Born_Again

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by Born_Again 5y ago
Let's follow another guideline [0]: > Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. Barrin92 brought up American universities where it wasn't
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by Born_Again 5y ago
Hi anigbrowl, I really enjoy this community. I don't think anyone likes to read things like: > The sad reality is you tried to > While you're moaning about Let's follow the guidelines: > Be kind. Don't be s
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by Born_Again 6y ago
I agree. I am also not cut out to be a philosopher.
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by Born_Again 6y ago
> What does "inseparable" mean? That the sensation occurs at the same time that the neurons fire? That may be true, but it doesn't make them equivalent. Can a sensation exist without neurons firing? The root of our convers
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by Born_Again 6y ago
> A sequence of neurons firing is not equivalent to the sensation of red. Have you seen videos where people perform experiments on people's brains while they're awake? The subjects experience sensations that are inseparable fro
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by Born_Again 6y ago
This idea boils down to if you believe the human brain exists purely in physical space. Let's assume it does. There is no free will. Every thought, every neuron, every sense can be represented and is controlled solely by energy and mat
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by Born_Again 6y ago
>>Bitcoin's narrative has had to morph from "digital currency" to "digital gold" I wholeheartedly agree with this. Let's look at some Reddit /r/bitcoin posts in January 2014: https://
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by Born_Again 8y ago
I would recommend reading the Wikipedia article for a blockchain [0]. It's agreed that a blockchain is decentralized and resistant to change from bad actors. If a system doesn't meet those requirements, it's just a fancy data
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by Born_Again 8y ago
Wow, I had no clue about the space bar shortcut in htop. Thanks!
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by Born_Again 8y ago
You're right, I haven't seen it used outside of a religious context before.
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by Born_Again 8y ago
Great write-up and those two graphs are interesting. It's cool to learn how different companies treat their beta users. I wish this article touched upon more of the technically difficulties with switching from Python 2 to 3 too. A̵l̵s̵
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by Born_Again 8y ago
It saddens me that people are more comfortable watching videos of gore than a person suffering from a mental illness. It saddens me that America lacks mental health awareness. > I can't believe this is real. About 1% of Americans su
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by Born_Again 8y ago
Fantastic article. It reminds me of the story of Paul Le Roux, a man who also took his love of programming too far. Although he had more malicious intentions. https://magazine.atavist.com/the-mastermind HN Discussion: http
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by Born_Again 8y ago
Draw.io is also great for working in groups.
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by Born_Again 8y ago
It's definitely because of the Referer header. It has only happened to me when I am linked to a tweet from somewhere else and refreshing always solves the problem. I think Twitter wants you to download their app instead of using your p
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by Born_Again 8y ago
Is it OK for a business to collect and sell their customers' personal information if their customers didn't knowingly agree to it? These tech companies are hiding their intentions in the fine print and it's clear that their u
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by Born_Again 8y ago
I'm glad to hear that you aren't influenced by these tech giants, but the problem is that most people are. When these tech companies can greatly influence elections and popular opinion, we should question their morals and decide h
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by Born_Again 8y ago
Thanks. I'll definitely invite them out more.
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by Born_Again 8y ago
Thank you for sharing this. I have a few college friends that seem to be in the same situation as your WoW buddies that haven't managed to fill in the social gaps. Is there anything that I can do to encourage them to be more social or
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by Born_Again 9y ago
What's the advantage of this over a private or incognito window?