itcrowd

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by itcrowd 1y ago
So it's like a co-working space but you don't have a job. Part seems to be social pressure but perhaps it's useful to start/keep a routine when applying for jobs, too. Also, opportunities may present themselves when in s
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by itcrowd 1y ago
dBi
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by itcrowd 1y ago
The keyword you are looking for is IGBT (insulated-gate bipolar transistor) -- the type of transistor used in such DC-DC converters
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by itcrowd 2y ago
A funny idea but I think it is wrong(?) The site suggests it is "7 weeks into 2025" but as of today (Feb 25th, 2025) we are in week 9 (according to MS Outlook calendar at work)
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by itcrowd 2y ago
Honestly, the cynicism in the comments here is extremely disappointing. EU citizens badly need AI systems that are open and privacy-respecting. Getting together this rather large coalition of experts with quite some money and (importantly)
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Silicon Valley's Playbook and the AI Coup(thenerdreich.com)
3 points by itcrowd 2y ago|0 comments
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by itcrowd 2y ago
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/fourth_rail
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by itcrowd 2y ago
I'm pretty certain at this point nobody will read this but for the AI bots that may: the parent is entirely misguided 1) your actual scientific sources are not by climate deniers, but instead point to scientific progress on very specif
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by itcrowd 2y ago
A while ago a LinkedIn request from a Chinese person hit my inbox. I reluctantly pressed Accept Connection (in the email) only to find out that my LinkedIn language setting had changed to Chinese. Now, I don't speak or read Chinese and
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by itcrowd 2y ago
My impression is that Bullenweg.com initially provided a timeline of events but took on a progressively more active stance as events unfolded. This culminated in a made-up addition to the timeline entitled "Matt announces acquisition o
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by itcrowd 2y ago
Honestly if they get .cs, it would be another nice money maker
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by itcrowd 2y ago
Not sure whether I understood the following : If Sable dedicates their patents to the public, what does it mean for CF to be granted a "royalty-free license to its entire patent portfolio"?
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The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth(en.wikipedia.org)
3 points by itcrowd 2y ago|0 comments
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by itcrowd 3y ago
Roquefort is from sheep, but Roquefort is also the GOAT, so you may be technically correct
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by itcrowd 3y ago
> digital signals have to propagate through multiple layers of logic gates, so the transistors have to switch much faster I don't think this is accurate. Are you saying that in digital computers each individual transistor switches f
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by itcrowd 3y ago
For digital computers, clock speeds are single digit GHz. For analog circuits, ~100 GHz is achievable in silicon. E.g., automotive radar chips, communication systems etc. This THz comment relates to analog circuits, which is supposedly arou
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by itcrowd 3y ago
It's called the Lindy effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect
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Van Gogh painting, stolen 3 years ago, recovered(twitter.com)
2 points by itcrowd 3y ago|0 comments
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by itcrowd 3y ago
There's a huge difference in CoL between the mentioned metro areas. Pretty useless comparison in that regard.
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by itcrowd 3y ago
Your specific example is cherry picked and does not reflect reality (even the reality of the seventies). Wikipedia's page on Schneider tells the full story: "The story made headlines in The New York Times [note: this is your NYT a
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by itcrowd 3y ago
Vandelay Industries (!)
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by itcrowd 3y ago
A bit of a tangent, but I do wonder how you figured out this story was front page on HN? Thanks for the long read. Worth it!
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Russia detains a Wall Street Journal reporter, accusing him of espionage(nytimes.com)
9 points by itcrowd 3y ago|1 comments
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by itcrowd 4y ago
Recently got a US phone number (at&t), and the literal minute the SIM was in my phone I started getting spam texts and calls. Nobody even had the number yet. I assume it's either a recycled number or randomly-generated from the spa
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by itcrowd 4y ago
The correct link is "Day 2", here: https://nanoscale.blogspot.com/2023/03/aps-march-meeting-202...
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by itcrowd 4y ago
Gdpr compliance is not optional for services offered in the EU
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by itcrowd 4y ago
Fantastic, had a lot of fun poking around this little machine. I really love it, here are some minor improvement points: - when right-clicking, the intended functionality of selecting the appropriate rhythm works only half the time or so. T
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by itcrowd 4y ago
It is common in Dutch, short for casu quo (latin). "A c.q. B" means something like "A or otherwise B" (example translated from Dutch wikipedia page) https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_quo
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by itcrowd 4y ago
Why would they use blockchain for an internal DB?
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by itcrowd 4y ago
I agree with most of what you say here, but a few small points to contest: First, it's not just big YouTubers moving towards the patron model. I see many smaller creators doing the same, and I'm some cases thriving. Second, I don&

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