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> Choosing to post anonymously, rather than using my real name, made things much easier. I’ve occasionally commented under my real name, and am embarrassed looking back at my post …

I was expecting the author to define "real peer review," but didn't see that. The best approximation is probably gleaned from the conclusion: - integration of preprint servers and …

From the README: > Interoperate with your existing C++ code, from inheritance to templates Somewhere in the docs (can't remember where) is a link to a Rust/C++ interop project spon…

Knowing the difference between a project that will provide value and one that won't. This is a very hard skill to learn, but delivers massive payoff. Almost everything else can be …

> The runway also “melted” at the RAF Brize Norton, military air base in Oxfordshire, west of London, on Monday as the UK struggled to cope with the weather. That word "melted" see…

> Germany’s nuclear phase-out was prompted by Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power disaster in 2011. What's interesting here is how Germany's public policy is swaying in the winds of cu…

Several commenters take the position that the distinction doesn't matter. This is "an old person's battle." What matters is getting things done. I'm not so sure. For one thing, it'…

> Writing up my thoughts in presentable state took too much time/effort. What you may not realize is how crucial writing is to thinking. You won't really know what you think about …

I like the idea, but to echo another comment, the hardest part of running a blog is not selecting the blogging engine or how to host it. The hardest part is keeping new posts flowi…

> ... Given the sorry state of Mr Biden’s approval ratings—by some measures, the worst at this point of a first term of any president since the 1950s—and woeful perceptions of the …

> But Hitler could not have succeeded against his many rivals if it had not been for the attraction of his own personality, which one can feel even in the clumsy writing of Mein Ka…

The video clip omits the most important part of Vonnegut's lecture. He does Hamlet and it's a flat line. It's odd because this is the point of the article yet the clip omits it. Se…

> Programming Rust (link to review) is the first book I read for an initial introduction to the language. This book is very much under-rated. If you've unsuccessfuly tried to learn…

> ... I felt like I had to walk away with dignity and just declined. You dodged a bullet. Whatever company this is appears to be circling the drain. The problem you'll face now is:…

And yet the site apparently continues to accept deposits: https://celsius.network Business as usual. Oh yeah, check out our hello bar for that minor detail that withdrawal, swap, a…

> PowerCo will use the prismatic unified cell architecture in its batteries which allows for use of different cell chemistries. The cells will be manufactured from 2025 with the fa…

The autopilot part of Tesla has never made much sense. Is Tesla the electric car company, or is it the luxury car company? Either way, why does the power train (EV or ICE) come int…

The trick is the to get those inflation-adjusted returns you need 100% time exposure. No selling because circumstances force you to. No selling because you get spooked at a 50% dra…

That is the consensus view. But what if it doesn't work? What if the rate hikes keep coming fast and furious and the CPI keeps rising even faster? Recall that until the late 1970's…

> This has nothing to do with monetary policy. How can you be so certain? Gasoline prices started rising well before the war: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GASREGW I would agr…