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boringg··on Shopify acquires Tailwind
Well then Shopify isn't small!
boringg··on Shopify acquires Tailwind
How do you define small?
boringg··on Teen reading slumps to worst this century due to surge in screen time
I would wager up until mid 00s you had one parent staying at home a lot more // work wasn't all encompassing -> which would probably equate to more attention on child rearing although I admit that is speculative. Also means a bit more attention to regulating screen time / inputs etc.
boringg··on Teen reading slumps to worst this century due to surge in screen time
Meh educational system probably lacking but parental support is the missing piece. So many parents just send their kids to school expecting them to auto learn - many reasons why parents dont have extra time --> also screen time addiction. Home environment is pretty big component to success.
boringg··on WeatherNext 3
While that might be true but apple weather still fails compared to dark sky. I still don't use it for radar like I did with dark sky - they effed up the UI.
boringg··on Working on Economics with Fable 5
I feel bad for the humans who rediscover what we have already discovered and position it as something new. If this keeps happening soon we will be in an endless loop without gain.

Ah well.

boringg··on I turned my security cameras into an automatic bird identification system
whats the spend roughly on an ongoing basis?
boringg··on I turned my security cameras into an automatic bird identification system
How about deer?
boringg··on Worst-case glacial lake flood scenarios in a transboundary Himalayan basin 2022
But if the fire continues after the extinguisher is done… what is covering that scenario?
boringg··on Bomb fishing is wreaking havoc on Indonesia's coral reefs
Prevalence and availability is changing. Old technique better distribution on how to.
boringg··on Bomb fishing is wreaking havoc on Indonesia's coral reefs
File this under the category "people are f-bomb-ing idiots".

I wouldn't be surprised if social media was spreading this technique as successful way to fish.

boringg··on AI has access to a vastly larger working memory than the human brain
Isnt that kind of like older memories get a strong imprint -- as you get older there are so many memories in the database that the imprint isn't as powerful as earlier ones. I think it works kind of as a function of kind of sensory component of memory implying that new memories aren't new to you therefore less powerful (obviously high variance and person dependent).
boringg··on Mathematics Without Mathematicians
On average is much different then nobody understanding.
boringg··on Mathematics Without Mathematicians
Bringing elitism into it for what benefit? Its more like were giving away the ability to drive our own destiny.
boringg··on The great wealth transfer reality check
Bold assessment.
boringg··on Situational Awareness down 67% in July in AI stock rout
Yesterdays news. High leverage. Sounds like citadel got a deal.
boringg··on Europe's fires are just the start
It becomes a local politics issue.
boringg··on Europe's fires are just the start
All power projects have to look at economic viability. Every project has different needs and market dynamics. THERE IS NOT A ONE TYPE OF PROJECT WORKS FOR ALL LOCATIONS. Resources mixes vary as do the demands of the power.

I can't stress this enough solar and battery dont work everywhere and they dont provide indefinite power quality. Nor does nuclear. They all need to be resourced where appropriate.

FWIW - there aren't a lot of grids that have the resource mix you described.

boringg··on Europe's fires are just the start
The reason Germany gets singled out is because it was a massive policy misstep and highlights the shortsightedness of the environmental movement. It seems that they have changed their tune about it nuclear - but their entrenched efforts (and concerns in the 80s) killed the last 40 years of nuclear power - arguably inflaming our current CO2 crises by opening the doors wide open for Oil and Gas to fill the void.

In Germany add in that they then needed to rely on Russia to provide natural gas to fill in the void - which drove up the costs of power and made their manufacturing base a little less competitive.... Best intentions don't always prove to be good policy making. That's the TL;DR why Germany gets singled out.

boringg··on Europe's fires are just the start
This gets repeated again and again. They are not in conflict with each other - both need to be done in tandem. It is not a this or that strategy - it is an all of the above strategy.

Nuclear is critical for long term generating power. Batteries and solar are good not able to maintain the same level of power quality and duration though are definitely incredibly important.

boringg··on Medici family mystery may be solved after more than 400 years
The energy balance on that makes no sense. You will be zerg swarmed.
boringg··on Does creatine make you smarter?
What dosage are we talking here?
boringg··on Hacker wipes Romania's land registry database
how did they solve it?
boringg··on LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent
Nothing since then. Thats a long 30 years.
boringg··on Blatant AI slop just won a 25k USD DeepMind Kaggle Grand Prize
Best question - how many tokens in dollars were spent to win the comp?
boringg··on How Has Roman Concrete Lasted for Millennia? 1,900-Year-Old Latrine Offers Clues
I think that was the prior pier maybe in the picture? The main pier only has one - it’s massive and goes forever. Pretty beefy construction too given that it takes a lot of heavy trucks.

Progreso - great pier and a great kiteboarding spot.

boringg··on Under federal rule, colleges must leave grads better off or lose financial aid
The war on education continues. Tactically this serves the current political administration well. It is definitely a sad state of affairs in the US right now.

Both the colleges letting their costs get out of control to the control to open the door to this kind of rule and that the current admin thinks this is what secondary education is about. See if it goes to actually rule implementation or if its just posturing.

boringg··on Modern decor may be straining people's brains
I think they are asking you to expand. It seems that your comment was short and not full of specific examples to draw from.
boringg··on Why I'm Forced to Say Farewell: Google Management Has Lost Its Moral Compass
Agreed
boringg··on Why I'm Forced to Say Farewell: Google Management Has Lost Its Moral Compass
Continue to be unable to answer the basic question I ask you - and I get the "sure bud". Ok, sure bud.
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