yzydserd

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There are no optical corrections in the Parthenon(doi.org)
5 points by yzydserd 19h ago|0 comments
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by yzydserd 5d ago
> solving problems is only a tool and proxy for achieving the primary goal of conceptual understanding and insight. This is the effect of AI on most intellectual disciplines, and it’s a real worry.
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by yzydserd 6d ago
Only 30-40% of people encounter brain freeze? Fabulous site.
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SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast(bbc.co.uk)
4 points by yzydserd 28d ago|0 comments
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by yzydserd 1mo ago
Grubby.
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by yzydserd 1mo ago
Bought this in April 2005 for £11.95 and 58p per year is good value. Not sure I'll upgrade though.
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by yzydserd 1mo ago
The site runs like a dog.
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by yzydserd 1mo ago
They claimed them as advances, not breakthroughs.
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Advanced Lawnmower Simulator (1988)(en.wikipedia.org)
5 points by yzydserd 1mo ago|0 comments
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by yzydserd 1mo ago
In case it wasn't obvious - it wasn't obvious to me from the 43 mentions of it in the article - beads is a product by the same author. There was an HN post on it 8 months ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
Here is pg today. “Duke University library system dropped Basecamp because the founders weren't sufficiently PC.” https://nitter.net/paulg/status/2082164143008707034
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
It’s nearby London’s last sewer powered gas lamp. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/F...
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
Here he was last year championing the Far Right in England https://world.hey.com/dhh/as-i-remember-london-e7d38e64
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Would you choose £50k over the chance of £1M?(yougov.com)
8 points by yzydserd 2mo ago|7 comments
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
In a UK survey of ~4500 adults, 73% said they would take a certain £50k over a 50/50 chance of £1m. For women, it was 82%. via https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0njd4e2evo
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
arith2027.org taken, arith2028.org available.
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
An increase in the supply of boat snacks?
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by yzydserd 2mo ago
The question is, launch to who …
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by yzydserd 3mo ago
I wish stories like this would be published before the nominee exits the stage.
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The Castles of the Garamantes(wildmanlife.com)
3 points by yzydserd 3mo ago|0 comments
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by yzydserd 3mo ago
Maybe you missed the “25% discount in our shops and cafes” perk for the day you need to be in the office. Score.
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by yzydserd 4mo ago
No, Biff informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives during the current terminal session.
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Erich's Packing Center(erich-friedman.github.io)
1 points by yzydserd 4mo ago|0 comments
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by yzydserd 4mo ago
Many squares in circles bests were found this month. https://erich-friedman.github.io/packing/squincir/
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The way you draw circles says a lot about you(qz.com)
7 points by yzydserd 4mo ago|1 comments
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by yzydserd 4mo ago
A literature search didn't turn much evidence of this at all, let alone conclusive evidence. Any sources? I swirl right hand clockwise. I also draw circles clockwise. One article said circle drawing direction was likely cultural or lin
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by yzydserd 4mo ago
It’s similar in other sports. Around 30% of top cricketers are left handed. It’s 40% for some leading countries. The “hypothesis presumes that athletes in interactive sports are much more likely to play and practice against right-handed opp
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by yzydserd 5mo ago
> So I built a scraper that hits the UK government's mandatory Fuel Finder API every 10 minutes and stores every price change. 90k records across 7,700 stations since January. Only 1 change per station per week on average? Fewer tha
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by yzydserd 5mo ago
Being a world leader with 1's and 2's, it was only a matter of time that they diversified into 0's and 1's.
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by yzydserd 5mo ago
Reminds me of the 1990 Amiga game Nuclear War. Characters included Infidel Castro, Mao the Pun, Ronnie Raygun, Ghanji, Gorbachef, Colonel Khadaffy, and of course Ayatollah Kookamamie. https://www.lemonamiga.com/game/nuc

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