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Re:I switched to eSIM in 2025, and I am full of regret
on Monday December 29, 2025 @03:20PM (#46425090)
I use eSIM a lot during travels. My last phone doesn't came with eSIM support and I bought an eSIM adapter. It's nice because you switch it to another phone like a normal chip.
Re:F1 in Hungary: Strategy and fast tire changes make all the difference
on Monday September 01, 2025 @06:49PM (#45097300)
The Hungarian circuit is very difficult for overtaking. Therefore, the front-runner has a much better chance of winning, making tire changes a critical issue.
Re:Visa and Mastercard: The global payment duopoly (2024)
on Thursday July 24, 2025 @06:53PM (#44677296)
If you use an intermediary, implementation is usually very simple and straightforward. The biggest challenge is becoming a direct participant—that is, communicating directly with the central bank. In this case, you need to enter the regulatory framework and become a payment institution.
Re:Brazil's government-run payments system has become dominant
on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @07:09PM (#43627367)
Where did you get this idea of a 'very corrupt authoritarian oligarchy'?
Brazil is not much different from any other democracy and is far less oligarchic than Trump's USA. Also, PIX is managed by our independent central bank."
Re:Parkinson's Law: It’s real, so use it
on Thursday December 12, 2024 @06:00AM (#42398160)
In theory, it works, but the issue is that creative work is inherently never finished.
Re:Hit Men Aren't What You Think
on Friday December 06, 2024 @03:01PM (#42343709)
You're welcome, 86
Re:Since spring of 2023, the world has been warmer than climate models...
on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @06:11AM (#41857394)
Who claims that climate science is flawed? The deniers? All science has degrees of uncertainty, look at physics, biology, medicine. But even so, they provide robust results, unlike creationism, flat-earthers, etc.
Re:Since spring of 2023, the world has been warmer than climate models...
on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @05:49AM (#41857275)
You mean the deniers' view.
There may have been skeptics 20 years ago, but now no one seriously doubts it.
I don't understand how technology people make decisions to deny a problem even if there is no 100% certainty. In my company, even if there is less than a 1% chance of something going wrong, we have to think of ways to mitigate it.
Re:Since spring of 2023, the world has been warmer than climate models...
on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @05:41AM (#41857221)
It's crazy that there are still people who don't get this. "It's cold here, so there's no such thing as global warming." They forget that the other hemisphere is on fire.
Re:Do AI Companies Work?
on Monday September 30, 2024 @06:44PM (#41702911)
In the same line, there are also a phrase about technology, "is everything that doesn’t work yet." by Danny Hillis, "Electric motors were once technology – they were new and did not work well. As they evolved, they seem to disappear, even though they proliferated and were embedded by the scores into our homes and offices. They work perfectly, silently, unminded, so they no longer register as “technology.” https://kk.org/thetechnium/everything-that/
Re:Do we need to pay billions in fees to Stripe, Block, PayPal and Vis...
on Saturday August 17, 2024 @01:31PM (#41276220)
The brazilian PIX is a digital cash transfer from bank account to account built by our central bank. It doesn't handle fraud and chargebacks which must be done by the seller or third parties.
Re:Double-Entry Bookkeeping as a Directed Graph
on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @07:56AM (#39989679)
Nice article, congratulations. I have worked with information systems all my life and one of the biggest insights I had was that the transaction, a purchase or a sale, which is the basis of the ERP system, is converted into 2 flows, the money that enters or leaves on one side and the product or service in another, this is accounting double entry. It may be obvious and simple, but I see that few people in my area have this understanding.
Re:The Last Linotype Newspaper (2022)
on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @08:02AM (#39369327)
My father and my uncles owned a small printing company between 1970 and 1990. There were 3 linotypes at one time. I was always amazed by those complex machines. Back then, in my teens, I worked on the process of melting lead lines so that they became lead bars that feed the linotype. Imagine the safety when a teenager has to play with lead melted at 400°Celsius.
Re:All I want for Christmas is 1TW of solar deployed annually
on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @04:45AM (#38770286)
As a software engineer, you must face global warming as a risk mitigation problem. You know, you could just ignore the risk of a catastrophe. But, usually, mitigations plans make the system more secure and robust, and people being calmer, even if the risk never happens.
Re:The Hunt for Life in Alpha Centauri – Jstor Daily
on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @05:29AM (#38444335)
I know it's very difficult to explore, but I think one possibility would be to look for life on gas giant moons in habitable zones. Even if they are tidal locked, they would have a day-night cycle.
Re:Moonbase Alpha Travel Tube Details
on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @06:09AM (#38096428)
Now I know from where came Javier Milei.
Re:Shell employees urge CEO to rethink shift from renewables in rare l...
on Saturday September 30, 2023 @10:03AM (#37715536)
Oil industries should be required to offset the carbon equivalent they extract.
Re:Shell employees urge CEO to rethink shift from renewables in rare l...
on Saturday September 30, 2023 @09:57AM (#37715484)
Also, fossil fuel industry will last more a few decades. It is a low risk decision if he is thinking about a short time horizon. Looks he is just trying to save his own ass showing big profits.
Re:Antimatter falls down: Observation of the effect of gravity on anti...
on Thursday September 28, 2023 @05:56AM (#37687412)
A friend in college believed in the concept of a matter-repelling antimatter drive that generates propulsion by one repelling another. However, this experiment demonstrates that it may not be possible.
Could this experiment enforce theories that propose gravity operates differently from quantum theory?
Re:Inhibition of fatty acid oxidation enables heart regeneration in ad...
on Thursday September 28, 2023 @05:35AM (#37687281)
TIL Mighty Mouse was a sci-fi cartoon
Re:The Age of AI has begun
on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @05:31PM (#35252858)
Unlike Bill Gates, I believe that this AI is the most revolutionary technology in human history, but at the same time, I am also concerned about its impact. The potential for AI to automate a significant number of jobs in a short period of time is alarming and unprecedented. It is ironic that the jobs we once believed to be the most difficult for AI to replace, such as those requiring high levels of human intelligence and creativity, are now at risk of being taken over.
Re:How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic: Responses to Common Arguments
on Saturday March 04, 2023 @09:37AM (#35021005)
It's good but I prefer the https://skepticalscience.com/
Re:Boston Dynamics’ bipedal robot Atlas can now grab and toss, like hu...
on Thursday January 19, 2023 @05:00AM (#34438558)
Yes! Seems this would be the next logical steps.
Re:The 5% Rule
on Saturday December 31, 2022 @05:21PM (#34201361)
Yes, tech support can be difficult and it seems like your statistics are similar to ours. We receive around 5,000 support tickets per day and we simply cannot satisfy everyone. Sometimes we have to "fire" a customer who becomes disrespectful towards one of our attendants.
Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative
on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:17PM (#34040640)
> "User" consider using "client". While often associated with one who uses (software, systems, services), it can also negatively be associated with those who suffer from substance abuse issues or those who exploit others for their own gain.
Re:Why fusion will never happen (2012)
on Sunday December 18, 2022 @12:22PM (#34039856)
Overall, the reasoning in the text appears to be valid. It is true that the cost to build a fusion reactor may never be cost-effective compared to solar and wind energy, but from a human and scientific perspective, it makes sense to continue researching and developing fusion technology. It is possible that in the future, we may need fusion power for space exploration or other purposes, and it is important to continue pursuing this technology in order to advance our understanding and capabilities in this area.
Re:Embracer enters into agreement to acquire The Lord of the Rings, Th...
on Thursday August 18, 2022 @08:07AM (#32508428)
I first read "Embraer" and think wtf!
Re:A Mormon housewife turned a fake diary into an enormous best-seller
on Monday August 01, 2022 @05:25AM (#32303689)
The plot line remembered me 'Christiane F'. I thought it could be inspired her, but it is older.
Re:Saudi Crown Prince unveils plans for $500bn structure to house 9M p...
on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @05:58AM (#32236303)
Also, a circle, you couldn't expand indefinitely
Re:Doom hacker gets Doom running in Doom
on Thursday July 14, 2022 @08:14AM (#32094921)
"Doomception"