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ttapp··on Study: MRI contrast agent causes harmful metal buildup in some patients
"So why was this recommended, and defacto mandated, for that age group, again?" Because by preventing cases or even just reducing the virus load, it decreases the likelihood of spreading the virus to others.
ttapp··on Debian Technical Committee overrides systemd change
Yes, the guy is legendary in terms of maximum arrogance. He did impressive work early on designing a complex system, but gets defensive when that overengineered moloch runs into real-world problems. Systemd has accumulated lots of small hacks to make it more versatile, let's hope a better solution will be available one day.
ttapp··on We will be shutting down neeva.com
I'm wondering why this doesn't seem to bother anyone. I always use a browser profile that's not signed into anything when searching, whether that's for work or personal. I know this does not guarantee privacy, but why make it easy for them?
ttapp··on The decline and fall of the hit instrumental song
The statement might be hyperbole. But most people seem to need vocals in their music, like kind of an anchor. I mostly listen to instrumental music, and have always found it difficult to share that interest.
ttapp··on Samsung's response on 'moonshot' controversy
Think of the bright side: Billions of crappy photos from the same things all over the world will contain a lot of the same information, and AI (of course!) guided partial image deduplication will save us many data centers.
ttapp··on After 50 years, Michael Heizer is finally ready to unveil City, his life's work
The "I don't like it, therefore it's crap" rude comments are so disappointing. I'm no art buff at all, my personal definition of art is "useless & captivating". I'd like to visit this one. The creator must be obsessed and crazy, which is like it should be. I expect it to give otherworldly, abstract melancholic vibes when being on-site. Case in point, during the years I lived in Mexico City, I went several times to the Teotihuacan site, a great experience when there are few visitors: https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-perseus-images/9c44c543a72dbe187...