Whole-known-network
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sbrunthaler" class="u-url mention">@<span>sbrunthaler</span></a></span> My big surprise so far has been how many people were Viennese (eg, Fritz Lang, whom I always associate w/ Berlin). Of course, as the author openly admits, he's taking a rather liberal interpretation of "Viennese".</p>
<p>Was listening to a podcast where a fashion historian referred to a piece of clothing as an "inverted triangle" and was reminded yet again of the stubborn misconception that triangles have a "flat side at the bottom"—because that's how they're drawn in texts and by teachers.</p>
<p>Okay thank you all for explaining. I have one more question: Is there actually, like, a difference between drive vendors. Like if I pick WD vs Samsung vs Lexar (vs… "crucial"?!) will it ever make any difference</p>
<p>One of my papers got declined today by the journal I submitted it to, with a polite letter saying that while they found the paper interesting, it was not a good fit for the journal. In truth, I largely agreed with their conclusions, and the paper is now submitted to a different (and hopefully more appropriate) journal.</p><p>Rejection is actually a relatively common occurrence for me, happening once or twice a year on average. I occasionally mention this fact to my students and colleagues, who are sometimes surprised that my rejection rate is far from zero. I have belatedly realized our profession is far more willing to announce successful accomplishments (such as having a paper accepted, or a result proved) than unsuccessful ones (such as a paper rejected, or a proof attempt not working), except when the failures are somehow controversial. Because of this, a perception can be created that all of one's peers are achieving either success or controversy, with one's own personal career ending up becoming the only known source of examples of "mundane" failure. I speculate that this may be a contributor to the "impostor syndrome" that is prevalent in this field (though, again, not widely disseminated, due to the aforementioned reporting bias, and perhaps also due to some stigma regarding the topic). So I decided to report this (rather routine) rejection as a token gesture towards more accurate disclosure. (1/2)</p>
<p>I only understand computation as the MANIPULATION OF ABSTRACT PLATONIC FORMS. I do not understand this realm where computers are "physical objects" you manipulate with "screwdrivers". I would prefer to use Math to translate my thoughts directly into action, as if I am casting magic spells</p>
<p>Okay. Please help me as I ask COMPUTER BABBY QUESTIONS.</p><p>I have a Thinkpad T14 Gen 3 (AMD).<br />It has a 256 GB HD. That's too small. I want to buy a new, bigger one. I have a sense the good hard drives these days are "M.2".</p><p>Lenovo's specs page</p><p><a href="https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadt/thinkpad-t14-gen-3-(14-inch-amd)/len101t0013" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lenovo.com/ca/en/p/laptops/thi</span><span class="invisible">nkpad/thinkpadt/thinkpad-t14-gen-3-(14-inch-amd)/len101t0013</span></a></p><p>doesn't say anything about "M.2". It says the hd is "PCIe".</p><p>I run "lshw" to see what's on the computer. It says "NVMe".</p><p>How do I find out the bestest fastest aftermarket drive Canada Computers carries that my computer will support</p>
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@film_girl" class="u-url mention">@<span>film_girl</span></a></span> are you twins?</p>
<p>I need someone to explain to me why it’s always “if you can’t pay rent, buy fewer lattes and avocado toasts” and not “if you can’t pay your employees a living wage, buy fewer yachts and real estate”. </p><p>Explain it to me like I’m in kindergarten.</p>
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://galaxians.garden/users/hexylena" class="u-url mention">@<span>hexylena</span></a></span> there were a few of them iirc</p>
