stankypickle

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by stankypickle 5y ago
There are many factors aside from spending habits that might lead to discrepancies between purchasing power of a 6 figure salary. One example: discrepancies in the local cost of living. For example, someone could live like royalty on a 6 fi
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by stankypickle 7y ago
I'm not saying it isn't a bad idea for certain applications. I'm skeptical of the military application that is currently being pushed. It remains to be seen if one of these would even be plausible in the civilian arena, and t
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by stankypickle 7y ago
Naval nuclear reactors are stored deep within the internal structure of the vessel (i.e. a negligible heat signature from the nuclear reactor is not visible from the outside). The proposed micro-reactor designs will vent the exhaust heat ou
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by stankypickle 7y ago
It is being funded by the pentagon. It isn't for civilian use. When considering "battlefield conditions" think along the lines of people with heat seeking missiles and infrared goggles who can easily spot a hot nuclear reacto
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by stankypickle 7y ago
Did we read the same article? To quote: "Lyman believes that the department’s past efforts have “consistently underestimated”the “spectrum of mission risks posed by these microreactors," mostly around the technical challenges of k
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by stankypickle 7y ago
I crack up every time he says "I am an ex-google tech lead" in any of his videos. The subtlety of his delivery is exquisite.
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by stankypickle 7y ago
Germany's infrastructure has been stressed in recent years by immigration and other factors. The two books that the article places a spotlight on are: 1) "The Dumbing Down of Germany" and 2) "Tolerance Isn’t Easy" (
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by stankypickle 7y ago
The old adage: "TV will rot your brain" seems more true the older I get. Probably needs to be updated to include spending too much time on the internet.
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by stankypickle 7y ago
Doubtful: "Thus, Gallup's methodology is not the only way to estimate the percentage of the population that is gay or lesbian. Still, all available estimates of the actual gay and lesbian population in the U.S. are far lower than
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by stankypickle 7y ago
It is because there is an understanding, from first principles, of the dynamics that drive weather (e.g. conservation of mass, momentum and energy). The current models are build upon these principles to make predictions, and conform to expe
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by stankypickle 7y ago
I agree. I wasn't implying that we should make DNA sequencing and storage illegal.
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by stankypickle 7y ago
I fully agree, but I think that is easier said than done. It is conceivable that this would require massive amounts of money to lobby politicians and inform the public of an issues that most people don't give a shit about (Hell, people
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by stankypickle 7y ago
If people have that attitude then it will most certainly be the case.
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by stankypickle 8y ago
Secure voting system... right... I wonder how this will unfold... =/
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by stankypickle 8y ago
Good for them! GitHub is a great tool. Just hope microsoft doesn't screw it up.
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by stankypickle 8y ago
Fully agree. KISS
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by stankypickle 8y ago
This is just all sorts of ass backward rhetoric that misses the point of Stack Overflow. People don't go to SO expecting emotional support. They expect answers to their questions.
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by stankypickle 8y ago
Social Scientists gives doomsday proclamation on runaway climate change. Why don't we consult Snoop Dogg on his speculations of the existence and smoothness of solutions to Navier–Stokes? Seems logical to me.
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by stankypickle 9y ago
I think you're a bit optimistic when you use the word "obvious". Some people still look at me as if I'm wearing a tinfoil hat whenever I bring up NSA surveillance.