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by lepton 12d ago
What are the chances that a small C program uncovers a bug in the C compiler, maybe in its type checker? What are the chances that a very large C program uncovers a bug in the C compiler?
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by lepton 1mo ago
Evidently this cute comment was not understood by some. @iso1631 is saying that wind farms (and by extension, their supporters) think Trump is ugly and noisy. So, they mutually think this of each other.
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by lepton 3mo ago
It needs to read the repo under .git; that’s a lot of files that may not be synced, depending on local disk space, frequency of use, etc. The local disk is just a cache. There may be an option to Always keep on this device, which might help
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by lepton 5mo ago
Maintain quality but raise prices to throttle demand to a sustainable rate? Hard to do instantaneously of course; easier said than done etc
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by lepton 9mo ago
Barry Nalebuff’s Intro to Negotiation is pretty fantastic. Had you negotiating against strangers in well-designed scenarios, then getting feedback from others on the recordings. Perry Mehrling’s course on Money and Banking is good too.
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by lepton 2y ago
That’s the parent’s point: a same-day flight may be expensive for the detainee and look bad for ICE.
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by lepton 3y ago
But compilers are deterministic, no?
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by lepton 3y ago
I cook eggs every morning with a pat of butter in a well-seasoned cast iron pan. Works great.
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by lepton 4y ago
In Canada, furniture pillows always come with a New Material Only tag, indicating that recycled textiles have not been used. I assume this is regulated and has been in place since the dawn of time.
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by lepton 4y ago
That gut-wrenching feeling.
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by lepton 5y ago
But the question was "how does the pricing work in this situation?" and I would expect a repair shop to know how their pricing works.
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by lepton 5y ago
Potable water for drinking etc. The sea there is pretty salty, I think.
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by lepton 5y ago
"tortuous" is the word you're wanting there. :)
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by lepton 5y ago
Natural gas is very likely unavailable in remote areas. Usual fuels would be propane or diesel, which can be trucked in.
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by lepton 5y ago
By "income", parent is referring to employment income. But their true income is the real estate investment of their primary residence, which nearly doubles their income. They are borrowing $300k I guess (1.5m + 0.2m, less 1.4m), a
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by lepton 5y ago
The point was that all those brands are owned by Coca-Cola, after all.
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by lepton 5y ago
I think my wellness is inherently my issue, and I'd prefer that my employer stayed out of it.
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by lepton 5y ago
No, it's % of adults.
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by lepton 6y ago
There was a time when the clergy was Catholic, but might various "scientific experts" be filling that role today?
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by lepton 6y ago
140% of stock /issuance/, not outstanding. Shorting stock creates new stock. Once all shorts are closed, the 100% of issuance is still outstanding and someone's holding it. Not everyone can get out!
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by lepton 6y ago
What if, by "object", we mean not a specific instance of an object, but rather the whole category of objects? Do penguins or other animals link a specific vocal sound to "shell" or "children" or "nest&quot
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by lepton 6y ago
That just sounds like an invitation to try! No indication of possible harmful effects?
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by lepton 6y ago
Ah, but how many sequences of 3 evenly spaced numbers does the sequence have?
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Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates by Half Percentage Point(wsj.com)
2 points by lepton 7y ago|0 comments
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Jack Welch has died(wsj.com)
263 points by lepton 7y ago|228 comments
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by lepton 7y ago
Half the thickness?
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by lepton 7y ago
BBQ lid? Many have thermometers that go higher than this (say, 700F), and they're often outdoors.
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by lepton 8y ago
This list still applies: > engineering, management, government, preparedness, risk forecasting, response
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by lepton 8y ago
I'm afraid that's none of your business, Mr Fastball.
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by lepton 8y ago
Barn cats, mousers

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