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Re:Cheating at chess with a computer for my shoes on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @12:19PM (#32739269)
What people are speculating is that Magnus' prep got leaked to Hans leading to him researching this line. Of course just speculation, no hard proof. I tend to be of the mindset of "innocent until proven guilty".
Well, pianos are not as easy to tune as some other instruments. But you're right that it could be done.
Re:Biden cancels $10k in student loan debts on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @02:05PM (#32583380)
Could you elaborate on why that is?
Glad to see constitutional rights being upheld.
Re:Investors bought a quarter of US homes sold last year on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @12:37PM (#32581938)
Anything under the inflation rate, which was 10% annual during that period, is free money.
The YouTube channel "Soft White Underbelly" contains a number of interviews of addicts, prostitutes, etc in that area. LA and other places as well.
Re:US Mortgage Lenders Are Starting to Go Broke on Friday August 19, 2022 @06:17PM (#32526645)
The federal reserve buys a lot of them actually. This was a big part of what "COVID relief" money that was printed was spent on.
Well, no luck there, I'm an American. But I'm sympathetic to those across the pond that hold similar ideals as me.
I and many other believe that the government should not have the power to interview, detain, or do anything else to a person based on the contents of "offensive tweets".

Just because something is codified in law doesn't make it right.

Re:Ask HN: Where can I go to meet interesting people? on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @12:32PM (#32333870)
Online? I've had luck with IRC.
Re:TikTok’s Poison Pill on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @09:29AM (#32331422)
They're not giving you permission, they're defending their own beliefs. "You" here could be replaced by "one" or "a person", similar to the French pronoun "on".
To me, it's surprising that whether or not we're in a recession could be a hot button issue.
Censorship should be criticized in all forms. Two wrongs don't make a right. It's not a dichotomy.
Re:Making IRC better on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @12:37PM (#32003401)
What is the replacement for IRC that the world is moving on to? Matrix? XMPP?

Personally all the people I want to talk to still use IRC, so I'll use it to.

Re:How normal am I? on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:32AM (#31989418)
The key difference here is that most CCTV up to this point has not been high resolution enough to run facial detection on.
Re:They're made out of meat (1991) on Sunday July 03, 2022 @01:12PM (#31969241)
The age old discussion of "if a tree fell in a forest and nobody heard it, did it really fall?"
Re:The Evolution of THC Vape Cartridges on Monday June 27, 2022 @09:32AM (#31894364)
Do you have a source for this? Every resource I look at online says that decarboxylation is required for making edibles and this matches my personal experience.
Re:Mundane chores are all the rage in gaming on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @03:23PM (#31758072)
In this genre is one of my favorite games, The Beginner's Guide by Davey Wreden.
Re:Ask HN: Best beginner friendly linear algebra book? on Saturday June 11, 2022 @03:22PM (#31707395)
Second to No Bullshit Guide to Linear Algebra. It's well written, has plenty of practice problems, and an interesting applications section.
I always look at the permissions for apps I use.
> like some in South America

Or Turkey, who's inflation is around 70% right now.

In other words - if you can't observe it, does it really exist?
Yes, and this is by design. Divide and conquer.
Re:Grandpa’s Basement House on Monday May 23, 2022 @06:48AM (#31477365)
Godwin's law.
Re:Grandpa’s Basement House on Monday May 23, 2022 @06:40AM (#31477301)
I am part of the minority that would not mind at all if my neighbor had a rusted out car in their lawn. I recognize that this isn't a very common opinion though.
Re:PBS SpaceTime on Friday May 20, 2022 @11:59AM (#31449220)
PBS Digital Studios has produced some real gems - I really liked PBS Idea Channel, a content which discussed philosophical concepts related to media and technology.
Any industry which has clients that pay for a service, I guess.
It is said, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Re:Resumes are dangerous? on Monday April 25, 2022 @01:01PM (#31157663)
This depends on how many options you have. If you have many options it can be a good thing to filter out companies that would not be a good match for you.
This is an example of "ad hominem", a logical fallacy where you attack a person's character or attributes rather than the point being made.

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