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Re:PostgreSQL IDE in VS Code on Friday May 23, 2025 @02:16PM (#44075113)
Are there any features in datagrip in particular that you like that aren't in dbeaver?
> All plant foods contain all 20 essential amino acids including the 9 essential amino acids in varying amounts.

> Though historically, protein combining was promoted as a method of compensating for supposed deficiencies in vegetables as foods, studies on essential amino acid contents in plant proteins have shown that vegetarians and vegans typically do not need to complement plant proteins in each meal to reach the desired level of essential amino acids as long as their diets are varied and caloric requirements are met. The position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is that protein from a variety of plant foods eaten during the course of a day supplies enough of all essential amino acids when caloric requirements are met.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_combining

You don't have to do any kind of "vegetable combining" concoctions to get sufficient protein from plants, that is a (false) urban legend.
Re:Inkjets are for more than just printing on Monday March 25, 2024 @11:52PM (#39824125)
I had an Epson inkjet and I only used it maybe once a month, and I had to change the ink cartridges every other time I used it, despite attempts at maintenance. I've now a laser printer for a couple years and am now only just running low on toner. Don't buy inkjet.
Re:Ask HN: What skill do you want to develop or improve in 2024? on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @11:41AM (#38783690)
I want to learn more about AVL equipment and tools. I have joined the technology committee at my church, and we're using a whole bunch of audio and video equipment I've never been exposed to before, like digital mixers, microphones, propresenter, SDI and Dante, etc etc etc.
Re:.NET 8 on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @11:53AM (#38265905)
Is it "wierd tho" that Microsoft would have better support for development tools on their own OS than on a competitor OS?
Re:System76's Lemur Pro Laptop Is Just a Nice Linux Laptop on Thursday November 09, 2023 @10:23AM (#38206140)
I have also had very poor customer support from them, closing tickets randomly on me with no follow up.
Re:A response to the git.centos.org changes on Monday June 26, 2023 @10:02PM (#36488132)
Do you have links to any good documentation on self-signing everything necessary to run linux properly with secure boot?
Ah yes, the banality of evil.

s/implementing a dark pattern/performing any immoral or unethical act/g

One or two studies is more than the “zero” amount of data that’s been provided by anyone else at this point. I look forward to you sharing more specific numbers that counter the numbers I’ve provided.
I don't know the specific numbers, and I've only just seen one or two studies (would appreciate an alternative numbers) - but if a three 3 billion bird reduction is almost a third of the total population in birds in North America since 1970s, and cats are killing at least 1.3 billion per year... I guess that's "fine for the most part"?

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaw1313

The predation of cats is also unnaturally controlled as they are domesticated; people view them as pets primarily and thus prevent them from being killed (their predators are also heavily controlled - wolves, coyotes, etc). I don't see how you could compare that niche to previously extinct, naturally local species.

It sounds like the implication here is that it's acceptable to use an invasive species to deal with pest problems. There are alternatives to dealing with pests that don't involve decimating bird populations.
They do not just kill "common" birds, they have led to the extinction of several bird species. Keep your cats indoors.
Startpage was purchased by an advertising organization that apparently "specializes in targeted advertising":

https://restoreprivacy.com/startpage-system1-privacy-one-gro...

Re:Windows 11 available on October 5 on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @11:21AM (#28369193)
Apparently not if you're using a four year old CPU, at least for Windows 11.
Re:Windows 11 available on October 5 on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @10:01AM (#28368167)
Time to switch to Linux
The difference is that with something like ElectionGuard - as long as the encrypted result is publicly available - you would remove an entire class of complaints that people have with the current system - individuals would be able to validate that their personal vote was counted appropriately, and you would be able to audit the authenticity of every vote without disclosing/revealing who individuals vote for. Unlike the current system which allows opportunity for fraud and is not always auditable (at least not immediately), the actual voting infrastructure and procedures do not matter as much if we can independently verify the authenticity of the _outcome_.
You can use homomorphic encryption that allows the vote (after-the-fact) to be auditable but secure and allows individuals to validate that their vote was counted accurately.

Microsoft has a project that seems to work in this direction:

https://github.com/microsoft/electionguard

Re:AWS hires Rust compiler team co-lead Felix Klock on Saturday November 28, 2020 @08:07AM (#25237288)
> Better AWS pays for Rust development than if noone would

Why?

Does your service allow exporting data?
Re:Gimp 2.99.2 – GTK3 user interface toolkit on Friday November 06, 2020 @04:05PM (#25011125)
Do you work with a bunch of children?
Re:You weren't meant to have a boss (2008) on Saturday October 10, 2020 @11:24AM (#24739566)
Do you have any links for more info?
It's just like technology standards.

https://xkcd.com/927/

Re:More on Chrome updates and headers (2018) on Saturday September 21, 2019 @12:49PM (#21036379)
Have you ever filed a bug report for the issues you've come across?
Re:Volkswagen’s Costly Bet on Electric Cars on Thursday March 14, 2019 @04:06PM (#19393069)
Don't do it, if you live anywhere other than California they basically make it impossible to unsubscribe.
Re:Announcing Rust 1.33.0 on Thursday February 28, 2019 @05:46PM (#19276103)
Is there a list of these websites anywhere?
Re:With $137B at Stake, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos to Divorce on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @09:54PM (#18871133)
That poor woman.
Re:Learning Rust on Friday March 16, 2018 @12:04PM (#16601526)
Have you taken a look at the Haskell Programming from first principles book? They have a lot of exercises with each chapter.

http://haskellbook.com/

Re:Stephen Hawking has died on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @12:01AM (#16582204)
"This siphon effect relies on atmospheric pressure to allow the pressure and pressure potential energy to drop as the water travels upward inside the sealed pipe. But eventually the pressure of the rising water reaches zero and no further reductions in pressure and pressure potential energy are possible. That failure of the siphon effect occurs when the water is about 30 feet (10 meters) above the higher container. You can't use a siphon to lift water higher than 30 feet because above that height, an empty region will develop at the top of the pipe and stop the siphon process."

http://www.physicscentral.com/experiment/askaphysicist/physi...

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