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SuperTachyon··on Physics is stuck – and needs another Einstein to revolutionize it
Sure physics is “stuck” in the sense that in the last 30 years it hasn’t made the progress as revolutionary as in the 30 years before that. But it’s still progressing probably as well as any other foundational subjects. What happened in the late 20th century was more of a miracle in the history of human knowledge. We couldn’t expect that to happen every few decades.
SuperTachyon··on Epic direct payment on mobile
That I’m not sure. Do you have any sources?
SuperTachyon··on Epic direct payment on mobile
Epic is conveying that the 30% cut on App Store was raising the prices. But Xbox and PlayStation has the same cut, yet Epic has lower pricing on these platforms.
SuperTachyon··on The Wolfram Physics Project
I briefly read through the article. As a PhD student in theoretical physics, I can see that some basic ideas of gr and qm can be interpreted out of these graphs. But I’m not convinced why these graphs have to be generated by a single rule. I don’t see any motivation in restricting to a single rule or even procedural generation at all.

It also reminds me of the casual set theory that I heard briefly from a professor a few years ago. I was told that it re-creates vacuum gr just well.

SuperTachyon··on 1Password silently removed major features on iOS
Actually no. It’s the same for paid users on ios. If it’s a the one-off payment IAP user, then there is no way to create new vault anymore. If it’s subscription user, the user has to sign in to the 1P account to create a local vault, which the OP might have good reason not to sign in on some sensitive devices.
SuperTachyon··on 1Password silently removed major features on iOS
Sorry I didn’t see it. A quick search for “1Password” didn’t reveal it as the previous post misspelled it.
SuperTachyon··on 1Password silently removed major features on iOS
I think the OP can’/don’t want to use cloud based accounts on some devices. Since the change, on iOS 1P can only create new vault when signed in with a paid 1P account.
SuperTachyon··on LaTeX Workflow on iPad
I actually came across your setup when figuring out mine. Thanks for sharing!
SuperTachyon··on LaTeX Workflow on iPad
This actually used to be my setup too. But Texpad on iOS is not very good (e.g. no multitasking support). Its Dropbox sync is not very reliable in my experience.

Then I moved to TeX Writer and Dropbox, which worked better. Then I wanted more (code completion, version control). So I ended up with the workflow mentioned in the article.

SuperTachyon··on LaTeX Workflow on iPad
Actually Texpad is mentioned in the article briefly.

But, unlike its MacOS version, on iOS it’s not as very good. For example, there is no multitasking support on iPad. The package managing relies on installing pre-defined “bundles”, which don’t tell what packages are included. On the Mac version of Texpad, we can choose between its own compiler or an external one like tex live. But on iOS, the former seems to be the only option.

SuperTachyon··on LaTeX Workflow on iPad
Well. I’m glad that works for you.
SuperTachyon··on Ask HN: What is your faviorte interview question?
(Irrelevant question) Does Octal has a url scheme to open a HN from from Safari to Octal?