DrBob

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[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's not like Penrose doesn't get out of his depth pretty rapidly. I read The Emporer's New Mind and my first reaction was has the guy never heard of a heuristic? Brains aren't perfect Turing machines but sloppy approximaters that make "eh, good enough" decisions.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 129 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I recently dropped a lot of weight and went from almost 5000 pounds to one year. I can highly recommend it. It happened around the time I turned 60 pounds.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago

I'm going to plead temporary insanity - I swear I saw a big face when I put it across the room. Now I don't. 😄

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There's a little 😺?

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Here's another example. Look at this grating from several feet away.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago (12 children)

For those struggling get rid of the high frequency information. Easiest way is to increase the viewing distance.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 32 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's a hooded rat not a mouse.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

What kind of wattage?

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I used to have symphony tickets behind them. They are just genuinely nice people.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

In a 60 year old male professor and I find your shit hilarious. I get too involved in politics and science stuff. I find the horny posting a refreshing break.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So over one third of Americans think they're a beacon if freedom for the weary and downtrodden?

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by DrBob@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world
 

In the old days almost everyone skated to classical music which was almost always in the public domain.

A few years ago the rules shifted to allow skating to music with lyrics, which opened the door to contemporary tunes.

That change has come with a host of issues including broadcast rights if the performance is televised, or differing rights depending on the country of performance. A routine can be peformed in some competitions in some places but not others.

 

I ate so many cookies I wasn't hungry. I'm sure there will be regrets - I might need a Tums before bed.

 

I don't know if this is what your after, but I flew into Denver today. I ate a takeout burrito in my hotel room while watching tv. I'm going to be in bed by 8.

 

The US 2nd circuit has ruled that auditors opinions aren't relevant in cases of investor fraud because the statements are too vague for people to rely on. Whut?

Wall Street Journal article here for those who have access.

Here is a professor's blog entry for a barrier free commentary on the importance of the case.

 

I am finally going to join the '90s and set up a blog. The audience is mostly students to show how the academic stuff blends with real world professional practice. I'm an adjunct so I have a foot in both worlds.

I have my domain names (parked for years) and free webhosting through my university - but the university doesn't provide any development tools. All of the recommended tools I've run across (weebly, wix, webflow etc.) either want to host the page, manage the domain name, or require a fee to link the page to my host. I'm simply looking for a low cost site builder where I can edit my files and move them to my webspace.

Any recommendations for a WSYWIG style editor? I'd be happy to not have to learn any actual coding, but will if I have to.

The last time I did any of this I was manually tagging static pages in notepad (lol).

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