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by ASpring 11y ago
Here's the math for those wondering: Odds to win = 1/292,201,338 Cost of Ticket = $2 Buying All Combinations = $584,402,676 Current Prize ~ $1,300,000,000 Takehome Annuity(1) ~ $900,000,000 Lump Sum Takehome ~ $550,000,000 You&#x2
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by ASpring 13y ago
People believe what they WANT to believe. I've heard this statement quite a few times and it still remains somehow both redundant and thought provoking. If a person wants to have religion answer existential questions for themselves I t
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by ASpring 13y ago
I don't follow. Care to expand?
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by ASpring 13y ago
Our current rate of climate change is a terrible thing, don't get me wrong. But as the planet warms, our current(mostly depleted) cropland will produce less while places closer to the poles will start being cultivated for similar crops
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by ASpring 13y ago
A fair point. Meat contributes far more of a negative impact on the environment than plants though. Consider the fact that it takes 8 lbs of grain to produce 1 lb of beef[1]. That's absurdly wasteful in the quantities of beef that most
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by ASpring 13y ago
Not that I am an animal whisperer but I think most animals would prefer to be in the wild for 5-6 years and then die a gruesome death compared to being locked in a tiny, literally shitty, cell as part of a CFO for 1-2 years and then dying a
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by ASpring 13y ago
These are great points. The overarching theme here is that an academic CV != a resume. They are completely different animals and no HR employee wants to read 5 pages of citations of your published papers.
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by ASpring 13y ago
>When The Age called the Transportation Department for comment, it reported Rogers to the police. Last sentence in the third paragraph.
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by ASpring 13y ago
From link: "median annual household income rose to $52,100 in June" Previous poster explicitly stated "one salary."
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by ASpring 13y ago
Some teachers have a similar deal. One of my best friend's debts will be payed off after she teaches for 5 years in a low income school district.
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by ASpring 13y ago
"but it sounds like even the mildest TSA procedures are a lot worse than that." While I don't agree with a lot of the racial profiling and other acts the TSA commits, I don't think the average case is near as bad as you
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by ASpring 13y ago
You're at a small college. I've been there. You don't have the same huge career fairs and prestige that many other large colleges have to attract internships. However, you have something better. You have 1 on 1 connections wi
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by ASpring 13y ago
Thank you for the well thought out reply and I'll admit and apologize that the previous reply was snarky with a bit of anger. However, it suffices to say that using a thread lamenting the death of a cyclist for venting about improper c
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by ASpring 13y ago
You're attempting to say that because a subset of cyclists don't obey traffic rules therefore it's okay to not treat cyclists who are killed in traffic accidents as human beings. Stunning work.
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by ASpring 13y ago
>The worst thing about people refusing to vaccinate their children is the fact that they themselves probably had all the vaccines in their childhood and did not suffer any consequences. Even though you're supporting a good cause, th
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by ASpring 13y ago
Goodbye to a hero in forgiveness who demonstrated truly magnificent character during the post-apartheid transition in South Africa. More world leaders should strive to follow in his footsteps.
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by ASpring 13y ago
It seems your link for The Last Question is dead, which is a shame because it's surely my favorite out of the ones you listed. An alternate mirror can be had here: http://www.thrivenotes.com/the-last-question/
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by ASpring 13y ago
Well said. Finding the balance is a struggle for me. Is increased risk of dementia and other disorders when I'm older worth it for me to continue mountain biking while I'm still young? I don't know. What risks are worth takin
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by ASpring 13y ago
I've experienced similar feelings with the inability to recall words quickly. I wonder whether I should attribute it to graduating University and thus not using more expansive vocabulary normally or to the concussions I sustained my fi
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by ASpring 13y ago
I've sustained between 2 and 4 concussion in the past 6 years. 2 were clinically diagnosed and I self-diagnosed 2 more after smaller accidents that had similar week-long symptoms. All occurred during soccer practices and games. The pro
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by ASpring 13y ago
What if the same mindset that leads to an engineer being a "10x" engineer also lead them to be generally less capable of handling all the non-programming tasks on their own?
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by ASpring 13y ago
A basic statistics course should be required for a college degree.
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by ASpring 13y ago
I've had mine for over a year and not had any issues. I have been using very extensively this entire time also.
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by ASpring 13y ago
This exactly. We miss so much as we zip through beautiful landscapes in cars or buzz over in airplanes. Bike touring is a way to go back to enjoying life for the little things. Life just slows down on a tour.
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by ASpring 13y ago
He is the real-life incarnation of Tony Stark.
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by ASpring 13y ago
A project that I am currently working on uses a Django Piston API and a javascript framework on the client. Piston: https://bitbucket.org/jespern/django-piston/wiki/Home
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by ASpring 13y ago
"Hella-beta" I'm assuming they are speaking of beta in the kind of male-dominance sense it holds in the animal kingdom. So being "hella-beta" is kind of backing down and giving up the power to someone else who is th
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by ASpring 13y ago
If you're on a PC, just use the middle mouse button. This is my default way of browsing HN.
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by ASpring 13y ago
Many companies don't make an effort to audit their supply chain to ensure their minerals are sourced ethically. For some reference as to which companies do the best, check: http://www.raisehopeforcongo.org/content/conflict-minerals-c...
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by ASpring 13y ago
Curious as to how the pictures would compare to a simple principle component analysis algorithm.

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