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hrldcpr

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    "Irreversible on human timescales" is a nice succinct wording; I think I usually end up discussing that concept in a less clear / more roundabout way.

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    Comment #48767829

    > It'll only affect places where humans are What?

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    Comment #48049057

    Arguably people who voted for Trump are somewhat responsible, and include a lot of car drivers. (Not to imply that many Democrat politicians aren't also owned by AIPAC and big busi…

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    Comment #48037964

    I think they're being sarcastic, saying that rewrites from scratch have rarely worked well (whether done by AI or humans).

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    Comment #47934028

    Why gaze up at the vast cosmos when we can stare down at a little screen

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    Comment #47910170

    To be fair to CNN, this article is about an FBI investigation.

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    Comment #47889480

    You're right that the caffeine isn't entirely removed, but it's supposedly more than 90% removed. (I'm even seeing the number 97% mentioned a lot online.)

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    Comment #47618124

    I would guess that the whole "manosphere" phenomenon helped cryptocurrencies and Trump, so probably can help OpenAI too?

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    Comment #47523247

    The typo is fixed now.

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    Comment #47166239

    Interesting, thanks! One thing I'd update is that early in the article you say that for switching from diesel to lithium-ion, "It's 16 tonnes of payload that disappears". But then …

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    Comment #47123120

    Oh thanks that altitude slider is very interesting. Makes me want to see a 3d visualization.

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    Comment #47112773

    Can someone explain how wind can spiral in to a point? Where does the air "go"? Or does this create a higher pressure?

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    Comment #46824725

    aside: interestingly it's spelled bellwether and comes from shepherds putting a bell on a wether (a sheep) — it's unrelated to weather

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    Comment #46810860

    Tim Cook has been spending a lot of time sucking up to Donald Trump recently, so I think the U.S. federal government will only be assisting Apple

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    Comment #46757556

    https://archive.is/20250921060001/https://www.nytimes.com/20...

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    > Maybe the world will be a more peaceful place if it doesn't get too hot? I think you're saying this as a joke, but to me it seems extremely likely that climate change will lead t…

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    Comment #46662436

    *pore through (not a judgment, just mentioning in case the distinction is interesting to anyone)

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    Comment #46413511

    yeah Firefox on Linux gave me bad margins too, whereas Chrome on Linux printed perfectly :'(

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    Comment #46244418

    clickable links in case it's helpful for anyone: - Sunscan, by the STAROS team : a fully integrated open-source solar imaging kit : https://www.sunscan.net/fr - Eric Royer's binocu…

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    Comment #45803067

    That first paragraph also seemed a bit over-the-top to me, but keep in mind it's immediately followed by: > That’s the argument, at least, of W. David Marx...

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    I wrote down this little numerical observation, which people here may or may not also find interesting