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Comment · 2 years ago
In driver's ed class we were give the assignment to come up with safety-related rhymes.

I remember one from a friend named Roger.

"Keep your eyes off the foxes, or your car will end up like boxes."

Comment · 2 years ago
Given the current style, if the book were published today would it be titled BAREFOOT?
Comment · 2 years ago
We live in a simulation. Dark energy corresponds to a memory leak. A reboot is specified when this proportion reaches 2/3 (66.6%). This is all written in The Runbook.
Comment · 2 years ago
It is true in general that the "binding energy" of a nucleus is reflected in the measured mass or atomic weight, exactly as mc^2.
Comment · 2 years ago
> This shows how easy it is to end up with two opposite conclusions by using Ngram Viewer slightly differently.

Hence the commonly-encountered phrase: You believed a naive ngram reference? Oh my sweet summer child.

Comment · 2 years ago
I have taken my CD player/decoder made with discretes and turned it end-over-end while slowly backing away from a strong magnet.
Comment · 2 years ago
Stay tuned. I will let you know.

I hope this doesn't turn out like the CD-rewinder I wasted my money on last year.

Comment · 2 years ago
> (Probably there's some principle of standpoint theory that says that I as a white person am not allowed to judge Mi'kmaq Indians. Fine, far be it from me to challenge standpoint theory. But many of Elizabeth Hoover's ex-friends who turned against her are white, and I judge those people.)
Comment · 2 years ago
Also, modulo a successful coin-in-the-middle attack.
Comment · 2 years ago
Watch out if the AIs start to say: I can help you, but there is one little real-world favor I need to ask for.
Comment · 2 years ago
> a game

Competitive prompting?

Comment · 2 years ago
Well-enough written. A good reminder.

Miffed that they are numbered 1-10, not 0-9. Something to work on in my next lifetime.

Comment · 2 years ago
> The automotive industry, with its increasing reliance on advanced electronics for everything from engine control units to driver assistance systems, demands materials that can consistently perform under challenging conditions with defects under one part per billion, which translates to one defect per billion kilometers. Copper’s inherent properties, such as its high melting point and excellent electrical conductivity, make it particularly suited for these requirements.

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