MikeNomad

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by MikeNomad 10y ago
Seriosly, some of that was pretty funny... At a superficial level, I think I would notice extra chips/wiring/HD showing up on a naked Mo-board. Going further, as you wish to approach this in pseudo-apsolutist terms, GOV would simp
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
And I thought I am cynical enough to no longer be surprised by GOV's process to circumvent the Constitution and make nineteen eighty-four the reality. I was wrong. As a long-time IT Guy who has grown tired and disgusted with GOV's
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
And from my perspective, they don't care. While part of the EU, GB has yet to move off the GBP for the Euro. Also, it looks like Brexit will kill the LSE-DB merger. With LSE slated to be the lesser partner, I doubt the move would have
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
Ugh. Should read, "One semester I told my students at the beginning of the semester..." Sorry.
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
When I first started teaching (university level), trying to come up with what I thought would be acurate grades would keep me awake most nights. Asking fellow faculty revealed that they too had wrestled with the same problem, they developed
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
Exactly. And when FeeBees "ask" it is, ultimately, at the point of a gun.
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
Yes, but it would violate HN policy/use guidelines...
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
Good Grief. For a lot less than an F-35 program, they could install a TSM rig, with off sight backup. Ours (at a state university) deals with petabytes of data. We've had to escalate to IBM's Tier 3 support a couple of times over
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
Shouldn't the year the article was written (2014) be included in the title?
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
That is exactly what I had in mind re: my original comment. Seeing from other comments there would be an earnings threshold. That, to me, is not "unconditional." I'm probably running afoul of language/translation shear..
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
Not happy with the headline. They voted no for an "unconditional" basic income. I think that is a huge difference, especially when a majority of the voters also want immigration reform.
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
Looks like something of an update to Stephenson's Mother Earth, Mother Board (and way overdue). Hoping the arstechnica article is as good.
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
Cash is not going away anytime soon for at least a couple of reasons: Trust (Account Overloards say I have 100 USD in my account when I actually have 1,000), and cash is a very handy debt instrument for the issuer. (and) FDR did not take th
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
If you want to watch the sausage being made in real-time, there are a couple of channels of C-SPAN.
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
In other words, Bob is not a Prophet. Bob is the Profit Margin. Cheers to the Newlyweds. May their pasta bowl never be empty.
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
Corpratists.
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
Sigh. No, I did not suggest that all other initiatives should be put on hold. The pivot, fulcrum, etc. for my comment was the use of the word "audacious" in the article title. Since the use of brevity has... muddied the waters: I
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
Audacious plan? That would be getting their 1.2 Billion people reasonable access to fresh water and indoor plumbing.
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
I find this data breach staggering. With your friend's comment, clearly there is a cultural vector I am completely missing. Also, please expand on their comment re: the event helping a particular candidate. I don't understand how
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
Simplify filing? How about going back to not taxing wages, and for those that would still have to file, simply input the info directly on the IRS website?
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
While I find your vitriol refreshing, I would suggest a change in your reading list. For those that want to examine the economics of IP vs. The Record Business, I would first read Fredric Dannen's Hit Men.
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
GOV absolutely knew what the consequences / ripples of Choke Point would be. They knew that it would generate support amongst the Vice Hating Crowd, allowing GOV to address the two things they need most: / An easier way to issue d
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
A Content Creator is first creating _the master_. Copies are what happens after. Unless you are talking about serial editions, etc.
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by MikeNomad 10y ago
I'm a little surprised that neither side of the interview brought up J.G. Ballard's collages from the 1960s. Sorry for the lack of link. I know some are included in Re/Search #7/8.
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by MikeNomad 11y ago
The article content does not match the title. Lots of talk about how the guy grew up, what shaped his outlook, etc. I saw nothing about how he is building a "small, waste- and carbon-negative reactor." Is it even possible to build
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by MikeNomad 11y ago
Sure. GOV has no obligation to represent either side in a bit between private parties. The curve for me is that the children in question are on the other side of the "v." from United States.
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by MikeNomad 11y ago
Since I am not a lawyer, could someone please explain (given the subject, perhaps, "Explain like I am five") how this bit from the article: "Unlike in felony criminal cases in federal court, children charged with violating im
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by MikeNomad 11y ago
"If we could tag money's history of exchange..." We could track US Cash: All FRN have unique serial numbers, including codes for which bank issued them.
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by MikeNomad 11y ago
Interesting article. I am not a bitcoin user for a reason that the article seemingly underscores: Bitcoin lacks stability. This makes me sad, because I would very much like bitcoin to succeed. The more I look into it (and I may not be looki
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by MikeNomad 11y ago
Trying to work with your analogy... Does that mean H1Bs are the sharks, or the chum?

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