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Re:Get Billions of Correct Digits of Pi from a Wrong Formula (1999) [pdf]
on Friday September 21, 2018 @05:53PM (#18042941)
I would be more surprised if the "formula" didn't include the value of pi.
Edit: I'm an idiot, and blind. It was 'n', not pi.
Re:New Evidence That Lead Exposure Increases Crime (2017)
on Friday August 31, 2018 @06:57PM (#17889115)
Further data supporting your point: http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
Re:Amazon’s share of the US e-commerce market is now 49%
on Friday July 13, 2018 @06:45PM (#17527526)
You can also get a debit-based target RED card (no credit app required) and get the same 5% discount and other benefits as the credit-based version.
Note: At the time it was required to bring a voided cheque to complete the process.
Re:Stock Markets Tumble Amid Worries Over Tech Firms and Trade Tensions
on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @03:00PM (#16747961)
E=mc^2, so oil ;)
Re:Bitcoin Exchanges Are Buckling While the Price Surges Past 16,000
on Thursday December 07, 2017 @12:48PM (#15872193)
Keep in mind, the change in $ isn't important, it's the percentage change over time and the variance.
Re:Apple’s Struggle to Get the iPhone X to Market on Time
on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @02:10PM (#15552549)
I believe that was an attempt at sarcasm ;)
Re:The Web in 2050
on Thursday August 24, 2017 @05:12PM (#15094108)
What... plants... crave?
Re:Doom on the MacBook Pro Touch Bar [video]
on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @11:54AM (#13015382)
I'm holding out for the one with "special offers" pricing :D
Re:Switching from macOS: The Basics
on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @04:36PM (#12858995)
<Command> + <Tab> cycles open applications, but
<Command> + <~> cycles windows in the current application context
I find this two-dimensional switching incredibly useful for multitasking, whereas Windows just flattens all windows to the alt-tab list, which quickly becomes overwhelming if you're a power user who doesn't like to close windows.
Re:Switching from macOS: The Basics
on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @02:25PM (#12857780)
source?
Re:Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide
on Friday October 28, 2016 @06:43PM (#12821390)
My mistake. And thanks for the correction! I read of the story when it broke a few weeks back, and honestly it didn't surprise me one bit at the time (were Microsoft have attempted such a maneuver). I quickly posted the link without following up on the story... only to realize the err in my ways. Good looking out. Cheers ;)
Re:Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide
on Friday October 28, 2016 @04:33PM (#12820377)
Buy from the Microsoft Store and you may get a bios-locked laptop that can only run Windows 10.
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/53ri0m/warning_micro...
Re:Show HN: A chat client built on git
on Friday October 21, 2016 @04:39PM (#12764520)
This just made me really happy.