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by _debug_ 16y ago
> There is a lesson here about lawsuits, And consequently, there is a lesson here about the incredible loss of productivity caused by patent trolls on the economy. It's a percent of GDP, if you think about it.
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by _debug_ 16y ago
:-) Very true. I'm personally quite addicted to Flying Shark, which was released in 1987, I think (and which I play with Radiohead's "Talk Show Host", Live at Pinkpop 2001 Landgraaf in a continuous loop). 3-D and interactivity is all well a
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by _debug_ 16y ago
The front page says, "A distributed key-value database for modern web applications". The heading of this HN submission is "Yet Another Distributed Scalable Key/Value? (answer: no way!)" The schizophrenia continues on the home page. "Does th
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by _debug_ 16y ago
I didn't realize that people are now charging for this. It's free in India, and runs on donations. Actually, someone posted the link to the Anapanasati Sutta in a recent HN thread on meditation (thank to that person!), and you can just read
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by _debug_ 16y ago
I think you are mixing up the fact that IT has a large userbase, while ML, NLP, etc; are more niche (relatively speaking). 360 users IS immediate traction for this area. > Clearly, it takes more than 360 people to make a site successful
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Just thinking aloud : please humour me. Since technology is getting robotized, and even Chinese labour is at risk of losing jobs...Organ Farming. If and when the technology matures : You take my cells, convert them to stem cells, and worker
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Sure. My complaint is independent of predictability, it's about the disconnect of TA from established principles of science (objectivity and reproducible research) and the abuse of established terminology. One example is when the descriptio
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Yes, it works quite well. Jeff Ryan is the man. www.quantmod.com. Using his other package, IBrokers, or by embedding the REngine in a Java or .NET thread and using Interactive Brokers' APIs, it is quite feasible to start using R for mid-fre
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Upmodding you to counter the mindless fanboy downmods. It's a bit ridiculous that any negative opinion about The Idol gets downmodded.
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Can you please suggest alternative university courses / reading material / progression?
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Very insightful, thanks!
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Is there an extremely lightweight screen to go with this? I'd love to have a very lightweight computer that I can carry around. I would then Remote Desktop onto the beast running at home.
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by _debug_ 16y ago
Dear everyone, please move to the next freebie online platform and kill facebook so that their plans to use you fail. Please repeat once every 5 years. This is good enough to keep our privacy for now.
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by _debug_ 16y ago
> few people I did try to ask usually have the repulsive smirky grin. Many people in office jobs are like this. Brute force search till you find helpful and intelligent people who are not insecure and might actually be fun. You never ne
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by _debug_ 16y ago
:-))
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by _debug_ 16y ago
If the author of this article is reading this : can you please provide a timeline of events? Spreadsheet with column A = date, column B = event, column C = number of hours per day of typing at this point. Events include {Started Acupuncture
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by _debug_ 16y ago
The comments on that article are telling. The loss of privacy due to inappropriate data mining looks like it may cause at least some people to "go Amish" slowly (now, before I get jumped, I just mean "the avoidance of technology" by "go Ami
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by _debug_ 17y ago
> I wonder why. My take on it : The level of chaos in India is extraordinary. It is ubiquitous: the traffic, the government, and the sheer number of people being the top three things that come to mind. On top of this, the justice system
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by _debug_ 17y ago
I'm really sorry to hear this. No one deserves to have burnt out at 22. I hope you are able to exercise your body and relax your mind and get back to good health. Please try jogging / other exercise. They say it works really well in terms o
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by _debug_ 17y ago
I'm saying it's not OK for a sexist man to be excused for being charming.
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by _debug_ 17y ago
> you did some blatantly unfair editing there You don't get it. You are treating the original article like a Bible. In my opinion, the original article is the one which did the blatantly unfair editing; it bended over backwards to make
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by _debug_ 17y ago
Because I do not want his charm to detract from the rest of it. (charisma > sexism) == wrong. Also, in my opinion, it is actually a bit sad that the lady says, "oh well, it's ok to be treated that way because he's a good teacher". This
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by _debug_ 17y ago
From: http://www.kurzweilai.net/articles/art0504.html?m=3 "The charming side of Richard helped people forgive him for his uncharming characteristics. For example, in many ways Richard was a sexist. Whenever it came time for his daily bowl
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by _debug_ 17y ago
Not 100% on-topic, but still : Does anyone else think mind mapping is more hype than substance? It seems to be an incredible waste of space, for starters, which itself is a put-off for me.
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by _debug_ 17y ago
Would upmod you to heaven, were it possible! :-) I'm in Asia and 8 hours is a fantasy, by the way. 10 hours to 12 hours is the new 8 hours here. HR folks' jaw drops when you talk about part-time, by the way.
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by _debug_ 17y ago
Their web site has a 2-day countdown timer, by the way: http://www.bloomenergy.com/
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by _debug_ 17y ago
Thanks for the detective work!
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by _debug_ 17y ago
Prima facie, the key feature of the Adam seems to be that it's much more Open than the iPad. That sounds awesome! Plain Ubuntu + touchscreen + whatever I can do == wow.
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by _debug_ 17y ago
Feedback : I would like to know the team behind "I am starting" before I can trust you with my ideas. It's exactly as you say : "people & ideas, in that order". First, I need to know who you are, and then whether "I am starting" is for
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by _debug_ 17y ago
I do not mean to be condescending to those who are not-in-the-west. I do mean to sound frustrated about them being forced to stay in a no-win situation where they are at the mercy of the bureaucracy. What I meant is : it's a smart move to

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