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danielthoron Zinc creep in cable spelter sockets brought down the Arecibo telescope in 2020

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Loop terminations aren't as strong and are generally more expensive.

danielthoron IMAX vs. IMAX 70mm: The difference between these two cinema formats

An IMAX 70mm drama is by necessity blurry because of the low depth of field you get with such a large image frame. IMAX is great for flyover films, but a movie filmed in it will look amateurish compared to a standard RED digital camera.

That said, the Odyssey is a perfectly decent film. It would have looked better if captured with more appropriate technology, but it's an entertaining and uniquely American spin on the story.

danielthoron Changes since congestion pricing started in New York

The Democratic Party of 2025 is the Republican Party of 1992.

danielthoron Changes since congestion pricing started in New York

In the 1990s the RPA proposed reviving an abandoned rail line connecting Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx into the Triboro X line as a supplementary arc. The truth is the boroughs were well connected. In the postwar era the many of light-rail lines connecting Brooklyn and Queens were demolished. As were three elevated lines in Brooklyn/Queens and four elevated lines in Manhattan.

The MTA still has a gap in the funding for the 2020-2024 capital plan due to Andrew Cuomo's raiding and Kathy Hochul's incompetence, so I wouldn't expect much from the 2025-2029 capital program! It is $48 billion short of maintaining existing levels of service, "with a focus on areas in need of urgent investment".

danielthoron Among top researchers 10% publish at unrealistic levels, analysis finds

When I was a grad student the only time my PI was listed first on a paper was when he actually did most of the work and I just helped with maths. Otherwise the PI was last and the grad students and post docs doing the research up front. People doing data collection or other ancillary work were mentioned in the acknowledgement section at the end.

When the author count is much higher, like in the thousands in high energy physics, there are different norms like listing the authors alphabetically if the paper summarizes many significant achievements.

In the in-between author order is negotiated.

danielthoron Francois Chollet is leaving Google

Thank you for Keras! Working with Tensorflow before Keras was so painful. When I first read the news I was just thinking you would make a great lead for the tools infra at a place like Anthropic, but working on your own thing is even more exciting. Good luck!