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- 2022-06-14 11:01pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: COVID-19 ongoing thread part 2
- Replies: 737
- Views: 264839
Re: COVID-19 ongoing thread part 2
In the interests of full rigor, there is a recent paper in Science that describes OAS in prior-vaccinated and prior-infected people.
- 2022-05-30 01:04pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: COVID-19 ongoing thread part 2
- Replies: 737
- Views: 264839
Re: COVID-19 ongoing thread part 2
Israeli data disagrees. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/309762 This was from last year when Delta was the dominant strain, natural immunity was far better at preventing infection than vaccination. Come on man, actual data releases please. And if that's Delta against two doses, not three, th...
- 2022-05-29 09:50pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: COVID-19 ongoing thread part 2
- Replies: 737
- Views: 264839
Re: COVID-19 ongoing thread part 2
N-antibodies are not neutralizing antibodies and the extent that they protect you against COVID-19 remains uncertain. They might even interfere with the production of actually neutralizing antibodies (which will dock with the spike). I am not yet convinced of aerius' thesis, and OAS is really more a...
- 2018-08-01 05:48pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Microsoft Managed Desktop: Operating System As A Service, Anyone?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 27125
Re: Microsoft Managed Desktop: Operating System As A Service, Anyone?
Android is already the OS on many if not most tablets anyway, it should be no great leap for them to translate it to PC. First, Android on tablet is a terrible experience and most software developers barely bother optimizing for the Android tablet experience. Secondly, it's an enormous leap to tran...
- 2017-02-19 05:43pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Why software engineers should ditch Silicon Valley for Austin
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10629
Re: Why software engineers should ditch Silicon Valley for Austin
The more general problem is that the median household income for the Bay Area is ~30% higher than the US average (65K vs 50K), but the median living cost is ~50% higher. That is a major squeeze on all the non-tech roles vital for a metropolitan area to function. NIMBYs and existing property owners ...
- 2017-02-14 01:35pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Why software engineers should ditch Silicon Valley for Austin
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10629
Re: Why software engineers should ditch Silicon Valley for Austin
Huh, didn't know that. I guess I need more people in my life (my current circle of people I know IRL doesn't extend much beyond the house I live in, and yes I am a basement dwelling loser). :lol: You live in one of the great cities of America where there's cheap public transit. You have no excuse t...
- 2017-02-14 01:02pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Why software engineers should ditch Silicon Valley for Austin
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10629
Re: Why software engineers should ditch Silicon Valley for Austin
Austin also exists as it's own "bubble" in Texas. Austin natives operate on a different wavelength than other Texans, even those from cities like Dallas, San Antonio, or Houston. This is both good and bad in my experience. That may be true but again, the magnitude of the bubble in SanFran...
- 2017-02-13 05:19pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: "Rate my Rig" thread
- Replies: 1107
- Views: 480924
Re: "Rate my Rig" thread
The 4GB cap in 32-bit address spaces is 100% real . It is physically impossible to talk about more than a 4GB address space in a 32-bit world. More than that, Windows as an OS caps applications at 2GB address space (for many legit reasons) which can be expanded to 3GB at application discretion. How...
- 2017-02-13 05:02pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Why software engineers should ditch Silicon Valley for Austin
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10629
Re: Why software engineers should ditch Silicon Valley for Austin
Interestingly enough, the adjustment for cost of living is better even here in Chicago. Now that's a surprise. :P I lived in Hyde Park/Woodlawn and it was much cheaper than San Jose. It shouldn't be that much of a surprise: Chicago can be a reasonably affordable city, especially if you're willing t...
- 2016-05-16 10:52am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: The DMV is Purgatory
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9072
Re: The DMV is Purgatory
The DMV near me is shockingly efficient as long as you have an appointment. It's a pretty new facility so it's well-lit and spacious, which I suppose helps.
- 2016-05-06 03:39pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Suggestions for DVD ripping or video format conversion softwares
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4332
Re: Suggestions for DVD ripping or video format conversion softwares
MakeMKV is quite nice if you don't need to re-encode anything.
- 2016-05-06 03:36pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: What is the Difference Between Cat5 and Cat6 Ethernet Cables?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5122
Re: What is the Difference Between Cat5 and Cat6 Ethernet Cables?
Yes, NBase-T is basically 'the signal processing hardware for 10G is already so dynamic and adaptive it doesn't cost much to give it more speed options, and that opens up more sales opportunities'. The x10 bandwidth steps and 100m distance requirement were limiting people from getting the maximum s...
- 2016-05-01 08:26pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Microsoft is forcing users to upgrade to Windows 10
- Replies: 140
- Views: 32620
Re: Microsoft is forcing users to upgrade to Windows 10
The real way to do it is via these steps.
- 2016-05-01 08:22pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Linux in Windows - Implementation
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6992
Re: Linux in Windows - Implementation
The second part is somewhat correct, but not precisely. Apache, nginx and other servers run primarily on Linux. Ruby (which is far too popular for such a crap language) runs primarily on Linux and OSX. Android Studio runs better on OSX than on Windows. This piles up. Yea, but like server software a...
- 2016-05-01 08:17pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: What is the Difference Between Cat5 and Cat6 Ethernet Cables?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5122
Re: What is the Difference Between Cat5 and Cat6 Ethernet Cables?
Cat5 is junk at this point and most vendors have stopped selling it. Cat 5e is the minimum you should buy and if you're going to install cabling into a building it is sensible to pay the slight premium for Cat 6. 10Gbase-T switches aren't quite at commodity pricing yet but they will be soon; gigabi...
- 2016-02-13 08:32pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: "Rate my Rig" thread
- Replies: 1107
- Views: 480924
Re: "Rate my Rig" thread
Finally time to replace my old C2Q 9550-based machine. Supermicro X11SAE-O Xeon E3-1240 v5 Noctua NH-U14S heatsink 16GB ECC DDR4-2133 RAM (2x8) EVGA GTX 970 4GB Samsung 840 Pro 512GB (from old machine) Corsair TX650 650W PSU (from old machine) Fractal Design Define R5 The heatsink is massive overkil...
- 2016-02-13 02:12am
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: LIGO Announces Gravitational Wave Detection
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7135
Re: LIGO Announces Gravitational Wave Detection
It really goes to show just how much difference technology makes for this level of science... the original LIGO sensors operated for nearly a decade without success. The improved version started up in September 2015... and detected these gravity waves several days before it was even formally fully ...
- 2015-10-01 02:57pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Windows 10
- Replies: 48
- Views: 9804
Re: Windows 10
Runs fine on my old Core 2 Quad; no real issues.
- 2015-10-01 02:56pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: My experience switching from Android to iOS
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2929
Re: My experience switching from Android to iOS
I was forced to switch to a mac from pc. Fucking hated it. Was angry for two months until I tipped a cup of tea into it and bought myself a nice laptop. People talk about user experience. I didn't see any of that. Non of my programs worked, non of my shortcuts worked, and there were big fat buttons...
- 2015-09-30 03:20pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: My experience switching from Android to iOS
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2929
Re: My experience switching from Android to iOS
That a brand new iPad would be an upgrade from a c2008 Atom-powered netbook is not a surprise, but it was some of the best money I've ever spent, as I was suddenly able to be productive in the car between delivery orders, in coffee shops, and in the office. When I had to work on that horrid netbook...
- 2015-06-30 02:54pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Input for nice dress shoes for work
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5745
Re: Input for nice dress shoes for work
AE factory seconds are still pretty nice.ArmorPierce wrote:Maybe wait for factory seconds but that is a risk itself.
- 2015-06-30 02:51pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Pictures of a Space Shuttle Cockpit Trainer
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3561
Re: Pictures of a Space Shuttle Cockpit Trainer
The problem is that the Space Shuttle was supposed to have a 2 week turnaround. They had more like an 18 month to 2 year turnaround and were essentially taken apart and put back together after each mission. It was sold as a quickly relaunchable Space Shuttle that could easily send cargo and personn...
- 2015-06-29 02:53pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Pictures of a Space Shuttle Cockpit Trainer
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3561
Re: Pictures of a Space Shuttle Cockpit Trainer
Someone wrote a pretty extensive alt-history where Nixon chooses the Station option over Shuttle. Budget levels pretty much remain where they were in real life. It's neat, but we really don't get all that much further. We'd need consistent Apollo-level funding to go far, which Congress would've neve...
- 2015-04-14 07:16pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: The 2016 US Election (Part I)
- Replies: 1871
- Views: 249604
Re: The US Election 2016
Use of campaign funds for personal reasons is illegal.Irbis wrote:Can you even do that? I know quite a few places where it would be illegal, but nothing in the USA will surprise me after super-PACs.Crossroads Inc. wrote:Then at some point you "Cash out" declare you are bowing out, and pocket the extra cash.
- 2015-03-26 10:19pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: ABM Testing (from "Give us Poland and Finland!")
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2131
Re: ABM Testing (from "Give us Poland and Finland!")
GPS was on an actual target RV, it also had one decoy RV they hoped to observe in the optics as the missile guidance discrimination software was active, it just wouldn't be allowed to control the KV. 2000 era GPS data is not remotely good enough to score a kill on at those kind of closing velocitie...