nodimetotie

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[–] nodimetotie@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thank you! At least I don’t see orange skies yet

 

It seems that with unusually warm temperature came unusually bad air. Any ideas why?

Happy Easter everyone, btw!

[–] nodimetotie@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Economics: How much are you willing to pay?

 

It feels ridiculous to see a 5-page paper with a 150-page appendix. Makes you question what is the paper.

[–] nodimetotie@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I wonder how they define "trustworthy" here and why is trust so important for this task

 

My buddy and I were discussing the allowed blood alcohol content for driving (purely hypothetically) and how it varies across countries and then we stumbled upon the question in the title. Would be curious to hear if you guys know any good examples.

 
 

A bit a of a straw man here, I know. Inspired by the recent debates about the commercial use of space and how it makes scientists worried about pollution and environmental degradation

 

Spoilers warning

Picked it up from the Goodreads science fiction top list. The description did not make much sense to me but I decided to give it a try based on the popularity.

It was a bit hard for me to get into but after a while the narrative made sense. It felt cosy to imagine all these travelers gather around and tell stories to each other. I liked the variety of styles and themes that each character contributes. But I still felt it was not fully stitched together. Yes, there is this shared universe but the transition from one tale to another still was jarring. And the ending was underwhelming. I was hoping for some closure, and the last tale kind of provided it, but then there was a heap of unanswered questions.

What were your thoughts? If you read the sequels, were they worth it?

 

Is there a special place you are supposed to take it? Or just put it near a dumpster?

 

After a year or so of using the free version of Alfred, I finally decided to make myself a Christmas gift and get the power pack. Any recommendations from the folks here using Alfred about essential workflows and favorite themes? I did a quick search on Alfred gallery and Packal, but it also seems that many workflows exist only on GitHub somewhere. Also, it is not even possible to filter workflows and themes by popularity or date. Any tips welcome!

[–] nodimetotie@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (3 children)
[–] nodimetotie@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Can anyone explain for someone out of the loop?

[–] nodimetotie@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Who discovered the binomial distribution? Of course. Although they are probably not as famous as Prof. Normal who came up with the Normal distribution. No, wait...

[–] nodimetotie@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't think I heard Gesundheit used in English much, though

[–] nodimetotie@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Good ones! Rucksack is interesting because it also exists as a backpack, which is literally the translation of rucksack.

[–] nodimetotie@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I know. I wonder why, though. It sounds English.

[–] nodimetotie@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (3 children)

But surely eigenspaces were discovered by Dr. Eigen. Right?

[–] nodimetotie@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Beamer is a projector, right?

 

I recently watched The International (2009) by Tom Tykwer and absolutely loved the atmosphere of the movie. Dark, cold, stylish, great locations. Can you guys recommend something with a similar vibe?

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