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About harpastum
sam at samwarmuth.com
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Comment #48308266
Without providing definitions of "True / Mostly True / Misleading / False" to each rater, I rate the article's claim that "Only one verdict bucket can be correct per claim" as fals…
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Comment #42137259
If you're comfortable with microcontrollers (esp32/arduino), I can definitely recommend Inkplate. I found them when I was making a similar setup for my parents, and they have vario…
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Comment #42137198
If you're comfortable with microcontrollers (esp32/arduino), I can definitely recommend Inkplate. I found them when I was making a similar setup for my parents, and they have vario…
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Comment #40619247
It depends on the specifics of your format, but we’ve had success embedding the questions and answers separately. If either match, you return the complete question and answer text.…
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Comment #39196725
I think your math is correct, and it will be very limited compared to a real-life retina screen, but I think there's also a perceived resolution increase from having binocular visi…
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Comment #36004457
This a strange framing, because the implication is that small cars are much less safe than others. But this article doesn't mention anything at all about SUVs/trucks. A quick searc…
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Comment #26544264
The argument is that the "simpleness" of the doorbell isn't a good heuristic for the amount of impact. According to wikipedia [1], the transformer on a standard doorbell can use 2-…
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Comment #25137473
Looks like the site is down. Here's the archive.org mirror: http://web.archive.org/web/20201118135839/https://egpu.io/fo...
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Comment #24603567
You might want to take a look at the Citroën Ami. 6000 euro including VAT. Not sure which country you're in, but it seems more likely that something street legal in France would wo…
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Comment #23634645
Depending on your climate and what you mean by "windows cracked", you would be much better off with a heat recovery ventilation (HRV) system. They have the explicit purpose of pull…
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Comment #23634557
It looks like there could be a reasonable explanation for this. There are apps that have different behavior whether or not there is text in the clipboard (e.g. enabling a "paste" b…
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Comment #23448166
Yes, but it seems like the grandparent was trying to fit in every polysyllabic word they could find. They're saying that some groups tend to have more children and some have fewer.…
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Comment #22547624
Today's XKCD is a direct response to this line of thinking: https://xkcd.com/2278/ Just because something hasn't happened yet does not mean it's completely unpredictable. COVID-19 …
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Comment #21718188
In the past I've had success using Parametrek to find good deals (and then doing my homework on the seller to make sure they're legit): http://batteries.parametrek.com/index.html?s…
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Comment #21388269
"Only" half of the cost? That's more than enough to make it economically viable for a large chunk of the population.
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Comment #20576620
There's a great Github project for building your own Splitflap/Solari displays from the ground up for $20 each https://github.com/scottbez1/splitflap Right now it's focusing on 40-…
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Comment #20576607
There's a great Github project for building your own Splitflap/Solari displays from the ground up for $20 each https://github.com/scottbez1/splitflap
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Comment #19842864
The energy density of gas makes it incredibly useful for storage and transportation as well. For example, Tesla's 50MWh battery installation in Australia has the same energy as onl…
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Comment #19501665
Google Calendar is built around notifications and coordination, which both require an agreed upon "actual" time. The feature set you're looking for sounds more like an "agenda" to …
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Comment #19404977
I don't think the sample population is the largest issue here. The issue is that they didn't control for any other factors. It's entirely likely that the hip-hop cheese was better,…
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Comment #19404927
Try this thought experiment: play eight songs from different genres of music, flipping a coin 5 times for each song. Whichever song had the most heads must make you more likely to …
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Comment #19402628
If there is a clear benefit of collecting and disposing the urine somewhere else, this seems like a good use of regulation/taxation/credits. Have a credit/tax that captures the val…