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by instantwhat 7y ago
> It makes perfect sense- in the same way that your reflection in a mirror "demonstrates awareness of your presence." The commander in the video did not describe it as being like a reflection. Why don't you watch his 6-mi
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by instantwhat 7y ago
I haven't been banned from HN before, but I'm not surprised that some of my comments resemble ones from those you have banned. Help me understand, please: what about that comment makes it a flamewar comment? I was attempting to e
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by instantwhat 7y ago
> Look, I love the idea of aliens, but try to apply Occam's Razor here. What's less complicated? I said nothing about aliens--you did. In fact, the only interpretation I offered was that the object appeared to demonstrate awar
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by instantwhat 7y ago
That is not true at all. What articles did you read? See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20071582
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by instantwhat 7y ago
That makes no sense. Testimony from the pilots who intercepted the object indicates the object demonstrated awareness of their presence. Watch this video of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 squadron commander (not an average military pilot) who int
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by instantwhat 7y ago
That makes no sense. Testimony from the pilots who intercepted the object indicates the object demonstrated awareness of their presence. Watch this video of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 squadron commander (not an average military pilot) who int
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by instantwhat 7y ago
> Or are you trying to reveal some sort of hidden value judgment or bias or something related to the politics of global warming? Mainly that, although you aren't the person I posed the question to, and it may not apply to you. Assu
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by instantwhat 7y ago
Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear. What I mean is, if these organizations made such an announcement, and assuming that they were correct, what would you think? Would that be good news or bad news? Why?
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by instantwhat 7y ago
If, tomorrow, NASA, NOAA, and the UN IPCC held a joint press conference to announce surprising new evidence which indicated that anthropogenic effects on the climate were minimal, that we could not noticeably affect the climate, regardless
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by instantwhat 7y ago
> For one thing, "rising sea levels" is often used as a symbol, representing all the varied consequences of global warming, the most depressing of which may be global ecological turmoil, so you might consider taking it less lit
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by instantwhat 7y ago
So you're saying that you don't care what the original author named his software, and you're going to say it your way, just to be different?
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by instantwhat 7y ago
He's trying to tell you, in an indirect, humorous way, that the name of your product, when spoken in English and pronounced a certain way, sounds like something other than the name of the planet and mythological god. His comment has be
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by instantwhat 7y ago
> And that's despite the Swiss having an opinion for being like Germans, but without the openness and legendary sense of humour ;) Friendly help from a native English-speaker: I think you meant "reputation" rather than &qu
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by instantwhat 7y ago
I appreciate your response. I don't expect you'll see this reply, since it's so old, but just in case: > Let me ask you a question, though you don't have to answer it. Do you feel like HN is biased against the point
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by instantwhat 7y ago
Friendly pedantry: in that video, you referred to vi as "vee"? :)
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by instantwhat 7y ago
> I'm talking about the difference between handing your child a book and whipping them into submission. Isn't that a false dichotomy?
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by instantwhat 7y ago
Those release notes are some of the best written I've ever seen. Clear, concise, comprehensive. Gives a lot of confidence in the project going forward. Nice work.
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by instantwhat 7y ago
> What should we do now? :) I don't know what the solution is. I wish I did. My point is simply that there is definitely a bias on HN, and I think few people would seriously claim that it's right-leaning. A multi-axis perspec
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by instantwhat 7y ago
From what I hear, PUBG just has poor code, so let's leave it out of the discussion and compare well-made games. Of course, there is an upper limit on how much latency CSP and lag compensation can compensate for, and this varies by game
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by instantwhat 7y ago
Perhaps look at it from the perspective of a software developer, Dan. A user files a bug report about bad output. The developer is mystified, because he definitely didn't intend for the code he wrote to work that way, and other users
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by instantwhat 7y ago
> Perhaps a better system would be to upvote only? Then constructive comments would raise to the top and who really cares what's long way down? I agree. That's one of the conclusions I've come to from having used differen
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by instantwhat 7y ago
I think you're one of the lucky ones, then, that the anatomy of your ear canal allows the earplug to seal the passage without the pillow putting pressure on it. What almost works for me is using two differently sized earplugs and putti
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by instantwhat 7y ago
Go listen to actual competitive FPS players, and hear them complain about having 60 ms latency. Listen to them complain about living on one U.S. coast and playing on servers on the opposite one and having 80-100 ms latency. Listen to play
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by instantwhat 7y ago
This discussion is a good example of why downvoting, graying comment text, and specifically, downvoting for disagreement, are bad. The solution to the problem this story is about is robust, fearless discussion in pursuit of truth. But what
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by instantwhat 7y ago
No, the big things are varying ear canal sizes and shapes, varying earplug sizes and shapes, and side sleepers. Put an earplug in your ear that seals the ear canal, then press firmly on the outside of your ear canal (on the side of your hea
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by instantwhat 7y ago
Are you unaware of China's Belt and Road initiative? Confucious Institutes at U.S. universities?
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by instantwhat 7y ago
The common theme in your writing is projection and hypocrisy. > "You are not fit to make decisions regarding your own life because your are broken. Live is awesome, accept it." People are broken. Life is not always awesome. We
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by instantwhat 7y ago
Your comment may be an example of what I'm talking about: it's not a rational response to what I said, so you may be inhibited from understanding my comment rationally. Let's look at each part: > The problem is that for s
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by instantwhat 7y ago
One of the most important things to understand about depression and suicide is that those who are in the middle of it are in an altered state of mind. They are locked into thought patterns that are self-reinforcing and prevent rational unde