Thank fuck.

Though they'll make opt-out soon enough, when the backlash has dwindled down.

Basically he is giving you info on how to interpret the result you got. A t-test (Student's t-test) gives a "p-value" which sometimes comes up in some articles regarding a statistical result. It is a way of assessing whether the result you got is different enough from the expected value (a fair die) taking into account that you can't throw the dice an infinite amount of times. Generally a p-value less than 0.05 is considered statistically significant* and you can trust your result.

You can do the calculation here too if you want to get some values about it and more info.

*) Sort of means that there is only a 5% probability that your result is due to randomness.

Got a robo vacuum (Roborock q revo). Amazing stuff. It runs every day and the first floor has never been cleaner.

Air fryer has been fun though I'm still trying to learn what works well with it.

3D printer (Bambulab A1)! So fun.

I just realised that I've spent like 2k on gadgets in the past two months oops.

Though I really really want a rice cooker but haven't pulled the trigger... yet.

Something a bit cheaper is this home made bread that needs no kneading and is amazing.

3dl water (1.3 cups) pouch of dry yeast (11g, 0.38oz) 1tsp salt 1tbs maple syrup (or whatever syrup) 2dl of dried oats (0.85 cups) 5dl of wheat flour (2.1 cups) 2tbs neutral oil (haven't tried olive) Seeds if you like!

Mix up dry ingredients. Add lukewarm water and mix (add a splash or two extra if it looks like not everything is mixed into the dough). Do not knead, just mix. Add oil and mix slightly. Put a baking sheet in a bread pan and pour the dough in it. Add a spritz of water on the dough surface (not necessary though). Cover and leave in room temperature for 30min. Bake at 175C (350f) for 45-60min.

I think I'll make one.

Is it literally about sitting or more that you can't be still? My dad has tried a bunch of walking treadmills etc while coding and nothing really worked well (hard to walk while you code, messed with his wrists) until he got this chair that basically just had pedals on it. Easier to cycle than to walk and his issues went away.

Also they're very small!

Wasn't it in the end of Inception that the wheel or whatever wobbles which meant that they're still in a dream? I feel like I remember thinking that the ending isn't real due to it.

Weird that people argue about this. If the value of a company is being talked about, then stocks is what people generally refer to. Now, if you'd specify and talk about some other value, then sure, but if only "value" is being mentioned I see no reason to think it would mean something else than stocks.

And nothing of value is lost. Good riddance.

The rant in the post has some merit to it, but the thing it sort of misses is also the reason not to use VM. It works just fine. It hasn't been updated in 20 years because it still works. It does what it says on the box. Why put it in a VM? What would you gain from it? If you need Internet just grab a laptop and have it sit next to the main computer. That way users have a much smaller chance to break something vital. Pretty much all the control computers are air gapped anyway. No updates or anything to break things you reeeeally don't want to break.

The only case I've seen VMs being used is if the old computer breakes and you can't really find something that's compatible with old-as-fuck software om bare metal. I work in a cleanroom and we got sooo many systems that are windows 95 or older (DOS anyone?). Electron microscope, etching systems, probe stations

The same thing as with tooooooons of things: scale.

Nobody cares if one dude steals office supplies at work. Now, if everyone stats doing it, or if the single guy steals everything, then action is taken.

Nobody cares if a random person draws in the same style and with same characters as you, but if they start to sell them, or god forbid, out-sell you, then there is a problem.

Nobody cares (except police I guess) if a random driver drives double the speed limit and annoys people living next to the road on the weekends, but when tons of people do it, you get speed bumps.

Nobody cares if few people pirate movies, but when it gets to mainstream and companies notice that there might be money being lost. Then you get whatever we have now.

Nobody cares if the mudhill behind your house erodes a bit and you get mud on your shoes. Have a bunch of that erode and you realise the danger...

You have been fine-tuning your own writing style for a decade and random schmuck starts to write similarly, you probably don't care. No harm done. Now, get an AI to write 10 000 books in a weekend and someone starts to sell them... well now you have a completely different problem.

On a fundamental level the exact same thing is happening, yet action is only taken after a certain threshold is step over.

Lmao I was thinking that you mean they and was so fucking confused for a while thinking how rude I've been for YEARS.

Considering how often chatGPT gives complete and utter bs answers, I think I'd rather find the info on my own.

I had an RC car as a kid with a small combustion engine that used methanol. When I and my friend realised that methanol burns without a flame we got so excited. It brought a new dimension to our army men shenanigans. That and discovering home made napalm.