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LHC sets new world record(press.web.cern.ch)
1 points by human_v2 17y ago|0 comments
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by human_v2 17y ago
I work for a web host (not this one). From my experience, this is generally what is going on during downtime (note: times are BEST CASE scenario): T0: Servers go down T5-15: Someone realizes something is broken. T15-45: Initial someone cal
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by human_v2 17y ago
I agree that would disqualify it as a universal language candidate. At the same time though, how often do you wish you'd thought out your next sentence in its entirety when speaking to your girlfriend/boss/mother/etc ?
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by human_v2 17y ago
Lojban: "spelling is phonetic and unambiguous" They clearly ignored that rule for the name of the language =) On a more serious note, this is rather exciting. It would make a very good candidate for a universal language. A great deal of tim
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by human_v2 17y ago
I'm of the opinion that the LHC will make a great mess of physics. I saw a show on Discovery where most of the physicists at CERN feel there's a 9/10 chance they'll find the Higgs. Just a hunch, but I don't think they'll find it. I think th
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by human_v2 17y ago
Because MS is also an advertiser. Bing would become immediately worthless to advertisers if they did. Plus, assuming MS let their ads through and blocked Google's, Google would yell "anti-competition lawsuit" faster than you can say, well,
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by human_v2 17y ago
I don't think advertising is going to be able to sustain Google indefinitely. As more tech-savvy users get on the web, their tolerance for advertisements will dwindle, along with advertisers' return. Google probably knows this, which is wh
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by human_v2 17y ago
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise: golf is about getting trashed and seeing if you can still manage to ever put the ball in the cup. While on a business outing, the object of the game is now to play WORSE than the exec you are there with.
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by human_v2 17y ago
What is possible? Everything. It just depends on what level we are able to effectively manipulate the universe. Suppose for a moment that the universe is comprised of 'bits' at the very smallest possible scales. We do not currently have dir
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by human_v2 17y ago
We lack sufficient evidence to prove that we reside in a Matrix-like construct. Pending evidence, we shall continue believing that we do not live in such a construct.... though the line between physical reality and virtual reality become bl
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by human_v2 17y ago
The digital divide will not close itself, but rather can only grow larger as time goes on. Technology has been key to human evolution since man learned to create fire and sharp sticks. As such, we are inextricably bound to our technology. H
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Ludwig Wittgenstein(time.com)
28 points by human_v2 17y ago|38 comments
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by human_v2 17y ago
wiki = friend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-letter_second-level_doma... They're reserved by ICANN
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by human_v2 17y ago
It depends. I don't think a web interface will cut it. Professors will still need office hours or a chat interface. If this was actually the case, don't you think students could just as easily sit at home and read the book instead of going
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by human_v2 17y ago
This is what I would do, but you'd need some prerequisite software and information: 1. Get a genome for the simplest bacteria you can find. 2. You'd need molecular simulation software, specifically DNA and cells After you've gotten this, I
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by human_v2 17y ago
One day people might get sick of it. But not before American Idol is over.
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by human_v2 17y ago
Math isn't NOT intuitive as far as math itself goes. It happens to be a very nice language. I tend to think that relativity and quantum mechanics do not mesh well because of the language we use to describe them. While standard maths is NP c
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by human_v2 17y ago
COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS! I sort of feel like the internet is as close as we get to it now, with Twitter and other microblogging services bringing us a step closer. But really, I want full-on instant telepathic communication with anyone. Ce
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by human_v2 17y ago
Microsoft got comfortable, bottom line. They made XP (which rocks so hard, btw) and then felt like they won and stopped innovating. The article points out that Ballmer had a blind spot because he wasn't a techie, which I think is very accur
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by human_v2 17y ago
I was an early adopter, I pre-ordered a G1 and have had it for about a year now. I really love hardware keyboards, so +1 for the G1 and for the Moto Droid. However, the article talks about a bit of lag here and there, which is quite irritat
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by human_v2 17y ago
It depends who you market it to. Seems to me like it would be a great tool for a designer. How do you plan on implementing server side scripts? Hopefully you wouldn't take it as far as needing to install a web server for your editor. Overal
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by human_v2 17y ago
Ok, you've certainly proven your wisdom to me, but I still don't agree. When it comes to most normal computers users - old people like my parents, kids that aren't computer geeks - they want internet and email and word processing. Windows d
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by human_v2 17y ago
"So are the advances more software or hardware related?" People don't understand that the difference between the two is irrelevant. Software is a replacement for having to create a computer chip every time you write a program. Software is v
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by human_v2 17y ago
I'm interested in both. Though I couldn't tell you the tenets of transhumanism, the little I've read leads me to believe I would agree with it. AI, on the other hand, is something I'm very interested in. As a Singularitarian, I believe AI r
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by human_v2 17y ago
1) sorry, was habit/laziness. I fixed. 2) To each his own, but I think the community support for linux vastly outshines windows support because you're probably talking directly to some sort of developer on *nix forums. Also, I prefer linux
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by human_v2 17y ago
Maybe it's a moot point by now, but before facebook was around, there was i2hub and connectU. The rumor was that Mark was a dev for the i2hub/connectu team and he took the idea and made facebook. Because of the RIAA assault of i2hub, connec
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by human_v2 17y ago
When are people going to realize that you can't (shouldn't be able to) sue people like Google. The internet is a virtual reality. Hosting servers are the physical space of this reality. The files were put there by people, not by Google or Y
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by human_v2 17y ago
I don't think we needed Windows 7 to let us know Microsoft was a ripoff. Perhaps that's just me though. I'll take FOSS over Microsoft any day, but I also don't mind getting into the nitty gritty to make my *nix distro the way I want. I'm co
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by human_v2 17y ago
I think the Vibram Five Fingers helped the downfall too. I bought a pair of the KSOs and there's been two days I haven't worn them since I got them. People that buy crocs want to have neat shoes that are a little eccentric. They stop being
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by human_v2 17y ago
IMO, twitter itself is a fad, but only because it's somewhat revolutionary. It's becoming a collectively conscious entity, much like the entire internet. Twitter is around because people want to know what others are thinking as soon as they

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