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Re: Signatures

Post by vnatale » Sun Jan 26, 2020 6:22 pm

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You can run Microsoft's Edge browser on a Mac now. I wonder if anyone does that.
Speaking of Edge. It absolutely kills this computer with a fast Intel i7 CPU. Which is why I'll more often use Chrome, which does not cripple my computer. Anyone else have a similar Edge experience? Also, I cannot get to a lot of places with Edge while I can with Chrome.

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The newest version(s?) of Edge are just Chrome in a skin. So it might be worth another try.
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Re: Signatures

Post by dualstow » Tue Jan 28, 2020 7:27 am

( my current signature)
Wow. https://bit.ly/2TYYAtp (shortened link because the regular is obscenely long. I have not been hacked.
It's just Nautilus magazine)
( links to)
How Pi Connects Colliding Blocks to a Quantum Search Algorithm
A curious physicist has discovered an unexpected link between theoretical block collisions and a famed quantum search algorithm.
By Grant Sanderson
January 2020
Libertarian666 wrote:
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Rather than using an "unsorted list" you could use a hash table like the one described on my website www.threemisses.com.

Then you don't need a quantum computer, just a regular computer, to get O(1) access times with an upper bound of three random memory accesses.

(BTW, I'm looking for beta testers if anyone is interested. No NDA or other paperwork needed, just download the library and play with it or use it in your own project.)
Sounds interesting. Does the Shazam app use hash tables to look up songs?
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Re: Signatures

Post by Libertarian666 » Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:54 pm

dualstow wrote:
Tue Jan 28, 2020 7:27 am
( my current signature)
Wow. https://bit.ly/2TYYAtp (shortened link because the regular is obscenely long. I have not been hacked.
It's just Nautilus magazine)
( links to)
How Pi Connects Colliding Blocks to a Quantum Search Algorithm
A curious physicist has discovered an unexpected link between theoretical block collisions and a famed quantum search algorithm.
By Grant Sanderson
January 2020
Libertarian666 wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:07 pm

Rather than using an "unsorted list" you could use a hash table like the one described on my website www.threemisses.com.

Then you don't need a quantum computer, just a regular computer, to get O(1) access times with an upper bound of three random memory accesses.

(BTW, I'm looking for beta testers if anyone is interested. No NDA or other paperwork needed, just download the library and play with it or use it in your own project.)
Sounds interesting. Does the Shazam app use hash tables to look up songs?
Never heard of that app, so I don’t know.
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Post by dualstow » Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:02 pm

It recognizes songs after your phone’s mic listens to a few seconds. Very famous, and impressive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shazam_(application)
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Re: Signatures

Post by Libertarian666 » Tue Jan 28, 2020 9:23 pm

dualstow wrote:
Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:02 pm
It recognizes songs after your phone’s mic listens to a few seconds. Very famous, and impressive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shazam_(application)
I looked it up and they do indeed use a hash table.

BTW, "millions of songs" is a tiny database by my standards, although the total number of samples is probably quite a bit higher than that. I've tested my hash table to 15 billion records and its latency is flat at just about 1 microsecond per record from 1 billion to 15 billion.
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Post by dualstow » Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:00 am

Update on:
Vanguard auctions today (unless you're using Safari browser): 1mo, 2mo, 3 YR, 10 YR and maybe the 30 YR (no Buy link for this one yet)
They're working on that buy link, they tell me.

To deal with the blank screen in Safari, Vg says:
1. In the Safari app on your Mac, choose Safari > Preferences, then click
Privacy.
2. Enable Cross-Site Tracking.
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Post by dualstow » Sun Mar 15, 2020 7:38 pm

{ etymology of quarantine... }
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dualstow, your sig reminds me of Tom Hanks' character Robert Langdon in the movie Inferno.

An underrated movie IMO.
I don’t know the film, but I recognize the character name from The DaVinci Code story.
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Re: Signatures

Post by Smith1776 » Thu Mar 19, 2020 6:55 pm

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THAT FEELING WHEN YOU SPEND A DECADE AT A SHTF-ORIENTED FORUM, AND THEN THE S H’S THE F
LMAO.
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Post by dualstow » Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:03 am

Shekels’ sig says gold 1300. I see 1500 —? ???
Maybe that’s part of your desired Buy Price, but you’ve got a period there.
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Re: Signatures

Post by shekels » Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:15 am

dualstow wrote:
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Shekels’ sig says gold 1300. I see 1500 —? ???
Maybe that’s part of your desired Buy Price, but you’ve got a period there.
Within a Year is my guess
But I have no clue on timing.
I would like to see it drop to 1000, But my buy order is in at 1325.
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Post by pmward » Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:26 am

shekels wrote:
Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:15 am
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Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:03 am
Shekels’ sig says gold 1300. I see 1500 —? ???
Maybe that’s part of your desired Buy Price, but you’ve got a period there.
Within a Year is my guess
But I have no clue on timing.
I would like to see it drop to 1000, But my buy order is in at 1325.
1325 is not a price I would buy at. That is just below a very strong support line. If we get there, it means further breakdown is likely. Personally, I'm a buyer of gold between 1350 and 1400. That area should be strong support. I really don't think we will break below that. So I'm willing to buy there. If we break down from 1350, I would be more inclined to sell gold than buy gold as odds are we would see another 10-20% drop from there. Fundamentally though, I have a hard time seeing a possibility where we break down below 1350. All those hoping to buy gold at 1000-1100 are basically practicing wishful thinking imo.
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Re: Signatures

Post by shekels » Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:34 am

pmward wrote:
Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:26 am
shekels wrote:
Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:15 am
dualstow wrote:
Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:03 am
Shekels’ sig says gold 1300. I see 1500 —? ???
Maybe that’s part of your desired Buy Price, but you’ve got a period there.
Within a Year is my guess
But I have no clue on timing.
I would like to see it drop to 1000, But my buy order is in at 1325.
1325 is not a price I would buy at. That is just below a very strong support line. If we get there, it means further breakdown is likely. Personally, I'm a buyer of gold between 1350 and 1400. That area should be strong support. I really don't think we will break below that. So I'm willing to buy there. If we break down from 1350, I would be more inclined to sell gold than buy gold as odds are we would see another 10-20% drop from there. Fundamentally though, I have a hard time seeing a possibility where we break down below 1350. All those hoping to buy gold at 1000-1100 are basically practicing wishful thinking imo.
Well you may be right, but looking at the price swings and the last 5 years pricing there is support at 1300.
Of course that may not mean a d** thing in this Market, but again that is my guess.
But if it does go to 1000 I will be catching falling knives and not be to worried.
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Post by pmward » Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:53 am

shekels wrote:
Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:34 am
pmward wrote:
Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:26 am
shekels wrote:
Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:15 am
dualstow wrote:
Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:03 am
Shekels’ sig says gold 1300. I see 1500 —? ???
Maybe that’s part of your desired Buy Price, but you’ve got a period there.
Within a Year is my guess
But I have no clue on timing.
I would like to see it drop to 1000, But my buy order is in at 1325.
1325 is not a price I would buy at. That is just below a very strong support line. If we get there, it means further breakdown is likely. Personally, I'm a buyer of gold between 1350 and 1400. That area should be strong support. I really don't think we will break below that. So I'm willing to buy there. If we break down from 1350, I would be more inclined to sell gold than buy gold as odds are we would see another 10-20% drop from there. Fundamentally though, I have a hard time seeing a possibility where we break down below 1350. All those hoping to buy gold at 1000-1100 are basically practicing wishful thinking imo.
Well you may be right, but looking at the price swings and the last 5 years pricing there is support at 1300.
Of course that may not mean a d** thing in this Market, but again that is my guess.
But if it does go to 1000 I will be catching falling knives and not be to worried.
I agree, at 1000 I would be backing up the bus, as with golds fundamentals increasing by the day, that price would be too good to be true.
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Post by dualstow » Sun Mar 22, 2020 12:01 pm

1000$ an ounce sounds attractive. Hopefully the markup won’t ruin it.
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Post by Libertarian666 » Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:33 pm

dualstow wrote:
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1000$ an ounce sounds attractive. Hopefully the markup won’t ruin it.
I'll sell you some right now at $1000 spot.
+75% premium.
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Post by dualstow » Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:32 pm

Ummm, I think I'll pass. O0 Wait, 80% discount for wire transfer?
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Post by Tortoise » Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:15 pm

Loving the etymology signatures lately, dualstow. Keep ‘em coming!
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Post by dualstow » Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:52 am

Vil wrote:
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RIP John Conway
(in members with covid thread)
Hm, was not aware John passed away due to Covid. RIP, "Game of life" is one of the first funny things that most of Computer science students around the globe are asked to implement ... Still can recall 'gliders' moving around when space button is pressed - we used to press it continuously to observe how its moving around ... :)
Yup, good stuff. It’s a nice tribute.
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Post by Kriegsspiel » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:45 am

Whatever happened to RSS?

I've been using Feedly since Google's RSS went black.
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Post by dualstow » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:47 am

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Whatever happened to RSS?

I've been using Feedly since Google's RSS went black.
It seems to be declining in popularity. What’s an example of a site that you commonly use it with?
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Post by Kriegsspiel » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:53 am

I use it for tons of sites, Strong Towns for one.
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Post by flyingpylon » Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:27 am

Kriegsspiel wrote:
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Whatever happened to RSS?

I've been using Feedly since Google's RSS went black.
Same here, I love RSS. For me, the high point of the web was the blogging and RSS era, right before social media came in and ruined everything. I was mad at Google for dropping Reader, but Feedly is very nice.
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Post by dualstow » Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:49 am

I’m glad to hear there are still RSS fans out there!
I’m using NetNewsWire, but not every day.
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Post by dualstow » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:34 am

(tortoise’s) vaccine: "matter used in vaccination," 1846, from French vaccin, noun use of adjective, from Latin vaccina, fem. of vaccinus "pertaining to a cow." A mild case of cowpox rendered one immune thereafter to smallpox.
That’s really cool. I’ll be thinking about that the next time I order vaca frita.
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Post by Tortoise » Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:32 pm

Love vaca frita! But I enjoy ropa vieja even more. I really hope my local Cuban restaurant survives this lockdown.
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