davidvaughan

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by davidvaughan 3mo ago
Droitwich, UK, is a bit revealing.
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Ukraine's AI scene contributes to air defense(algorithmwatch.org)
2 points by davidvaughan 1y ago|0 comments
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by davidvaughan 2y ago
That idea across there. Just look at it.
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Reentry, by Eric Berger(thepsmiths.com)
12 points by davidvaughan 2y ago|2 comments
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by davidvaughan 2y ago
That is technically impressive, Hassaan, and thanks for sharing. One recommendation: I wouldn't have the demo avatar saying things like "really cool setup you have there, and a great view out of your window". At that point, i
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Literature helps us find meaning and understand the world(commonreader.co.uk)
1 points by davidvaughan 2y ago|0 comments
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by davidvaughan 2y ago
I confess to some scepticism. The lady concerned seems to be a dedicated big cat believer, with seven sightings already[0]. If other witnesses had been present, I would be more accepting of the claim. [0] https://www.newsandstar.
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Ask HN: Is There a Blender for Music?
2 points by davidvaughan 3y ago|7 comments
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by davidvaughan 3y ago
The writer suggests that a page about a moth is unlikely to provide an opportunity for pushing contentious views. The edits show there was disagreement earlier this year about the wingspan of the Scrobipalpula crustaria. Is it 11-13mm or 10
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by davidvaughan 3y ago
Do I detect some Aussie tongue in cheek here... "Mr Renwick was quick to protest his innocence. “You’ve got the wrong feller,” he told reporters."
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by davidvaughan 3y ago
The adult person under investigation has been named by the media. There is also a 16-year-old, who is too young to be publicly identified.
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by davidvaughan 6y ago
The novice is less likely to learn from a direct reading of Plato's Republic than to absorb Socrates's arguments and ingest enormous amounts of food for thought. The novice will then have the capacity to think more seriously a
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by davidvaughan 6y ago
Csikszentmihalyi says that attention "is an energy under our control, to do with as we please". If only it were true that we have attention under our control. There are so many things we can pay attention to, and so many people wh
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by davidvaughan 6y ago
For many people, sleep seems to be the #1 productivity booster. Certainly, the research seems to suggest focus suffers significantly thanks to lack of sleep - not to mention IQ. Needless to say there seem to be exceptions - Margaret Thatche
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by davidvaughan 7y ago
From Carlyle's French Revolution: "No lie you can speak or act but it will come, after longer or shorter circulation, like a Bill drawn on Nature's Reality, and be presented there for payment, with the answer, No effects. Pit
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Donald Schön and the reflective practitioner [pdf](scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu)
2 points by davidvaughan 7y ago|0 comments
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by davidvaughan 8y ago
There's a pile of lovely Brazilian music using seven-string guitars. It's often used as a counterpoint to samba melodies and in the style known as 'choro'. Yamandu Costa is worth a listen to hear how far a technically br
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by davidvaughan 8y ago
It is possible that the resolution gained more votes because of the trade war. In general, Members of the European Parliament have less understanding of business and trade than businesspeople and traders, and in my view[0] tend to follow th
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by davidvaughan 9y ago
Some of the questions necessarily involve a pen and paper. eg "copy this picture" and link the circled characters.
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by davidvaughan 9y ago
I get the impression from the article that they weren't expecting an anaerobic space: "Archaeologists lifted up a piece of concrete flooring while exploring the foundations of the fourth-century stone fortress. They were struck by
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by davidvaughan 9y ago
They do appear as "Roman camp" on an OS at the right scale - try the website, where you can sign up for free for a week. Or the Heritage Gateway website mentioned by ascorbic. There's a lot in the area that's still to be
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The ISBN, decoded(the-tls.co.uk)
1 points by davidvaughan 9y ago|0 comments
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by davidvaughan 10y ago
Just so. The reality for most people is that other people are the primary consumers of attention. So the problem is rather old.
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by davidvaughan 10y ago
I take issue with some of the statements on the front page. 1. "Children are motivated most when they discover the meaning behind a subject of their own accord." Not in my experience. The most motivated children are motivated for
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by davidvaughan 10y ago
I think it's a new term for something very old. People who needed to do serious work went to monasteries or lived in caves. The biggest distraction for many people is other people. Solitude is the way to get real work done. There'
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by davidvaughan 10y ago
Yes, sorry. I've corrected it.
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by davidvaughan 10y ago
"bills" = "invoices" in British English (Edited for rightness)
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Ask HN: Mathematical discovery as a slow plodding business
2 points by davidvaughan 10y ago|0 comments
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by davidvaughan 10y ago
This is wonderfully sly and humorous.
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Of Solitude – Montaigne(gutenberg.org)
2 points by davidvaughan 11y ago|0 comments

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