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Google DeepMind takes a minority stake in the maker of EVE Online(ccpgames.com)
6 points by nhf 4mo ago|0 comments
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by nhf 10mo ago
Lumafield sells CT scanners, so these posts serve double duty as advertising for their capabilities. Given how many times their previous posts have been shared I'm sure the ROI is great.
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Explaining, at some length, Techmeme's 20 years of consistency(news.techmeme.com)
30 points by nhf 10mo ago|10 comments
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London Underground Station Design Idiom [pdf](content.tfl.gov.uk)
8 points by nhf 1y ago|0 comments
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by nhf 4y ago
I think it depends what your goal with Duolingo is. I've had great luck using the app as smart flashcards, less so an end-to-end language learning solution.
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by nhf 4y ago
A few reasons: 1. We adopted chip cards quite late, so a lot of legacy hardware still exists - including payment terminals built into restaurant point of sale machines with a magnetic strip reader, instead of a separate card terminal. 2. Wi
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by nhf 4y ago
Dark Sky had a big focus on "hyperlocal" weather prediction prior to the Apple acquisition. If you're a weather app, being able to tell your users "it will start raining in 35 minutes but pass in 55 minutes" is a hu
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by nhf 4y ago
That's not true with most of the prominent examples you see. All autonomous vehicle fleets in California operate under the approval of the state DMV, and do things like publicize crash reports: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/po
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by nhf 4y ago
I would encourage your daughter to cast a wide net. Being technical does not always mean being an engineer or a scientist (computer or otherwise), and being an engineer/scientist doesn't always mean being technical. Some of today&
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by nhf 5y ago
Interesting question! However the OCR functionality in the camera (through Google Lens) runs a separate pipeline. Other bug reporters said Lens didn't have the issue when scanning QR codes so I doubt it would surface there.
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by nhf 5y ago
So far, I've been able to reproduce a few transformations: * www[0-9].example.tld -> [0-9].example.tld, e.g. www1.nyc.gov -> 1.nyc.gov * example[ac|co|gov|edu].tld -> example.[ac|co|gov|edu].tld e.g. exampleac.uk -> example
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by nhf 5y ago
Schwab's checking account has always been a loss leader for their brokerage so I imagine it'll stay that way. The mobile app isn't too bad though.
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by nhf 5y ago
This is essentially what the new fare card in Philadelphia is. It's implemented as a prepaid MasterCard that can also hold transit specific passes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEPTA_Key
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A mystery cube, a secret identity, and a puzzle solved after 15 years(wired.co.uk)
92 points by nhf 5y ago|21 comments
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MuseScore 3.6: How I Designed a Free Music Font for 5M Musicians(youtube.com)
1 points by nhf 6y ago|0 comments
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by nhf 6y ago
I've found the Whole Foods store-brand smooth peanut butter is a good happy medium between Jif and the organic stuff. It stays emulsified a lot longer than others, but has more roasty peanut flavor (and less sugar) than the cheap stuff
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by nhf 6y ago
It's a double edged sword especially in academia. People who are excellent at executing in their field of choice are not always good managers. This is a bit of a personal soapbox, but I think one of the most entrenched problems in grad
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by nhf 6y ago
She used to be the director of the graduate program I was in.
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by nhf 6y ago
A good football coach doesn't have to be great at playing the style that they coach their players for. Having worked with her before, Dava is a great leader and manager - which is I think what's needed for a position like this.
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by nhf 6y ago
I remember a review for the Little Drummer Girl that said (paraphrasing): "This book has achieved the rare miracle of making you feel sympathetic to both the Israelis and the Palestinians."
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by nhf 6y ago
> simple regression models outperform the fanciest machine learning ideas for this problem This reminds me of a classic paper: "Improper linear models are those in which the weights of the predictor variables are obtained by some n
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by nhf 6y ago
100% this. There's a huge subtext of "I'd be comfortable with more stringent measures if I knew the welfare of my population would be assured, but sadly it's not."
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by nhf 6y ago
This kind of reminds me of the retail co-op dynamic. Most people in the US are familiar with the Ace Hardware brand, where local stores get a branding and logistics boost from being part of the co-op, but stay entirely locally owned. That w
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by nhf 6y ago
One interesting thing about the Swiss system is they've prioritized reliable connectivity and frequent service over high-speed service. They do have some higher speed rail, but nothing even as fast as their neighbors in France or Germa
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by nhf 6y ago
This feels kind of like the article equivalent of a political cartoon: sure, it's accurate and worth a chuckle if you squint at it from a distance, but it's been done to death and I'm unsure if it's a productive portrait
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by nhf 6y ago
Also the UNFCU credit cards.
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by nhf 6y ago
Barclays has chip and PIN capability, but it doesn't default to PIN if signature is available - it will only trigger if that's the only verification method, which is almost never the case in the US. (Source: I have one, and the on
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The Conspiracy Singularity Has Arrived(vice.com)
10 points by nhf 6y ago|0 comments
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by nhf 6y ago
Done: FB7793463. It sounds like you work at Apple? The screen recording is attached to the report.
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by nhf 6y ago
A lot of the winter overheating comes from poorly insulated pipes, unmaintained steam valves, and broken radiator controls. I lived in Boston for a few years and had the same issue in my first spot - old apartment complex, big boiler in the

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