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by 40acres 8y ago
Does China have a state religion? Seems like the government clamps down on all of the major religions, is it a secular culture?
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by 40acres 8y ago
Hindsight is 20/20 but this idea is definitely one of the worst ideas I've heard when it comes to applied gameification. Perhaps unlocking some sort of extra content would've been better, but handing out badges is such a deli
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by 40acres 8y ago
I have a hunch that the cluster and agglomeration effects that has fueled China's growth will slow as their economy becomes more advanced, and I can envision a fracturing of the global economy where the U.S and China stand as the two m
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by 40acres 8y ago
I disagree, my earlier point illustrates this a bit more. I think early on the internet was so novel that only the experienced (programmers, academics, industry folks) could navigate it. Once the browser, Google, and smartphones arrived mor
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by 40acres 8y ago
> I think we need a new push for de-centralization. I believe that it will eventually happen and that this moment is prime for a decentralization push. The internet is still a bit too young to call out trends, but I'd be surprised i
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by 40acres 8y ago
I haven't used Ruby before but I'd have to guess that their Array implementation utilities table doubling, if this is the case operations like concat, union, and difference should be linear.
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by 40acres 8y ago
You're probably right, also, since most travelers optimize for cost it will take longer to earn enough points for substantial rewards. It took me at least a half dozen cross country flights and at least two international flights to ear
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by 40acres 8y ago
I think rewards and upgrades should actually cost less if airlines want to increase brand loyalty. I signed up for Delta's frequent flyer program because i frequently took cross country trips and decided I needed to take full advantage
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by 40acres 8y ago
I think there is a balance to be struk but I don't know what it is. As someone who frequented gaming forums in the late 2000s I've seen the dark side of 100% anonymous forums: there is definitely a lack of humanity that comes acro
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by 40acres 8y ago
I actually think Facebook is very well equipped to combat disinformation campaigns on it's platform. At least more equipped than radio and TV. Due to the political environment of the present day I look at Facebook and other social medi
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by 40acres 8y ago
I was too young to really keep abreast of the Microsoft anti-trust lawsuit, but I've never seen a technology company come under so much sustained pressure than Facebook over the past 18 months. The New York Times in particular has defi
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by 40acres 8y ago
I just read the outline for volume one, sounds really interesting. Has anyone read V1? What sort of mathematical background is required to understand it? Is it proof heavy and really terse like CLRS?
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by 40acres 8y ago
>> ISS constantly falls down to earth. It is also moving so fast that it constantly misses earth. I'm gonna have to roll up some herb while you explain this comment further.
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by 40acres 8y ago
How are you able to achieve 0G while still within the escape velocity of earth, what's the science behind this?
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by 40acres 8y ago
It's atypical but I think it provides a completely different model about how to think about college. A lot of parents are stressing out about how to pay for college and for good reason, but I think you can derive 80% of the value of go
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by 40acres 8y ago
My anectodal experience tells me no. I went to a CUNY (NYC system college) school with a 99% acceptance rate and sub 20% graduation rate. It was more important that I lived in New York than that I went to this specific school. I was able to
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by 40acres 8y ago
I do but am not at liberty to discuss.
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by 40acres 8y ago
There may be some white papers floating around describing the tech but to my knowledge no academic level papers have been released yet.
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by 40acres 8y ago
Very interesting perspective. I think stories like yours are why I believe in the ideas behind the diversity effort going on in tech right now. As a black male I've definitely interacted with these platforms and just have been puzzled
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by 40acres 8y ago
In theory, I don't mind advertising or machine learning based recommendations that is a nice mix of "here's more of the same" and "hey, how about this from left field". I think Spotify for instance has a good m
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by 40acres 8y ago
I work for Intel on a team that partners w/ design and manufacturing to build DFX features and tooling. It's been quite the ride to enable DFX for Foveros but it's really exciting technology. At the end of the day I look at i
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by 40acres 8y ago
I've been really interested in a 'digital agent' model for a while now. Some profile, and/or grand set of settings that apply to all my interactions online. I interface with way too many platforms online to keep track of
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by 40acres 8y ago
Mike Tyson said: "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face." When it comes to semiconductors I'd say: "Everyone wants to make their own chips until they have to do so at scale". (Doesn't roll of t
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by 40acres 8y ago
Honestly seems like we may be headed toward unionization, it may not happen within the next 5 years or so but silicon valley mega-giants sell a bill of goods to their employees regarding how they are all about changing the world for the bet
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by 40acres 8y ago
Such an awesome program and a great way to tackle multiple tough problems (how to reduce recidivism rates; how to solve the food desert problem in urban areas; how to improve the health & nutrition of the black community) with one solut
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by 40acres 8y ago
The most powerful thing you could probably do is vote for politicians who have made it a goal to fight climate change.
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by 40acres 8y ago
I was in high school during the last recession so I have no idea of what to expect, but how does one take advantage of a recession? Do you invest in blue chip stocks that you assume will ride out the recession and bounce back? (Apple in Goo
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by 40acres 8y ago
Slavery and the genocide of Native peoples is America's original sin. The legacy of racist policies permeates through every aspect of American life -- Silicon Valley is NOT an exception, liberal havens are NOT an exception. North East
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by 40acres 8y ago
Thanks for the effort. I purchased the e-book and will start working through it immediately. I'll let you know what I think.

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