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by blaabjerg 10y ago
No matter how obvious and beaten-to-death a joke is, there's always someone who can't help themselves.
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by blaabjerg 10y ago
The current borders are irrelevant. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_Empire#/media/File:WestAf...
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by blaabjerg 10y ago
I imagine advance knowledge of the timing is desirable if the project involves many volunteers going to a beach to herd turtles at night. Allows for planning, doesn't require anyone to monitor the webcam at night, etc.
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
Google to the rescue: http://lesswrong.com/lw/jrt/lifestyle_interventions_to_incre...
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
Indeed, rails. Subway rails in fact. Subway rails with a subway train riding on them :)
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
Fascinating. Here's a talk in which he goes into some background on the technology and process behind some of his work: http://vimeo.com/78667444
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
It seems it automatically goes to the next page (and scrolls about 1/3 down the page) once I scroll to the bottom? And there's no way to go back to the previous page? Some usability issues, but overall a nice idea. I like the chro
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
How so?
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
2013/2014 was an exception. WCC has been held every other year for the last few years, and it will return to that now. Honestly I'm not quite sure why they decided to arrange the 2013 WCC in the first place. Every other year makes
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
Isn't that enough? Highly biodiverse environments like tropical rainforests are treasure troves of thousands of fascinating species that we don't know much about yet. No doubt we still have a lot to learn from these environments.
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
It's not necessarily as simple as calling the police in Liberia. Corruption levels there are significantly higher than they are in Denmark. What if the logger pays the policeman to do nothing about it? Enforcement is definitely going t
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
CO2 isn't the only issue, of course. Biodiversity is another good reason to preserve the rainforests, and algae can't make up for that.
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
Did you read the article? It's not just a lump sum cash payment for a promise. A couple of relevant quotes from the article: > Under the terms of the agreement, Norway will help Liberia to initially build up the capacity to monitor
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
They aren't just arrogantly trying to help an African nation, they have an interest in trying to preserve the rainforest and its biodiversity. It's quid pro quo.
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
Indeed. Here's his story: http://www.theawl.com/2013/09/i-was-a-hated-hipster-meme-and...
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
I've never owned a Kindle before, but I want one and I can't decide if I should go for the standard Kindle or the Voyage. What are your thoughts, is the upgrade worth it on a tight student budget? I'd be upgrading from paper
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
I'm the opposite, I can't really imagine needing the light very often. A Kindle without a light should be about as readable as a book without a built-in light, and I rarely find myself in a situation where I can't read a book
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by blaabjerg 12y ago
> Lastly, I'd say that it's influenced by Amundsen taking almost the exact same route as Scott had previously announced. Did Scott end up changing his route after the announcement? Because I seem to recall they started several
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by blaabjerg 13y ago
No it isn't. It's a waste of time if you're curious about the effects of a full dose of LSD or want a trip, but that's not the purpose here. Did you read even the first sentence of the article?
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by blaabjerg 13y ago
Norway has a disproportional chunk of the world's known Thorium reserves as well. It seems Slartibartfast rigged the energy lottery in their favor.
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by blaabjerg 13y ago
Here's the Prerequisites section: Students taking courses based on this book have ranged from first-year undergraduates to graduate students. We assume only that students have had a solid course in programming. They should be familiar
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by blaabjerg 13y ago
Knocking someone unconscious while swimming sounds difficult. I have a hard time imagining a situation where your energy is best spent punching the drowning person rather than trying to drag them ashore.
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by blaabjerg 13y ago
Maybe I'm a horrible person, but I don't think taking someone's hand and placing it on your dick is such a horrible, disgusting thing to do when you're in a situation like the one described in that post. Keep in mind tha
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by blaabjerg 13y ago
Without thinking a whole lot about it I had assumed prisms were used in the optical splitters/couplers central to the program. That doesn't seem to be the case.
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by blaabjerg 13y ago
To be fair, being able to understand Facebook's TOS is not sufficient to be able to set up and use a properly encrypted communications channel. Not everyone is as tech savvy as you are.
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by blaabjerg 13y ago
But the encrypted parts would be safe from eavesdropping even if hosted in Sweden, no? If that's the case, hosting it in Finland makes zero difference apart from political pressure.
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by blaabjerg 13y ago
He was already retired when that article was written.
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by blaabjerg 13y ago
That sounds like a bug. "Received" is supposed to be like "all [received] mail", both read and unread. Works like a charm on 12.15.
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by blaabjerg 13y ago
What makes you think they intend to get all the features we want back in? I hope you're right, but I haven't seen anything to indicate that's the case.
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by blaabjerg 13y ago
How does markdown preclude WYSIWYG editing?

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