Radix

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by Radix 14y ago
HN has always been anti college. It's just resurfaced recently because of the new online courseware options.
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by Radix 14y ago
Me too. Look at definition 5 at Merriam Websters [ 1 ]. I think that definition must be related to definition 3 something is insignificant if it is approximately in line with expectations. [ 1 ] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no
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by Radix 14y ago
Hey, thanks for joining the discussion! Now, hn, could we please not discourage authors from joining the discussion here? If you hit the down arrow and the post turns grey they really deserve an explanatory post. Even though it's "obviou
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by Radix 14y ago
I'm not sure it needs to be before signing up. If the sign up completes right after the email/pw dialog tha commitment might be worth something. This should be tested. But cautious people like my sibling and I need to be dealt with in the
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by Radix 14y ago
It's annoying that they're "flabbergasted" at the notion without questioning the askee's own communication on that night. I don't think that is a good example of advice, but of course they and their audience are older.
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by Radix 14y ago
Automated spell checking would hurt Match's matching accuracy. It's one thing if a guy realizes he needs to make a good impression then edits in Word. But if it's automated the women (and men, I know I carry this same prejudice) will lose
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by Radix 14y ago
Using cardinal directions really isn't a strong feature of the language though is it? It's secondary to the language itself and any culture could do that with their own language because it isn't a central feature of the language. It isn't i
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by Radix 14y ago
would you give some examples got those of us who may be missing out?
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by Radix 15y ago
The point's been made that artists make so little from downloads and streaming that it literally isn't worth it for you to purchase from iTunes or Amazon downloads compared to, say, buying one out of five albums on CD or vinyl. And maybe al
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by Radix 15y ago
No, these new learning environments need time to grow before they standardize and this particular one brands itself as research which goes along with MITx very well which intends to grow into a certification system for MIT. Coursera and Uda
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by Radix 15y ago
Isn't the TWiT network a bit of a special case with Leo Laporte trying to monetize and self produce the same niche of programming he was doing with the Screen Savers back on ZDTV? There isn't much of a choice when the point of the screen ca
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by Radix 15y ago
Wales asked the Wikipedia itself to vote on whether there would be a blackout. Here on HN there were a couple comments that they were disappointed to see Wikipedia doing advocacy. I think asking Wikipedia itself is a good line to follow as
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by Radix 15y ago
By the example I do not mean driving around the country but keeping owned objects down to a manageable amount where moving easily is possible. But that will turn into an uninteresting side topic as -internet- discussion sometimes does. I ha
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by Radix 15y ago
I think you're right about words describing styles being flexible but wrong given the amount of flexibility you expect and the examples you've given. Minimalism, in every example I can think of, has a context. What you've described is a min
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by Radix 15y ago
See nitrogen's post. The gp didn't mean imagination so much as internal picturing. I'm not sure about children but some people lack this ability the same way others are better with turn by turn directions than a look at a map.
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by Radix 15y ago
You aren't the only one, but that's a harder problem to solve as I there are a limited number of mods and people understandably want their posts read. The public high humor bar and one or two post commentary seem to work well for keeping HN
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by Radix 15y ago
It took me a second too. What the gp says is that the fake relationships are cargo too. The players are mistaking the thing for its description. Beautiful people are not beautiful relationships, and friendships built on lies and partial tru
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by Radix 15y ago
High school counts as childhood, and more to the point, childhood friends are an indication that a person is not a disloyal back stabber and is someone others value. It's social proof. it's just a saying though and is useless past its inten
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by Radix 15y ago
You're right and I winced when the Jobs comparison was made early in the article. I'm not sure that making comparisons to Jobs isn't the right thing to do even if it wasn't done well here. Jobs and Richie are both heroes to computing cultur
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by Radix 15y ago
Banned users are not informed of the ban. New comments are quietly autokilled. This particular user, iirc, was a frequent poster who was notable for their additions. Which I'm guessing is why they've been told. Viewing comments with showdea
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by Radix 15y ago
This is consistent. The assumption is that defense will be top notch. Therefore attacking is hard and defending is, if not easy, solved.
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by Radix 15y ago
No, the two implications are that 1. You should be somewhere you feel safe. Preferably with someone you feel safe. and 2. It is better to be outside in nature. (1) is always spoken of as being crucial and (2) is something that is oft repeat
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by Radix 15y ago
Would you elaborate on this? Did he come out of it twelve months in? it's rare to find negative commentary on psilocybin on the internet. Only a couple warnings in the thread now.
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by Radix 15y ago
My mother does residential care in Texas. Her perspective will be different than most other people you will speak with. Let me know if you'd like to talk to her.
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by Radix 15y ago
I agree with Anigbrowl. The middle point doesn't stand alone and was not meant to. You've gaken it out of contest which is disingenuous. Given your phrasing he claimed with motivation and moral conviction, determination to achieve their goa
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by Radix 15y ago
Sure it does. No true scotsman breaks down to a claim that some group has some Trait, then claiming that because some individual does not share the Trait they are by definition out of the group. I guess sometimes it's valid, but not here. A
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by Radix 15y ago
The discussion of not yet having a return vehicle for a trip to Mars reminds me of a Reddit AMA with a Russian engineer through his grandson. There he claims his Grandfather worked on a plan to send an astronaut to Mars orbit then return, b
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by Radix 15y ago
We're being needlessly cheeky here. It isn't on every page and it isn't on the pdf. I propose it's an accident which happend when the document was moved from Word to the web. Notice the comma makes sense in How to Write Clear, Concise, and
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by Radix 15y ago
Grockit, a test prep startup, does this. They're setup to give test questions to be answered in a given time frame with ongoing chat between room members and there is an optional white-board for drawing on. The drawing section isn't built b
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by Radix 15y ago
As an MD I'd like to hear your opinion on some of the EMRs you've used. Particularly Greenway, which I've heard from a consultant, not a physician, is good, or at least a good company. Or Epic, which I've heard is both okay and awful, and

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