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107 karma · joined March 21, 2011

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/vytis; my proof: https://keybase.io/vytis/sigs/ZTr-xawitciUK82VzBe4Q3EKxeenFsFdVUoNAnmb2aY ]
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vytis··on Aleksandr Sorokin smashes 24-hour world record with 198.6 mile run
Another incredible ultra-runner from Lithuania is Aidas Ardzijauskas who last year completed his 444 day run covering 30303 km, which is on average 68km every day for almost 1.5 years! His plan originally was to run around the world, but during the pandemic it wasn't possible to do that so he just ran it all in Lithuania. Unfortunately there isn't much English-language coverage about the monumental feat, but this is readable with Google translate: https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/sportas/10/1568074/finisas-pasi...

And he tracked everything on Strava too - https://www.strava.com/athletes/16416410

vytis··on India Could Be Next Virus Hotspot with an ‘Avalanche’ of Cases
Any references for the German number?
vytis··on iOS 13’s privacy pop-ups of Facebook data grabs
COUP scooters (popular in Germany and Spain) use Bluetooth for unlocking it before starting the drive. Not sure what is the reason for that vs. unlocking it through internet connection though.
vytis··on Most sushi fish isn't fresh
Interesting related fact that salmon sushi is a recent invention by norwegians and is not served in traditional restaurants in Japan - http://www.npr.org/2015/09/18/441530790/how-the-desperate-no...
vytis··on Launch HN: Bitrise (YC W17) – Continuous Integration and Delivery for Mobile Apps
Could you do a short comparison to what CircleCI is offering for iOS and what is Bitrise's advantage?
vytis··on Show HN: Spamnesty: Waste spammers' time
I've tried forwarding a spam email from Apple Mail, but I got a response that it didn't work out. This is the raw email message I sent - http://pastebin.com/qNwT04my
vytis··on A Russian Family Was Isolated for 40 Years, Unaware of WWII (2013)
VICE made a nice documentary about Agafia - http://www.vice.com/video/agafias-taiga-life-full-length
vytis··on Monads in pictures
Site seems to be down, here's a cached copy: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?hl=en&clien...
vytis··on Impressive JPEG Recompression
Sorry, I pasted the links in the wrong order. The original is this one: http://postimage.org/image/14712qgjo/ and the compressed image: http://postimage.org/image/94ol50ck/ File size was reduced from 4.4mb to 1.2mb
vytis··on Impressive JPEG Recompression
Well the quality seems quite a bit worse for the picture I tried. Original: http://postimage.org/image/94ol50ck/, compressed: http://postimage.org/image/14712qgjo/ The resulting image has way less detail in higher frequencies.
vytis··on Transputation: A brief history of Inmos
I've attended Computer Architecture lectures with David May - incredible character with profound knowledge of anything related to computer hardware. His new company (http://xmos.com) is also worth looking at if you're interested in parallel computing.
vytis··on GitHub: Block the Bullies
I think it tracks everything with the public key that you use to push to github. The username will look the same, but will not be linked to your account.
vytis··on A critical view of SICP and rationale for HtDP
Anyone can summarise?
vytis··on How to speed up your website with just one click
I tried wired.com and got the same result. Plus this error:

A PHP Error was encountered Severity: Warning Message: Division by zero Filename: speed_up_results/sources.php Line Number: 5

vytis··on Python tests used to compare different OSes
Doesn't it test a Python implementation on different OS rather than the OS itself?
vytis··on That’s it, we’re quitting
I meant from a user's perspective. You shouldn't care if the song is stored in /foo/bar or in a remote database somewhere in the cloud. You access it through some obvious interface e.g. iTunes. Having 'file' as a central concept of accessing data doesn't have much connection to the actual way it is used. My vim config file doesn't have much in common with a song I've just downloaded. It is stored the same way, but that's about it.
vytis··on That’s it, we’re quitting
I guess the next one in line should be getting rid of file as a concept. Not much point knowing where exactly the song you want to listen or a movie you want to play is stored.
vytis··on DIY Scanning Electron Microscope
The funny thing is that I actually understood what he was talking about. Very well explained and undeniably one of the coolest things you could have in a garage.