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by twinge 2y ago
Aereo, Napster, Grokster, Grooveshark, Megaupload, and TVEyes: they all thought the same thing. Where are they now?
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by twinge 2y ago
It seems contrary to their docs[0]: > Recall won’t save any content from your private browsing activity when you’re using Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome, or other Chromium-based browsers. Without a system-level incognito m
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by twinge 2y ago
"Why valves are a spacecraft engineer’s worst nightmare" is a great read about all the problems of valves[0]. There's also an interesting interview of the author worth a listen[1]. [0] https://techcrunch.com/2
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by twinge 3y ago
The media also doesn't define what it means to be a "doomer". Would an accelerationist with a p(doom) = 20% be a "doomer"?
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by twinge 3y ago
https://www.windytan.com/2012/11/the-sound-of-dialup-picture...
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by twinge 3y ago
That's not what executive privilege means. Executive privilege is the right to shield documents from disclosure to Congress. Moreover, taking certain documents, specifically those relating to nuclear secrets, is unrelated to the Presid
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by twinge 3y ago
This could be labeled "sousveillance", watchful vigilance from underneath: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sousveillance
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by twinge 4y ago
Storing data in the metadata reminds me of the $5000 compression challenge: https://www.patrickcraig.co.uk/other/compression.htm
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by twinge 4y ago
Many years ago I worked at a startup where the CEO was a former CS professor. While at the university, he worked with a somewhat legendary guy who ran the CS school's IT infra. Somehow wires got crossed in recruiting while sourcing the
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by twinge 5y ago
Useful for dramatic effect: https://inception.davepedu.com/
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by twinge 5y ago
Related anecdote: the 2008 flash crash of United Airlines stock [0]. A six-year-old article about United Airlines' 2002 bankruptcy was republished from the Chicago Tribune in The South Florida Sun-Sentinel (apparently without the date)
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by twinge 5y ago
Alphabet owns Verily Life Sciences[1] and backs Calico[2]. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verily 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calico_(company)
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by twinge 5y ago
Next comes the space telescopes that are based on the KH-11 spy satellites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_National_Reconnaissance_O...
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by twinge 5y ago
A system for alerting based on time-series data, with its own rule language. The language (along with many others) required authors have demonstrated they can adhere to the style guide by going through a process to obtain readability. http
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by twinge 5y ago
We'll continue supporting sideloading and linking to PCs I see this as a tacit approval of the thriving network of pirate games, something like the Adobe Photoshop model of proliferating and becoming the de facto platform.
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by twinge 5y ago
You charge at the hotel. https://www.tesla.com/destination-charging
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by twinge 5y ago
The predictions for the future of computing, December 1996, had some truly prescient gems. And a few misses. > We may experience a gradual drift into a surveillance society ... > The merging of cellular phones, portable computers, and
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by twinge 5y ago
Yes, however, vaccinated people are much less likely to catch the virus.
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by twinge 5y ago
Only 55% of Americans own stock: https://news.gallup.com/poll/266807/percentage-americans-own...
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by twinge 5y ago
Bear in mind matter isn't the only component. Energy is another huge input to the system. E.g. blockchain and its derivatives use tiny amounts of matter to use enormous amounts of energy. We can and must develop more environmentally re
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by twinge 5y ago
You don't need a plugin, just go to http://old.reddit.com/prefs , scroll to the bottom, and uncheck "Use new Reddit as my default experience"
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by twinge 6y ago
An EIS can be useful cudgels to impede construction. In Seattle, one portion of a very controversial multi-use trail had an EIS that took "more than three years at a cost of $2 million. That’s less than 7 feet of trail studied per day
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by twinge 6y ago
In what way is he a cuck?
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by twinge 6y ago
If you have a Mac, you can connect the iPad to it and share the contents of the screen directly (via QuickTime). The latency is lower. https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/03/26/tip-record-your-i...
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by twinge 6y ago
If you’ve flown a plane on autopilot, the experience is similar: you can direct your attention elsewhere and you end up less fatigued. You still need to be awake and alert but don’t have to worry about tedious things like holding a heading&
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by twinge 6y ago
You can do this free using Quicktime: select the iPad as a camera source in Quicktime, and then share Quicktime app window. https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/03/26/tip-record-your-i...
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by twinge 6y ago
If you have a Mac, you can connect the iPad to it and share the contents of the screen directly (via QuickTime). The latency is lower and you can share drawings outside Jamboard. https://appleinsider.com/articles/18&#x2
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by twinge 6y ago
Sweden didn't close restaurants, shops, nor schools: https://www.npr.org/2020/04/26/845211085/stockholm-expected-...
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by twinge 7y ago
There is a delicate, nebulous balance between modeling independent adult behavior and being a care giver. Every parent has to decide where that line is; it's constantly changing and difficult to evaluate. We live in an unprecedented ti
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by twinge 7y ago
Interviews were allowed, but recruiters weren't allowed to make the initial contact with employees.

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