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12y ago
Well, someone had to sit down and do a lot of thinking about how to rank relevant search results from a huge set of data. So it seems to me that philosophers and computer scientists share some key behaviors. Based on your own theory of shar
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12y ago
Not really. "A runny nose, a fever, body aches" "What are symptoms of flu the with 75% accuracy?" That's dumbed down of course. It's probably more like "This much of this enzyme concentration in blood, t
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12y ago
With regard to the mechanics of the "Snowball Effect", my understanding is that the flat tax on capital gains vs the progressive tax on income is one cause in the US. I would speculate that one other mechanic has to do with time.
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12y ago
I agree with you on the immigration front as well. And I agree that it is probably true that immigration reform/BI will not succeed on rational grounds. It seems to me that marketing/emotional appeals have the most effect on pol
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12y ago
You parent's argument is poorly stated if the desire is to appeal to conservatives. Indeed, many people will object for the reason you stated. There are a few premises that must be established to make a case for BI. 1. We are approachi
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12y ago
I don't think your or your parent's view on Notch is at all fair or justified. His situation is much different from Musk's. Notch accidentially made a huge sum of money, and now he is weary of the attention it has brought.
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12y ago
Years ago, for a period of about 3 months, 2 friends and I would get together after work and play an XBOX fighting game for 4-5 hours (We had literally nothing else to do. No money, no cable, just this one game). Winner plays again and lose