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by aptwebapps 1y ago
Good conversation threading first. For the rest it may just be that I'm used to it but I find it generally much easier to read than, say, Outlook.
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by aptwebapps 1y ago
The point of that section was not about the effect of land use restrictions on overall value but on local differences. If you are comparing the value of two different pieces of land with the same land use restrictions then they don't a
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by aptwebapps 1y ago
What's the best Gmail alternative wrt UI features?
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by aptwebapps 1y ago
So close ... https://cdn.qwenlm.ai/output/wV1bg6891b9b1082439d7000d439747...
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by aptwebapps 2y ago
Here's another analysis which comes from a slightly different angle. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1361045568663945216.html
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by aptwebapps 3y ago
deva.me being already taken, I guess.
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by aptwebapps 3y ago
The article does not claim anything like that even though the headline could be interpreted that way, and maybe that was not accidental. Scientists are investigating the system simply because it has properties that might make it easier to d
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by aptwebapps 3y ago
Although the fact that Google puts the Wikipedia BPF article in the sidebar might confuse you a little.
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by aptwebapps 4y ago
If you're a reporter and a really good storyteller, which he definitely is, your reporting drive better be really, really good. At my most cynical, I would say that Gladwell writes non-fiction because it suits his style and makes for b
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by aptwebapps 5y ago
Here's an interesting account by the originator meeting Nehru: https://www.news18.com/blogs/india/manu-bhagavan/an-intervie...
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by aptwebapps 5y ago
The problem isn't really NPEs. If it makes sense to have patents, then it probably makes sense to have a market in patents. The problem is mostly low-quality patents and the fact that the patent system is a poor fit for software.
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
> the interaction between personal liberty, privacy, automation, encryption, state power, human psychology, and the feedback loops that connect them Is that all? Let us know when you figure it out. I'm joking, but I really like your
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
My question was that while this particular chariot seems like it might have been used for ceremonial purposes, was that true for all chariots? The military context is interesting, but its surely only part of the picture. To put it a differe
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
Aren't there non-military uses for transportation?
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
The commenter is from the Netherlands, not Florida. Also, I think you need to replace one instance of "Florida" in your comment with another state.
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
That was what I meant, yes.
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
Maybe by the time a civilization achieves the tech needed to really expand, they no longer want to.
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
Patent trolls suck, but the top comment was just wrong.
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
If reparations for slavery ever happen in the US, it will be a political decision, not one resulting from a lawsuit. That isn't to say they courts won't be involved at one or more points, as you can certainly imagine challenges, b
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
I think you are making some rather large assumptions. It's possible that you and 'techsupporter went to similar colleges in similar cities and around the same time, and the only difference is between your perspectives. But if thos
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
Why is that the more important metric given the subject?
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
Given the overall upbeat tone of headline, subheading, and article, is "disingenuous" the word you want to use? Is it your impression that Ars is attempting to deceive or trick its readers?
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
The funny thing about that it is a perfectly understandable perspective from someone bent on wooing companies to come to his town (i.e. focused on the immediate needs and demands of his perceived clientele), but at the same time completely
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
"I'm going to let this slide" is the closest thing that springs to mind, but I wouldn't be surprised if some regional dialect somewhere uses "walk" like that.
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
I don't see much difference in the distinction between the client software (written by Mimestream, probably with regular updates) having access to your account, which it obviously has to has, and Mimestream having direct access. But IA
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
DC++ used to have the most obscure stuff. I remember finding one site(?server?hub?) that had every single F1 race broadcast (practice, qualifying, and race) for many years. Basically someone had been recording every race on VHS tape and eve
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
I actually learned to code on a Beowulf cluster. The first programs I wrote to completion were on an LP mud that ran on a cluster in the creator's basement. Not because it was necessary for a mud with never more then ten users at once,
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
Dinosaurs were not around during the period in question, but their fossils were, as were the crocodilians and large monitor lizards. So if dragons are based on a real thing, I prefer one of those things. But I also think it's a mistake
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
I remember the first time I read a heavily-footnoted Shakespeare play and discovering that for every word or passage I thought I needed to look up there were two or three that I did as well but did not realize simply because the language ha
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by aptwebapps 6y ago
We might disagree on those two points (I am abivalent about the research integrity one, anyway) but I hope you can agree with me that whether Epstein has a legitimate interest in science is completely immaterial to both of them. That's

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