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Re:CSS Zen Garden on Sunday April 27, 2025 @07:46AM (#43811229)
Software development is a layering of abstractions over time. How's your assembly?
Re:Everything I built with Claude Artifacts this week on Thursday October 24, 2024 @01:05AM (#41932097)
Separate thinking from conscious. I.e. We have built machines which are processing data similar to our thinking process. They are not conscious.
Re:What Is Privacy For? on Sunday October 06, 2024 @07:46AM (#41756449)
Doesn't work
Re:How big a deal was the Industrial Revolution? on Thursday June 06, 2024 @02:36AM (#40594238)
The Industrial Revolution was a major leap in energy tech, especially with the steam engine. This was the first time we efficiently converted thermal energy into kinetic energy, leading to mechanization and rapid growth. It’s akin to how the internet revolutionized information exchange. Just as the steam engine transformed industries and transportation, the internet has revolutionized communication and access to knowledge. Both innovations mark clear turning points, driving exponential technological and economic progress, and reshaping society in profound ways.
The issue you describe is a general one driven by regulation and not specific to this website
Re:Glazes induced degradation of tea catechins on Monday September 18, 2023 @04:59AM (#37553851)
Has anyone looked into the plastic lining on the inside of disposable coffee cups? I feel there could be significant health implications, both in terms of scale and toxicity...
Heating plastics can release not just BPA but also phthalates, dioxins, and other harmful compounds which are linked to lots of nasty heath issues like hormone disruption, cancer and reproductive problems.

Polypropylene is generally considered one of the safer plastics with it's high heat tolerance meaning doesn't leach harmful chemicals. While pure polypropylene may be considered safe, additives used in the manufacturing such as colourants or fillers could have their own health risks.

Personally avoid mixing food or drinks with any heated plastics, including my coffee. I use French press for my coffee but if Aeropress is your thing and want to avoid plastic I've heard good things about the Cafelat Robot which is made almost entirely out of aluminium and stainless steel.

How significant a climate change factor is waste heat energy across all sources currently?
Re:TeamTopologies on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:40AM (#36908519)
What does federated mean in this case
Re:DevEx: What Drives Productivity on Sunday May 21, 2023 @05:21AM (#36019187)
Good call out. Depending on how you're organised, product own the 'what' and 'why'. Engineering own the 'how'.
Re:End-of-Life Dreams on Thursday April 13, 2023 @11:12PM (#35565110)
Similar thought about religion being established around these experiences rather than these experiences being a result of religion as the direction of cause and effect.

The symbolic significance of boats in ancient Egyptian religion mirrors the river theme in a lot of the accounts with the sun god Ra travelling through the underworld at night.

Re:Paul McCartney's Freakish Memory on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @07:08AM (#33078734)
It's more likely that he felt it was inappropriate to link the song to the grave which the song title derived from for his own personal reasons.
Have you prevented any sim swap attempts?
Re:How to let go of a lifelong dream on Friday December 18, 2020 @02:05AM (#25464584)
Can you elaborate on what you mean by "time is a flat circle" please?
Re:Your brain runs your body using something like a budget on Thursday November 26, 2020 @05:50AM (#25218775)
Do you not believe that feelings come from thoughts and that your thoughts are not your own? Or do you believe in a more connected and behaviour based approach?
Re:Diego Maradona has died on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @07:57PM (#25215939)
Because it's human
Or try measuring mankind's productivity wasted in trying to insert a USB cable the correct side up.
Re:The rise, fall, and rise of the status pineapple on Monday August 03, 2020 @05:43PM (#24043810)
Beats a pineapple
Can I ask why do you wish it was bigger? By it being bigger would that make it a better offerring for you?
Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 on Thursday July 30, 2020 @02:52AM (#23995384)
Just to calibrate that with some prices elsewhere:

1 US gallon = 3.8 litres

$7.84 per gallon = $2.06/€1.75 per litre

Russia €0.55/$0.65 per litre

China €0.80/$0.94

Spain €1.66/$1.95

Germany €1.29/$1.51

UK €1.21/$1.42

Netherlands €1.67/$1.96

No, but you could redirect your root requests to example.com/home and serve from there with relevant cookies restricted to the /home path.
Re:Platform capitalism devalued the music industry on Friday February 07, 2020 @05:07PM (#22271568)
I think the decline is in the term 'EDM' as a blanket reference as the audience matures into the nuances of electronic music.
Re:Generating More of My Favorite Aphex Twin Track on Friday March 29, 2019 @10:34AM (#19522007)
The story can only come from understanding the piece. The understanding requires a deeper knowledge. Interesting that it lacks 'emotional intelligence' - is that something which can also be learnt?
Re:Stripe Home on Thursday April 19, 2018 @03:46PM (#16879420)
As I read it I presumed there would be a github link at the end...
Re:How to Know When a Child’s Flu Turns Serious on Thursday February 08, 2018 @01:31PM (#16334356)
Sorry to hear that.
Good enough