MSexton

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by MSexton 13y ago
When I took an acting class on accents, I learned about the International Phonetic Alphabet ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipa ). It is surprisingly handy, although most Americans have no idea it exists, much less how to
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by MSexton 13y ago
I knew a veterinarian who gave herself the vaccine. She claimed to have done research before doing so, so I think the answer is yes.
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by MSexton 14y ago
First, it didn't do anything on his phone. Suppose Alice and Bob are friends, and have each other in their contacts. Alice uses a simple, prepaid phone that only handles texts and calls. Bob has a smartphone. Bob installs the Facebook app
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by MSexton 14y ago
Did you reply to the wrong comment? GP is talking about "less attractive industry for women", meaning an industry women would be less attracted to, as in not want to work for/be part of.
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by MSexton 14y ago
When was all this? I just graduated from there last May. I didn't see a lot of this, but I also didn't look and fore the most part didn't socialize with people in my major. And I did avoid certain professors.
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by MSexton 14y ago
An airplane can easily go off course and (busses don't work too well off road), and hit anything, taking down large buildings and downtown areas. A bus could easily kill the 100 passengers and some nearby cars.
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by MSexton 14y ago
Any data to contradict GP? I graduated last May with a degree in CS. I had several friends who were Bio (Pre-Med). The math I was required to take started at a number higher than their highest math requirement. Likewise with statistics -- I
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by MSexton 14y ago
> According to this paper [1], mean comfortable walking speed for a male in his twenties is 253.3 cm/s (~5.67 mph). It's been my experience that 3 mph (the speed I tend to default to) is considered fast by most of my peers. I'm in my tw
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by MSexton 14y ago
Oh, I don't know, there were over 180 comments on that story here at HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3783114
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by MSexton 14y ago
Newer varieties of fruit actually have much more sugar than many heritage breeds. I wouldn't go as far as to say you should avoid them, but that's probably not a valid argument against the rule.
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by MSexton 14y ago
Yes, I do this too. It annoys me that it is 'necessary' to do this. I can only hope others agree with me.
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by MSexton 14y ago
It's actually fairly well written. It's also from 2001, and I have heard elsewhere that a lot of it is outdated now, due to the increased use of the internet to research cars.
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by MSexton 14y ago
GSoC 2008 participant here. arjunnarayan is correct, you're not applying to Google. I hung around the forums for months leading up to the application process. I had also created a crude prototype already. I mocked up some screenshots in GIM
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by MSexton 14y ago
> Something is going on here and it's not based upon rational prioritization of targets, going after the loudest and most powerful purveyors of misogyny. It's quite the opposite: going after the weakest. It seems rational to me. I don't
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by MSexton 15y ago
It would make me uncomfortable. I wouldn't say anything, because I'd be told to 'lighten up'. Why would it make me uncomfortable? It would subtly remind everyone in the room, including me, that I'm different. And it would place an (unintend
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by MSexton 15y ago
"Cargo-cult numerology"? It's a fun excuse to eat pie. Most semi-educated people have an idea what pi is, and can easily make the connection.
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by MSexton 15y ago
The problem with this, of course, is the immediate (ie, sudden and possibly very visible) danger posed to people with devices embedded in them. Pacemakers and MRIs do not interact well.
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by MSexton 15y ago
Drones wouldn't have people in them.
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by MSexton 15y ago
I had a hard time reading this and extracting "the limitations of this guy's studies", do you have any more details?
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by MSexton 15y ago
The University's press release: http://www.uhasselt.be/UH/Tijdschriften/ToonPersmededeling.h...
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by MSexton 15y ago
I would want someone who could explain (in non-technical terms) what all those are, and why I would categorize them into four groups.