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by Freebytes 4y ago
The applications and importance has been discussed, but let me explain why what we are doing right now does not work which will also emphasize the importance of this. At this time, we create drugs, test them on animals, and see what the sid
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by Freebytes 4y ago
There are differing levels of consciousness. Even in a human, we are from time to time, more or less conscious and therefore exhibit sentience based on varying states. This is not simply communication either. As you progress through the
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by Freebytes 4y ago
Another flaw is that it assumes that the hardware component, .e.g. rocks, somehow represents the consciousness instead of the 'software'. For example, our brain is required for our own consciousness, but that is merely the hardwa
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by Freebytes 4y ago
When infrastructure costs are your largest business expense, then having two separate providers for a duplication of services is not feasible. You must also then have methods by which to determine when the service is unavailable and seamle
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by Freebytes 4y ago
Emergency vets in many places will demand you pay $5,000 upfront (within minutes before surgery is performed) or your pet dies. Then, your pet will die anyway. It is a sad and exploitative industry.
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by Freebytes 4y ago
Does alt.sex.robots fit into tech or non-tech?
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by Freebytes 5y ago
Double that, and you have the Andrew Yang version of UBI. People seem to overestimate the number of people willing to be poor. Everyone I know would choose to work even if they were getting an extra $6K to $12K per work. The people that
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by Freebytes 16y ago
I had an English instructor that would give handouts in which the word "Internet" was not capitalized. (There is only one Internet so it should always be capitalized.) I decided that I would wait until I was finished with school before se
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by Freebytes 16y ago
I agree. This would be more of a burden than is necessary. Helmets and seat belts are some of the very few laws that exist to protect an adult from themselves. The social aspect of this being that we decrease the cost of healthcare from
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by Freebytes 16y ago
I do not blame the airlines for the previous terrorist attacks. Actions were taken to resolve the issue after the event so it is not like nothing has been done. Strengthening the cockpit doors and locking them is acceptable.
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by Freebytes 16y ago
Until a problem is fixed, it is acceptable to communicate with solutions. (And if a problem remains unfixed after suitable solutions are offered, it is further acceptable to complain about it.)
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HP To Pay $16.25M To Settle DOJ-FCC E-Rate Fraud(fcc.gov)
1 points by Freebytes 16y ago|0 comments
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by Freebytes 16y ago
I agree with you and must add that if someone truly enjoys their job, more work is not an issue. Often, an employee that enjoys their job (truly enjoys it not merely saying they do) will welcome more work as long as it continues to challen
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by Freebytes 16y ago
There are two types of negative feedback. One is from people that are attempting to predict the future, and the other is from customers that actually use a product. You should only trust the feedback of customers (but not necessarily thei
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Ways iPhone Users Get Ripped Off(news.google.com)
1 points by Freebytes 16y ago|1 comments
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by Freebytes 16y ago
There was a site that existed to block forum spam. It was designed for PHPBB forums. Also, Wordpress has add-ons to block spammers. However, something that could be used globally would be nice. I wonder if you could somehow have a DNSBL
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by Freebytes 16y ago
Do not forget to voice your opinion with your government about your discontent in them blocking Google while you are at it. (Write a letter or protest.) There is really no reason why Google should be blocked by your country.
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by Freebytes 16y ago
I wonder why we are seeing more issues about Facebook privacy issues recently. Is it because the coverage of this has made people start questioning their policies and looking into things that have not been researched or is Facebook becomin
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by Freebytes 16y ago
A quote from Star Wars Episode 3 by Darth Vader: "NOOOOOOOOOO!" Seriously, though, "going to be" is something someone says that has no meaning until it is actually done. I am going to be remember for thousands of years to come, after all.
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by Freebytes 16y ago
Exactly. I got nothing out of this article. I did not even get a song stuck in my head. It does not answer the question the title poses, and it does not even acknowledge that it is unable to answer it. In addition, it does not contribut
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[video] If Star Wars Was Released In 1950 Trailer(wilwheaton.typepad.com)
7 points by Freebytes 16y ago|3 comments
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by Freebytes 16y ago
To allow a meter of incongruity with the current culture would result in a mile of abuse. I would prefer a humorless HN than a 4Chan style ego trough (for the lulz) to satisfy people that should not be here.
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by Freebytes 16y ago
I was viewing this as a positive situation for Apple. They had lots of free advertising, and I actually thought the 'lost phone' was on purpose to generate buzz. Nonetheless, entering into the homes of journalists to find out information
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by Freebytes 16y ago
Hacker News is not only about hacking. Hacker News is about delivering content that is entertaining and useful to people that are programmers or people that are planning or currently running a start-up. This is actually completely relevant
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by Freebytes 16y ago
PCIDSS is as good as law for a credit card processing company, though. If they are not authorized by the credit card companies, they cannot process the cards. If they cannot process the cards, they are out of business.
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by Freebytes 16y ago
There is a tendency in society for people to blame the victim. You hear about rape crimes, and people ask what the girl was wearing with the idea that somehow she was 'asking for it.' I try to view the situation from both sides as much as
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by Freebytes 16y ago
One technique I like to use when doing any kind of multiplication is to round the numbers, multiply, then add the multiplication of the remainders together. 222 * 15 = 200 * 15 + (15 * 22) = 3000 + (15 * 20) + (15 * 2) = 3000 + 30 + 300 =
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by Freebytes 17y ago
For this same reason, I have decided to completely boycott Experts Exchange. I never purposely choose links leading to them, and when I reach them, it is always by accident. You can often find answers by going down a few more results with
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by Freebytes 17y ago
They find it amusing, and they do not mind. If you look at the comments of the user, they authorize their own identification if we can do so.
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by Freebytes 17y ago
One of the strong indicators is the use of italics in the post. Many users will ignore formatting within their posts. I am confident this user has used italic formatting before for emphasis and has done it often within their HN posts. It

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