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by scroy 6mo ago
Why were you trying to port it to JS?
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by scroy 8mo ago
Nice. I think I left around the time gchat dropped XMPP support. Is google chat supported to any extent these days?
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by scroy 8mo ago
Just as good on Windows, honestly. I miss that little bird.
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by scroy 8mo ago
I think the way to do it is to notify her estate and let them pursue it or not. But I'm really just here to say how I'm happy to pay her estate and publishers and everyone else should too.
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by scroy 8mo ago
They're present in almost all of her work.
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by scroy 8mo ago
As another comment points out, Le Guin herself does not call this a translation, so we shouldn't misrepresent it (although it might be my favorite English version). However, it's not in the public domain. Her work deserves all the
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by scroy 2y ago
1. Where is "here"? 2. What kind of paint prevents erosion?
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by scroy 2y ago
His site has the same resolution, it's just scaled down on the page: https://sashamaps.net/images/roman_roads_original.png
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by scroy 2y ago
Why would they? I think their point is this would help solve the principal agent problem so consumers can shop for service.
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by scroy 5y ago
I think it's best to use Occam's razor on that one. But it would be great for an episode of Stargate.
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by scroy 6y ago
> two of the three FAANG companies three?
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by scroy 7y ago
What's Stack Overflow deceiving us about?
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by scroy 7y ago
Reminds me more of the blind men and the elephant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant
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by scroy 7y ago
Not at all. I'd say the motivation for talking things through lies on a spectrum between brainstorming and bitching, and people have a need for both, just be aware of which one you're doing. A complaint can be stoic.
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by scroy 7y ago
> Of course no school would do that because it would be a nightmare. What do you mean by this?
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by scroy 7y ago
Outdoor billboards...?
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by scroy 7y ago
> The US does have one huge advantage the other countries don't though. What's that?
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by scroy 8y ago
Sorry but what is "Hyundai money"? Like, the cost of a Hyundai?
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by scroy 9y ago
I'm curious about what's fueling your hatred of C++. In my experience it depends heavily on how it's being used. Modern C++ used competently can get you really far, but I don't know how easy it is to find an environment
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by scroy 9y ago
Would you mind elaborating or giving a source for that?
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by scroy 9y ago
Don't be so sure. Einstein, in spite of all his achievements, was human. He made mistakes and misunderstood some things. Overall he understood physics more deeply that any of his time, but from his point of view maybe it came so natura
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by scroy 10y ago
It's Mangeletti.
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by scroy 11y ago
That sounds like the typical Japanese salaryman lifestyle, from what I've heard...
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by scroy 11y ago
I wonder, could LEDs be used to provide lighting that's both aesthetically more pleasing and more energy-efficient?
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by scroy 11y ago
The only thing to discourage it would be the better sense of the people in the community. Presumably there are better ways to stop Starbucks than throwing bricks. You have to convince enough people that the place needs to be shut down, then
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US DOE makes $28M grant to develop “cyber resilient” energy infrastructure(iti.illinois.edu)
2 points by scroy 11y ago|0 comments
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by scroy 11y ago
Why is it popular in banking?
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by scroy 11y ago
Squats and deadlifts (and similar compound exercises) are best for building back and core strength. Stretches, especially yoga, can help expand tight chest muscles. Swimming is good for building endurance and working the whole body.
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by scroy 11y ago
Not sure how the grades work there, how can unweighted GPA be above 4.0? At my HS, APs were weighted (to 4.5) but there was no way to go above 4.0 without that.
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by scroy 11y ago
Oh I'm with you. I don't mean to say it's useless, I suppose I was just hoping for more based on the title.

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