lurker19

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by lurker19 15y ago
Very superstitious.
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by lurker19 15y ago
It is certainly plausible that Jobs could have heard the Sony story and then marched over to the iPod lab.
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by lurker19 15y ago
Who is Bob Moog? The class that includes Edison and Jobs is the class that wins the recognition and respect of the general public, including my 80 year old aunt who has never used an Apple product. I guess of doesn't really matter though, i
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by lurker19 15y ago
Being dissatisfied isn't what was considered unreasonable. Thinking that changing the world is easier than changing your expectations is what is considered unreasonable. From a frequentist statistical point of view, that is true. But some
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by lurker19 15y ago
VBox has an extensive commandine tool suite and configuration language at least on Windows.
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by lurker19 15y ago
Maybe you should read the article to learn what he specific issue being discussed is.
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by lurker19 15y ago
You are unemployed and the victim of a crime. You are perfectly positioned to take some time to work with a lawyer to make the world a better place and make some money from your troubles.
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by lurker19 15y ago
Because Wozniak is a kindhearted man and because Jobs did eventually pay it back with 10000% interest. Wozniak would never have become a millionaire without a salesman like Jobs. The greatest hacker will never overcome economics.
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by lurker19 15y ago
RMS has never tried to stop anyone from being a more charming and eloquent and popular advocate for free software. No one has volunteered; everyone has chosen to let him lead.
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by lurker19 15y ago
Do note the difference between "giving someone less free stuff" and "punishing someone". Schools do not prevent students from seeking other educators. Any mass-production or limited-resource system will be relatively more beneficial to some
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by lurker19 15y ago
I don't understand. Remedial classes are exactly the solution to the problem you posed. The only difference is the number attached to the "grade level".
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by lurker19 15y ago
Is this a problem only for smart poor kids in regions with no magnet/exam schools? My parents moved to one of the wealthier (per-household) cities in America (not the wealthiest neighborhood; they had a professional services small business
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by lurker19 15y ago
I am curious to know how he avoided using his college education and the attendant cultural support. Did he take on an affected "low" accent, alter his skin color, give himself a few scars indicative of an unhealthy upbringing or a tour of d
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by lurker19 15y ago
Combining proteins?
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by lurker19 15y ago
You are mostly right, and it interesting that the US has a well-funded open access program for instilling focus and discipline. But it puts median-intelligence people to work on violent acts and afflicts them with PTSD, instead of making th
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by lurker19 15y ago
Can't get into the Apple app store with a PC. It takes money to make money :-/
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by lurker19 15y ago
Many ancient religious proscriptions have their basis in correlations to healthy living. There really are reasons to consider abstaining from pork and sex before marriage. Anyway, everyone's life is half chance. Make the best of it and enjo
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by lurker19 15y ago
Racist in the other direction.
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by lurker19 15y ago
Non-linear utility of money, especially when negative money is involved.
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by lurker19 15y ago
Life finds a way! Make a solid investment in her, and she'll pay you back with interest.
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by lurker19 15y ago
If people on welfare stopped at 2 or 3 kids we and they wouldn't have any financial problems with it. This generation's moonshot public works project should be a low cost reversible renewable year-long sterilization technology. Also, harsh
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by lurker19 15y ago
I think you answered your own question. Spend the money on on people instead of the military. I am a fan of TVA type government workfare. It is not close to perfect, but it is better than the MIC. I would rather have contracters skimming gr
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by lurker19 15y ago
Why 100% split? Why not a fractional share with a dollar cap, like social security? That could rednce the effect of freeloading, while still providing security in case the richest of you feels less generous in the future.
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by lurker19 15y ago
In the US we have community colleges, which offer a range of "adult ed" courses outside the degree program. Many universities also have Continuing/Night non-degree programs.
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by lurker19 15y ago
Security?
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by lurker19 15y ago
EC2 Micro... Was your blog hosting free up until the moment HN showed up?
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by lurker19 15y ago
Ha, and I am so accustomed to the illogically worded gold/glitter aphorism that I mentally remembered the wanderlost line incorrectly, even though the correct version sounds better.
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by lurker19 15y ago
It's archaic English, like the quotes outside punctuation rule.
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by lurker19 15y ago
Whoa that Brain Rot article is a perfect example of the propaganda technique of passing from the reasonable to the ridculous. It started off with a nice discussion of skills and calculators and Mathematics before veering off track to an inc
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by lurker19 15y ago
If probability and statistics replaced calculus as the high school capstone class, this country would be a much better place.

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