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by guspe 13y ago
I agree with you, artists should not starve and deserve our appreciation. Even with piracy, Beyoncé, Jay Z, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence, Steven Spielberg, Justin Bieber, R. R. Martin and many, many other artists and creators are pretty saf
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by guspe 13y ago
The article should have linked to the original Simulation Argument by Nick Bostrom, since the physics part is just one of many possible tests to verify the hypothesis. Here is Nick Bostron's argument: http://www.simulation-a
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by guspe 13y ago
There's no pure technological achievement. Politics permeate engineering all the time. I'd rather say I despise Apple's misguided approach to patents than say its techinical merit is "more important". Because given
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by guspe 13y ago
Life is not a game. And that's because, unlike any game, life has no rules. By following this strategy guide, there's absolutely no guarantee you will succeed (btw, what exactly is it to succeed in life?). People might get a sense
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by guspe 13y ago
Aaron Swartz's dream come true?
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by guspe 13y ago
Try the tutorials. Instead of entering Robotropolis sewer, just head down and start with "Robot Anatomy".
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by guspe 13y ago
Yeah, this was more or less my reaction to this article too. Much before infinite scrolling in apps, there were libraries so overwhelming in sheer volume of content that lead Borges to conceive the universe in the form of "The Library
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by guspe 13y ago
We can't avoid applying human paradigms to animal behaviour. Cats strike us as introverted and cynical so they serve well the purpose of criticizing humanity; by playing the role of a cat, people can disclose about the pointlessness of
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by guspe 13y ago
The NY Times has been running an automated haiku experiment for some time now. I think it has a lot to do with your comment. Check this: haiku.nytimes.com
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by guspe 13y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if the same criticism could be applied to several institutions throughout the world. When I think about how U.S. is one of the countries where creationism thrives the most, it's clear to me that the problem
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by guspe 13y ago
Wait, careful with the strawman there. Yes, USP is funded by taxpayers but the students themselves don't have to pay anything. The reasoning behind this choice is that the cost of a student in that University can be shared by everyone
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by guspe 13y ago
And isn't that remarkable? I think it is.
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by guspe 13y ago
With all its deficiencies, USP is a top university and produces valuable researches. That's no joke at all. Just look at the Lattes curriculum of both its faculty and graduates. MIT, Harvard, Princeton —those are awesome universities b
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by guspe 13y ago
>Politics contaminate our universities and research centers so deeply that it masks any selection for actual competence. This is a serious claim backed by no evidence whatsoever. It's an idea that permeates brazilian academia, it&#x
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by guspe 13y ago
>"It's sort of like a Soviet socialism of computing," he said, adding that the U.S. "free-for-all model works better." This is interesting. If Internet did really follow a free-for-all model, NSA would've ne
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by guspe 13y ago
Most of the comments here focus on poverty but the author is talking about a broader subject, he is talking about scarcity. Being poor is but one of the forms to experience scarcity. And this is a brilliant idea. What intrigues me is that p
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by guspe 13y ago
It's awkward to compare Italian and Mandarin to the state of English in the world. English is a language that was "exported" to America by the British Empire. It was also "exported" to Australia and many other forme
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by guspe 13y ago
>Everything is difficult if you don't care enough. I don't agree with that. Some things are hard and have nothing to do with how much effort you put into it. It's a common misconception that people who succeed are those wh