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by peyton 10y ago
Removing the jack removes a large hole from the side of the device. In future models we could see scratch-resistant casing made of ceramic or some sort of amorphous alloy. I recall Apple having a patent on a manufacturing process to bond a
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by peyton 10y ago
I believe the parent was referring to oral administration of testosterone (or, in the case of most fish, 11-ketotestosterone). Levels in a typical serving of tilapia are probably in the nanogram range. Oral bioavailability in humans of arou
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by peyton 10y ago
I think that's how it works today. In my personal experience, USCIS goes above and beyond to get citizenship for citizens. It's possible the above comment leaves out some crucial detail.
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by peyton 10y ago
I'm an American who has lived in Switzerland. I don't wish to start a debate, but instead to mention that from my limited experience European and American systems have a different definition of "unlimited," and in online
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by peyton 10y ago
Interesting idea. I'm curious what the regulatory landscape is like. Is it feasible to run a bank off of a giant multinational tech company? I remember back in the day Apple needed to charge for iPod Touch software updates for some sor
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by peyton 10y ago
One possibility is ISP skimping on peering and transit. Had that issue with an old ISP in Switzerland.
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by peyton 10y ago
Sometimes long analogies like that of the article have trouble making obvious distinctions between design choices and The Way Things Work. For instance, this article's analogy makes assumptions about cache eviction policy and cache coh
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by peyton 10y ago
I think you're making some assumptions. When I was coming up through the school system in the 90s, I thought metrication was a federal government thing (since it is). I doubt my parents are aware of the origins of the metric system. Th
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by peyton 10y ago
> Could you point out the inaccuracies? Aside from the QR code non-sequitor, nothing jumped out at me. It's an article about homegrown internet services that does not mention the Great Firewall, as you alluded to somewhat. Given the
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by peyton 10y ago
Not an expert, but there seems to be a preponderance of evidence that IQ has predictive power. It's probably less popular in places with a sordid past of Social Darwinism, such as Germany or plantation societies like the Philippines an
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by peyton 10y ago
Generally numbers like those coming out of the region are based on underrepresentative samples of high achievers. You may be thinking of Lynn's IQ and Global Inequality .
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by peyton 10y ago
That's a reasonable point, but it turns out nonresident aliens are subject to a flat 30% tax on dividends (could be lower depending on various treaties).
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by peyton 10y ago
The context of the article is recent comments by political candidates about Russian cyber warfare. The subs' capabilities were revealed at a conference three weeks ago.
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by peyton 10y ago
To be fair, Canada plays hardball with foreign medical IP. The "evil tax" may be passed on to foreigners instead. The US could be unique in that compulsory licensing laws and aggressive patent invalidation don't work--there a
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by peyton 10y ago
Maybe, though here's another take: "Detect displays" is confusing. I don't even know what it does. The option key is for people who already know what they want and isn't meant to be discoverable.
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by peyton 10y ago
SLAM: simultaneous localization and mapping. Generally implemented as a stereo video camera that builds a map of its environment and determines its position while it moves. DOE: diffractive optical element. Defined in the article with a pho
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by peyton 10y ago
Trust me, a lot more work went into the iPhone's design than you'd think. One analogy is brute force searching for an approximate solution to an optimization problem. It's problematic when others take your solution if you did
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by peyton 10y ago
IANAL, but I believe press mentions upon request are treated as political donations by the FEC. If not properly disclosed, it may be a problem. I don't have any experience with election law or regulation though.
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by peyton 10y ago
Re: renaming. The 'Enter' key is marked 'Return' on Apple keyboards and has different semantics to the 'Enter' key used in Windows.
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by peyton 10y ago
Apple doesn't give numbers on Watch sales.
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by peyton 10y ago
Every country exports goods. Manufacturing these goods will produce some amount of pollution. For an individual importing from China, it is rare to impossible to get accurate figures on the environmental impact of what you're importing
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by peyton 10y ago
That isn't the case for Japan. Overweight people are required by the government to attend dieting classes and take personal responsibility. The policy is successful. There's little concrete evidence that cracking down on "tun
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by peyton 10y ago
Is it really the evil corporations behind all this? If so, how does a country like Japan get away with a 3~5% obesity rate when junk food is so prevalent in modern Japanese society? Taking responsibility works.
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by peyton 10y ago
I agree. My issue is they're getting the Senate involved and going for regulatory capture, which in general isn't usually ideal for long term competition.
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by peyton 10y ago
I think you're right--Apple shouldn't control/influence Spotify. The issue here sounds different: Spotify has to play by the same rules as everyone else on the App Store, and Spotify seems not to like that.
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by peyton 10y ago
Unfortunately, quoting the relevant parts of a study (namely, methods and results) for the purpose of disseminating evidence is a weak fair use case at best. That's why generally in a work you'll see "reproduced with permissi
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by peyton 10y ago
Actually it may have something to do with biological differences in social stress response on top of conditioning. I personally find this fascinating--a biological basis carries with it a possibility of pharmacological treatment for those
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by peyton 10y ago
You're completely right. There are serious downsides. However, I think this question (and a lot of the crappy things about the US) exist to deal with and automate problems at scale. Scaling is hard. Scaling solutions are overkill if yo
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by peyton 10y ago
I get the sarcasm, but given there are hundreds of millions of US border crossings annually, a policy of taking everything seriously regardless of size probably does make the US safer.
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by peyton 10y ago
I'm sorry, I have to comment. I don't think your characterization of the US is fair. It is insulting and doesn't seem topical to the current post, which is about the paperwork burden of living abroad. Suggesting slavery is &q

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