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3d printing with non-planar splicing, including an upside down benji with no supports

Imho the samsung dex approach is a fine concept (not saying that was fully developed or as extensive as what would be required to do it seriously for a proper desktop os)

Two totally seperate UIs that can run at the same time, a desktop one and a phone one.. it worked shockingly well imho.

Maybe an additional case where you can use the tablet as an extra screen, but honestly that could probably manifest as an app in the mobile UI.

Anyone know what TRV they have purchased? I Can't follow that link as it has some kind of tracking built into it.

Just watched the series on youtube based on your recommendation. Thanks, i enjoyed it!

Each server is moderated independently and if any nasty ones are allowed to fester they get shut down?

Imho the long term answer to these problems is trust networks and decentralised moderation. Howbwe get there.. dunno

Skim the comments fist, way for efficient to get the meta and vibe before investing

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42288458

Patrick boyle video thats got some fun snippets from this interview

*browser not os feature :)

Was expecting an asianometery video there :D

Okay i get the flat is good for bikes.. but meetings, curious about that one?

How does the title relate to the video?

Its the hot staging ring, discussed a fair bit..

E.g. scott manley https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysx4t7ICO58&pp=ygUMc2NvdHQgbWF... @7.40 ish

I still use it but keep the devices on a vlan that cannot dial out.

And use the software not an appliance to manage it.

Its not just the slick ui, its the devices themselves, and how well it all works. I got fed up of wifi at home not being as good as at work. And unifi are cheap compared to some corporate grade stuff

Fwiw ubiquity devices are some of the "set every setting to never call home but still did" devices. I cant remember if they also tried to bypass the configured dns.

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For me the two things that show this well are:

1. Quick and easy: Install pihole and add every reasonable list you can find of tracker urls to block. And just watch the live log.

2. Takes a bit more time: install opnsense or pfsense. Block dns out of your network (but allow pihole) and watch the live log of blocked dns requests. Assuming everythong has been told to use pihole

3 (bonus round). A bit more time again: create vlans or similar put the devices that you have checked every do not call home option on and block their internet access. And watch the live logs of blocked traffic

Its quite a depressing process and not sure its worth maintaing as a live setup, but its certainly an eye opener.

Each one of these steps blocks an order of magnitude less stuff, but is interesting whats in each bucket. Pihole gets hits at an astounding rate

Isnt this the same as any language though.. check if have permission then ignore the result seems like something that the language cannot protect you from?

Does go have a bad security reputation?

I get that anything can be insecure and its a constant battle as this article suggests, but i thought it was quite secure and stable generally (say on a par with .net or any other tool you may use to make a web app at least?)

There are many ways to skin a cat, but my advice how to try it an excel way (assuming a db backgound) would be..

try dumber things, sounds stupid but you dont need rules and structure, just data :)

denormalise a more often to break down the problem, the data and problem are your goal not structure (as much as db).

Yes period per tab type of thing is quite common, as at some point you want to close the period and never change it.

Lean into the non-standardisation to handle the real world. E.g for most of your budget its one line per item per month but this one are flexes with headcount so that has its own page, and tax is balnced in month x so ill just over type all the formulae there when the real numbers come in.

Also if the model is complex try naming fields and showing the formula in a cell next to it to remind you how its calculated (if not ready using it check out "format as table" to do this for tabular data)

And yes pivot the crap out of everything.

There is also "add to model" which gives you powerbi type modelling in excel which can also be handy and fast.

Not extensive list, and for lots of things db is better when you know how to use it.. but those are some of the "i get it" scenarios for me

Decentralised could be each counter putting 5000 or so ballots into piles with people wandering around witnessing for various parties all working a rigid process accross the nation. Each count publically announced in the room before witnesses.

Totally standardised, coordinated, and decentralised. But fragmented (structuraly) or incoherent.

But agree would be a million times worse with a single electronic system

Cheeky response..

It would take a 1 year project and 5 devs to replace what one finance person created in a day.

Then when it didnt work complain the SME got the requirements wrong.

Im being silly but as a dev i hate the hate for excel, though i know from years of experience that its also a nightmare.

This is so strange to me.. not complaining or criticising, just thanking you for the insight.

I would expect one ballot paper per vote (based on rare occasion of doing two at once) to ensure the count is simple and accurate.

They make the ballots different colours to ensure you put them in the correct boxes iirc

Never seen this before, always thought it would be tasty sugar though.. thanks for making me aware of it!

Patrick Boyle on recent investments in nuclear energy from tech firms

Whats the celcius part :D?

Are you not giving more examples of how shell companies are created to get around regulation here?

I.e. an indicator not really following the spirit of the regulation, only the letter?

When i got a superking bed i realised what others had been complaining about.

To be honest, would be interested in seeing this for any OS

Would be interested to see this for win 11. I recently got a new machine and was surprised how may little things i must have done to my last. Turning off file grouping, basically every option for the start menu. Actually now that i think about it its mostly just find every option that can be turned off and turn it off.

It was sold with a subsidy in the uk in a weird way. Iirc you had to buy it from apple but o2 subsidised it as it they were the only ones with edge (so assumed they would also sell you a contract). Worked out £50-100 which was mad as o2 couldnt actually make you get a contract.. quite a few people i knew boight a bunch of them and gave them away as gifts.

Also it was a totally stand out appealing device accessible to everyone with immediate value to everyday people.

It really depends on what your priorities are, its a key driver in defining the culture.. who do you listen to when considereing tranformation / change?

You could have a suite i guess.. maybe look for overlap?

Satisfaction? Vote = vote * staff turnover for voters role.

Greed? Vote = vote * voters team profit

Top down control? Vote = vote * voters grade

Reverse disfunction? Vote = vote * number of complaints raised by voter

Cross functional impact: vote = vote * num departments voting for this

My question marks reflect i have no idea what the real optimisation is when you select a defined metric / score.

In reality (as someone who wants to make things hollisticially better in a sustainable way) i look for the overlap of several things:

Who do people have on speed dial to fix issues? Will this reduce how many calls they get? Ignoring what official processes say.

Will this impact the bottom line?

Will it increase customer satisfaction?

What will be the impact on staff turnover? I prefer to reduce this but at least there needs to be a mitigation if its negative. Key questions are: will people better understand personal their impact on Cost and quality? Will this make success and failure clearer outcomes for the individual?

Then finally will this be a step towards or away from governance principals of org? E.g. does this cause party A to have needless influence or judgement over party B (at all levels).. basically will this enable individual agency at all levels.

I always justify it on paper in terms of governace efficiency/efficacy, profit and quality.