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·14 hari yang lalu·discuss
When you say “inherent property” I think “immutable” as in “cannot be changed from one chirality/spin to another”.

Is that a useful line to draw?

Not a physicist. Never played one on TV.
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·17 hari yang lalu·discuss
Always reminds me of the forces that shape the mechanisms around the exchange of genetic information that powers evolution.

See: Red Queen by Matt Ridley.
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·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
I ask gpt a lot of questions about plants and gardening - I’m happy that it remembers where I live and understands the implications. I could remind it in every question, but this is convenient.
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·5 bulan yang lalu·discuss
I joined DG in their last days, largely due to kidders book.

Also, I really liked DG/UX, for reasons I no longer recall.
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·6 bulan yang lalu·discuss
My mother in law asked for help with her computer. I went in dreading the whole windows mess - only to find somebody had set her up with Linux Mint - I was actually able to help her with her internet issue, and am so happy for that unsung hero.
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·6 bulan yang lalu·discuss
I’m not an SME here and would love to hear more about this.
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·7 bulan yang lalu·discuss
I paid full boat 20+ years ago but I’ve spent more time in that chair than my car and bed combined, and it’s always got my back. Best purchase ever.
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·8 bulan yang lalu·discuss
I seem to remember something like that in DG/UX too.
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·10 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Absolutely this.
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·10 bulan yang lalu·discuss
This rings almost true for me - but “addiction” makes it seem like some sort of personal failing, whereas I think the cost of that backtracking and the probability of finding another Balrog in the woodpile later makes it seem like a perfectly reasonable choice.

Source: been there, done that.
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·10 bulan yang lalu·discuss
What’s your favorite democratic institution? My favorite is separation of powers.

Would you say it’s holding?