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by noibl 4y ago
Several good points of clarification. My own phrasing leaned heavily on "abstract".
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by noibl 4y ago
Your substitution... - passing around butt-plugs and dildos to my students + [giving] out sex toys to kids ...is an example of exactly the kind of transcription error via which controversy ignites into hysteria. If we are to interpret your
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by noibl 4y ago
The first part of this sounds very closely related to something called Rogerian argument [1] which aims to find new opportunities for consensus by building on views already held in common. The bit about assigning probabilities is interestin
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by noibl 4y ago
It's nighttime and there is no wind. That's the downside of extrapolating from real-time data. A couple of highlights from Australia's energy transition story in the last few days, which show some of the work being done at st
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by noibl 9y ago
> big companies like google or facebook (which, according to the website, do not support net neutrality [why would they, right?]) It doesn't quite say that. It says[1] that they didn't sign up to the event on the 12th. However,
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by noibl 10y ago
Heh, probably not the best example of cheap TV. $3.8m wouldn't even pay for a single House of Cards episode.[1] But it still works as a good example of the economics: "With Netflix spending a reported $100 million to produce two 1
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by noibl 11y ago
A compiled cache of common javascript libraries. Benefits: speed, privacy (less interaction with CDNs).
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by noibl 13y ago
I found this article to be more informative: http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/02/giant-leap-for-nuclea...
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Giant leap for nuclear fusion as scientists get more energy out than fuel put in(arstechnica.com)
4 points by noibl 13y ago|2 comments
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by noibl 13y ago
> Who says this? Since you jogged my memory, here's one person who has said it: Richard Clarke, U.S. National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism 1992-2003 - https://news.ycombinator
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by noibl 13y ago
The personalisation idea sounds a lot (but not exactly) like what Hubski[1] is trying to do. There is still a certain amount of manual work involved in 'following' individuals and exploring tags (a la del.icio.us) but I find the r
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by noibl 14y ago
Heh, I like that.
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by noibl 14y ago
Is there a way to subscribe to change notifications on ToS docs from a specific company?
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by noibl 14y ago
Surprised Ars didn't mention this: "Microsoft switched to Word (from Internet Explorer) as its rendering engine with the introduction of Outlook 2007 and hasn’t looked back (errr, forward?) since. Despite the email community’s efforts and
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by noibl 14y ago
Sorry but that's bullshit. What you've said is that the guy simply got caught and therefore this was not a case of responsible disclosure. The letter doesn't say that. No other sources say that. You're the only one saying that.
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by noibl 14y ago
An admission in writing is not the same thing as a disclosure. You're using uncorroborated dates in a document that's clearly worded to paint the student in the worst light possible to infer a 'detection' which it doesn't mention and for wh
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by noibl 14y ago
The letter says no such thing. I don't know why you've taken the trouble to post this falsehood twice in a short thread. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5096170
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by noibl 14y ago
Actually the letter says nothing about detection and all other sources[1][2] about this matter agree that the 'detection' took the form of a voluntary disclosure, which was rewarded with an NDA demand under threat of arrest. So it seems you
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by noibl 14y ago
1. It's a fact that there are many competing theories about why the DoJ were so passionate about this case. 2. There are also many competing opinions on which reforms would be appropriate or sufficient in the wake of what was done to Aaron
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by noibl 14y ago
Thanks. > being an anonymous organization It isn't. It has a very public and (quite deliberately) accountable director who has made several detailed statements about the purpose and goals of the organisation. Several of its staff are al
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by noibl 14y ago
Wait a minute. Your claim is this: 'Aaron really doesn't need the association with Wikileaks'. In support, you offer only 'especially as his supporters attempt to portray his work as benign and altruistic'. I'm trying to understand how this
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by noibl 14y ago
So... you are implying a contrast or not?
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by noibl 14y ago
> especially as his supporters attempt to portray his work as benign and altruistic. Are you implying some kind of contrast?
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by noibl 14y ago
The word 'meltdown' is apt. [Price–Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price%E2%80%93Anderson_Nuclear_...
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by noibl 14y ago
> since we were completely outgunned and outmanned by the competition I wouldn't be so sure about that: http://html5test.com/results/desktop.html#fsCanvas Opera has always been outmanned and yet consistently been close to or ahead of
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by noibl 14y ago
> May you explain where I lose the plot? I guess, if I were to pinpoint, it would be with the words 'stir it'. BTW, I neither deserve nor need an apology from you. Don't be sorry! We're just disagreeing. And I really do think we have a
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by noibl 14y ago
Thank you for your post, which again starts off sounding reasonable and only later loses the plot completely. > On week #1 you fuck up and apologize. On week #2 you make the sale. Have you considered developing this into an ebook? &#62
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by noibl 14y ago
You were doing well up until: > With the gained attention, market a new product
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by noibl 14y ago
> For once, it seems Microsoft has a better option. Not for the first time. * { box-sizing: border-box; } is a staple of mine. > WebKit is the new IE and it's destructive for the web. Microsoft has submitted a patch to the WebKit p
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by noibl 14y ago
It's clearly stated that he's quoting Franklin -- "America's first great scientist." Here are some other statements about Franklin from Wikipedia which might illuminate the meaning (and maybe Norvig's assessment of the quote's relevance to

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