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Comment · 1 year ago
Reminds me of when Mendeleev argued that an element that had just been discovered was wrong, and that the guy who discovered it didn't know what he was talking about, because Mendeleev had already imagined that same element, and it had different properties. Mendeleev turned out to be right.
Comment · 1 year ago
Wanting to DIY is one of the distractions BYOK is seeking to combat
Comment · 1 year ago
I've never understood these devices. I get that they're for people who just don't have impulse control, and need some sort of hard separation between play and work. But inevitably, these devices become the abstraction. People obsess over the features and look for upgrades and otherwise immerse themselves in trivialities, because buying a device still doesn't improve your impulse control.
Comment · 1 year ago
You're suggesting that honest countries with no intention of building nuclear weapons would have no reason to ever try and hide or protect their nuclear sites. This is probably the single worst point in history to make that argument.
Comment · 1 year ago
I don't know that it can be confirmed, but Iran is claiming that the US tipped them off. This is a fairly standard tactic, and it makes more sense here. This is something that would satisfy both the pro-war crowd and the group that is pro-Israel or anti-Iran, but not necessarily pro-war. We get to show our strength and support for our allies without really committing.
Comment · 3 years ago
Did he disguise surveillance equipment to spy on citizens without a warrant?
Comment · 3 years ago
More, actually. The largest Mastodon node is essentially Nazi controlled.
Comment · 7 years ago
People wanted a Model S for a third of the price
Comment · 7 years ago
I know this is a joke, but QD specifically excludes the requirement of a living observer.
Comment · 8 years ago
I'm the same way - I love FF mobile, and I love the Send Tab feature, but I can't stand Quantum so I switched to Waterfox.
Comment · 8 years ago
Starcraft 2 is not "orders of magnitude more complicated than Go". It's far less complicated in terms of options, and far more complicated in terms of factors like speed/reaction time that don't exist in Go. Those things are difficult to compare at all, but certainly do not qualify as "orders of magnitude", which is measurable.

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