Readit NewsBetaCygni commented on 'Ghost ship' washes up on Irish coast bbc.co.uk/news/world-euro... · Posted by u/RijilV
It turns out the premise of the brilliant game "Return of the Obra Dinn" was not unrealistic at all. Highly recommended! https://obradinn.com/
People fighting in this thread; I pulled out the actual questionnaires [1]. The Netherlands does not have it in English, but Denmark does Or Czech Republic. Both have question/answers that are roughly:
Q. Did s/he work in last 4 weeks in his/her main job at home? [I believe over a 4-week period]
1. No
2. Less than half of worked days
3. At least half of worked days
I am assuming the sum of Answers 2 and 3 was 14%. Norway has only two options: "regularly", and "from time to time". Don't know if that changes your viewpoint?
[1] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php... Scroll down to end of page.
From the Dutch questionnaire (thanks for the link):
Q.: Kunt u, al u dat wilt, een deel van uw werk thuis verrichten? (Zowel incidentele als structurele mogelijkheden om thuis te werken tellen mee.)
1. Ja
2. Nee
3. N.v.t.
Translation:
Q: Can you, if you wish, do part of your work at home? (Both incidental and structural options for working from home count.)
1. Yes
2. No
3. N.A.
BetaCygni commented on Prospecting for Hash Functions (2018) nullprogram.com/blog/2018... · Posted by u/BetaCygni
Found it in this comment and thought it was interesting enough to warrant a submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21737951
On the contrary, the rational way of solving a complex problem that cannot be addressed entirely is to break it down into smaller ones, estimate their individual cost/impact/risk and start with the most cost-effective options.
In fact, people who actively shame others for eating meat, having vacations, and raising kids, are doing exactly that. Except, instead of optimizing the ecological impact, they optimize their own emotional return through gaining influence over others, similar to religious missionaries.
I think, for everyone who actually wants to solve the climate change problem, being honest about their goals could be a good starting point.
Not eating meat (or eating less meat) is VERY cost-effective and very easy to do.
BetaCygni commented on Mathematicians Cut Apart Shapes to Find Pieces of Equations quantamagazine.org/mathem... · Posted by u/pseudolus
How is it obvious? I am a mathematician and do not find it obvious in the least...
As a non-mathematician, for a 2d circle on a flat plane:
- The edge of a circle is curved (convex)
- It does not matter how small a piece you cut of the edge, there will always remain a convex curve.
- The edge of a square has straight edges, so you cannot put this piece at the edge. This means the old outside edge will have to be on the inside.
- You cannot fit the convex edges to each other or to a straight edge.
- Cutting a concave edge from the inside of the circle to fit the convex edge from the outside to will not help as it will produce a new convex edge.
Ergo: there is no place to put the convex outside edge of the circle, so you cannot turn it into a square.
BetaCygni commented on Why does APT not use HTTPS? whydoesaptnotusehttps.com... · Posted by u/rishabhd
The signature method used by Linux mirrors has existed longer than HTTPS has, there's nothing homebrew about it.
I trust the file signatures, but if you need to write a full article arguing something is secure then it can be made more secure by making the system simpler and more standard.
This is built using the AFrame library, but I haven't enabled real VR device support. Mainly because hardly anyone I know has one. Also, the webcam images will become a lot less useful when everyone is wearing a headset.
Please give it a try and tell me what you think! Works great for informal gatherings, but if you really miss office meetings EveryoneVR has got you covered.