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aeortiz

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A set of memories attached to a storyteller brain creating a subjective universe
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aeortiz··on US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide
I'm an agnostic, but when I read about what he does, it makes me devoutly wish that hell exists. He has made countless people's lives hell on earth, and he doesn't care at all. No one is holding him accountable in this life: it's inconvenient for those in power.
aeortiz··on Tanker hits mine in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran intercepts six vessels
They are probably using the Norwegian flag, that doesn't necessarily mean they are importing oil to Norway, only that the owner and crew use the flag.
aeortiz··on The deadly rise of giant trucks and SUVs
Yeah, but no one want's to buy a mom van </s>
aeortiz··on Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and The Doors, dies aged 65
So I guess that any article from the Guardian is automatically flagged, no matter the subject?
aeortiz··on Scientists crack how aspirin might stop cancers from spreading
Natural selection only favors adaptations that help us create more surviving offspring to spread genes to the next generations.
aeortiz··on The End of Finale
MuseScore doesn't work with NotePerformer (yet?).

One of the main advantages I find in Dorico is it seamless use of NotePerformer. I like MuseScore 4.4 that came out a few days ago, but it's lack of NotePerformer support makes it extremely difficult to fiddle with to sound balanced. Even if the UI is easier, the playback is most important to me.

Making playback sound pleasant, even with their excellent new integration with sound libraries like Spitfire's, is not easy without tweaking notation.

I hope that the MuseScore team fixes this soon. They have been improving very fast.

aeortiz··on Supreme Court Upholds Broad Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone
They are desperately trying to regain trust by appearing impartial
aeortiz··on Shave and a Haircut
Have you heard it in Queen's "We are the champions"?

"No time for losers, for we are the Champions" ... etc

aeortiz··on How mathematics built the modern world
Scale models, Vitruvius, oral history, geometry (an applied math)
aeortiz··on Why Is Everyone So Unhappy at Work?
So...maybe it's that there's a lot of jobs where nothing of value is produced? Or at least, nothing of value to the employee, only to the owners?
aeortiz··on The Almost Romance Languages
That reminds me of "pescatarian" in English, and "pescado" in Spanish: both use a hard C sound.
aeortiz··on Why hundreds of thousands of kids in the US dread their 21st birthdays
I am one of these. I think the idea is to have them go back and succeed in their home country so they won't immigrate to the US.
aeortiz··on Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard
They still don't own the graphics cards and displays (monitors &/or googles)
aeortiz··on Ask HN: Am I the only “unlucky” software engineer?
This strikes a chord because I struggle with social anxiety...I wouldn't want to go out for a beer with any coworker, only with friends I've vetted over months/years. I hope I am in any other way capable of being a good engineer. Should I not be hired because of it?
aeortiz··on Apple tracking devices being used in thefts of high-end cars
Finally some advice I can actually follow!
aeortiz··on Apple is ready to admit it was wrong about the future of laptops
Jobs probably held him back in the past, since he was the user-focused one in the design partnership.
aeortiz··on Declassified FBI Report Reveals Saudi Ties to 9/11 Hijackers
Retaliation is too easy for Israel, it would bring the war too close to home. The US needs the Saudis more than Israel does.
aeortiz··on Fun with regular expressions: part I
"Fun" and "regular expressions" don't belong in the same sentence!

Of course they have their uses, but I think they should be taken seriously, since sadly, corner cases are hard to weed out of them.

aeortiz··on Positive Energy Warp Drive from Hidden Geometric Structures
FTL Sneakernet would be cool!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet

aeortiz··on Cristiano Ronaldo snub wipes billions off Coca-Cola’s market value
Coca-cola has started buying all the bottled water brands in Mexico to stave off any people who won't drink soda. Tap water is dangerous to drink in most of Latin America.
aeortiz··on 'I was completely inside': Lobster diver swallowed by humpback whale
Giraffes are dangerous right? I wouldn't want to be near one (or a Hippo, or an Ostrich, etc...)
aeortiz··on 'I was completely inside': Lobster diver swallowed by humpback whale
It's a Unix system...I know this!
aeortiz··on Having a successful career with depression, anxiety and imposter syndrome
cold, and showers...both are anathema when I'm depressed
aeortiz··on No connection between father-son relationships, adherence to masculine norms
"The team administered the survey to 188 men between the ages of 18 and 62."

That is not enough people to say anything with statistical significance.

aeortiz··on Facebook and the Normalization of Deviance
This reminds me of the Eloi and the Morlocks of "The Time Machine". The hapless Eloi are the general public, whose data are treated as tasty flesh to snack on by data scrapers like FB and Google.
aeortiz··on Piano teacher gets copyright claim for Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata [video]
Beethoven's copyright has long expired, and all music of the 18th and 19th centuries is in the public domain. (Disney notwithstanding)
aeortiz··on Hydrogen paste has a similar range to that of gasoline
ICE = Internal combustion engine, for those confused by the TLA.
aeortiz··on Facebook Says It Is Removing All Content Mentioning 'Stop the Steal'
The day they replaced our time-based feeds to display more ads via algorithms, the clock started ticking...the alarm is now ringing.
aeortiz··on Stalking her daughter’s killers across Mexico, one by one
They're not particularly bright...except the ones higher up the hierarchy.
aeortiz··on Bob Dylan Sells Entire Catalog of Songs to Universal Music Publishing
"Welcome to the new age" ;) https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=lyrics+ra...
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