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by mmmurf 9y ago
> a JSON document confirming no use That would be the better design. No need to overload an HTTP status code meant only to indicate transport status.
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by mmmurf 10y ago
The world of the future is software. We're on the slow and exciting path of better and better digital representations of reality... everything from cheap orientation sensors to ADCs that were in the realm of science fiction a few yea
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by mmmurf 17y ago
Shameless plug: http://www.zazzle.com/free_kwame_t_shirt-235175928761389846
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WikiFieldtrip: For geography nerds (or travelers)
4 points by mmmurf 17y ago|2 comments
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by mmmurf 18y ago
How would you define ideology? As a person's current set of beliefs? Or as a set of vehemently held beliefs? Argument is the process of applying logic to a set of ideas. It is based on the premise that logic alone can yield insights and
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by mmmurf 18y ago
So because one cannot disprove X, then "the whole universe is X"?
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by mmmurf 18y ago
No I didn't, which is why I asked the question I asked. I guess I didn't know that vmware made stuff other than virtual machine software.
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by mmmurf 18y ago
Is there any reason to check this out? I've been using virtualbox for a while and can't think of any reason to stop.
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by mmmurf 18y ago
You are correct. One example that makes it obvious: Take 100 calories of lettuce (which is quite a lot). Now take 100 calories of oil (which is not much at all). Combine the two into a salad, which contains 200 calories and 50% of calories
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by mmmurf 18y ago
+1 for #6. It's a great read. It would be fun to teach a high school history class around it.
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by mmmurf 18y ago
Could also be measurement error...
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1 points by mmmurf 18y ago|0 comments
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by mmmurf 18y ago
He writes: "Let me make my own point of view clear - it is that the only position tenable from a viewpoint of strict empiricism is that the existence or non-existence of God are equally un-disprovable." So then why, if God exists and create
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by mmmurf 18y ago
I've found that "business" email is usually best expressed in a few sentences: Issue, suggestion, next step. Usually the next step is a formal discussion and decision. In business you can't expect most people to read a multi-paragraph ema
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by mmmurf 18y ago
Well said -- I work from the home office much of the time. If I want to be around people I go to a coffee shop. Meanwhile, my schedule is flexible and my commute takes 3 seconds. Also, I'm fortunate that I'm excited about what I'm working
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by mmmurf 18y ago
Monit has been very useful to me as well. I also use capistrano's command: "cap shell" to easily type the same command on all the servers.
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by mmmurf 18y ago
Are you interested in a low pay situation? My startup doesn't have the revenue at present to pay you much, but you'd have a big hand in shaping the direction of the product and a friendly, happy atmosphere. And obviously we expect some rev
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by mmmurf 18y ago
The Libertarian party is a fringe party that is mostly concerned with hemp legalization. I know libertarians (small l) who vote for each major party some of the time. The point of discussing libertarianism is to see the philosophical diffe
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by mmmurf 18y ago
I disagree with your premise that it's absolutism. Rand called herself a capitalist and Atlas Shrugged is simply Rand's argument about the morality of capitalism. Notably, Atlas Shrugged is more of a treatise against crony capitalism than
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by mmmurf 18y ago
Your point references the correlation between capitalism and democracy. One downside of a democracy is that special interests can gain power and distort the system to the benefit of the few rather than the many. In Atlas Shrugged, Rand show
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by mmmurf 18y ago
The approach I'd use would be to find a problem he wants to solve, and teach him to solve it in a few languages. One of the big "duh" moments when learning CS is when you realize that all languages consist of similar structures to let you g
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by mmmurf 18y ago
I think the comment does carry that implication, though it's not obvious to most people because they are looking for a messiah, benevolent dictator, wise group of elders, etc. Your own views would be summarized as pragmatism, which I think
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by mmmurf 18y ago
I wouldn't say that. Have you read any of Rand's books?
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by mmmurf 18y ago
Your comment suggests that you believe the world needs to be "run" by a wise planner of some sort.
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by mmmurf 18y ago
Note: Rand doesn't care how productive someone is, only that he/she attempts to actually be productive. Obviously there is great variation in how productive (in an absolute and economic sense) that individual humans can be. The point is
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by mmmurf 18y ago
Superb comment!
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by mmmurf 18y ago
Excellent point. There has been nothing remotely libertarian about the Bush administration.
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by mmmurf 18y ago
The privatization plan would give the beneficiary ownership over the investment, so there is not a problem, it just means that the investment has longer to grow. Ideally someone doesn't just build up a pile of money and intend to die with
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by mmmurf 18y ago
Well, you forgot about the way that benefits are systematically reduced and the retirement age is systematically increased. What about someone who worked hard in his 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s in hopes of retiring at 65 only to see the SS age be i
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by mmmurf 18y ago
You may be right, but the intent of the system doesn't really matter. When SS began the tax was 1%, now it's 12.5% and benefits have been decreasing every year. Sadly, the planners didn't anticipate just how population trends would play ou

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