lauraura

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Updog: A revolutionary communications platform for the connected and powerful(updog.pw)
4 points by lauraura 12y ago|0 comments
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by lauraura 12y ago
I'm pretty certain fair use doesn't apply when you're making money off the trademark you're using in "fair use".
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by lauraura 12y ago
Mansplaining is much more specific than men showing off; it's men assuming women are clueless and talking over them (e.g. the prototypical case where a man explained a woman's book to her, oblivious that she wrote it). Which I don
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by lauraura 12y ago
"And two out of seven people given the drug, have later died from the disease." Sounds like they're already doing precisely that.
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by lauraura 12y ago
Your arithmetic is being optimized out by the compiler; https://ideone.com/KmTSUB crashes for example.
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by lauraura 12y ago
Isn't "quantum computers are proven to be more powerful than classical" proof that BQP != P, which would imply P != PSPACE, which hasn't yet been proven?
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by lauraura 13y ago
From what I recall this is actually against the code of conduct that Sony makes all their suppliers sign (which includes a prohibition on forced labor), so it's probably a breach of contract.
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by lauraura 13y ago
If only they localize Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem ...
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by lauraura 13y ago
The 3DS has only been out for a couple years, and sales are still rising -- I don't feel like you can really compare it to a console whose entire lifespan has already passed. It might be better to compare the N64 to other consoles of t
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by lauraura 13y ago
Nintendo's been mainly working off their portables for years, really. The N64 didn't sell that great either, and the Gamecube did pretty awfully, ending up selling what few units it did almost entirely on the merit of its first-pa
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by lauraura 13y ago
A 3.4Ghz i5 is only about $200, and should be able to achieve around 326 GFLOPS peak (3 IPC * 8 floats per register * 4 cores * 3.4ghz).
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by lauraura 14y ago
One thing these calculators seem to be missing is side-money: like, let's say I'm earning some recurring income outside of my job (from a website or app or something), and quitting my job wouldn't mean losing that income. It'd be nice if th
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by lauraura 14y ago
It's been really depressing to see so many reactions to the shooting phrased in that way -- that the problem is mental illness or bad care of the mentally ill. Mentally ill people are already stigmatized enough as-is, despite the fact that
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by lauraura 14y ago
Transportation CO2 emissions make up a tiny fraction of total greenhouse gases. Water vapour is by FAR the biggest greenhouse gas. Water vapor is the largest greenhouse gas, but it's a relatively constant contribution; it's not part of
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by lauraura 14y ago
If you're speaking to a randomly selected adult American audience, on average, roughly 1 in 12 people in that audience have been raped . You're probably going to make a good portion of those people feel even more awful about being a victi