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avaldez_

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    Comment #42045052

    I agree with you in broad terms but come on, all the care in the world for the environment won't stop external threats. Ask the dinosaurs. Sure the resources can be used to mitigat…

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    Comment #42044864

    https://sfdictionary.com/view/439/stfnal

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    Comment #42040660

    The github _awesome_ pages are a meme at this point https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-awesome-awesome-awes... Concept is _awesome_, the curation so so.

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    Comment #42038261

    There's some progress in typing ruby code. You may want to check https://github.com/Shopify/tapioca

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    Comment #42037037

    Small typo: Zephyr https://zephyrproject.org/

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    Comment #42035283

    Like 80% of the world uses Android though.

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    Comment #41964179

    >edit: Actually, it's worth mentioning that there are other non-Western cultures using psychedelics to treat mental health issues, such as Ayahuasca ceremonies in various South Ame…

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    Comment #41894842

    Oh man that's so much better! It still gives me the chills. As a physicist, the frustrations of brother Cavil really hit home for me—it resonated on a whole different level. https:…

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    Comment #41874694

    >Life is more robust than electronic systems. The electronic systems will be destroyed for their aggression. Compelling argument. However from the moment I understood the weakness …

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    Comment #41725241

    Not specifically physics engines but graphics engines use "hidden surface determination" to avoid rendering what's outside the camera view. Frustrum culling, occlusion culling, LOD…

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    Comment #41721086

    On error resume next /jk

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    Comment #41689191

    >Svelte(kit) is still the most W3C compliant of the major frameworks out there. Also, it's not even a runtime-framework but a compiler, meaning you're left with nothing but the nec…

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    Comment #41676189

    Reproducibility? I mean what's the point of an open technology nobody knows if it works or not.

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    Comment #41674890

    >Why would you want to make them yourself? Welp, not everyone lives in the US or Europe. Living in South America my only options are either spend ~$100 for a two weeks _fast delive…

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    Comment #41618625

    > But I go further - software is a form of literacy, and everyone should learn to code, Why though? I've read a lot of people saying _everyone should know how to code_ but why? I d…

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    Comment #41597892

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler%E2%80%93DeWitt_equat...

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    Comment #41592161

    That's what paraphrasing means.

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    Comment #41347735

    Define _elegant_

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    Comment #41347452

    >Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol The most fun and rewatchable M:I movie IMO.

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    Comment #41319688

    Not the commenter you're answering to, but... what's wrong with the words you did just use?

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    Comment #41210667

    _Your Scientists Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should_ (?)

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    Comment #41210634

    >God, the exchange between Daedra Meero and Blevin, with an added mediation of the cunning Major Partagaz was excellent. The writing in that scene is on par with the best in HBO. T…

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    Comment #41209483

    > Sure, it can write amazing code, poems, songs, but can it draw interesting conclusions from first principles? Can you ? https://youtu.be/KfAHbm7G2R0?si=oAPrNGylo7pUcRMZ

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    Comment #41041579

    >the optimal time to launch an interstellar probe, and the punchline was that embarking too soon means you will be overtaken by a later vehicle which launched later but with better…

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    Comment #40981537

    >The ai generated image in the twitter post has an asian woman with 3 arms and some of the most horrific AI face placements I've seen in a while Also solar panels in the floor lmao…