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Comment · 13 hours ago
What about hardware that could run crysis3 wouldn’t suffice for web browsing?
Comment · 4 days ago
When op talks of keeping code small I’m pretty sure they’re talking about all code including dependencies.
Comment · 12 days ago
I was unfamiliar with the fit test but after checking on it I guess its false positive rate is acceptable because it is used as a screening prior to a more invasive colonoscopy. In other words proper application of the test as a screening tool should result in fewer colonoscopies, not more.
Comment · 14 days ago
Is the bias always in the same direction regardless of which laws are broken?
Comment · 14 days ago
Only 11% of errors were reported, there were probably many more.

Also, the standard for tests in the medical world is usually much higher than 11%, except for things that are life threatening for which no better test exists.

Comment · 17 days ago
Mosquito dunk is some kind of microbial culture that’s supposed to be safe.
Comment · 19 days ago
If you have a normal size backpack carrying a normal size load like you are going to work or school, it’s easier to slide in a smaller paperback than a bulkier hardcover. The extra volume makes a difference in this case.
Comment · 20 days ago
A top down view and a 3/4 view can both be isometric.
Comment · 20 days ago
Top down can be isometric. Isometric means “same measurements.”

It refers to how the viewport is not like a camera above 3D terrain. Instead, you see each point below as though directly above. In other words, you can only ever see the top of an object regardless of whether it is centered or on the edge.

If it wasn’t isometric, you would see more of the sides of objects that are near the edges.

Comment · 21 days ago
The problem of waste heat alone is basically untenable by the laws of physics.

The ISS dissipates roughly 70kw of heat through 5000 square feet of radiator.

70kw is about 1-3 racks of ai compute.

Comment · 1 month ago
Basic sysadmin monitoring techniques from twenty years ago would have worked too.
Comment · 1 month ago
It’s not about the sound being in the language. It most often happens with loan words that are spelled with a w but make a v sound.
Comment · 2 months ago
It depends on your region, insurance company, and plan.
Comment · 2 months ago
There are private options for lots of things in Canada, depending on the province.

Without data on what proportion of people are denied and what the consequences are, this isn’t a good faith argument.

On the flip side, cases that would get care in Canada are denied in the USA by private insurance. Private options are far outside the means of most people.

Comment · 2 months ago
Make their problem everyone else’s problem.

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