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by vostok 8d ago
I find that increments of 1C are too small to be useful in daily life but increments of 5C are quite big. As a result, you can't really round degrees Celsius to a multiple of 5 whereas full precision integer temperatures are too precis
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by vostok 8mo ago
Do you know if running causes a person to have more or less heartbeats in a given time span? I'm not particularly medically knowledgeable and not sure.
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by vostok 9mo ago
Outside of distance learning - I think computers are very rarely used for CS exams in my, albeit dated, experience.
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by vostok 11mo ago
I've generally had good experiences with the various compressed X11-like tools. One example is x2go, but there are a few.
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by vostok 1y ago
As someone who lives in a city, I'm not sure what I'd do with a car that is smaller than a tank. If it's a small car then it's probably for local trips and super inconvenient to park / re-park / etc. I want a b
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by vostok 1y ago
I think this person wants a space between Fizz and Buzz.
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by vostok 2y ago
I really like the table of confusion as a way to look at this stuff. I find the terminology somewhat confusing and it's much easier for me to just look up the formulas. That means 90% accuracy should mean (true_positive + true_negative
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by vostok 2y ago
Assuming this is post-Obamacare, do you know why your insurance didn't cover it? I had this simplified model that insurance covers everything once you hit maximum out of pocket and I'd love to learn how that model breaks down in p
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by vostok 2y ago
You cam just ignore the Zone 2 advice as a relatively new runner. It's more useful when you're running high mileage.
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by vostok 3y ago
Do you know what percentage of after tax income people paid fir this? I'm curious how other compares to today's services.
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by vostok 3y ago
Is a 30 minute commute that bad? I feel like a lot of people mindlessly browse for 60 minutes a day at home. You could do that on your commute instead of at home and get housework done at home.
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by vostok 3y ago
This was a professor at UCLA.
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by vostok 3y ago
> People don't work in university research for the pay, it's garbage, I assure you. It's pretty good in the US. I just looked up a randomly chosen assistant professor at a public university and they make $200k. I only look
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by vostok 3y ago
I highly recommend store brand soy milk, and tofu for that matter, if it's available in your area. It shouldn't require any additional ingredients to tatse good.
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by vostok 3y ago
I spend virtually no time tinkering with my personal computer, but I did get one with Linux pre-installed.
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by vostok 3y ago
For home use, I haven't had too many problems with mainstream Linux distros in a while. I'm tech literate, but not a technology professional.
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by vostok 3y ago
I think the material quality of life in important industrial cities like Norilsk was much higher than the provicnes in general.
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by vostok 3y ago
I don't have any statistics on this, but I feel like I see far fewer plastic bags littering the streets these days. That alone is a win for me personally.
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by vostok 3y ago
I find that IF actually has less effect on my social life. I can just go to a barbecue on the weekend and eat whatever if that's my one meal for the day. I find it much harder if I have to plan to leave room for other meals.
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by vostok 3y ago
I thought leetcode cares about the actual run time.
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by vostok 4y ago
The truck is nice for avoiding setting up camp in the rain because it's easier to hose out, but you kind of need your own truck with a cover and such. That's a good call on vans though. A cargo van might be a good idea for legitim
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by vostok 4y ago
Do you baby tips for finding cheap ones? The cheap rentals in my city are at the airport and that makes it a pain to use them. They're not really cheap if I ascribe a sufficiently high value to my time. The ones close to me often have
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by vostok 4y ago
For personal transport, I'm biking or taking public transportation or taking a taxi. A car is a luxury good for someone in my situation and a pickup truck is the common case for that luxury good.
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by vostok 4y ago
I'm an urbanite with no need for a car. I don't currently have one, but I want to buy an efficient pickup truck or unibody pickup truck when I do buy one. In the rare occasions that I do want a car, a truck is really helpful. I do
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by vostok 4y ago
I'm no expert, but that Utah bank sounds pretty risky to me. At least treasuries and MBS are relatively liquid securities that can be quickly sold at prices that don't deviate much from their marks as long as you're marking t
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by vostok 4y ago
You pay for most real time data on top of the Bloomberg subscription. Bloomberg would be an unrealistically good deal if it included real time data.
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by vostok 4y ago
That's so interesting. Thanks for sharing.
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by vostok 4y ago
Companies don't need special tax exemptions to write off losses. Typically, expenses directly reduce income without any need for a special exemption.
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by vostok 4y ago
> Like, maybe this works in NYC It sounds like the author deliberately moved to NYC. They didn't just accidentally end up in a place where this is possible.
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by vostok 4y ago
Those tips sound really useful and actionable to me. Hosting dinner parties regularly even if you're tired is a great idea. I'm going to try doing this. I probably don't want to co-sign an apartment, but letting people stay w

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