papertokyo

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by papertokyo 1y ago
This sounds like a wonderful way to spend an afternoon.
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by papertokyo 1y ago
This is genius. I've enjoyed Radio Garden on occasion for the musical novelty but never thought about putting a random station in Latin America on to practice listening to different Spanish accents.
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by papertokyo 2y ago
It "was known" in the 60s that Japanese electronics and cars were inferior in design and quality. Chinese products are going through the same trajectory.
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by papertokyo 2y ago
The first PC I built myself had an Athlon XP Barton 2500+ and 2x 256mb sticks of DDR2-400. It wasn't top of the line by any means but great bang-for-buck in 2003.
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by papertokyo 2y ago
> The Mars talk is just a recruitment tactic to pull in young idealistic engineers and get them to work long hours for cheap His move away from the previously-stated mission for Tesla to decarbonize the world's energy systems makes
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by papertokyo 2y ago
I absolutely love this characterization of modern discourse.
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by papertokyo 2y ago
Because it's a bureaucratic union of 27 countries with goals other than making obscene profits, side-effects be damned?
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by papertokyo 2y ago
Then you should also question what flavor of censorship and bias US-made LLMs have. Also, if someone says something that could threaten my safety (either directly or through inciting others) I would very much like them to get a visit from t
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by papertokyo 2y ago
But would you have thought to research how a specific car manufacturer's spicy anti-rodent tape tasted in the first place? There's an element of discovery in this article, as well as being entertaining and informative. Her writing
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by papertokyo 2y ago
Why is that? (These are my favourite planes to fly on, curious how the A350 is derivative given the apparent difference in packaging.)
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by papertokyo 2y ago
Until they make it at least three times bigger, yes.
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by papertokyo 2y ago
Really. Especially taken with the "toy" statement that follows, this reads to me like "this isn't perfect but we had a good crack at it and are happy with how good it came out for our purposes".
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by papertokyo 2y ago
The gameplay is focused on logistics, so those aspects have a lot more control. I particularly enjoy that in conjunction with the model railway aesthetics. - You build roads and railways, and stations for passengers and cargo (road/rai
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by papertokyo 2y ago
> billionaires telling us that we'll eat bugs and be happy owning nothing Who are we talking about here?
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by papertokyo 2y ago
I think questioning the money is just as important. There is so much conflicted money pushing the "climate change isn't real" narrative that it should raise more suspicion in skeptics.
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by papertokyo 2y ago
Also a super relevant issue: the major Mexican cartels are being armed with guns made and sold in the US in order to provide this supply. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/05/2.
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by papertokyo 2y ago
I'll have two frack whites to go thanks.
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by papertokyo 2y ago
No. These machines sound like robot hornets operating dental drills.
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by papertokyo 2y ago
The innovation here is integrating the tech into a home espresso machine package. I do wonder if the sound is any less awful though. Does the ultrasonic tub enable better extraction at lower proof or are you using it purely to speed up the
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by papertokyo 2y ago
Although you are entirely correct in a technical sense, and it's common to serve hot brewed coffee cold, the opposite is so rarely desired that it will be considered 'weird' (in the sense of 'unusual') 9 out of 10 t
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by papertokyo 2y ago
This is indeed surprising. What's the source?
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by papertokyo 2y ago
I almost want to leave peoples' minds closed about this kind of thing to avoid an increase in demand. I don't want my Sal de Gusano doubling in price either.
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by papertokyo 2y ago
They are researching the use of certain ants as flavor enhancers. Mexicans know a thing or two about making food delicious, and Chicatana ants are used in Oaxacan cuisine to add complexity to sauces. Rest assured, this is entirely based on
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by papertokyo 3y ago
Another factor besides comfort is that they can extend the flight time 1-2 hours by having fewer passengers and bags onboard, which of course means premium seats like SQ23/24. Qantas is planning to launch 18–21 hour routes in 2026 with
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by papertokyo 3y ago
Australian coffee snob here. I can confirm the emphasis of the specialty coffee industry (which I think you can conflate with 'hipster' coffee) is entirely on sourcing and roasting high-quality beans that have enjoyable and nuance
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by papertokyo 3y ago
Like the Canadian government has a maple syrup reserve.
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by papertokyo 3y ago
I assume the break is to have less chance of their activities be discovered and/or connected.
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by papertokyo 3y ago
As an adult who often wonders this, RadarBox's AR mode (available on the iPhone app) is perfect. You just point it in the general direction of the plane, tap on the flight number, and it will show you all the details. Alternatively you
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by papertokyo 3y ago
I live in a building connected to the False Creek system. Some details that may be interesting: - Most of the apartment blocks currently served are located in a former industrial area that was redeveloped for the 2010 Winter Olympics and gr
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by papertokyo 3y ago
Mexico City has 2 (soon to be 3) Cablebús gondola lines that integrate with other public transport types, all using a single smartcard for payment.

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