Yeah, problem is that even a dictator is benevolent, they can't live forever, and there's no way to prevent a malevolent successor from hiding their true color just long enough till the power is transferred. Then you're…
The reason why this happens with Xi in particular, but not the other chairmen between him and Deng: After Mao, the CCP adopted the concept of collective leadership [1], which dispersed some power from the top guy to the…
Same tbh. I use a Plustek 8200 and the inversion and adjustments after the scan was never an issue for me. It's the 1.5-2 hour block it takes to scan a roll and having to baby it the whole time. I was just looking into…
The portability is such a game changer compared to the usual kindle-like devices. Compared to my kindle which I have to put in my backpack or only when I have big coat pockets in the winter, this can be put in my pocket…
Not surprised at all as Marc Andreesen has been in the rabbit hole for a while: https://www.semafor.com/article/04/27/2025/the-group-chats-t...
A renowned author would still write. They don't suddenly start managing a team of junior writers and instructs them how to write. A programmer that has climbed up the ladder in their field, on the other hand, often…
> A regular cinema ticket is $22.83 to the nearest movie theater and that isnt a "premium" thing like IMAX For about that price you can get a monthly subscription to a lot of local cinemas and unlimited viewings here.…
Not the use case for em-dashes. en-dash maybe, but they also didn't say they use en-dashes instead of hyphens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Em_dash
There might also be adverse effects on one's sleep quality, even if they only drink it in the morning: > In fact, none of the sleep researchers or experts on circadian rhythms I interviewed for this story use caffeine.…
I've quit from daily 3-4 shots of espresso to only drinking it when I feel like it, which is about once every two weeks. The process was mostly without discomfort: I bought decaf beans and started cutting my coffee…
one key press resulting in multiple registers. if my T key is chatttering my ttyping would look something like tthis.
I suppose a lot of flags are esperanto of flags...
MX switches are the entry point of the "mechanical keys". You can go into way too many rabbit holes beyond consumer brands like Das Keyboard. There are topre capacitive switches (HHKB, Realforce etc) , buckling spring…
> would he associate with Epstein? This is from Lawrence Krauss[0]'s email to Epstein[1]: > ps. I have decided that Feynman would have done what I did... and I am therefore content.. no matter what... :) > On Apr 6,…
Slightly annoying that the magnified parts are directly over their original location. This blocks the view to see them in their original size and context.
"Drop the _the_, it's cleaner." https://youtu.be/k5fJmkv02is&t=177
Quote from author on Bluesky: > one of the reasons Silksong took so long was that Team Cherry is having too much fun making it and didn't want to stop. Also this one from the article: > "What is Jira?" Gibson said when…
> obviously treating their wealth like some sort of highscore yep. see > Caleb will later recall, in an interview with D Magazine, asking his dad why he works so hard. > “It’s a game,” Randy explains to his son. > “How…
It invalidates this CinemaSins nitpick on Alien completely https://youtu.be/dJtYDb7YaJ4?si=5NuoXaW0pkGoBSJu&t=76
PNBL was a thing at some point (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layaway) but was rendered obsolete by the advent of credit cards. Seems to me like a personal austerity measure which becomes more popular in worse economic…
But why would the merchants willing to pay the fees in providing a BNPL scheme for their customers? One would assume that it would increase sales, which makes it worthwhile. It's not caused by increase outreach though:…
ha! just thought of the same.. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240394
The most common issue with Pentax ME Super, one of the most popular consumer-grade manual focus SLRs, was caused by a degraded rubber ring near the mirror assembly.…
A poll suggests among Dutch Tesla owners, 40% feel embarrassed due to Musk's behavior, and 30% consider selling. [0][1] [0]: https://nltimes.nl/2025/01/19/tesla-owners-react-elon-musks-... [1]:…
This reminds of the joke in physics, in which theoretical particle physicists told experimental physicists, over and over again, "trust me bro, standard model will be proved at 10x eV, we just need a bigger collider…
Yeah, problem is that even a dictator is benevolent, they can't live forever, and there's no way to prevent a malevolent successor from hiding their true color just long enough till the power is transferred. Then you're…
The reason why this happens with Xi in particular, but not the other chairmen between him and Deng: After Mao, the CCP adopted the concept of collective leadership [1], which dispersed some power from the top guy to the…
Same tbh. I use a Plustek 8200 and the inversion and adjustments after the scan was never an issue for me. It's the 1.5-2 hour block it takes to scan a roll and having to baby it the whole time. I was just looking into…
The portability is such a game changer compared to the usual kindle-like devices. Compared to my kindle which I have to put in my backpack or only when I have big coat pockets in the winter, this can be put in my pocket…
Not surprised at all as Marc Andreesen has been in the rabbit hole for a while: https://www.semafor.com/article/04/27/2025/the-group-chats-t...
A renowned author would still write. They don't suddenly start managing a team of junior writers and instructs them how to write. A programmer that has climbed up the ladder in their field, on the other hand, often…
> A regular cinema ticket is $22.83 to the nearest movie theater and that isnt a "premium" thing like IMAX For about that price you can get a monthly subscription to a lot of local cinemas and unlimited viewings here.…
Not the use case for em-dashes. en-dash maybe, but they also didn't say they use en-dashes instead of hyphens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Em_dash
There might also be adverse effects on one's sleep quality, even if they only drink it in the morning: > In fact, none of the sleep researchers or experts on circadian rhythms I interviewed for this story use caffeine.…
I've quit from daily 3-4 shots of espresso to only drinking it when I feel like it, which is about once every two weeks. The process was mostly without discomfort: I bought decaf beans and started cutting my coffee…
one key press resulting in multiple registers. if my T key is chatttering my ttyping would look something like tthis.
I suppose a lot of flags are esperanto of flags...
MX switches are the entry point of the "mechanical keys". You can go into way too many rabbit holes beyond consumer brands like Das Keyboard. There are topre capacitive switches (HHKB, Realforce etc) , buckling spring…
> would he associate with Epstein? This is from Lawrence Krauss[0]'s email to Epstein[1]: > ps. I have decided that Feynman would have done what I did... and I am therefore content.. no matter what... :) > On Apr 6,…
Slightly annoying that the magnified parts are directly over their original location. This blocks the view to see them in their original size and context.
"Drop the _the_, it's cleaner." https://youtu.be/k5fJmkv02is&t=177
Quote from author on Bluesky: > one of the reasons Silksong took so long was that Team Cherry is having too much fun making it and didn't want to stop. Also this one from the article: > "What is Jira?" Gibson said when…
> obviously treating their wealth like some sort of highscore yep. see > Caleb will later recall, in an interview with D Magazine, asking his dad why he works so hard. > “It’s a game,” Randy explains to his son. > “How…
It invalidates this CinemaSins nitpick on Alien completely https://youtu.be/dJtYDb7YaJ4?si=5NuoXaW0pkGoBSJu&t=76
PNBL was a thing at some point (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layaway) but was rendered obsolete by the advent of credit cards. Seems to me like a personal austerity measure which becomes more popular in worse economic…
But why would the merchants willing to pay the fees in providing a BNPL scheme for their customers? One would assume that it would increase sales, which makes it worthwhile. It's not caused by increase outreach though:…
ha! just thought of the same.. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240394
The most common issue with Pentax ME Super, one of the most popular consumer-grade manual focus SLRs, was caused by a degraded rubber ring near the mirror assembly.…
A poll suggests among Dutch Tesla owners, 40% feel embarrassed due to Musk's behavior, and 30% consider selling. [0][1] [0]: https://nltimes.nl/2025/01/19/tesla-owners-react-elon-musks-... [1]:…
This reminds of the joke in physics, in which theoretical particle physicists told experimental physicists, over and over again, "trust me bro, standard model will be proved at 10x eV, we just need a bigger collider…