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BitwiseFool

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    Comment #48677743

    >"The electron wave function will simply just appear wherever it wants (within the electron probability cloud)." I don't know which is more ridiculous, the fact that reality works …

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    Comment #48591967

    It needs to load in all those recommendations for you to ignore.

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    Comment #47842339

    >"I've got no idea what he's like as a person" Case in point? From what I've read he's reserved, keeps a very low profile, and is dedicated to his work. We know next to nothing abo…

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    Comment #47842296

    Personally, I hope the lack of advertisements in Apple Maps comes bundled with the fact that I purchased an iPhone. A lack of ads is a selling point.

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    Comment #47506305

    While I have many grievances with Windows 11, I am particularly upset about the taskbar. Back in Windows 10, I used a double-height taskbar positioned at the bottom of the screen. …

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    Comment #47126514

    >"It reminds me of the web before Apple-style minimalism took over." The loss of color and texture is my biggest gripe. So many webpages and user interfaces abandoned the idea of d…

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    Comment #46980441

    Liquid Glass looks pretty from a distance, but my biggest gripe with the design language is just how difficult so many things become to read or interact with. Given that the whole …

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    Comment #46771492

    I would love to switch away from Teams. Sadly the organizations I belong to do not want to pay for anything else.

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    Comment #46554677

    This is quite well made, thank you for sharing. I appreciate the relevance and knowledge section on each page's subject.

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    Comment #45302648

    Imperial China thought they were the Middle Kingdom, but that title belongs to New Zealand.

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    Comment #45190222

    I'm told that was the reason, which is a shame because I would continue to buy the "mini" version if they kept making them. Sadly the only dimension Apple seems interested in reduc…

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    Comment #44989187

    >"I'm pretty sure I'm that guy on some topics." The use of 'pretty sure' disqualifies you. I appreciate your humility.

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    Comment #44984808

    >"It didn't help that the LLM was confidently incorrect." Has anyone else ever dealt with a somewhat charismatic know-it-all who knows just enough to give authoritative answers? LL…

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    Comment #44725754

    That's a strike against your character but I'll let it slip.

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    Comment #44714013

    >"But seeing all governments are looking closely to regulate the coins, I believe it will be locked down just like the credit cards." The Bitcoin crowd is adamant that no governmen…

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    Comment #44711948

    Plate tectonics created a serious rift in the Geology community, with both supporters and detractors citing serious faults.

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    Comment #44659510

    This is a pet peeve of mine, but I dislike when any corporation resorts to using "One" to brand something. It signals a lack of creativity; it is just so bland.

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    Comment #44522927

    Personal anecdote: As a child I played a lot of Sim City. In those games bridges must be perfectly straight and as a result I developed a mental model that curved bridges simply do…

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    Comment #44491298

    I like to believe that, by definition, the only person who speaks English properly is the King of England. Everyone else has an accent.

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    Comment #44424930

    Fascinating. Do you have a link to that, or the name of that species?

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    Comment #44400670

    The JWST is a marvel of engineering. It is also a machine designed around the restrictions of what the most powerful rockets of the 1990's were capable of. Just imagine how capable…

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    Comment #44379859

    As unsafe as it may be, I plan to just keep using Windows 10 past the EOL date this October. I practice reasonable discipline in regards to online security and I will just handle a…

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    Comment #44369746

    You can simply disable these by paying for the monthly SmartHome One™ Plus subscription.