zevon

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by zevon 11mo ago
No, I said one is "close to flirting with Eugenics" wich is rather not the same than accusing anybody of being an Eugenicist and I stand by that point. However, you and the other person insisting on (mis-)interpreting my original
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by zevon 11mo ago
Again, the person I was originally replying to called intelligence "highly heritable". That does mean a genetic argument and I replied to that and not a generic assertion that there are mechanisms in play that have influence o
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by zevon 11mo ago
My original answer was a condensed and far from comprehensive one-sentence reply to another condensed one-sentence-reply (that included the phrase "highly heritable" which is how the whole genetics argument started). Why is what y
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by zevon 11mo ago
Why do you insist on saying that I "don't believe" in genetic components when I've literally said the opposite? The people who wrote the stuff on the Wikipedia site I was provided with and their (researcher-)sources se
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by zevon 11mo ago
Maybe what I actually meant to express becomes more clear if I re-phrase and expand the the sentence a bit: Correlations between socioeconomic status and success of one's offspring in educational systems does not mean that you can dete
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by zevon 11mo ago
I did not say nor mean to imply that genetics do not have anything to do with IQ or intelligence. Also, context matters - this is a thread about how to structure educational environments and about certain specifics of the military. Genetics
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by zevon 11mo ago
I think all your concerns are valid but they are not necessarily insurmountable. The FSF or whatever other entity could do just what you suggest and seek certification within the current legal frameworks. They could also talk to the carrier
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by zevon 11mo ago
Correlations between socioeconomic status and success of one's offspring in educational systems don't mean that intelligence is inherited in the genetic sense. If you're seriously arguing this, you're very close to flirt
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by zevon 11mo ago
Well, you kind said that literally. And I did not say that one should needlessly move processes to different infrastructure without a good reason. Anyway, I don't think our opinions are very dissimilar. btw: I think I have a reasonably
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by zevon 11mo ago
What do all these machine shops without any need for modern machinery and processes actually do ? Seriously though, of course you can make a living with old tools - however, even the village metal workshop around here has at least one big-
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by zevon 11mo ago
If you don't have a very good marketing department, I'll still kick you out of business if I can double or triple the amount of widgets I can make because I started with the same machines you did - but I upgraded them with better
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by zevon 11mo ago
I'd also like more comprehensive write-ups on such topics but either I haven't found the right sources yet or all the people who know how to set up and keep modern fabrication infrastructure going are too busy raking in the cash a
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by zevon 11mo ago
Sure - I guess this is generally true for most work domains, not just machine shops and serious software shops. However, the argument I was responding to was that there is no mucking about in the "real world" and that there is thi
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by zevon 11mo ago
That sounds catchy but I think it doesn't survive further inspection. People mucking around with machines and processes were rather instrumental in creating lathes, steam power, rockets, computers, looms, software, CNC-machines and all
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by zevon 11mo ago
May I ask what you do that requires doing it on the phone? If "necessity" means work-related: On my work-issued iPhone, I call and (briefly) text with people, triage some e-mail, have a look at calendars, take some in-situ photo
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by zevon 11mo ago
Interesting blog post. A few thoughts on smartphones, presence and whatnot: - I've lusted over the fantasy of having a pocket knowledge machine / tricorder-like thing since long before PDAs and later smartphones. Okay, still no fu
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by zevon 11mo ago
Good time to bring it back. You used to have to sideload the iOS app for years and the new app makes using an old Pebble with an iPhone so much easier. :) I've been using the app for a few weeks and it generally works well but not ever
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by zevon 1y ago
I'm not as current as I used to be with my military trivia (I blame getting older and getting to know more refugees, veterans and families who lost people in wars) but I'll have a go: A tank weighs like 60 tons or so. The engine a
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by zevon 1y ago
Well, I happen to use a phone without Google's or Apple's services in my personal life. And if I were to go out for something the authorities would not agree with, I most certainly would not carry any phone, smartwatch or whatever
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by zevon 1y ago
Who might those many people be who know where I am at all times?
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by zevon 1y ago
I don't know if you use some sort of safety treadmill but on many, you will fall if you don't/can't run anymore. There's your metaphor for life. Also, running on a treadmill is/can be viewed an image for not
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by zevon 1y ago
Maybe this is helpful: https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/understanding-the...
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by zevon 1y ago
Well, the last war where tanks and other old weapons were important is going on in Ukraine, for example. And I'm pretty sure you could build quite a few death machine components with what's available in Tesla factories as well (ce
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by zevon 1y ago
Yes, there is a difference, you are right. I don't have hard numbers at the moment (typing from the phone) but from looking it up quickly, the sun's intensity varies from about 950 kWh/m² to about 1.200 kWh/m² between no
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by zevon 1y ago
As with many things, the hardware store is probably going to be rather expensive and transport is a hassle (most people do not have a car with enough space to transport solar panels). So you order this stuff from specialized companies who w
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by zevon 1y ago
Well, the person you are replying to is in a thread about Germany, mentions balcony solar and said "my little server turns it automatically on" (which is how you would construct that sentence in German instead of "turns it on
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by zevon 1y ago
Why not approach the problem from all sides? There are big renewable projects in Germany as well, of course, but they take time to build, the grid needs to be adapted to handle them and there are many, many people/organizations who opp
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by zevon 1y ago
Not the person you are replying to but my four panels with about 2000W cost me about 370€ shipped including an inverter and cables. The main subsidy is that you don't pay VAT. There are some smaller subsidies but they are local and co
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by zevon 1y ago
In my experience, it lasts between indefinitely and until the next major system update. I think, that has been the default behavior for all of Apple’s „use our services“-reminders since they started showing those.
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by zevon 1y ago
I never tried it with FaceID specifically, but all the other red bubbles I've encountered behaved the same way: You say "not now" during the initial setup, then you get a nag/reminder in the settings app. If you tap on t

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