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by 77544cec 7y ago
> But Tim Palmer turned out to not only be a climate physicist with an interest in the foundations of quantum mechanics, he also turned out to be remarkably persistent. He wasn’t remotely deterred by my evident lack of interest. Indeed,
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by 77544cec 7y ago
I recommend Simulacra and Simulation by Baudrillard over The Society of the Spectacle. Less obscure. Better Style. Also check out America by the same author: > I went in search of astral America, not social and cultural America, but the
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by 77544cec 7y ago
It's a transpiler then, if my terminology is correct.
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by 77544cec 7y ago
"Spiritual" or "visionary" experiences are very saillent when considering exceptional scientific feats. Heisenberg: suddenly realized he had to study physics on a bike when he was a teenage boy. Einstein: was driven by M
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by 77544cec 7y ago
Don't forget the dollar and the fact any transaction made with this currency falls under American law. This is imperialism imposed by rule of law rather than by force, but still imperialism in the end. Example: https://www.s
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by 77544cec 7y ago
Relevant McDonnel Douglas helicopter ad: (timelink) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0R117k9tdA&feature=youtu.be... Yes, this is from a video about cattle mutilation, but whatever.
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by 77544cec 7y ago
There is much that is strange, but nothing that surpasses man in strangeness. He sets sail on the frothing waters amid the south winds of winter tacking through the mountains and furious chasms of the waves. He wearies even the noblest of t
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by 77544cec 7y ago
I'm more concerned by the divide in status companies like Uber incur among workers than the comfort of the taxi clients, which by the way is a transportation mode only a select few can afford to use frequently.
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by 77544cec 7y ago
In French (and some other romance language speaking countries), a computer is called an ordinateur(fr)/ordenador(es) as in 'to ordinate' (put in order).