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by hyencomper 5mo ago
Awesome! Joby needs trained pilots so that may be a bottleneck to scaling. I am guessing they would have to create autonomous air taxis like EHang to scale.
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by hyencomper 7mo ago
If your project is on Github, you can also use https://deepwiki.com/ . I have used it to get an overview of a new codebase quickly.
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by hyencomper 1y ago
Great work! Does this method have any distinct advantages over infecting mosquitos with Wolbachia? Thank you.
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by hyencomper 1y ago
There was an earlier thread on tinnitus https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21572827 where people had some techniques for relief. Maybe this could be useful.
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by hyencomper 1y ago
You can buy a Lead Test Kit and check it yourself https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-test-kits
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by hyencomper 2y ago
I think there would be open-source machine variants that many people could own and modify. As population growth is slowing, finite resources should hopefully have a better and wider distribution among people as they would not be constraints
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by hyencomper 2y ago
Incredible news! This should be replicated in tropics everywhere. In Singapore, the government is using Wolbachia mosquitoes to control the spread of vector mosquitoes, which looks like another effective solution.
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by hyencomper 2y ago
I checked if Algophilia is a thing. Algophilia. noun. - sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain
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by hyencomper 2y ago
In a professional context, I use it to help a client (chemicals company) optimize their deliveries to customers. They have > 100 production sites and thousands of customers, so LP is used to allocate customers to production sites based o
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by hyencomper 2y ago
Nonplussed can mean either, just discussed here a month ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40197346
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by hyencomper 2y ago
IMHO a HS student learning Calculus should first learn the subject with pen and paper for a while before programming. It is important to work through the problems and think about the fundamental concepts involved, rather than thinking about
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by hyencomper 4y ago
Just being pedantic - it is dyed in the wool, not died :)
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by hyencomper 4y ago
Chrome history has a Journeys tab which groups links together based on the same principle.
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by hyencomper 4y ago
For cases like these, I use sql views - CREATE VIEW view as SELECT * .. Then DROP VIEW view.
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by hyencomper 4y ago
AGI has always been 10 years away.
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by hyencomper 4y ago
Have you tried a toaster oven. It heats up almost instantly, and makes great toast so you don't really need a toaster either.
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LavaRand in Production: The Nitty-Gritty Technical Details (2017)(blog.cloudflare.com)
1 points by hyencomper 4y ago|0 comments
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Startup Cerebral Soared on Easy Adderall Prescriptions. That Was Its Undoing(wsj.com)
2 points by hyencomper 4y ago|1 comments
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by hyencomper 5y ago
It did not redirect me on Edge. I'm in Singapore, so maybe that's why.
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by hyencomper 5y ago
For Vitamin D synthesis, the sun needs to be at an angle of 50 degrees or higher. Depending on the latitude where you live, the sun may not get that high all winter so you may need to supplement.
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by hyencomper 5y ago
The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the past, so it is very silly for people to cry at his funeral. All moments, past, present and future, al
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What reinfections mean for Covid-19(thelancet.com)
23 points by hyencomper 6y ago|1 comments
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Probiotics don't do much for most people's gut health despite the hype – review(cnn.com)
3 points by hyencomper 6y ago|0 comments
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by hyencomper 6y ago
This is how I have learnt various languages - by speaking while learning. However, Stephen Krashen's Input Hypothesis expounds that language acquisition occurs only during exposure to new language and not while speaking. Do people who
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Apple, Google Pull Hong Kong Protest Apps After China Uproar(wsj.com)
5 points by hyencomper 7y ago|0 comments
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Google Is Killing Another Messaging App Feature Something You Never Used(droid-life.com)
2 points by hyencomper 7y ago|0 comments
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by hyencomper 7y ago
I think Netflix has lost touch with their consumer base, with most changes such as removal of the rating system being universally criticized. I cancelled my subscription recently as I realized that while Netflix has a lot of shows, there is
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by hyencomper 7y ago
Reminds me of http://hackertyper.com/ where you can pretend to program if someone comes around.
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PepsiCo sues 4 Indian farmers for growing potato variety used in its Lays chips(thehindu.com)
18 points by hyencomper 7y ago|0 comments
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Cal Newport's AMA on 'Digital Minimalism'(reddit.com)
2 points by hyencomper 8y ago|0 comments

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