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mehwoot

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    Love this game, fast paced multiplayer that's super strategic.

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    He claims it was poking fun. The court found differently. > Bendels claimed the meme, posted by his newspaper's X account, was satirical. > But the judge in the case said during th…

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    Comment #43617611

    It's about 1 olympic sized swimming pool long, although I guess we're only allowed to use that for volume

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    Comment #42477614

    Supermarkets sell promotional space and in some cases access to have products even appear in store, either through discounts on the wholesale price or straight up charging for it. …

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    Comment #40620257

    The difference is that gambling increases the overall variance of outcomes to an individual whereas insurance decreases it. I wouldn't say insurance is a form of gambling but that …

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    Comment #36464268

    I would expect minute-by-minute coverage with a lot of pictures, maps, estimates of how much time they need to reach Moscow etc. This existed, it just didn't exist in the tradition…

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    Comment #36098228

    No, it did not “double-check”—that’s not something it can do! And stating that the cases “can be found on legal research databases” is a flat out lie. What’s harder is explaining w…

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    Comment #35368285

    It's not focused on a point, it's focused on an area, and while it will be hot it won't be unbelievably hot. See this explanation which is far better than I can explain- https://wh…

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    Comment #35177420

    Why do you say that

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    Comment #35162486

    why is it so common for people to think psychedelics are opening us up to what is ""real"" or some deeper truth Because the very changes in brain chemistry you're talking about aff…

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    Comment #34990851

    What they're talking about is a very active debate in Australia. The simplified and (generally) commonly accepted narrative is that a cohesive group arrived here 45-60,000YA, lived…

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    Comment #34978993

    Anki. You'll learn so much quicker

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    Comment #34951038

    How does one definite hate speech? Who gets to decide? That's my entire problem with this philosophy. Some one or some group feel holy enough to be the arbiters. Yes, real life is …

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    Comment #34409512

    Thanks for this info.

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    Comment #34409475

    The basic technique is from a research paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/4295561_Fast_Hydrau... My first attempt at creating a simulation of water and erosion before …

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    Comment #34405327

    Yes. Plus different rocks types, since how different rocks respond to erosion is an important factor in why the world looks the way it does.

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    Comment #34405313

    this I might gamify it a little bit more, but personally I love the fun that comes from exploring a set of mechanics by yourself without anyone telling you what you're trying to ac…

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    Comment #34405289

    Do you have any idea of what you'd want to import it into? I get this feedback a lot, but I'm unsure what formats would be most useful- there are a lot of different heightmap / GIS…

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    Comment #34396946

    Just sandbox mode for now. The rivers don't meander in the way that real rivers do- real rivers meander because of differences in flow velocity across the width of the river, but t…

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    Show HN: Terra Firma, a playable erosion simulation

    It's free to play on steam, but you'll need a computer with a dedicated graphics card. I just released a new version after first releasing it 18 months ago. It's been a hard slog t…

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    Comment #33990233

    > I don't think anyone is doubting that Tesla considers themselves to be a player > I don't consider Tesla a player in self-driving, but I don't think Tesla does either

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    Comment #33874031

    shameless plug: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1482770/Terra_Firma/

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    Comment #33794398

    Although I think the whole token-backed thing is completely unnecessary, it's not hard to imagine what value people walking, hiking, jogging and being physical has these days.

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    Comment #33199356

    I work for a company of ~200 total employees with ~30 in engineering and the org chart for an engineer goes Individual Contributor -> Manager -> VP Engineering -> CEO. 4 total laye…