mklarmann
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6 months ago
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on: iPhone Air
This is funny, when you think about that our demographic (people with multiple tech devices, in need of a smaller phone, able to pay more for it, etc.) should match perfectly with everyone who works internally at apple on the phones. They must have frequent discussions on this, that get agressively silenced - to keep the focus on the bigger phones :o)
mklarmann
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7 months ago
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on: Solid protocol restores digital agency
I’ve been thinking about confidential data sharing in the food supply chain. Imagine using Solid pods as user-owned vaults for provenance docs and contracts under WAC, paired with Matrix’s federated E2EE messaging (via Solid WebID-OIDC SSO) and archiving chats/attachments back into your pod—yielding a fully decentralized, data-sovereign collaboration.
I wonder if this would work
mklarmann
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8 months ago
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on: Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245B of gold home from US
IMO the US should have never been trusted, but maybe the argument that this a Trump issue creates critical mass to move this forward.
There is enough incentive for the US to not be transparent about the actual gold that is left.
mklarmann
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1 year ago
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on: Konva.js - Declarative 2D Canvas for React, Vue, and Svelte
impressive! But know I am left wondering, what the price is...
mklarmann
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1 year ago
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on: An electric new era for Atlas
I guess the big news is, that it runs on batteries
mklarmann
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2 years ago
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on: Ethereum Foundation removes their canary
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe into Ethereum to determine whether the largest altcoin is a security, Fortune reported.
The SEC sent subpoenas to companies seeking documents and financial records relating to their dealings with the Ethereum Foundation, the story said, citing companies that have received SEC subpoenas.
mklarmann
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2 years ago
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on: Beyond introvert vs. extrovert
I would even argue, that it is depending on the context (on how you feel) that makes you introvert or extrovert in the situation. Not just a vector. I found it funny doing some tests, but once with the mindset of being a CEO, and in the other situation on the dancefloor, etc.
mklarmann
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2 years ago
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on: Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body (2022)
I love popcorn. And this might be arrogant. As I might come around like the extremist (that I am). But I am reading here between the lines, that even with popcorn, there is a lot that could be done better for the environment:
- gas is not renewable. I hope we can get away from that
- once popping starts you turn of the stove, does this mean you have fairly solid pans that keep the heat long? I don't think that is sustainable either
- You put butter in the popcorn? Well that is also not sustainable either.
- Then you add Parmesan, well that makes it even worse.
- You use a paper towel, that you toss away
Why do we just happen to glance over those issues so easily?
mklarmann
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2 years ago
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on: Children's Games (Bruegel)
Yes. Funny to find this here. This is actually still quite common in my home-town Riedlingen in Swabian Albs during carnival festivites. You can see in the picture [1] that they have attached the bladders to a stick, and the tradition is to hit people on the head with this :o)
[1]: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrenzunft_Gole
mklarmann
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3 years ago
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on: The meat industry blocked the IPCC’s attempt to recommend a plant-based diet
No. Those cows live longer and therefor produce more methane. They are worse in terms of ghg.
mklarmann
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3 years ago
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on: The meat industry blocked the IPCC’s attempt to recommend a plant-based diet
If you define “sustainable” in the sense of “enabling human life on earth”, you should be fine.
mklarmann
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3 years ago
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on: The meat industry blocked the IPCC’s attempt to recommend a plant-based diet
Seaweed, garlic, etc. has shown to reduce methane. Yet at the same time creates uncertainty around more nitrous oxide, which might makes it even worse.
mklarmann
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3 years ago
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on: The link between August birthdays and ADHD (2018)
Usually there is more than one class that starts at the same location. They already would do a great job by just grouping them all by age...
mklarmann
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3 years ago
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on: YouTube currently testing 5 to 10 unskippable ads before video starts
I do receive youtube's request to purchase premium about each time I go on the site (I am not logged in, use privacy protection) for years now. I am so pissed off by their aggressive marketing and with every click to get away with the banner my decision becomes more solid. I will never be able to pay for it.
mklarmann
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3 years ago
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on: Ask HN: What are some cool but obscure data structures you know about?
mklarmann
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3 years ago
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on: Germany to Introduce Bill to Accelerate Wind Energy Expansion
Vaclav Smil told me personally on a conference in Switzerland, Zürich (he was presenting at the european food service summit), that he does not believe in climate change. That's it for me.
mklarmann
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3 years ago
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on: We’ve got a science opportunity overload: Launching the Wolfram Institute
I worked with Matthew Cook at ETH Zürich after he left wolfram for that reason. Cooks proof of the Turing completeness of the 110 rule [1] is in my opinion the only interesting piece in the new kind of science book. The dispute emerged from wolfram handling this not with science in mind, but capitalism. Putting an NDA on the publication of cook, to frame himself as the source.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_110
mklarmann
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4 years ago
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on: Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy
mklarmann
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4 years ago
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on: European researchers achieve fusion energy record
mklarmann
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4 years ago
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on: Don’t Worry about CO2, Worry about the Earth’s ‘Energy Balance’
More directly I also really like the work of my colleagues from
https://climeworks.com - if you are interested in more actual engineering challenges.
