fros1y

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by fros1y 7d ago
Logistically, these collections usually exclude alt.binaries traffic entirely. I often wonder if there are enough obsessive collectors out there to piece together an archive from ancient tapes and hard drives.
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by fros1y 3mo ago
I had Prof. Beazley as a CS undergrad at University of Chicago. He was an amazing professor and much loved. Seeing how little the university valued his contributions is a big reason I chose not to pursue an academic path.
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by fros1y 1y ago
Check out Spatialite. https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite/index
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by fros1y 2y ago
There is another important point, which is that FDM 3D prints are typically much weaker between layers than within a layer (anistropic due to the bonding). Having more control over the plane of the layers could open up some interesting desi
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by fros1y 2y ago
Are there any OCR engines out there that actually recognizes underlines properly? Even the LLMs seem to struggle to model the underline (though they get the text fine).
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by fros1y 4y ago
Wait, Are you demanding that independent implementations of an idea you explicitly dedicated to the public domain must then describe the various ways your version is “superior”? Who hurt you?
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by fros1y 4y ago
You should check out libfive! https://libfive.com/studio/ . Previously discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26930822 . It is the child of Ao, previously discussed here: https:/&#x2F
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by fros1y 7y ago
Tidelift
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by fros1y 7y ago
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (or other treatment modalities) and, maybe, medication! This sounds like the desperation of anxiety and depression. But there is hope! Untreated, it can be a killer, so remember 1-800-273-TALK for moments of cri
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by fros1y 7y ago
N.B., the service limits are quite low for many types of SaaS applications and customer support has no ETA on increasing them: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws_service_li...
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by fros1y 8y ago
Interesting. Seems a lot like https://libfive.com/studio/ , which lets you implement the shapes in Guile Scheme.
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by fros1y 8y ago
“Final” rejections are poorly named. All they really indicate is that you will probably have to submit a request for continued examination—-and pay a hefty fee—-to continue. Ironically, a lengthy and contentious application process can mak