damoe

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by damoe 3y ago
You are actually incorrect here as far as the US goes. Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the US constitution states: To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive ri
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by damoe 5y ago
Because there is a good chance reality is not rational.
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by damoe 6y ago
Perhaps, but that would be one reason why mathematics is not physics.
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by damoe 6y ago
> Do I think hate speech in private should be restricted? I think _probably_ not, but I think this is for the elected legislature to decide, not an idea that is edict from several hundred years ago. So you _probably_ agree with me? This
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by damoe 6y ago
From yesterdays news, Norway has now criminalized "hate speech" in a private context: https://www.out.com/news/2020/11/11/norway-has-made-biphobic... If you don't think this is negative, I
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by damoe 6y ago
I think you need to get your eyes checked, that is Simpson’s skin tone.
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by damoe 6y ago
I love the top comment on the video, "External combustion engine."
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by damoe 6y ago
I hear you, and even in the US it is a problem in Hawaii and Alaska. I live in the former and just yesterday was look at a part that was 8oz total and the site added a $100 HI, AK surcharge on shipping!!! This is mostly a UPS problem as fo
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by damoe 8y ago
I was a kid in Oregon in the early 70's when they implemented a bottle deposit. It was $.05 then which would be $.30 today. To bad they haven't increased the deposit amount. You also could return older, non-deposit containers at t
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by damoe 11y ago
They have been rewarded for their work. Perhaps there should be limits on these rewards?
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by damoe 11y ago
I live on the big island and pay over $.40/KWH so a $700 bill would be more like $200 on the mainland. That is one reason why my new house is off grid solar - cheap (compared to $.40/KWH), clean electricity. The other is that the
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by damoe 13y ago
Chess enthusiasts recently enjoyed two humans play in the World Chess Championship even though the machine has conquered chess. I see no reason that coffee lovers need give up the barista. I have a Nespresso and have made my own Sous Vide c
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by damoe 14y ago
I note that the original InfoWorld article is 3 months old. In the comments here one person has said that they still see the deletion and two say that they don't. So, does anyone else have test results to report?
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by damoe 14y ago
I see a company called Euroconsult publishes estimates of governmental space expenditures. Unfortunately it costs over 4000 euro! But a summery is available here: http://www.geospatialworld.net/index.php?option=com_content&...
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by damoe 14y ago
Thanks for the info, but shouldn't we be comparing civilian space budgets? Obviously dual use projects like GPS should be included but most of that 40B+ is purely military in nature.
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by damoe 14y ago
NASA's budget is about 18B, not all of which is space related. Where does your other 42B come from?
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by damoe 14y ago
As usual, lisp from the win! But you'd want to use nsubstitute for the in place manipulation.
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by damoe 14y ago
The problem is, there already is a simple to raise the transaction cost of initial communication. You write on your web site "please snail mail my agent/representative at xxx." If I really want to talk to the person I'll do that. What ty
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by damoe 14y ago
Of course other buildings simply don't let you leave without your key, but here at the JS Arms we feel that would be way too complicated.