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MDib

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About MDib

Mutant SwEng-Product-Strategy chimera

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    Comment #48997156

    I wish I were joking but GEO (generative engine optimisation) has stuck from the 22-23ish period when Google was really pusing the 'Gen AI' brand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene…

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    Comment #48997100

    Would you say that this user too might be a plant?

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    Comment #48670989

    Agree, for me less words on screen is a feature not a bug. At least for the shape of my brain, it stops me from getting lost in the text or skipping up/down the page accidentally. …

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    Comment #48265448

    I got the slightly smaller BK03 in Japan a few years back. I travel with it along with a mag-safe battery pack with a built-in kickstand, so that it forms a lovely typing setup eve…

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    Comment #24697571

    This should tide you over until then, works pretty seamlessly on this site: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-reader/eimadp...

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    Comment #24502712

    Might be fun for you to check out what https://www.brain.fm/science is doing, which takes an alternative approach focusing on generating rhythm and tone tracks that, for lack of a …

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    Comment #19226557

    This used to worry me too, but I read this article [1] and it cheered me up! Sure, most of civilisation would likely crumble if centres of production and distribution were nuked an…

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    Comment #17254571

    Yep! It's called Xian Cai (salted vegetable) or Suan Cai (sour vegetable) and like basically any other cuisine, there are dozens of variations on it across China. If you look at th…

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    Comment #17206166

    Fascinating, the first time I heard about this phenomenon is when this amusing video [1] was doing the rounds. Apparently it's a seasonal issue largely linked to them being particu…

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    Comment #16923089

    For anyone getting a 502: https://web.archive.org/web/20180425160041/https://dcgross.c...

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    Comment #16763519

    I think it's scary too, but maybe for different reasons. It's a step towards building an experience machine [1]. Whilst I fully empathise with DBS as a treatment to otherwise incur…

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    Comment #16705554

    Here's [1] a good rundown of the conspiracy. To wit, it's a conspiracy of two: DuPont wanting to outlaw hemp which could have provided an alternative to Nylon, and Hearst which was…

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    Comment #16376149

    This was eye-opening, thank you. In my experience living in Urban Europe, the late-night market is much more fragmented between small deep-fry focused, chicken-focused, middle-east…

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    Comment #9393797

    Depends on exactly what but FactSet. Have used both, FactSet is more user friendly, Bloomberg is way faster once you get used to it.

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    Comment #9393774

    Are we sure that the drones themselves will be carrying payloads though? Just judging by the video and also just thinking about logistics of accurately bombing something from that …

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    Comment #5643412

    Pick up a phone and call 50 offices, push through to SysAdmin. Happy to break down why, but for now, try this. Alternatively, but more difficult, track down some local IT integrati…