fracus

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by fracus 3mo ago
They simply mention that the sonic boom will be less than it has been. It seems obvious the current admin is just stripping away regulation that harms the billionaire class.
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by fracus 3mo ago
My memory of the 747 was that it was originally the military who paid for the design. They wanted an aircraft that could be loaded from the front. This led to the bubble at the front of the plane. For whatever reason, the military didn&#
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by fracus 3mo ago
NPC behaviour has always been described as AI though, even before the AI as we know it now was even invented. AI is a very general umbrella term being repurposed to describe LLMs.
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by fracus 3mo ago
I felt your exact experience. Felt like the title and article simply served to complain about Claude's impending ID rules.
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by fracus 3mo ago
Same for me. Possibly longer. I just never think about Windows anymore. I think it helps these days that "programs" aren't so much a thing anymore. A lot of what used to be an OS program is now a free online service.. lik
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by fracus 4mo ago
Wow, I've only known the Carl Sagan shot in Cosmos. I'm happy to know the original now.
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by fracus 5mo ago
I know that my drone's software doesn't allow it to fly above 500 feet. I can't imagine this drone being an ignorant or careless recreational operator. Aren't these things heavily regulated now?
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by fracus 5mo ago
They probably never wash them so there is this insulating layer of grease and grime on the screen that inhibits touch detection.
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by fracus 5mo ago
I'm the same, although I understand OP's sentiment to a degree. I also like no interaction with someone who is potentially or visibly sick and contagious. That is why I never stand in the service line at the grocery store. It&#
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by fracus 6mo ago
Planes aren't built to withstand head on collisions because in almost every case the passengers would all die anyway and to keep the weight of the plane down for fuel efficiency. Firetrucks on the other hand are super heavy due to all
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by fracus 6mo ago
It is my understanding the buck stops with the Firetruck driver. No matter what clearance they had, they were supposed to visually check the runway was clear before crossing. The truck didn't slow down at all.
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by fracus 8mo ago
Learning about the Fourier Transform in my Signals and Systems class was mind opening. The idea you can represent any cycling function with sinusoidal functions would not only never occur to me but I would have said it wasn't possible
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by fracus 9mo ago
I really like this. Something like this should already exist, stock.
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by fracus 9mo ago
This quote in a comment after the article from a pseudo stake holder or relevant consultant was disturbing.. > I believe it is unfair to benefit - especially financially - from a community effort, then turn your back on said community.
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by fracus 10mo ago
I've been a Linux user without Windows for longer than I can remember. My biggest worry is Linux dominates the market because a FOSS OS can't dominate the market. A capitalist market won't allow it. Of course though, if sa
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by fracus 10mo ago
I think it is just a matter of perspective. You can both be right. I don't think there is an objective answer to this question.
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by fracus 10mo ago
> 10% of raccoons that expose people or pets have rabies I don't understand the language of this quote. What does it mean for an animal to expose people?
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by fracus 10mo ago
I've been using Linux instead of Windows for over a decade now. If Linux exploded in popularity I would be afraid enshitification and monetization would kick in super quickly. FOSS can't dominate the market. The market won&#x27
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by fracus 10mo ago
Didn't the gaming community essentially kill Star Wars Battlefront 2 for EA because of the microtransaction PR fumble?
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by fracus 10mo ago
I think the offline gameplay of GTA is becoming dated. Playing GTAV just felt like cut scene, then chores, cut scene, then chores, rinse, repeat. To be fair, I don't understand the purpose of GTA online but it was wildly popular.
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by fracus 11mo ago
I don't think it is a coincidence the religiously organized lean right.
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by fracus 11mo ago
Of course they can. A bank would have no problems giving out loans given the pay is coming eventually.
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by fracus 11mo ago
Isn't the speed of descent of objects falling out of orbit so great they usually burn up before hitting the ground, and wouldn't that speed cause them to easily penetrate into the interior of the plane?
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by fracus 11mo ago
woosh. That has to be an AI bot.
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by fracus 11mo ago
This reminds me of the Mitch Hedberg joke.. "I bought a donut and they gave me a receipt for the donut; I don't need a receipt for the doughnut. I'll just give you the money, and you give me the doughnut, end of transaction.
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by fracus 1y ago
This will be a live event. The stakes are high so I expect it to do well. I also expect he already knows he can do it easily as he will just be repeating the same section over and over for most of it.
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by fracus 1y ago
I spent a good couple of months learning Blender enough to make a 3D model of a real Zamboni of all things for no real practical reason. That was a couple of years ago and I've forgotten everything and I'm pissed about it. I wis
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by fracus 1y ago
History is not going to be kind to all these grifters.
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by fracus 1y ago
I never insinuated SO wasn't dying before LLMs. I'm telling you that is irrelevant to its ultimate death. LLMs killed SO. Not your graph.
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by fracus 1y ago
SO falling before AI doesn't preclude AI killing SO. You aren't listening to anything I've been saying. Your graph is meaningless. If it wasn't for AI, SO would still be used. It isn't more complicated than that

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