Smoljaguar

@Smoljaguar@spacey.space
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fan of all things aerospace, also trying to learn about ai, low level software, hardware
Smoljaguar5h ago
I knew about Zipf's law, but I didn't know about Gompertz': https://gravityandlevity.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/your-body-wasnt-built-to-last-a-lesson-from-human-mortality-rates/
Your body wasn’t built to last: a lesson from human mortality rates

What do you think are the odds that you will die during the next year?  Try to put a number to it — 1 in 100?  1 in 10,000?  Whatever it is, it will be twice as large 8 years from now. This s…

Gravity and Levity
Smoljaguar10h ago
Manuela Malasaña11h ago

movie programmer, smug: i pulled it off with a hack

irl programmer, deeply ashamed: i pulled it off with a hack

Smoljaguar12h ago
https://gowers.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/if-politicians-were-mathematicians/
If politicians were mathematicians

Before I start, let me get one thing over and done with: I fully admit that professional mathematicians are as capable as anyone else of making stupid collective decisions. But I don’t want t…

Gowers's Weblog
Smoljaguar13h ago
real capitalism has never been tried
Show threadSmoljaguar14h ago
another firefox win (for now)
Smoljaguar14h ago
chrome has "AI innovations" in DevTools now‽ FML
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also 70% of mcdonalds orders in the US are at drive-thrus? mad
Smoljaguar1d ago
#1 Grimoire EnjoyerApr 17
repost if you like babbling brooks 🙏🏻
Smoljaguar1d ago
myrmepropagandist4d ago
I think I'm very well-qualified to write a book called "Coping with Extroversion" with advice and tips for extroverts. Obviously an extrovert would struggle to write a book like this since they need to stop talking to do so. But, I have interacted with a few of them and I think I know how it works and have some excellent ideas about What Ought To Be Done About It.
Smoljaguar1d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive-through#Liquor_stores wtf us car culture is fucked
Drive-through - Wikipedia