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This piece incorrectly equates core and thread performance. They're not the same for the Intel chip due to hyperthreading/SMT. Measuring thread performance and calling it core performance is deceptive and undersells the capabilities of the Intel chip.

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2 年前議論

Descent is absolutely not a first-person shooter; it is an arcade flight sim.

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2 年前議論

> Economists estimate these credits could be worth billions: a vast cross-subsidy invented by bureaucrats and paid for by every person who buys a new gasoline-powered car.

The piece asserts that buyers of new ICE cars pay this subsidy, but has no description of how new car buyers pay it. Do they really? How much is it? How does that compare to the externalized costs of burning gasoline?

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3 年前議論

Postgres and SQL:

  postgres=# select 9999999999999999.0 - 9999999999999998.0 as result;
   result
  --------
      1.0

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3 年前議論

While 501(c)(3) orgs are prohibited from making electoral office campaign donations, they may engage in many other political activities and expenditures. Some of the ways they may engage with politics and public policy include lobbying (within limits) and support of ballot initiatives.

See the IRS for additional info: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organiz...

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3 年前議論

> 5251 Westheimer (<-- if you know, you know)

Is TeleCheck really all that mysterious?

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