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by vichu 2y ago
This is such corporate double speak. It's not clear from the title, but this is Mozilla announcing its new advertising network and its pivot into advertising. This is sad, sad news.
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by vichu 2y ago
Looking at this chart[0], my guess would be around 1997. [0] https://mkomo.com/cost-per-gigabyte-update
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by vichu 3y ago
I’m surprised this article wasn’t about Metformin, something gwern has written about[0] and has some popularity in the entire nootropic circle of people that I know. [0] https://gwern.net/longevity#metformin
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by vichu 3y ago
This channel has some of the best usage of AI art that I’ve seen. I wouldn’t consider the background art of this kind of content core, but it is important. I’m very impressed by what is generated and how well it goes along with what he talk
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by vichu 3y ago
Where have I seen this UI before? :)
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by vichu 3y ago
"What came first, the music or the misery? Did I listen to music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to music? Do all those records turn you into a melancholy person?" "People worry about kids playi
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by vichu 3y ago
Why does blockchain need to be involved? Magic: The Gathering Online exists and has existed for 20+ years without the need for a blockchain.
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by vichu 3y ago
I don't follow your logic. How would constructing a new ship from new materials ever count as being the same as the original ship? At least in the Ship of Theseus paradox, there is the case where you take the old replaced parts and con
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by vichu 3y ago
I viewed those questions as a play on the Ship of Theseus. If the ship is completely destroyed and a perfect replica rebuilt elsewhere, is it the same ship? Almost certainly not. If the ship is slowly replaced over time, is it the same ship
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by vichu 3y ago
I fear that this is the year "wet-bulb temperature" becomes a term regular households across the world become deeply familiar with. It may be as ubiquitous as the term "social distancing" became. I've always naively
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by vichu 4y ago
Funny you say that since from what I heard it was the worst of both worlds: the workers _were_ hauled into the office to get laid off.
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by vichu 4y ago
This looks like a second-chance pool story as it didn't get much attention last time it was posted. See dang's comments on the pool here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998308
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by vichu 4y ago
Oh, I like you. That is also an option :)
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by vichu 4y ago
This is such a funny question. It's not a particularly uncommon one either, but I find it so peculiar. Who's "we" here? Are you saying "we're" the same, you and I? Are you using the royal "we"? A
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by vichu 4y ago
As far as I can tell from anecdotal reports by friends at some of these companies, many of these tech layoffs have been done with little rhyme or reason - at least with regard to technical skill, individual contribution, and team cohesion.
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Yankee Candle reviews indicate that Covid is about surge again(twitter.com)
21 points by vichu 4y ago|14 comments
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The Abyss (2007)(newyorker.com)
3 points by vichu 4y ago|0 comments
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A Curta Calculator(twitter.com)
1 points by vichu 4y ago|0 comments
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Pathery – a daily puzzle to find the longest path(pathery.com)
1 points by vichu 5y ago|0 comments
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2021 Global Health Security Index(ghsindex.org)
1 points by vichu 5y ago|0 comments
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by vichu 5y ago
Games as teaching tools is definitely an interesting topic. You might get a kick out of https://vim-adventures.com/ or https://cssgridgarden.com/ or http://www.flexboxdefense.com/ These are
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by vichu 5y ago
Article aside, can anyone tell me what's going on here at the bottom of the article? Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/D0F4Ib9.png
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Bangle.js 2 is a Hackable, open-source Smartwatch(omgubuntu.co.uk)
17 points by vichu 5y ago|4 comments
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by vichu 5y ago
The only immediate use case that comes to mind is as a competitor to OnlyFans. Sex workers by and large are already all over Twitter.
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by vichu 5y ago
It hasn't been overnight that birds have been disappearing. For example, this article from the NYT dated 2 years ago: https://archive.ph/zfDAH
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by vichu 5y ago
Next you'll tell me to type "zerg rush" and hit "I'm feeling lucky"
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This is Zoox(youtube.com)
7 points by vichu 6y ago|0 comments
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by vichu 6y ago
I think this is an experience common to enough people that it's frequently used as a prime example of the explore/exploit concept in machine learning.
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by vichu 6y ago
There's an Adult Swim short about that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ :)
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by vichu 7y ago
Thank you for the clarification. I personally have never drank kava or used any sort of kava derived product, but I have used Erowid to great benefit concerning a wide range of other substances and thought that the information there would b

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