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by _debug_ 16y ago
This is way too sensible to become true in the U.S. Next.
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by _debug_ 16y ago
My monitor is a wide-format one and the viewing angle is quite bad when used vertically :-( (Dell S2409W). What's yours? In general, do you know the principle(s) to keep in mind when selecting a monitor for vertical use?
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Exchanges often use (relatively) esoteric hardware + real-time OSes, such as the Tandem NonStop series. Experience with such a platform + domain knowledge about the finance industry is a rare combination, so I find it plausible that a coupl
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by _debug_ 16y ago
There was this time when Google used to let me remove links from the search results (personalization, I presume) and I would RELIGIOUSLY remove expertsexchange.com. It also used to fill me with warmth to know that several other geeks probab
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by _debug_ 16y ago
> I'm as qualified as any other PL researcher (or Wikipedian) to determine the validity of a source. I request you to discontinue your actions, despite whatever high opinion you may have of yourself. Maybe you can create a separate page
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by _debug_ 16y ago
No, it is not merely an Embassy. It is a U.S. Military presence. I finally found an article with a photo and more concrete details : http://www.jpri.org/publications/friends/mcneill_JT_05-09-06...
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by _debug_ 16y ago
> There is also a small US Army base between Roppongi and the Aoyama graveyard, right next to the new National Museum. Thanks. I finally found an article mentioning it : http://www.jpri.org/publications/friends/mcneill_JT_05-09-06...
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Actually, it was about Okinawa. The previous PM of Japan, Hatoyama, made loud noises about forcing the U.S. to move it's military base off of Okinawa ("The time has come for us to seek a more equal relationship with the U.S." @see http://w
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by _debug_ 16y ago
I strongly bet that pg has discovered some extremely weird (i.e., extremely human) correlations, and uses them, but possibly cannot reveal them for fear of ridicule or worse, people gaming the process. For example, big nose == great non-tec
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Sorkin replied to the sexism allegation: http://www.deadline.com/2010/10/aaron-sorkin-on-social-netwo... "I didn't invent the "F--k Truck", it's real -- and the men (boys) at the final clubs think it's what they deserve for being who they
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by _debug_ 16y ago
> is actually a very valuable contribution to science and society -- what are the point of such models if they don't work Agreed. Some papers just say, "We tried this and it doesn't work", and that's a contribution, too. I would just li
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by _debug_ 16y ago
> Taleb reportedly made a multi-million dollar fortune during the financial crisis that began in 2007 "Reportedly". Also, "multi-million dollar fortune" is really vague. Sorry to spoil a good story, but the entire Taleb thesis is just a
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by _debug_ 16y ago
+1 Yes, Google is a machine learning company. And any sufficiently advanced machine learning technology is indistinguishable from AI magic. :-)
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Thank you, I didn't know about transhumanists/ism before this.
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Just wow. There are people who would write a book instead of this, and yet, that book might not have as much content.
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by _debug_ 16y ago
> just knowing yourself is insanely important. Brilliant pun, more so if it was unintended! :-) Hmm, I suppose a sense of humour helps, too?
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Sorry, mistaken assumption on my part.
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by _debug_ 16y ago
I have only a vague idea of the concept of the Singularity (and it is that artifical intelligence will one day eclipse human intelligence), but does anyone know if Dr. Kurzweil & Co. have considered the possibility that by that time, ge
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Thank you. "Scala is the #17 most popular language on GitHub" is what I was looking for.
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Idea : We have undersea fiber optic cables. Why not have undersea foodtubes to deliver food to poorer nations? Developed countries waste bucketloads of food every day. I'm sure people smarter than me will figure out how to install repeaters
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by _debug_ 16y ago
What am I missing : why not just use Firefox ScrapBook and automate regular backups and sync-ing with your laptop (which is what I do right now)?
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by _debug_ 16y ago
I absolutely love this idea, especially if those are otherwise-expensive books. For example, those 10 books for me would be Machine Learning-related, but I can imagine several popular packs : Harry Potter, Twilight, etc; would be a hit.
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Yes : Int J Sports Med. 1991 Apr;12(2):228-35. "Endogenous anabolic hormonal and growth factor responses to heavy resistance exercise in males and females." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1860749
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by _debug_ 16y ago
+1 for exercising, especially squats. Apparently, squats and deadlifts release a burst of testosterone. I can vouch from personal experience that squats drive out the blues like nothing else, and can certainly believe in the burst-of-testos
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by _debug_ 16y ago
1. Cognitive therapy-lite : Try to maintain a journal where you divide a page into 2 columns. LHS : negative thought, such as, "I cannot talk to people; no one likes me". RHS : objective assessment, such as, "Actually, I can talk to people
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by _debug_ 16y ago
The age of 25 is like that. "Most geniuses did their best work in their twenties"-pressure. "My God, 30 is just 5 years away"-pressure. I suggest tackling this from a psychosomatic perspective. The body is an indirect but very powerful agen
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by _debug_ 16y ago
+1 After reading a suggestion on HN, I now try to start with something productive instead of email. If I HAVE to check my email first, I'll first start an alarm countdown to 10 minutes and then check email + HN.
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by _debug_ 16y ago
"Are their dreams not worth it? If not, why do we sulk about them later?" Yes, their dreams are not worth it by their own account, and in their own words ("Are you crazy? Where will the paycheck come from?") and most importantly, as eviden
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by _debug_ 16y ago
That's good to know. Still, my skepticism of the Indian culture of corruption remains. Until the lofty plan trickles down into tangible reality, please remember that the India story has never been about what the politicians do for the peopl
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Please downvote till you actually hear about these being used by real people, not just a fat Indian minister who probably thinks 8 asterisks is his password because that's what he sees on the screen when his secretary open his email for him

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