dconway

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Supercomputing Increments Towards the Exaflop Era(futurememes.blogspot.com)
1 points by dconway 14y ago|0 comments
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by dconway 14y ago
I could just as easily say that whenever one argues with a non-libertarian, he or she lays out an endless series of straw men. See how that works? "Your argument doesn't accurately represent my viewpoint" is what both No True Scotsman and s
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Flash Player and AIR Pave Way For New Games(blogs.adobe.com)
1 points by dconway 14y ago|0 comments
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New Hampshire is building a tech cluster in Boston’s shadow(articles.boston.com)
4 points by dconway 14y ago|0 comments
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An Intuitive Explanation of Solomonoff Induction(lesswrong.com)
4 points by dconway 14y ago|0 comments
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by dconway 15y ago
More legislation is almost never a good solution. It'll just encourage the parasites to get more creative and hurt the legitimate journalists.
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Nintendo Needs a Hit in a Hurry(businessweek.com)
1 points by dconway 15y ago|0 comments
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by dconway 15y ago
Good point. The two paragraphs at the bottom state that the FBI's app will likely only use public information. Profile set to private? You're golden.
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Indefinite Detention is a violation of ICCPR, a UN Human Rights Treaty from '66(icrc.org)
1 points by dconway 15y ago|0 comments
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by dconway 15y ago
You're not the only one. The ads are often funny, or beautiful. Flashing lights (in my opinion) help give cities that city feeling.
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by dconway 15y ago
The design of the controller is obviously very similar to a playstation controller. I don't know much about IP/copyright/patent. What are the chances of this guy getting sued by Sony?
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Data Security: Your Information, Their Loot(businessweek.com)
1 points by dconway 15y ago|0 comments
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by dconway 15y ago
I program. I am able to be social at a basic, perhaps proficient level. Frankly, I sometimes... no, often... find relating to other people, especially other non-nerds or non-programmers to be a real hassle, something I have to put effort in
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by dconway 15y ago
When they make one that's safe for implant, I am so getting it.
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OnLive Goes Mobile(businessweek.com)
1 points by dconway 15y ago|0 comments
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Why Facebook Is (Mostly) Right About Sharing(businessweek.com)
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by dconway 15y ago
Forget electric cars. I'm building an Iron Man suit.
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Computer Scientist Creates Kill-Switch for Biological Viruses(businessweek.com)
116 points by dconway 15y ago|23 comments
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by dconway 15y ago
One aspect of design that's been on our mind has been naming our product. Any general guidelines about naming websites would also be appreciated. (I've read GoDaddy's suggestions, but useful as they are, they're so sparse.)
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by dconway 15y ago
Please. All that Google paranoia belongs in the same thread as UFOs and bigfoot. Let Google and Facebook's linguistic algorithms scan my every email. So long as there's no human doing it, I could care less.
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by dconway 15y ago
Ugh. What a depressing way to think about college. But you're right. My English degree isn't doing jack for me. In my free time during college, I actually studied theology, computer science, and martial arts. They are what should be writt
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by dconway 15y ago
I'm doing a less intense version of this now. Taking breaks (sometimes whole-day breaks) helps prevent burnout. Nontechnical breaks are especially good: house chores, exercise, meals. (I actually let the dishes pile up a bit so I can wash t
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by dconway 15y ago
I'm reminded of something I studied in a Communication Theory course in college, but can't remember the title of, and so am having a difficult time find on Google. Some psych researcher / professor proposed that there were four strategies u
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by dconway 15y ago
Sweet. I've always wanted to look inside people's pores.