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bbatsell
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About bbatsell
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Comment #49150432
I encourage anyone interested to read the actual facts about this incident, which differ significantly from the above recitation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengvaxia_controvers…
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Comment #49016036
Correct link: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7059338
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Comment #48947794
While that’s true, IMAX also doesn’t make its digital projectors. They buy off-the-shelf Barcos and then integrate them into a larger system.
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Comment #48185276
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Comment #47796851
AppleCare+ annual is perpetual as long as you keep paying it (and Apple offers to switch to that when your 3-year lump sum expires if you choose that instead). I’m guessing it ends…
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Comment #47330165
Sumaddle is a wonderful puzzle/logic game.
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Comment #47146483
This headline unfortunately offers more smoke than light. This article has nothing to do with the current tête-à-tête with the Pentagon. It is discussing one specific change to Ant…
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Comment #46560562
The president can only pardon crimes against the United States. Even if removed to federal court, state charges remain state charges and the judge & jury must follow state laws. On…
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Comment #46559475
No, because there is no information to report at present. This site contains a live map of the hourly position reporting from the OI vessel: https://www.mh370-caption.net/index.php…
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Comment #46559376
Absolutely fascinating that this report is very detailed about _certain_ things... but edits the source video to fade out right at the relevant instant and then completely omits th…
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Comment #46559265
This article is 4 days old and Ocean Infinity has already given details — technical problems with one AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) and poor weather and wave conditions. Ther…
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Comment #46490600
Anchor to new information (HN strips it from the URL): https://github.com/IQuestLab/IQuest-Coder-V1/issues/14#issue... Context: Earlier this week a new model was released and resea…
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Comment #45620673
There are multiple statutory routes to activate the NG, and nearly every time Trump has done so, it has been through a “federalized” route. Even red-state governors have requested …
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Comment #45456848
One technique I occasionally use is to look at the “zap” stanza of an app’s homebrew cask formula: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/f44500902e420... Based on the “not…
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Comment #45455070
Budget resolutions for quite some time have used the reconciliation process, which only requires a simple majority (but imposes some restrictions). The problem is that they shoved …
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Comment #44610259
> I think a bigger issue is that AI is being used to censor footage from the owners of the camera themselves. There's been stories about gunshots being censored from the owners of …
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Comment #44456185
I agree that it's not the usual response, but given Musk's strong promotion of natalism and the fact that he has used IVF to select XY embryos for _all_ of his offspring...
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Comment #44017371
It doesn't really solve the underlying issue. On long-duration flights, pilots have to rotate who is in the cockpit and who is in crew rest. They receive food and beverage service …
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Comment #44016781
My understanding of the purported reasoning behind the reversal was: - They required airlines to implement cameras to monitor the hall leading up to the cockpit so that the pilot i…
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Comment #43976871
I can't tell if this is droll sarcasm, but just in case not... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer
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Comment #43940912
The HTTPStatus enum example is a good one, but the backtick syntax is _rough_. I would only ever use the Type.case form in practice. The test stuff is basically a way to create BDD…
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Comment #43849604
> or for someone not at all knowledgeable who is looking for an overview before they plan to do deeper learning/studying through reading Yep. This is what I have used them (sparing…
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Comment #43677791
It’s possible I’m missing visibility into some part of the industry, but I don’t think this has been true for quite some time. There are multiple providers of Ground Segment as a S…
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Comment #43639116
Almost certainly blocked by NDA; that is her inviting Congress to issue a subpoena so she has legal cover.