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Comment · 5 years ago
Does it do any architecture-specific processing, i.e. BCJ filter? Or is there a generic version of this? The performance seems quite good.
Comment · 5 years ago
Not even limited trials with a long window of study (how long?) will prevent this. Science itself is a non-holistic way of looking at the world, blind to what is not measured. Concerning this example, it seems like a predictable effect of pesticides and global trade -- not unexpected, though perhaps not hoped for. Instead, the principle of caution must be applied when using technology. Pesticides that increase yield or decrease risk by only 10% may not be necessary at all.

Any industrial action will disrupt Earth's equilibriums given the high level of consumption those in the developed world currently enjoy.

Comment · 5 years ago
This is interesting, but I'm guessing most of the effect is due to the novelty of the "robot". Most kids have probably seen a tablet before, and not this.
Comment · 5 years ago
It seems like it'd be possible to have a separate recovery key stored by the company in addition to the regular password.
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Comment · 5 years ago
My point is that there might be unconscious biases at play in parents, no matter what they might respond to a survey. It's not feasible for parents to account for 100% of their behavior when it comes to something as unimportant as this. IMO, this is something that just can't be determined scientifically.
Comment · 5 years ago
That survey result has very little to do with the assertion that there is such a social pressure. All it implies is that respondents think it would be nice if there were.
Comment · 5 years ago
Yep, the fact that this question is even being asked shows that flawed assumptions have been made.

We don't even have to get into the nature/nurture debate: It's possible that your daughter learned to play baby dolls by watching and imitating her mother. This counts as socialization according to these nature/nurture studies, but ...

To attempt to take away the human being from society, from parents, etc., and find out what this human being would do outside of human society is an act of extreme cruelty, because human beings cannot grow up and function in total isolation. This is why, although science can be applied to specific biological processes such as reflexes, it will never be able to describe a person or a person's behavior. This is why psychology and sociology are considered "soft sciences".

Comment · 5 years ago
If there's a cellular radio. it has to be declared to the FCC. You can look up your TV's FCC ID to verify that it doesn't have one. I'm not aware of any TV that has an embedded cellular radio.
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Comment · 6 years ago
If you use a browser with a Reader mode, it often works to enable Reader mode and then refresh the page.
Comment · 7 years ago
I had the CamScanner app on my iPhone for quite some time, then uninstalled when I launched it and saw (IIRC) Chinese text appear. I'm assuming that ownership changed around that time, and if the Android and iOS apps have the same owner, I wouldn't trust it either.

An iOS trojan would have slightly more limited impact, but if (for example) you gave the app "Access to your Photos" in order to save something, the app would still be able to read all of your photos and potentially send them back to home base as it chooses.

Comment · 7 years ago
I disagree with the point about fonts. Computer Modern or similar will look much more professional than the listed modern fonts, in my opinion.

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