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chromaton

1,213 karma · joined April 13, 2013

Hacker and business owner with an interest in digital manufacturing.
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chromaton··on Vladimir Nabokov's Superman poem published for the first time
The issue that inspired the poem:

http://images.comiccollectorlive.com/covers/81e/81e43b16-625...

chromaton··on The Sweden Solar System
One in Gainesville, Georgia, USA: https://www.exploregeorgia.org/gainesville/entertainment/tou...
chromaton··on 100Mbps uploads and downloads should be US broadband standard, senators say
To avoid another repeated thread, just read this:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7709556

I just realized that you were posting on that thread as well.

chromaton··on When did generic grocery brands get so good looking?
There are also 2 Mercks: the original in Germany, and the USA Merck which was split by the government due to WWI.
chromaton··on Israeli study finds 94% drop in symptomatic Covid-19 cases with Pfizer vaccine
The media and the CDC aren't talking about it yet, but I noticed the same thing independently as did a Facebook friend.
chromaton··on Hybrid supercapacitor offers NiMH energy density, charges much faster
You can buy Li-Ion batteries for drones, robots, RC, etc. that claim to use graphene. Turnigy, for example.
chromaton··on A 25-Year-Old Bet Comes Due: Has Tech Destroyed Society?
You're going to compare that to Cambodia in 1978, China 1961, or Germany in 1945?
chromaton··on A 25-Year-Old Bet Comes Due: Has Tech Destroyed Society?
Let's bet.
chromaton··on GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine
The WSB thing could just be cover for them. There were more shares shorted than were outstanding, so it's a great opportunity for a trader/raider with a pile of cash.
chromaton··on GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine
It's worth whatever somebody will pay for it. And right now the short sellers will pay a lot for it to stop their losses.
chromaton··on GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine
Business Adventures has the tale of the Piggly Wiggly short squeeze of 1923. The old boys of the NYSE changed the rules to help the shorts and undo trades after the fact.
chromaton··on Firefox 85 cracks down on supercookies
You're correct as to why they exist, but then it turns out that this is a privacy leak. Software is hard.
chromaton··on Firefox 85 cracks down on supercookies
Thanks for the response. It looks like just because the fingerprint is unique doesn't mean that it's accurate or stable.
chromaton··on Firefox 85 cracks down on supercookies
I found this:

https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/04/ad-industry-tracking/

"my iPhone 11 Pro was also unique among the more than 2.5 million devices they have tested."

Time zone is one possible fingerprint data point.

chromaton··on Firefox 85 cracks down on supercookies
Yes, I agree.

Do you have more information about how iOS is blocking fingerprinting?

chromaton··on Firefox 85 cracks down on supercookies
You're right, of course. But let's not forget that fingerprinting exists and is going to be tough to eliminate.
chromaton··on Firefox 85 cracks down on supercookies
Is this really important given that browser fingerprinting can almost always identify a web browser?
chromaton··on Wine 6.0
Try PlayOnLinux.
chromaton··on Ditherpunk: The article I wish I had about monochrome image dithering
GIMP has it: Colors > Tone Mapping > Retinex
chromaton··on What caused Shimano's Coasting-program to fail? (2010)
That's because they were trying to appeal to a completely different audience who doesn't see things that way. From the article, they were trying to focus on ease of use, which many current non-cyclists cited as an important factor.
chromaton··on US deaths in 2020 top 3M, by far most ever counted
Will we see a "rebound" in 2021 with fewer deaths than usual?
chromaton··on Why can’t you buy a good webcam?
This is a crowd funded deluxe webcam from earlier this year: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/obsbot-tiny-ai-powered-pt...
chromaton··on Emails show Navy's 'UFO' patents went through significant internal review
From a couple web searches, there aren't too many people involved in "Quantum Vacuum Engineering."
chromaton··on When will virtual reality take off? The $100 bet
How's this work? In VR, the teacher can't see the kids' faces or other non-verbal communication.
chromaton··on That Dothraki Horde, Part I: Barbarian Couture
In the Frank Frazetta documentary, it was pointed out that the original Conan book covers were done in a Greek/Roman style, but then sold much better with Frazetta's leather loving barbarians on the front.
chromaton··on Microsoft is working on an Android subsystem for Windows 10
There's no Instagram app on desktop. I need this for business.
chromaton··on Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
That's OK, AFAICT there's no bird called the "brown throated thrush" either.
chromaton··on Electoral College Decision Tree
Then the House of Representatives would have an even number.
chromaton··on Cockney Rhyming Slang History
Or "brass tacks" < "facts".
chromaton··on Changes to Fusion 360 for Personal Use
Update from the FAQ: "You can still export DXFs, but only from a sketch. To do this, you’ll need to right click on the sketch in the browser and choose ‘Save as DXF. For more information, review How to Save Sketch as a DXF."

Fortunately for me, this is exactly what I'm writing up.

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