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by Micand 2y ago
As was flagged in the other discussions, see Could a neuroscientist understand a microprocessor: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/jo... Or a recap from The Atlantic: https://www
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by Micand 2y ago
I'm grateful that my 2019 Norco Section uses a round seatpost, threaded Shimano BB, and standard cockpit; I deplore the "self-adjusting" D-shaped Giant seatpost on my girlfriend's bike (which is subtly off-centre and tak
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by Micand 2y ago
This is very excellent.
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by Micand 7y ago
You have 46 chromosomes. Each chromosome is one massive contiguous molecule of DNA, which can be represented as a string of (up to) 150 million letters ("nucleotides") drawn from {A, C, G, T}. Together, the whole human genome is r
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Does Human Rights Legislation Apply to Job Ads on Facebook?(stringerllp.com)
2 points by Micand 7y ago|0 comments
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by Micand 8y ago
I moved to Toronto from Calgary four years ago to do my PhD at the UofT. I love Toronto. * Toronto has a legacy as one of the best places to do ML, and while it felt like it was losing momentum, the Vector Institute's opening has infus
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by Micand 12y ago
Hype has almost universally negative connotations to me. Based on the name, I expected your extension would hide "hyped" stories (where hype is perhaps defined by a high comment-to-upvote ratio for a story), since hype is usually
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Ask HN: Good 15-20 min. CS challenge for high school students?
1 points by Micand 12y ago|2 comments
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by Micand 12y ago
I remember reading about OpenWorm a few years ago and thinking it was ridiculously cool. I'm glad to see the project has persisted. They do a bad job, however, of selling themselves. 1. What have they accomplished to date? I see little
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by Micand 13y ago
I wish Calgary had better public transport. As a Calgarian, my commute is 20 minutes by car, 58 minutes by bike, or 75 minutes by public transit.
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by Micand 13y ago
I don't understand the crux of this fellow's argument. If we can engineer and then print a fully functional cell, one which perhaps performs a function radically different than found in any natural organism, then what we're d
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by Micand 13y ago
The issue of how to deal with people who seek out child porn troubles me. The tone accompanying an article such as this inevitably vilifies those who consume such material, as though this is a clear moral issue. This implies all of us have
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by Micand 13y ago
Just what is that "larger point"? Is it that by revealing his identity and publicizing his movements, Snowden has shifted attention to his personal story, away from the issue of U.S. government surveillance? If so, I disagree with
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by Micand 15y ago
I'd also appreciate an invite, if possible. My e-mail address is <my HN username>@gmail.com. Thanks!
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by Micand 16y ago
Brad Templeton delivered a superb talk on robotic cars at the Singularity Summit 2009 ( http://www.vimeo.com/7337628 ). It expounds on the technology's implications, supporting Maroon's assertion that even a small slice of the market will e
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by Micand 16y ago
Ditto -- I'm Canadian, so I'm not holding out hope. I'd kill to get my hands on one of these to use as my daily beater at school.
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by Micand 16y ago
I found A Field Guide to Genetic Programming to be a good introduction to genetic programming, which is a subset of genetic algorithms. The book can be had freely at http://www.gp-field-guide.org.uk/
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by Micand 16y ago
'"If he doesn’t make a dramatic move soon to clean up the service, the brand will be permanently tarnished," says another interested investor.' Is Chatroulette not already synonymous with anonymous penises? I'd say the brand's already tarni
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by Micand 16y ago
Ubuntu is the best choice for a user who is not terribly computer literate. The Ubuntu devs have made an extensive effort to provide a cohesive and well-integrated system that should not require the user to drop down to the command line for
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by Micand 17y ago
In Canada, CTV offered access to both live video and recorded clips for these Olympics. On Windows, the service seemed to work seamlessly -- it did not prompt for cable providers, e-mail addresses, or any such thing. On Linux, the experienc
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by Micand 17y ago
I do it to keep track of my position when I scroll a document.
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by Micand 17y ago
iTunes proved that people are willing to pay rather than pirate if you make purchasing more convenient than pirating. The movie studios seem almost to be begging their customers to steal content.
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by Micand 17y ago
I was just picking through a copy of The Singularity is Near today. Kurzweil makes several specific predictions in his "2010 scenario": * Computers will become invisible and invade our environment -- woven into our clothing, embedded in our
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by Micand 17y ago
On a similar, somewhat-related tangent: The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect is a fantastic novella depicting rapid change caused by a technological singularity. http://www.kuro5hin.org/prime-intellect/
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by Micand 17y ago
I ran Gentoo from 2003 to 2007 -- I credit it with opening my eyes to how simple and elegant *nix is. When I got tired of monthly upgrades taking six to twelve hours on each of my four systems (including twenty to forty minutes at the conso
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by Micand 17y ago
Seconded. I wrote a basic blog/portfolio on Django for a designer friend of mine, and Webfaction has served his needs extremely well. If you do not wish to administer a VPS from Slicehost or Linode, Webfaction is an excellent alternative --
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by Micand 17y ago
If ARM and x86 are targeted, this means no Flash (not surprising, given how poorly it runs on Linux), which presumably means YouTube will be operating in full-on HTML 5 video mode by the time these devices launch. If netbooks continue their
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by Micand 17y ago
A Google developer who works on Chrome posted some interesting information on Shacknews: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19972940#item_19972940 "We continue to work on our own extensions framework. There's still a lot to do for "versi
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by Micand 18y ago
I'm working through my high school chemistry, physics, and biology textbooks in a self-directed manner, as I hope to challenge my provincial exams without taking the associated courses. Working from PDF copies of my textbooks has proven sur
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by Micand 18y ago
That is indeed fascinating. Perhaps it was some sort of phone cloning attempt ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_cloning ), in which cell phone subscribers' accounts are hijacked to make fradulent calls. I know almost nothing of the iss

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