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asciimo

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About asciimo

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    Comment #45117894

    There is a PDF and a PNG in the docs/ folder ( https://github.com/polarsys/b612/tree/master/docs ), too.

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    Comment #38882813

    Cmd+f, "vim", Cmd+w Update: jokes aside, this is a great read. Adding vim keybindings would violate the principles of this project.

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    Comment #35141084

    The YouTube API has `list`, `setModerationStatus`, and `markAsSpam` endoints. Could a service automatically moderate comments using its own heuristics? https://developers.google.co…

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    Comment #35140855

    Yet YouTube will shut down entire channels if there's a whiff of copyright infringement.

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    Comment #35140830

    Charge an inbox entry fee. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20181023-people-pay-20-...

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    Comment #26636528

    TIL that NFT would have been different if Trump had won.

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    Comment #26636315

    The Interplanetary File System is a decentralized solution. https://docs.ipfs.io/how-to/mint-nfts-with-ipfs/#mint-an-nft...

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    Comment #26543695

    "I can keep eating steak because Science is about to solve that problem..."

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    Comment #26543535

    > You may be surprised to learn that cattle herd size has remained relatively stable over time. Absolutely surprised. Do you have science to back up this claim? ... That goes back …

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    Comment #26305186

    DRM isn't a good analogy, because no one is prohibited from experiencing most NFTs. You can't legally watch a DRM protected movie or listen to a DRM protected audio file if you did…

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    Comment #26305066

    NFTs remain fully accessible to everyone, unlike DRM assets and invite-only apps. The difference is that a human can pull out their wallet and prove that they have a high level of …

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    Comment #25522530

    I got 0%!

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    Comment #25001112

    > I was hired as an assassin. You don’t bring in a 37-year-old woman to review John Updike in the year of our Lord 2019 unless you’re hoping to see blood on the ceiling. I'm hooked…

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    Comment #24974324

    This is the first thing I thought about when I saw the Sassy Michael Cain. This is the only thing I remember from The Trip.

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    Comment #24771625

    I agree with this "innovation is dead" sentiment. Apple used to be pioneers and futurists. Now they focus on retaining their well-defined market. This almost makes sense, except th…

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    Comment #24475400

    Many people can be great in wheelchairs, too :) https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27554754

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    Comment #23716471

    So if you ask people if they’d be happier living in California or the Midwest, most people say California. Actually the regions have comparable life satisfaction, but people say Ca…

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    Comment #23680662

    Yeah, that knocked me off balance, too. But it's a thing, if antiquated: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/man-...

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    Comment #23654811

    I think that Pandora's recommendation results are far superior to Spotify's, thanks to the Music Genome Project. I think Spotify does some basic "A likes X and B likes X, so if A l…

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    Comment #23642722

    One inherent inefficiency about mega farms is that most of the soy (not sure how much of the corn, but a lot) goes to feed animals. Eventually, we "harvest" 10% of the input energy…

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    Comment #23631314

    I remember when MessageBird was giving away free tacos across the street from Twilio's Signal conference. Left me feeling that their brand is tacky and desperate. On the other hand…

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    Comment #23631096

    I like this idea. Like having a grub boot option for GhostWriter ( https://www.linux.com/news/ghostwriter-linux-distro-writers/ ) or something similar.

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    Comment #23565553

    I like that his book is hands-on right from the start, and immediately defuses one's fear of electricity with exercises such as touching a battery to your tongue, blowing a fuse, a…

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    Comment #23463076

    * For entertainment purposes only.

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    Comment #23412698

    Delaying the spread also buys time to develop therapies and vaccines.