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Comment · 8 months ago
I don’t have any particular insights, but I’m curious to learn the antitrust implications of how the execs can/cannot coordinate.
Comment · 10 months ago
> What happens in a court case when this occurs? Does the receiving party get to review and use the redacted information (assuming it’s not gagged by other means) or do they have to immediately report the error and clean room it?

Typically, two copies of a redacted document are submitted via ECF. One is an unredacted but sealed copy that is visible to the judge and all parties to the case. The other is a redacted copy that is visible to the general public.

So, to answer what I believe to be your question: the opposing party in a case would typically have an unredacted copy regardless of whether information is leaked to the general public via improper redaction, so the issue you raise is moot.

Comment · 1 year ago
"We have documented cases of humans leading normal lives with little to no brain beyond a cerebellum" -- I take this to mean that these are humans that have a cerebellum but not much else.

Your npr.org link talks about the opposite -- regular brain, but no cerebellum.

Your irishtimes.com link talks about cerebrum, which is not the same as cerebellum.

Your biology.stackexchange.com link talks about Cerebral Cortex, which is also not the same as cerebellum.

And the cbc.ca link does not contain the string "cere" on the page.

Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
Lots of cars have mechanical latches that automatically lock when driving over 10mph.

I’ve heard a lot of complaints about the safety of non-mechanical doors. But are these auto-locking mechanical doors any better?

Comment · 1 year ago
I've seen such features on business accounts (Wells Fargo ACH Fraud Filter, JPMorgan ACH Debit Block, etc).

What bank allows that on a consumer account?

Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 2 years ago
I wonder if Cards Against Humanity bid against them.
Comment · 2 years ago
Depending on the specifics, you might be able to add socat in the middle.

Instead of: your_app —> server

you’d have: your_app -> localhost_socat -> server

socat has command line options for setting tcp_nodelay. You’d need to convince your closed source app to connect to localhost, though. But if it’s doing a dns lookup, you could probably convince it to connect to localhost with an /etc/hosts entry

Since your app would be talking to socat over a local socket, the app’s tcp_nodelay wouldn’t have any effect.

Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 2 years ago
Perhaps a stack of these could be useful as a volumetric display?
Comment · 2 years ago
The Bug Bite Thing seems to have a similar miraculous effect for my family. I was initially skeptical, but it works surprisingly well. Also, no need to fiddle with batteries.
Comment · 2 years ago
SoundHound is a credible alternative.
Comment · 3 years ago
I use palindromes. Easy to check and will catch extra dollars added.
Comment · 3 years ago
Seems like the article is addressing two orthogonal issues — home insulation and heat pumps. They are suggesting that heat pumps depend on improved home insulation. Why?

Is the idea that heat pumps don’t pack enough punch to replace boilers on their own, and they need to be combined with a more efficient building envelope in order to be sufficient?

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