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was_a_dev

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Was a physicist.

Was a dev.

Now a physicist.

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was_a_dev··on Why some US restaurants are banning tips
Do that many restaurants not have salt/pepper already on the table? Yes, I may ask for ketchup separately but salt is always provided.
was_a_dev··on The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel
Biometric data in UK passports is nothing more than the digital storage of the information in your passport (name, age, passport number, facial photo). The UK government does not collect any additional data
was_a_dev··on The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel
As an aside, I always find it amusing that as a British person that have visited both the US and the Schengen area since the new entry/exit system. Both the US and EU have taken my biometric information (i.e fingerprints) but the UK government has not.
was_a_dev··on New era for Gibraltar with removal of border controls with Spain
What a brilliantly depressing graphic
was_a_dev··on New era for Gibraltar with removal of border controls with Spain
> freedom of movement to the EU (that the British hated so much)

A generalisation that only applied to, at most, 52% of the voting British public

was_a_dev··on Show HN: I'm making a detective game built on Wikipedia
I played the Map mode and got the same page several times, and then the game ended with half my "life" left. It was really fun but I passed a lot of rounds just on memory
was_a_dev··on German government comes out against Chat Control
There were reasons, they just weren't good ones
was_a_dev··on Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?
Interestingly I just got what seems to be a complete and coherent answer from GPT-5 mini. No refusal, many steps given
was_a_dev··on Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers
Free to US citizens would be a better policy, the state investing in its own people.
was_a_dev··on Ocean Carbon Removal: Captura's marine carbon capture explained
The idea (in theory being the key word) is by injecting into the stratosphere minimises acid rain production and maximises cooling requiring less SO2
was_a_dev··on Universities enrolling foreign students with poor English, BBC finds
In this context, its not so much the prejudice but the exploitation of such students and the devaluation of the degree as a result.
was_a_dev··on Starship Flight 5: Launch and booster catch [video]
The most challenging axis in my opinion is the roll axis of Super Heavy, if there is a roll angle error, the pins could not sit properly on the chopsticks and the whole booster slides off.
was_a_dev··on Britain's last coal-fired power plant shuts down
We're not good at building nuclear power stations, partly because we haven't the skilled workforce to do so.

A lot of the (finanical and time) investment for Hinkley Point C has been certifying and upskilling the workforce.

Sizewell C is projected to be a much smoother and 'cheaper' operation, as it is a near clone of HPC. And the timing means the workforce will just transfer over to the new site.

was_a_dev··on Britain's reliance on coal-fired power set to end after 140 years
In the North East of England, theres a point where these houses aren't even worthwhile purchasing to rennovate. Houses can be purchases easily for £60k but require at least that to modernize. But while you've done well to purchase a house for £120k, it doesn't reflect in the local market.

The solution would be to knock the house down and build a modern one on the reclaimed land. But you've just bought a mid-terrace, so that's out of the question.

was_a_dev··on State of S3 – Your Laptop is no Laptop anymore – a personal Rant
I'd say 1/3rd is a rather large chunk of an SSDs TBW if its just for hibernating. In practice, for reasons you outlined, it would be a smaller amount but I would only find 1-2% tolerable.
was_a_dev··on The waiting time paradox: why is my bus always late? (2018)
Being able to track a bus via GPS works well like this. It doens't matter if the bus is 20 minutes late, if you can check that the bus is 4 minutes away.

A bit like usnig the metro. You don't know the schedule, you just know the realative time to the next train

was_a_dev··on The waiting time paradox: why is my bus always late? (2018)
I guess the reality is, as a passenger, you either wait several minutes on the bus at a stop mid-route. Or you wait much longer at a bus stop in a crowd waiting for four buses to show up.
was_a_dev··on FCC seek comments on NextNav petition for rulemaking on lower 900MHz ISM band
99 years or 999 years. AKA a leasehold
was_a_dev··on It took my savings and 14 years but I’m about to beat arthritis
Nothing wrong with paywalled content, given its still accessible. Especially in this case where several archive links have been provided
was_a_dev··on Türkiye Bans Roblox
I'd learn. My capabilities aren't static with time
was_a_dev··on Shape of Motion: 4D Reconstruction from a Single Video
I imagine having stereo video would also help generate a depth map from disparity?
was_a_dev··on Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate
Given it is on the border of Europe, geography alone is a sufficient answer.
was_a_dev··on Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate
While not as much skin, we sadly have more skin in this game as I'd wish

The election of the next President will have a large effect on the security of Europe with respect to both Russia and Israel

was_a_dev··on New Gaussian Splatting viewer that allows code modification during runtime
If your video source is of a static scene that the camera is moving through. You could try poly.cam

Upload you video directly to the website for Gaussian splat processing

was_a_dev··on How to mail an SD card with gummy glue
Buy an microSD card from Amazon, use the packaging the microSD card originally came in [1] - it is a solved problem.

Plenty of scope to add your own branding

[1] https://postimg.cc/Lq8K1MYt

was_a_dev··on Europe's drinking water contaminated by 'forever chemical': NGOs
Does anyone know if these chemical are removed via distillation processes? Not that I plan on distilling my own tap water, but just curious how "pure" distilled water can be
was_a_dev··on Things I learned while writing an x86 emulator (2023)
Off topic, but I like this blog style/layout. I can imagine it isn't everyones taste, but it just works for me
was_a_dev··on I Add 3-25 Seconds of Latency to Every Page I Visit (2020)
Prior to it all, the majority of my Reddit use was on mobile.

So browsing Reddit on mobile via a desktop website is clunky enough to have the same effect as above

was_a_dev··on I Add 3-25 Seconds of Latency to Every Page I Visit (2020)
This has reminded me how much my Reddit usage has dropped off a cliff after the third-party apps debacle.

At first, it was as a futile protest, but then the inevitable addiction hunger kicked in. But this time, I had no choice to use the offical Reddit app.

The sluggishness of that app added enough latency, that my Reddit consumption is now non-existent

was_a_dev··on Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico
Absolute worst case, Starship delivers a couple of Dragon capsules to LEO for crew transfer and return
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