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This is true for every domain that has a sizeable number of passionate hobbyists. When you have a big enough group of people that make thing X part of their identity, statistically speaking a few of those people will be rich, and purveyors of thing X will eventually create products that cater that price point.

Basically, if you've got someone who has $100,000 and wants to have the best X, someone will eventually make thing, claim it's the best X, and slap a $100,000 price tag on it. I mean, why wouldn't you do that? A fool and his money are soon parted, and rich fools are the best of all.

Men seem particularly prone to this and you really see the effect in "masculine" pursuits.

See also: Audio hi-fi gear, musical instruments (guitars in particular), watches, photography, cars, liquor (whiskey in particular (Scotch in particular)), cigars, woodworking, etc.

If dudes got into knitting, two weeks later some company named YarnProMax would be selling the neodymium jacketed titanium-core YarnSLAYER6000 needles for $18,000 and there would be dudes who bought them just so they could show them off to other dudes at the BBQ.

It's annoying, but it mostly affects the very high end and there is plenty of good affordable gear a tier down. Even better, a lot of this stuff trickles down into the used market for much better prices, so these people tend to act as a net win for the hobby's ecosystem by infusing it with extra money.
I recurrently have these types of dreams:

1. The moon is extremely close to earth, so it covers half of the sky.

2. There's another earth-like planet instead of the moon, also really close.

I love those dreams, they also come in nightmare variety:

1. Planes start falling, then there's a big explosion in the sky and fireballs fall towards the earth.

Does anyone else have these dreams?
yes, the author does not specifically cite examples where he was rude to roadies or mountain bikers.

But he wrote a 1000-word essay about why bike shops shouldn't cater to us and celebrating the failure of shops who do. as both a roadie and a mountain biker who's gotten sneered at by plenty of bike shop employees, this doesn't lead me to believe i'd be welcomed with a smile when i walked into the author's shop.
> There's a lot fewer ways to arrange water molecules so that they form an ice cube than there are to arrange them as a liquid. Most arrangements of water molecules look like a liquid, and so that's the likely endpoint even if they start arranged as an ice cube.

Except this is, as an insight, obviously wrong. The arrangement you get is determined by temperature: cold water will spontaneously freeze, and hot ice will spontaneously melt. The model you state predicts that

- Hot ice will spontaneously melt (correct)

- Cold ice will spontaneously melt (nope)

- Cold water will not spontaneously freeze (nope)
OK, but they've touted each satellite in the cluster being capable of driving 20Gbps all by itself.

So why are people only getting 11Mbps? Beta or not, that's a very far cry from the promised specs.
I assume it must be a massive refusal to deduplicate. For example in the Verdansk map, many of the houses and buildings are cut and pasted. In theory, these could be aliases of the same model, but I suspect they are all baked in.

Other than that I just don't know. Maybe they used bad settings for whatever is their compression algo and they don't have any experts who could actually identify the problem? It's a preposterous idea but I can't explain it otherwise.
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it's not the invisible hand's fault when that hand is tied behind it's back.

There is no real way "untie" this hand in this case. The regulatory pseudo-markets that governments impose are often presented as "deregulation" but they aren't that. They're just a different kind of regulation. However, both companies and politicians put forward the claim that these pseudo-markets make their players "private enterprise" and so-absolved from responsibility to the public but that's a self-serving fiction.
Thanks, I didn't notice that bit. I have de-megamillioned the title above.
Where are you getting 5% of traffic as mobile Safari?

Because I was scanning around to get a lay of the browser engine landscape and there seems to be tons of Safari traffic out there.
> Because the SAT scores are useful to the applicant, there is a growing industry helping students perform better through practice and training.

Practice and training have negligible effect on SAT scores. The industry exists, but in the same way that fortune tellers exist.
How does non profit got anything to do with having have to pay less salaries? Are non profits meant to only hire average people?
You're thinking about the energy conversion efficiency. They are claiming 130% quantum efficiency, i.e. the efficiency at which a photon can produce a free electron.
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Like this. I might do that myself.
These are totally fair points. I'd only quibble a bit that diet can be a big limiter for linear progress in running, depending on the kind of running you're doing.

At the time I was training, I was aiming for a marathon time that qualifies you for the Boston Marathon, as an example. (that's much more about muscle development than other forms of running). You can't consistently run a sub-7:00 mile for more than 3 miles without having a pretty regimented diet.

If you don't increase your protein intake dramatically, you'll get injuries while pushing for that pace, and if you can't push, you will plateau.

But you're right that you can go pretty far (maybe a month) without changing your diet in running training, depending on where you're starting from.
Airbnb is looking for cheap publicity and buzzfeed is looking for an easy article.
Style should express intent. Diffs that enforce uniformity without preserving intent are vandalism that poisons “git blame”. Auto-formatting should not be used because it doesn’t understand intent in any way. (And when it does, we will no longer need formatted source files, nor developers.)
To me this is related to the "terrarium problem" of software ecosystems, where the larger the ecosystem is, the more capable it is in some sense, but the less it can actually be understood. Web tech being all encompassing has made it an unsustainably large terrarium.

And you can mitigate a terrarium's impact somewhat by defining a protocol around it, but then the protocol becomes the new terrarium. And so it goes. That is why it never really gets solved by more general-purpose layers, but it does get solved in some degree by the documentation, which at least gives you a map of the jungle, and it gets solved for any end use by distilling down to a smaller terrarium that can be understood by its definitions rather than its dependencies.
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Would appreciate if you would expand on this. How does the employee experience differ when a worker's council is in place?
It was used and deemed to be from damage the car had taken in an accident prior to us buying it. We knew it was involved in an accident previously, but it was supposed to have been professionally repaired (we got it from a Ford dealership iirc).

As far as anyone could tell post crash, the control arm had broken through, rather than coming loose.
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My Xfinity "Up to 1Gbps" plan never tests above 60Gbps on any speed test other than their own. If nothing else Starlink should light a fire under Comcast, CenturyLink and others to start providing actual fast internet.
> As can be seen from the patchset, there's no conceivable way it could be built into the kernel without having the kernel build depend on proprietary headers, effectively disqualifying it entirely.

Then just disqualify it, cite the reasons for why, and move on. No need for attacks, no need to tell the other person to fuck off. There's enough badness in the patch that you don't need to resort to criticizing the submitter.
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If that were the case, what a fascinating problem for the human race. Imagine knowing we have 95k years to escape the solar system, what would we do? What would it mean for humanity in the next 1000, 5000 and 10000 years?
Classic price discrimination is when people who can afford to pay more, pay more. Most people consider this more just rather than less just.
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>Mozilla Corporation is in charge of Firefox development. Mozilla Foundation is in charge of advocacy. Mozilla Corporation is fully owned by the Mozilla Foundation.

but the mozilla layoffs yesterday impacted both MDN and firefox. If the corp vs foundation is a distinction without a difference, why bother bringing it up?
Well hopefully things like Starlink can provide an alternative to terrestrial internet and force competition into the picture.
"It's a place where most people are exposed to new ideas, new types of people. It's a place where lasting friendships and relationships are formed."

This is also a description of summer camp.
I think it collapses down to an even simpler, perhaps even tautological point (though I think that it really isn't).

In a system with energy present, the system is continually and randomly shifting between microstates.

We identify macrostates, and analytically can identify certain macrostates as having more or less possible microstates.

Given the constant random movement between microstates (thanks, energy!), the system's macrostate is most likely to be one represented by large numbers of microstates.

The system isn't really "increasing its entropy" - it's simply randomly exploring all accessible microstates. If we could observe the microstates directly, we'd probably never think of entropy at all. But since we observe the macrostates, we also end up noticing that over time, systems with energy tend toward macrostates representing large numbers of microstates.

If the opposite were true, you'd basically be saying "more probable things are actually less probable", which is contradictory. Increasing entropy is really just a different way of saying that "more probable things tend to happen".

Because of the relationship between microstates and macrostates, and our cognitive biases towards certain macrostates, we tend to notice things moving towards what we consider disorder. All that is really happening that things just tend toward "more probable" macrostates, because they represent larger numbers of possible microstates.

Again, if you were unaware of the macrostates, you'd see no asymmetry.
Except if you try and price gouge parent B, it doesn’t work because they’re poor. So instead you price gouge parent A because they are rich, by raising tuition and giving a charitable scholarship/discount/etc. to parent B.
Depends. Some companies do accept English speakers, but not all. I'd call them up about it before applying. Most accept Danish or Swedish, though. If you're just looking for a restaurant job, then most of them accept English only speakers. But that isn't to say that most customers do, so it helps to know at least the basics for your spesific trade. Sad fact: Norwegian is known to be notoriously hard to learn because most Norwegians resort to English with foreigners. So even if you come here, you might not hear the local language enough to actually learn it well.
> Light moves significantly (47%) slower through optical fiber than through space

The what?

As far as I know c is a constant.
And the United States also, by that metric...
In the post I mentioned that the manager wanted developer to use "this." to signify that they were using the base class's method.

Which isn't correct. Lets say someone were to come in and override the base class's method, now calling this.SomeMethod() would not be the intended behavior of the original code that was improperly using "this." as "base."

I don't want "base." or "this." in my code at all unless there is some incredibly rare case that I MUST use it.
> Epic has been kicked out of Android as well

Is that really accurate? Android supports sideloading, which I think is how they first brought Fortnite to Android. They might have been kicked out of the Google Play store, but that's not the same thing.
I guess this is how they're preparing for the IPO?
The proprietor values a sustainable business that supports the community. It's not a charity, but still useful, and that's ok. Didn't state that they're rude to rude customers per se, just discussed them in relation to regular customers. I have no reason currently to disbelieve them.
Thank you for sharing. This is exactly why Ready (YC S20) makes tools that help America's thousands of Local Internet Service Providers compete with the copper cartel. https://ready.net
I learned the term “weight weenies” from hanging around people who call themselves weight weenies at my aforementioned local bike shop where they shop and hang out because weight weenies are welcome just like the man with the loose chain on his old cheap bike.
A follow-up question. Does it affect the future of Rust as well? What about it?
I assume you are aware it is hospitals and medical practices that are out the money when people don't pay? Why blame the company doing the collecting on their behalf
Online games on HughesNet are unplayable. Called and complained that ~500ms RTT is unacceptable but they made up some excuse as to why it couldn't be faster, some mumbo jumbo about the speed of light
I do... that was not the problem.
My second hand understanding, though, is that west Germans consider East Germans to be the same people and the integration was viewed as a reunification. Not quite the same as different groups who perceive themselves as distinct and with conflicting interests.
Fully automated luxury gay space something.
Non-profits should hire people who personally care about the non-profit's mission. Paying less than average is a good way to filter out people who're only in it for the money.
To be clear, aphantasia is not a symptom. People are "perfectly fine" that have it. We just don't see things without our eyes open. If that makes sense. And, I believe, most of us have been this way our whole lives.
Most are mis or uninformed on the impact this will have or simply support the current administration regardless. Trump has held about 40% approval even under impeachment.
You don't need a 5G device for decent Internet speed - at least not in my rural area (Nevada City, in town). T-Mobile is my only provider for phone/data/etc. At $60/month, 50GB cap, it's the best deal I've had for a while.
This may be a pandemic, but it’s not a zombie apocalypse.
> All that goes out the window when you introduce a third party app that can do whatever it wants to system settings.

> when you introduce a third party app

So ... you could chose not to do that for your parents. There's no way they would do it by accident.

> that can do whatever it wants to system settings

Can App Store apps even do that now?
> What are you waiting for ordering those servers right now, while Amazon is still working?

The startup costs, ongoing maintenance, and organizational costs of mitigating this kind of risk have to be considered with an evaluation of the likelihood of the event occurring. And other things the company could do with those same resources.

Do you have a fully equipped backup home somewhere far away you keep stocked with consumables and perishables in case where you live is destroyed by a meteorite one day? If not, why not?
"multivalve (name?)"

Octovalve, here's a good video on it:

https://youtu.be/rgmBpEQtJ1s
heh I've noticed this, too. There are a group of us at work that are known as "git surgeons", maybe that's the modifying noun you're looking for!

In general, claiming status as a <technology> <noun> will get you positive attention, as long as it doesn't come off too arrogant (e.g. expert, master, w/e)

e.g. git guru, nix nerd.

It reminds me of this excellent article [0] that I like to share with all the engineers I work with, every year or so.
In that case, you'd be a "taco bell programmer".

But it's maybe too self-effacing depending on your opinion of taco bell :)

[0]: http://widgetsandshit.com/teddziuba/2010/10/taco-bell-progra...
My understanding is that everyone who knew how Layout 2020 worked was fired, and therefore the project to integrate it into Firefox is effectively dead, meaning Firefox has no plausible way to compete with LayoutNG. I am not trying to be provocative, but that is pretty hard to reconcile with your statement.
The original writer is trying to make it appealing for beginners; there are rules, you can learn, you are smart!

He's very positive and encouraging, which shows how much dedication he puts on his teachings.

Relax
I may have slightly misremembered. I can't find it in their officially documented APIs either.

However if you inspect your network traffic while doing a search on their "Find locations" page, it's not too hard to find the address of their REST API. However since it's not documented it might be rude to hit it too hard
That's the answer to why most Americans have "no real choice" in Internet service providers, as well in countless other services like healthcare, where anti-competitive behavior has become normalized and tolerated (or actively encouraged) legally.

Even when it's not legally a "monopoly", it's a collusion among the most powerful corporations and their revolving-door regulators that allow continued exploitation of the public.
I remember the goal was to replace gecko. A good webkit alternative is desparately needed on the web, a shame mozilla didn't see it through.
i love the name "DeOldify"
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The same political party that runs the inland cities? I’m not sure “fly over states” is a phrase you can blame on Democrats, seems like a stretch.
Re: Covid handling as opined at https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-biden-bait-and-switch-11596...

"Media coverage of the nation’s standing would change dramatically after a Biden victory, even if the reality does not. Mr. Biden promises increased federal coronavirus spending, but as president he couldn’t override governors’ authority to restrict economic activity, and he doesn’t propose to alter Mr. Trump’s program to accelerate vaccine and treatment development. With Mr. Trump embracing masks and trillions in federal spending, and high case totals in blue California and red Florida alike, a Biden victory wouldn’t change the epidemic’s trajectory. Yet, as the media hailed Gov. Andrew Cuomo despite his disastrous policy of transferring coronavirus patients into nursing homes and New York’s record high deaths, Mr. Biden’s election would also miraculously transform the virus from an existential threat into a manageable hindrance."
Also, for quite a long time the tradition was that a game only goes on sale after a successor has been chosen. Steam sales are a comparatively new concept.

When Factorio 2 comes out, you will most likely be able to pick up Factorio for $10.
What right do you have to turn that statement around? Incredible entitlement. /s

But really adaptive optics is nice, and lets us compensate for atmospheric distortions. But not light filtered by the atmosphere. Or clouds. Or daylight. And we still have to compensate for quakes and vibrations, and temperature change. It's simply just cheaper to do on land than in space.

Imagine if it wasn't an order of magnitude more expensive in space. Or imagine a large telescope array on the Moon, where you get stability, ability to repair, and no atmosphere to get in the way. With SLS and Starship, all of that starts to look possible in the next 20 years.
Of course it's still deterministic. It's a computer program, so it has to be deterministic. Multiplayer still uses a lockstep simulation, so all clients must compute the same random outcome.

But it does introduce an element of randomness that isn't present anywhere else in the game. Every other recipe in the game has fixed inputs and outputs with known ratios, and often very nice ratios. Put in two iron plates and get out a gear. Put in one copper plate and get out two copper wires.

The randomness in uranium processing is used to simulate the cascades of centrifuges used for isotope enrichment without having to track the enrichment of every single lump of uranium, and without having to introduce a hundred different types of uranium ore items. Instead you have a 0.7% chance of getting a lump of uranium-235 every time you process some uranium ore; the rest of the time you get uranium-238. 235 is used for fuel, 238 is used for ammo and for further enrichment.
I will upvote this, but it can unfortunately be seen as discriminatory towards the poor folk who have built their careers maintaining windows servers. :)

although, like oil and water, it's probably unlikely they'd apply for a position at a *nix-based shop.
This is one of the marketing stunts that really hit home for me. My memories of going to the video store as a kid are some of the most vibrant early memories. I wonder if kids today will have the Netflix or Dinsey+ UI burned into their memory the same way, or if they're exposed to so much content it will all be a blur
Lots of people care about privacy if the intrusions are bad enough to notice. People really don’t like it if they search for and buy a bicycle and keep getting ads for bicycles for weeks.
Here’s a recent example I came across — data is set as a JSON string in an annotation, and the user wanted to use a nested value from that annotation in a later function call. Normally, this type of thing would involve some glue code in a scripting language, but it’s fairly easy to implement as a callback in Pulumi. As someone who had to do a bunch of that prior to Pulumi, I think it’s a great improvement to keep all that logic in the same place. (disclaimer: I work on Kubernetes at Pulumi)

Here’s the annotation:

cloud.google.com/neg-status: '{"network_endpoint_groups":{"443":"k8s1-5487ae62-istio-system-istio-ingressgateway-443-811432aa"},"zones":["us-east1-d"]}'

And here’s the Pulumi code snippet in TypeScript required to parse it.

// This defines a callback that runs once the Service is provisioned.
const neg_status = svc.metadata.annotations.apply(x => {
const status = x['cloud.google.com/neg-status'];
const obj = JSON.parse(status);
return obj["network_endpoint_groups"]["443"]
});
// Using the computed value from the callback to dynamically retrieve another value.
const neg = gcp.compute.getNetworkEndpointGroup({
name: neg_status,
zone: "us-east1-d"
});
> There's been suspicion the D+C19 relationship is explicitly suppressed by various forces.

Why would anyone want to suppress that kind of information?
I think it's very common in Germany, though I can't find any source to confirm my intuition.
Heat management is super easy with aquatuner and steam turbine, you only need some steel and plastic, which are not so hard to get. Personally for me ONI heat-management is one of minor dissapointments, I think it would have been much more fun and deep if this system was more physically accurate.
Sometimes there are widely beloved books that I never seem to connect with no matter how many times I pick them up, but when I try them in audio-book form I see the appeal.

The Man in the High Castle and Ubik, for example.

I had the same reaction with Ancillary Justice.