated, mostly, by my fellow humans.
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by emptybits 9mo ago
> But disconnected events can be seen in different orders depending on speed of observer. What are "disconnected events"? In a subtle but still real sense, are not all events causally linked? e.g. gravitationally, magnetically,
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by emptybits 9mo ago
Wild. My layperson mind goes to a simple example, which may or may not be possible, but please tell me if this is the gist: Alice and Bob, in different reference frames, both witness events C and D occurring. Alice says C happened before D.
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by emptybits 9mo ago
Normally I would nod at the title. Having lived it. But I just watched/listened to a Richard Feynmann talk on the nature of time and clocks and the futility of "synchronizing" clocks. So I'm chuckling a bit. In the gener
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by emptybits 9mo ago
Yes! Linus must really burn himself up, conceiving and executing masterworks like this! But saying "0 regrets" hopefully means he hasn't lost motivation for his next crazy project!
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by emptybits 9mo ago
I really appreciated the explanation of what proteins are, in simple terms. I assume (?) it's accurate enough for a layperson. And I do love the optimism. But then you must admit this reads like a B-movie intro: Then AI compani
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by emptybits 10mo ago
There wasn't easy hover text or other way to reveal what's coming "this month" on their advent calendar. So spoilers for the impatient: 1 William Faulkner – As I Lay Dying 2 Arthur Ransome – Swallows and Amazons
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by emptybits 10mo ago
A generation of programmers might disagree with you. Multiplication instructions and hash tables (!) are easily worked around, as evidenced by decades of art and innovation programmed on that "terrible" CPU. There are still 6502 p
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by emptybits 10mo ago
If you’re “into” de Bruijn numerals or Project Euler then you might be familiar with this little treat: https://projecteuler.net/problem=941 Otherwise, have a go and don’t spoil it! (I have failed thus far.)
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by emptybits 10mo ago
In 2019, Musk asked for deposits as he told the world "We created an exoskeleton ... the body and bed on a traditional body-on-frame design don’t do anything useful. They’re dead weight." MotorTrend describes Tesla's failure
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by emptybits 10mo ago
We sure do. And it may have been. I was too patient and also morbidly curious how and when Tesla would resolve it.
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by emptybits 10mo ago
Ha, I didn’t even mention that around the same time, to hedge my bets, I also had a deposit on an F-150 Lightning and had the same easy experience with a Ford refund as you did. Click.
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by emptybits 10mo ago
I dodged a bullet. I bought into the original heavy stainless steel exoskeleton concept, which they never delivered on. So they had my deposit. Then it took me a year and a half (!!) to get my deposit back from time of request, a dozen docu
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by emptybits 10mo ago
While Apple has some admirable history in standing up to government information requests[1], am I alone in wondering now if Apple has started to voluntarily align itself with the current administration? For example, Apple is helping to buil
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Al Zimmermann is launching a new contest 2025-11-22(azspcs.com)
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by emptybits 10mo ago
And thank you for this tidbit, down there at the bottom of the Marianas Trench: "MYSTERIOUS DOOR WHICH JAMES CAMERON BUILT HIS SUB TO REACH AND OPEN. HE WILL NOT SAY WHAT HE FOUND WITHIN." o_O
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by emptybits 11mo ago
Yes. Also at the above link: "All AiryString® part sales and leasing of dedicated sewing machines are conducted between YKK and the customer. YKK will also coordinate the installation and startup of sewing machines at garment manufactu
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by emptybits 11mo ago
"Major Upgrade" for the fast, disposable fashion crowd. Major downgrade for maintainability and ability to repair. This "upgraded" zipper will be impossible to replace if broken at home, by hand or with a machine, or eve
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by emptybits 11mo ago
"- this mechanism cannot be required to handshake in order to start the car (not everywhere has cell service!)" In 2025, this is true. At some point in the future, I predict this will be false. Maddening. It's the We Must See
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by emptybits 11mo ago
Hell hath no fury like an engineer angered! This was such a good read and epitomizes hacking: "Was it worth it? To read one book? No. To prove a point? Absolutely. To learn about SVG rendering, perceptual hashing, and font metrics? Pro
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by emptybits 11mo ago
> "the console features a built-in 5-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 800×600, delivering sharp and bright vector graphics" So ... NOT vector graphics. Rasterized bitmap versions of vector graphics. EDIT: Sorry, I'
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by emptybits 1y ago
Agreed. Related: the widely held belief that a corporation's singular goal is to maximize shareholder value.
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by emptybits 1y ago
Shameless plug for a good organization that helps fight social isolation and loneliness among elderly: Cycling Without Age. https://cyclingwithoutage.org/ We're an international movement whereby volunteer cyclists peda
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by emptybits 1y ago
I second the garlic recommendation here. It is more tolerant to nutrient and water variability than most crops. Slugs and many other pests won’t bother it. If you do give it regular fertilizer and water then you can plant it extremely dense

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