> Gun laws have only gotten more strict in recent years, not less strict This is definitely not true at the state level, and not exactly true at the federal level either. Every state to which I regularly travel is now…
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I’m in the “WHO is ineffective at best” camp, but I agree with you here. They have been conservative in their statements. I don’t recall them ever saying “it doesn’t spread person-to-person” - I do recall them saying…
I would love to see a follow-up to this in the form of an interview with someone (or as many people who are still alive) who worked behind the scenes at Simulmatics. The events in the article happened 61 years ago, so…
I’m only a “semi-serious” photographer at this point, but I’ve spent thousands of dollars in the past ten years based largely on the subjective quality of bokeh.
Remington tried to pivot into the semi-auto handgun market with the R51. It’s a good design, but one that doesn’t mesh well with modern manufacturing techniques. They pumped a ton of money into getting it to market, and…
> rather the notion that they crash so god damn often Perhaps they aren't crashing on accident, but are shot down? I'm not saying I believe that, of course, but "crash" != "accident".
How would nuclear power do anything other than make it much heavier than it would otherwise be and let it stay aloft much longer?
As cool and revolutionary as that would be for the future of mankind in the long run, it wouldn't have any immediate or short-term impact. Anti-gravity/electrogravitics would make all kinds of sci-fi stuff possible. It…
It pretty much did, until he started ordering fake IDs shipped to his house...
Not necessarily. It’s possible that the necessary info was merely accessible through info that was posted on Slack.
You have valid points, but I’d argue that Python looked like that for much of its life. It didn’t really start to see widespread adoption until Django hit the scene - from memory, 2012-2014 was when it started to go…
> I'm surprised not at those uses, but that anyone would use a fancy steel knife for any of them. Speaking only for myself - I get enjoyment from using quality tools. That goes for knives, but it’s also why I invested…
Ah, this strikes right at the core of the primary differences underlying American society today. I don’t care at all what the doctor’s motivations were - I only care about their actions. In this case, those actions were…
> you're MORE upset because of the gendering interaction, that's wrong. I strongly disagree. This isn’t about gender as a social construct. This is about a licensed medical professional causing significant changes to a…
My understanding is that serum estrogen levels are strongly correlated to increased risk of heart disease in men.
My lay understanding is that the absolute levels of testosterone and estrogen are much less important for men than their relative levels. I actually had blood drawn a couple of weeks ago to check for this very thing.…
Beats me. It’s been a couple of years since I flew from there, but they had a “secure area” and a metal detector, but no one was ever manning it. In fact, the first time I flew from there to Memphis, I checked a handgun…
To put it a slightly different way: existing technology is such that it is not profitable for them to be deployed at scale. I expect supersonic travel will eventually supplant our existing infrastructure (at least for…
> Boarding closes somewhere between 30-15mins before the flight, if you travel without luggage I’m pretty sure it should be possible to be at the airport around 45 mins before the flight and still make it, especially in…
I've come across these videos on TikTok many times - Stella has a much larger apparent vocabulary than "I need attention" and "food". From memory, there's another video out there somewhere of her pressing "Stella"…
It was clear based on the Chinese response much earlier that it was spreading widely. > At what point would you say CDC started taking it seriously? I’ll let you know.
I'm spitballing, but here goes. A) Your neighbor's laptop is partially compromised, and part of what is obtained is a list of APs with which it has been associated. B) Your phone has TikTok installed, and part of what…
That's... actually an interesting thought experiment. Let's say the US "bans" TikTok. Younger users around the country then install various VPN clients and learn a bit about security. This in turns leads to an overall…
I’d think large skylights in the public spaces could help a great deal with that issue.
> Gun laws have only gotten more strict in recent years, not less strict This is definitely not true at the state level, and not exactly true at the federal level either. Every state to which I regularly travel is now…
Location: Arkansas Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python(Flask|Django|Pyramid), Ruby, SQL, various ORMs and backend web stacks CV: https://linkedin.com/in/lyndsysimon Email: lyndsy@lyndsysimon.com
I’m in the “WHO is ineffective at best” camp, but I agree with you here. They have been conservative in their statements. I don’t recall them ever saying “it doesn’t spread person-to-person” - I do recall them saying…
I would love to see a follow-up to this in the form of an interview with someone (or as many people who are still alive) who worked behind the scenes at Simulmatics. The events in the article happened 61 years ago, so…
I’m only a “semi-serious” photographer at this point, but I’ve spent thousands of dollars in the past ten years based largely on the subjective quality of bokeh.
Remington tried to pivot into the semi-auto handgun market with the R51. It’s a good design, but one that doesn’t mesh well with modern manufacturing techniques. They pumped a ton of money into getting it to market, and…
> rather the notion that they crash so god damn often Perhaps they aren't crashing on accident, but are shot down? I'm not saying I believe that, of course, but "crash" != "accident".
How would nuclear power do anything other than make it much heavier than it would otherwise be and let it stay aloft much longer?
As cool and revolutionary as that would be for the future of mankind in the long run, it wouldn't have any immediate or short-term impact. Anti-gravity/electrogravitics would make all kinds of sci-fi stuff possible. It…
It pretty much did, until he started ordering fake IDs shipped to his house...
Not necessarily. It’s possible that the necessary info was merely accessible through info that was posted on Slack.
You have valid points, but I’d argue that Python looked like that for much of its life. It didn’t really start to see widespread adoption until Django hit the scene - from memory, 2012-2014 was when it started to go…
> I'm surprised not at those uses, but that anyone would use a fancy steel knife for any of them. Speaking only for myself - I get enjoyment from using quality tools. That goes for knives, but it’s also why I invested…
Ah, this strikes right at the core of the primary differences underlying American society today. I don’t care at all what the doctor’s motivations were - I only care about their actions. In this case, those actions were…
> you're MORE upset because of the gendering interaction, that's wrong. I strongly disagree. This isn’t about gender as a social construct. This is about a licensed medical professional causing significant changes to a…
My understanding is that serum estrogen levels are strongly correlated to increased risk of heart disease in men.
My lay understanding is that the absolute levels of testosterone and estrogen are much less important for men than their relative levels. I actually had blood drawn a couple of weeks ago to check for this very thing.…
Beats me. It’s been a couple of years since I flew from there, but they had a “secure area” and a metal detector, but no one was ever manning it. In fact, the first time I flew from there to Memphis, I checked a handgun…
To put it a slightly different way: existing technology is such that it is not profitable for them to be deployed at scale. I expect supersonic travel will eventually supplant our existing infrastructure (at least for…
> Boarding closes somewhere between 30-15mins before the flight, if you travel without luggage I’m pretty sure it should be possible to be at the airport around 45 mins before the flight and still make it, especially in…
I've come across these videos on TikTok many times - Stella has a much larger apparent vocabulary than "I need attention" and "food". From memory, there's another video out there somewhere of her pressing "Stella"…
It was clear based on the Chinese response much earlier that it was spreading widely. > At what point would you say CDC started taking it seriously? I’ll let you know.
I'm spitballing, but here goes. A) Your neighbor's laptop is partially compromised, and part of what is obtained is a list of APs with which it has been associated. B) Your phone has TikTok installed, and part of what…
That's... actually an interesting thought experiment. Let's say the US "bans" TikTok. Younger users around the country then install various VPN clients and learn a bit about security. This in turns leads to an overall…
I’d think large skylights in the public spaces could help a great deal with that issue.