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We @CoalitionGoodGv raised concerns about some advocates' push for a 2020 switch to all mail ballot elections. Why are we so nervous about going all mail? I'll add to this
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Dan Kaminsky passed away this weekend.He was an absolute legend in the computer security world.I’ve been in a rabbit hole learning about him and he seems to have been an
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Before I worked for @awscloud I was a customer building a near real time system in Lambda, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB. There were a few moments using serverless which really woke
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1/8 Efforts to oppress citizens and erode individuals' rights to privacy, as we see here, are a great validator of Trezor's open-source philosophy. Since the beginning, we have designed Trezor
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Plague of Liars: Nuremberg Code Outlaws Forced Medical Procedures, Which INCLUDES Mandatory VaccinationsPlease, PLEASE read this https://www.sott.net/article/445396-Plague-of-Liars-Nuremberg-Code-Outlaws-Forced-Medical-Procedures-Which-INCL
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A toy example of why test sensitivity and specificity matter in serosurveys.Imagine population seroprevalence is 4%. Test sensitivity is 80%. Specificity is 99.9%. For a random sample of 3000 participants,
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I started this 7 hour interview with Knuth, and it's really great. I love his childlike joy in the curiosities of mathematics. Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp7GAKLSGnIPart 2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqPPll3uDa0 Here's a tran
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Well, made it into @NRO along w/@kelsyburke & @DrDavidLey. FWIW, I've never denied that "pornography addiction" *can* be a thing. Nor am I a pro-porn activist. BUT the data demands
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There's a rise in interest in building simple 8-bit systems to teach people the fundamentals of how computers work. Which is great.But it can be a pain to order and
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Alright, so here's my thread on this whole NumPy thing and the Open Source Software world. And why it's important to care and be critical about NumPy's response here. Buckle
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the fact tht we have to stay home for another 3 more months kinda gives me the relief that i still have time to focus on myself & cont. to
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Could Trump pardon himself?Some thoughts from an English law perspective(I am not an American lawyer but have long been fascinated by pardons and the law, see https://www.newstatesman.com/david-allen-green/2013/07/putting-right-wrong-done-a
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I feel like ranking tmr books from favorite to least favorite and giving reasons why, a thread; Also note, if you liked one of the books more than me or
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High leverage moves only.Figure out the 20% that's driving 80% of your sales.Don't waste time optimizing elements that don't move the needle.It's easy to get lost with all the moving
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Govt COVID-19 "tracer" app (I guess it wasn't officially a digital diary) is on the Android app store:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.govt.health.covidtracer The app is just loading from a website:https://trac
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What I wish I knew about money & investing 5 years ago (+ resources & tips I used to get started.)A thread I was vaguely suspicious of trading on
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