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randrus
·14 giorni fa·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.
randrus
·17 giorni fa·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.
randrus
·4 mesi fa·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.
randrus
·5 mesi fa·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.
randrus
·6 mesi fa·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.
randrus
·6 mesi fa·discuss
I’m not an SME here and would love to hear more about this.
randrus
·7 mesi fa·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.
randrus
·8 mesi fa·discuss
I seem to remember something like that in DG/UX too.
randrus
·10 mesi fa·discuss
Absolutely this.
randrus
·10 mesi fa·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.
randrus
·10 mesi fa·discuss
What’s your favorite democratic institution? My favorite is separation of powers.

Would you say it’s holding?