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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
CONTEXT: Corporate Managers Are Taller Than Non-Managers, Regardless of Sex
"managerial (high status) employees were significantly (p≤.006) taller than those occupying nonmanagement positions, regardless of gender." https://t.co/4zV3mZs6pm
— Robin Hanson (@robinhanson) August 23, 2021
This March 1991 paper is behind a Springer journal paywall. You absolutely should not read it for free on SciHub.
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11:58
CONTINUITY: One Kilometre Ball Drop on Solar System Bodies
For gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn) and ice giants (Uranus and Neptune), the surface or sea level is arbitrarily defined as the radius at which atmospheric pressure is one Earth atmosphere. This simulation accounts only for gravity and ignores atmospheric drag. It would be interesting to compare it with another that accounts for atmosphere.
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10:56
CONTEXT: Why You Shouldn’t Use Electronic Code Book (ECB) Mode When Encrypting Data
Famous example of why you should never use a block cipher in ECB (electronic code book) mode. In short, don't use ECB "because you can see the penguin."
— Computer Science (@CompSciFact) August 23, 2021
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10:11
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Building Muscles and Motors from Shape Memory Alloys
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09:58