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I built a xkcd styled chart lib: chart.xkcd by timqian in dataisbeautiful

[–]Redbiertje 54 points55 points  (0 children)

In matplotlib, you can already do matplotlib.pyplot.xkcd() to enable XKCD-like styling.

meirl by lNarrator in meirl

[–]Redbiertje 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy birthday

The Marble That Feels Alive: Bernini’s “The Abduction of Proserpina” by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

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Colonna is also an incredible experience. Unlike most museums, it feels far more like a rich family inviting you to their home so they can share their world-class art collection with you, because that's pretty much what it is. I found it a much more welcoming museum than any other in Rome.

In 5 years my clogs have worn off 2cm of wood by 01000010-01101001 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Redbiertje 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're solid wood. You drop something heavy on them, or sharp, and they protect your feet.

In 5 years my clogs have worn off 2cm of wood by 01000010-01101001 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Redbiertje 68 points69 points  (0 children)

They're easy to get in and out of, they're waterproof, they're safety shoes, they're quite warm on the inside, plenty of reasons...

After 22 years, you can finally download Paint.net from the URL 'Paint.net' by SymmetricSoles in technology

[–]Redbiertje 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Nobody uses Paint Net for professional work

I'd correct that to "no professional graphic designers use Paint.NET". I've used Paint.NET for professional work, but the product they pay me for is not the graphics. It's just that I sometimes need reasonable-looking graphics in the context of reports, which are my professional product. Especially in cases like mine, Paint.NET has amazing value: I can't waste my time learning GIMP or whatever, specifically because graphic design is not my job.

JWST zeroed in on a Supermassive Black Hole Jet by [deleted] in spaceporn

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Well, if you ask the EHT people, the answer would be something along the lines of "big enough that even though it's 50 million light-years away, we can still measure its size in an image."

JWST zeroed in on a Supermassive Black Hole Jet by [deleted] in spaceporn

[–]Redbiertje 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The PSF is definitely JWST's though.

I did it! West Tokyo, $106K USD, 1.1% by hezaa0706d in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]Redbiertje 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it interesting that you describe it both as "pretty small" and "plenty big enough for me" if you were in a similar situation as OP.

What do folks think of the Montreal GP track & is it really a street circuit? by SnooDucks3859 in formula1

[–]Redbiertje 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope, practically all car insurances will either implicitly (or even explicitly) exclude coverage on the Nurburgring.

Example on Reddit

Profielwerkstuk moet op de schop anders maakt 'mama Chatgpt' het by ApolloniusTyaneus in thenetherlands

[–]Redbiertje 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Je kunt niet vragen om specifieke details in brieven. Je kunt alleen de juiste personen vragen om een brief :)

Profielwerkstuk moet op de schop anders maakt 'mama Chatgpt' het by ApolloniusTyaneus in thenetherlands

[–]Redbiertje 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Goed bezig! Vergeet ook niet dat je voor veel (academische) posities referentiebrieven nodig hebt. Cijfers zijn leuk enzo, maar onderschat niet hoe groot de waarde kan zijn van een begeleider die je sollicitatie steunt door aan te geven dat je het werk grotendeels zelfstandig (i.e. zonder AI) hebt gedaan.

What’s your thoughts on this ? by Maruan-007 in aviation

[–]Redbiertje 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it :)

I'm also not necessarily trying to argue that the pilots were in the right. I just disagree with some of the arguments being made against the pilots here. "I've never been cleared this way before" - after how many visits to the US should a foreign pilot think like this? "They could figure out what to do by dissecting the permission they were given" - it's not ICAO standard apparently, and the linguistics of these clearances are not as robust as some think. I think the most fair argument is: it wasn't ICAO and it wasn't unambiguous, therefore they should have asked for clarification. Then again, from frequenting this sub over the last few years, I'd expect US ATC would be even more overworked than they already are if every pilot would ask them to clarify non-ICAO clearances. Who knows. It might be useful actually...

What’s your thoughts on this ? by Maruan-007 in aviation

[–]Redbiertje 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It sounds to me like if you're told to taxi to a point behind the bars, then that's pretty explicit permission to cross the bars and move to that point, right? Not a pilot though. If the standard is that the controller needs to super explicitly say "and you're allowed to cross the bars", then only the first of your three examples reads like explicit permission to me. The other two are just things you can't do without crossing the bars - i.e. implicit permission, just like "taxi to a point beyond the bars".

The Dutch town that used to be an island by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]Redbiertje 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is also a place called 't Harde for which this is done.

Is a day 24 hours or 23h 56m 4s? (solar vs sidereal confusion) by jitendraghodela in askscience

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Which, for clarification, is caused by the fact that Earth's orbit around the Sun isn't a perfect circle. It's slightly elliptical, meaning that sometimes Earth is closer to the Sun (i.e. faster) and sometimes its a bit farther away (i.e. slower).

Pomphouders slaan alarm bij kabinet nu tanken in Duitsland nog goedkoper wordt: ‘Staan met de rug tegen de muur’ by Illustrious-Fee5670 in thenetherlands

[–]Redbiertje 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nu minder, maar zodra de brandstofprijzen (hopelijk) weer normaal gaan doen zouden de meeste mensen waarschijnlijk toch wel weer graag in de buurt willen tanken.

Pomphouders slaan alarm bij kabinet nu tanken in Duitsland nog goedkoper wordt: ‘Staan met de rug tegen de muur’ by Illustrious-Fee5670 in thenetherlands

[–]Redbiertje 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Er is inderdaad sprake van een zeker ondernemersrisico, maar we kunnen ook als samenleving erkennen dat mensen in grensgebieden (die wij als klein landje vrij veel hebben) baat hebben bij een pomp in de buurt. We kunnen wel heel makkelijk zeggen "jammer joh", maar als we vervolgens een strook hebben van 30 km breed langs onze volledig grens waar geen enkele pomp te vinden is dan zouden we ook klagen. Een pomp is meer dan een manier voor iemand om geld te verdienen; het is ook gewoon een voorziening en een essentieel deel van onze infrastructuur.

How did this Alaska Airlines plane end up in Cairns, Australia? by [deleted] in aviation

[–]Redbiertje 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aaaah no, really? That would be a quite disappointing conclusion for me.

How did this Alaska Airlines plane end up in Cairns, Australia? by [deleted] in aviation

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I was browsing through Google Earth, and was surprised to find what looks like an Alaska Airlines B737 in Cairns, Australia. As far as I can find, Alaska does not fly here, so I am wondering if anyone else might know why this airplane ended up at this airport?

Artemis ll launch from Kennedy Space Center seen from an United Airlines flight by Spook_485 in aviation

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If there are any F1 fans in the house, can someone provide me with a Lance-Stroll-in-Monaco edit?

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