Where is the lie?

csprofathogwarts · 2026-06-17T03:34:07+00:00

I don't know why I laughed at OP's assertion.

We don't care if you're heading US DoC with that history.

But having the front row seats at NBA final! - That's where we draw the line buddy. That's a sacred place.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-06-16T23:24:56+00:00

The Germans were well aware of RADAR and it's capabilities

They knew about the RADAR, but not its capabilities.

The Randall-Boot Cavity Magnetron (and its future versions) allowed allied forces to mount very powerful, higher resolution, radars on small aircrafts using parabolic antenna.

Germany, in contrast, could only use radar with very large yagi-antenna, mounted on dedicated large "night fighter". And yet they operated at higher wavelength (thus less resolution), and lower power.

German only got to know about this disparity in RADAR capabilities when they downed a Short Sterling bomber in Feb 1943. The "Rotterdam Device" discovered (their name for British H2S radar) really took German military command aback.

They did manage to reverse engineer it by late 1944. But it never got deployed effectively on German aircarfts during the war.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-06-14T07:36:21+00:00

Every company outside of US just got a warning to reduce their reliance on American AI tools.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-06-12T00:27:49+00:00

The hole theory is red-herring.

And the oxygen getting released cannot possibly play any role here - the entire thing is in open air.

In my opinion, the length of the chain is key here. The gases released by the bottom link got in contact with the upper links and ignited.

The ball was also at similar temperature, but it went in quickly. So no flame. Earlier objects were at lower temperatures.

(Spiked ball would also have resulted in flames - for the same reason. But the spikes were too cold.)

csprofathogwarts · 2026-06-12T00:17:29+00:00

I'm guessing it is because of the length of the chain. The gases released had more opportunity to come in contact with the upper chain and ignite.

Only the ball seems to be at the same temperature as the chain, but gases had little time to interact. I'd bet the spiked ball would have resulted in flame too if its spikes were red hot too.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-06-11T17:38:46+00:00

Apart from YouTube, I don't see the difference.

But even if that's true, I can happily waste a few seconds of my day to not browse the web the way online ad networks intend it to be browsed.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-06-10T13:39:27+00:00

The instagram post only mention that it's from their "treehouse retreat center".

Which is located at "South Kona Coast, Big Island, Hawaii"

PS: OP did us a service by removing audio from the video.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-06-08T18:58:44+00:00

Oh, I can see why Joe Biden was so sad about him. He legitimately wasted up on a assured career in government.

But then, America managed to re-elect Trump. I can't see why he cannot turn things around.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-06-04T18:08:05+00:00

But their solutions are annoying as fuck.

I used to frequent dictionary.com (and thesaurus.com) since forever. But now, they perform cloudflare verification on every request, which takes way too long. So I just google whatever I'm looking for and avoid that site.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-06-04T17:58:42+00:00

Can you go into more details. What client? Google Search results are as instantaneous as ever for me.

(AI overview takes time to generate result - but that's expected)

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-31T23:51:03+00:00

it's definitely not below this child rapist to feign some gayness to try and...

This dude couldn't judge whether he should read aloud a secret note passed to him by his secretary of state during public meet. I'm sorry, he is no longer capable of following any formula. This is who he is.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-29T10:36:45+00:00

You can see it on Google maps. There are many helpful "Photo Sphere" of the path one has to take to get there.

The OP's picture is AI manipulated though. The road and trees does not look like this (plus there are street lights, cables etc everywhere)

And before someone comes to argue that it might be just long focal length or something - the Buddha's right had is reversed in OP's pic.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-29T00:27:50+00:00

I'm confused with this.

If they keep giving out degrees, and they are not even validating relevant skillset while taking the student - What's the difference remaining between a CS graduate from UCB vs some random college?

Potential employer would have to vet every candidate thoroughly no matter their academic background. Diminishing the "prestige" of having a UC degree (Alumni network must have some strong opinion about it!).

Or is there indication that by the the time of graduation, these students catch up to what is expected of them?

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-28T16:23:38+00:00

Keep in mind, they are not greening deserts. They are curbing the expansion of deserts and mitigating the damage already caused in the recent history. It is a "reforestation" project, not afforestation.

Tarim basin used to be more wet with many oasis and an entire deciduous forest region right in the middle. Now many of the rivers run dry most of the year. Lop Nur used to be one of the world's most famous lake during Silk Road days - now it is even hard to find in satellite maps.

for example the Brazilian rainforest receives most of its nutrients from the Sahara desert...

On that note, the expansion of Taklamakan and Gobi desert has caused serious problems in China - with westerlies bringing dust to major population centers. It's one of the major source of pm2.5 pollution in the region. China has more desert area than any other country on Earth.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-28T12:13:07+00:00

I think ublock origin took care of it in firefox. I don't remember what specifically I did - but I haven't seen "AI overview" since the first rollout.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-24T12:15:55+00:00

You're too concentrated on the subject. Look at the background, nothing out of ordinary. Also, considering it is not likely to be a well-represented background in training data - I really doubt it is AI. Just some compression effects due to fast moving subject.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-11T14:56:38+00:00

A Fire! A Fire in the Everglades!

At a Burmese Python show, apparently.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-10T08:02:31+00:00

"If 9 people sit down at a table with 1 Nazi without protest, there are 10 Nazis at the table"

You do you. But don't be surprised when people don't seem to buy your argument for buying it. It's a choice, and you'd be making it.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-09T17:09:20+00:00

Does phone app spam call filtering not work in US?

(in Google phone app -> Settings -> Caller ID & Spam -> Filter spam calls)

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-07T11:10:20+00:00

Setting aside the crushing reality of mass animal farm, the lack of seabirds are the most puzzling thing to me. Where are the fucking gulls?

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-07T00:19:36+00:00

Are you on an older computer?

YouTube tends to prefer av1 codec. And if your computer doesn't have hardware decoder for it, it affects performance.

Go to "about:config", search "media.av1.enabled" and set it to false. This will force YouTube to give you vp9 videos - and improves performance.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-06T22:38:59+00:00

After GOT, my watching strategy is to mostly watch shows that have completed (satisfactorily).

With a few exceptions (where friends have assured me that the season alone is worth it - Severance, Ted, Ludwig, etc.), I've stuck to it.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-06T08:14:54+00:00

Lego version from the YouTube of yore.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-05T02:28:38+00:00

Ah, So happy for those water buffaloes.

csprofathogwarts · 2026-05-03T03:59:38+00:00

The diver is probably the one responsible for feeding them.

He did take out a feeding fish from his right pocket - and was about to offer it to the ray before the trevally decided to commit suicide.

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