Claudus

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by Claudus 14y ago
I've thought about "investing" in Bitcoins, but when thinking about the risks I always consider what would happen if it ever became really successful. It would take power away from governments of the world, and I think they would fight that
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by Claudus 14y ago
I'm an even tempered person, but seeing a law like this passed really makes me angry. Dear government, how about passing a law that benefits me for a change? It's been a while.
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by Claudus 14y ago
Here's the JSTOR Statement related to the downloading incident: http://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-statement-misuse-incident-... What Happened Last fall and winter, JSTOR experienced a significant misuse of our database. A substantial por
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by Claudus 14y ago
Totally agree, I have several people in my life who seem to have the same attitude, and I've come to the same conclusion: pathological narcissism. My commentary, "Realizing you were foolish in the past does not make you wise in the present.
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by Claudus 14y ago
Metal Gear: http://unoriginal.org/people/cybern/metal_gear.html Solar Jetman: http://unoriginal.org/people/cybern/solar_jetman.html
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Best Audio Journal / Diary PC Software
1 points by Claudus 14y ago|0 comments
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by Claudus 14y ago
As I've aged, I've come to the conclusion that people become "old" more by choice than by the passage of time.
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by Claudus 14y ago
Shareholders are worried this will leave them with stock that has no value. There are several discussions about it going on over at: http://savethq.com/
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Why Smug Atheists Should Read More Science Fiction(io9.com)
1 points by Claudus 14y ago|1 comments
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by Claudus 14y ago
I like the way the ITU handshaking graphic is casting a shadow over top of the world.
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by Claudus 14y ago
The answer, from the same site: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24853/what-is-the-differe... " ++i will increment the value of i, and then return the incremented value. " " i++ will increment the value of i, but return the pre-incremen
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by Claudus 14y ago
How will the world change when you have hundreds of virtual human brains, overclocked to think hundreds of times faster than a normal human? Create the biggest MMO ever made, in a week?
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by Claudus 14y ago
I have the exact same problem, I'm sure that there are many racists in our country, but this graphic is pretty garbage. 1) There are about 35 to 40 million Americans on Twitter, (15% of the 78.1% of online Americans). 2) Does the percentage
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by Claudus 14y ago
I was only motivated to read the original article after I saw it had been blocked.
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by Claudus 14y ago
So, combining these two statements, it seems that they blocked both sites 30 minutes before the article was posted in Chinese? If that's true, it's disappointing the Times didn't do a simultaneous release in anticipation of the block. " H
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by Claudus 14y ago
I guess there are articles / threads like this discussing sexism directed at men in female dominated professions too. http://ajnoffthecharts.com/2009/06/16/do-male-nurses-face-re... The 2004 federal survey of the RN population found that
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by Claudus 14y ago
There doesn't seem to be a single porn site listed. Maybe he didn't include them or maybe didn't visit any, but I imagine it would have been quite a bit more interesting to see a study including them.
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by Claudus 14y ago
It's a good thing that QWERTY keyboards are left-handed, it saves me a lot of stress when I don't have to take my right hand off the mouse to execute commands, or type random text in games with my left hand: gg wtf asdffasdfasdf r
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Sam Bacile, Anti-Islam Filmmaker, In Hiding After Protests(huffingtonpost.com)
1 points by Claudus 14y ago|0 comments
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by Claudus 14y ago
When I see news like this it makes me think of a quote, "Nothing makes a man angrier than to be wrong and know it."
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by Claudus 14y ago
Supposedly: Children with older fathers and grandfathers 'live longer' ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4152379 ) " Experts have known for some time that lifespan is linked to the length of structures known as telomeres that sit at the
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by Claudus 14y ago
I have been reading HN for years, and I disagree with the premise that there is a "downward slide". For people like me, it might be helpful to provide some sort of evidence to support your claim. The solution you are proposing also would s
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by Claudus 14y ago
Maybe I should have said "genetic clustering" instead of "race". Out of curiosity, when you say "people have been interbreeding like rabbits", does that mean that you believe that rabbit "breeds" are also a cultural distinction? http://en.
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by Claudus 14y ago
The Flynn effect tends to be used to support the feeling that intelligence isn't something you're born with. People who think that intelligence is innate will refer to the "g factor". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_factor_%28psychometrics%
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by Claudus 14y ago
3D Printing is going to have numerous challenges for humanity to face as it becomes more and more mainstream... A 3D printer in every home? - The first virus that prints dangerous / obscene objects - The toy industry facing the same c
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Scientists Invent Particles To Replace Breathing (refreshingnews99.blogspot.in)
2 points by Claudus 14y ago|1 comments
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Digital media is going to have a very interesting effect on future generations. Imagine what it would be like if you could watch videos, view thousands of pictures, and read a detailed account of your ancestors actions for generations befor
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by Claudus 14y ago
Most of this article seems to be directed at some proposal of Paul Ryan's that supposedly reduces food stamp funding by 17% over 10 years, and a weak attempt to link that to education with sketchy anecdotal evidence.
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by Claudus 14y ago
Every time I read another news article about Apple's crippling DRM systems, I am reminded of the words from their 1984 commercial... "Today, we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives. We have cre
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by Claudus 14y ago
I'm also a climber, I've been climbing about 20 hours a week lately, and using a cheap electric current device, I was getting measurements between 6% and 12%, and I have very lean muscle. I have some friends who are physical trainers, and t

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