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901.
by Dove 16y ago
Well, it's one thing to confirm that some of the documents are real and that the principle of the thing is outrageous. It's something else entirely to confirm that all of the documents are legitimate, or to identify which ones are, for e
902.
by Dove 16y ago
They should have some trap streets[1] if they want control over what people do with their books. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street
903.
by Dove 16y ago
I'm no expert on the history (or the topic), though I did find the article I linked persuasive. The author did get into an argument over the history, though. You can read what he had to say about it here: http://volokh.com/2010/11/15/on-
904.
by Dove 16y ago
Governments have always used their power to try to further special interests. The US as a constitutional republic was designed to frustrate that tendency. Recent calls for the repeal of the 17th amendment (senators used to be selected by
905.
by Dove 16y ago
This was calculated by hand by Skunk Works engineers. They didn't have the benefit of computerized physical modeling back then. Half true. Stealth had been known to be theoretically possible [edit] for a long time. I want to say the crit
906.
by Dove 16y ago
I wish they went into more detail as to how they did that. Well, you should expect practical information on beating stealth to be about as easy to come by as practical information on building nuclear weapons. That said, the wikipedia ent
907.
by Dove 16y ago
I'd be surprised if the specs were simply lost. More likely, they said, "Load <archaic file format> into <obsolete software> on the <ancient machine you'd have to get from a computing history museum> to control <
908.
by Dove 16y ago
Whether you're actually worth $X.
909.
by Dove 16y ago
I don't know about the other guy. I can't imagine it would have been hard for him to work. I was moving between projects in the same company for technical reasons; my salary and position didn't change. The flippant raise offer was from th
910.
by Dove 16y ago
I wish. It's more commonly some sort of good-cop bad-cop routine, where the line manager really appreciates your work and fights hard for you against the upper level manager, who is just so stingy about raises in general. If you're stella
911.
by Dove 16y ago
I think that's like asking if you use salt when you cook. I can't imagine how you'd get things done any other way. Here's a quick & dirty Java class file parser I have open in the other window, a representative sample of how I work. I
912.
by Dove 16y ago
There are three tools for discovering truth and making decisions: reason, intuition, and revelation. Revelation means ask an expert, read the documentation. It is most appropriate when you don't know what you're doing at all -- when you ha
913.
by Dove 16y ago
I come from a long line of ruthlessly cutthroat Monopoly players. If you get into a game with my mom and the aunts on my Mom's side . . . man, you're lucky if there's not blood on the floor when you're done ;)
914.
by Dove 16y ago
> on a given turn in the game of Monopoly, you roll the dice, move your token, buy and sell properties . . . and nothing else . Er . . . that's not how I've ever played Monopoly. In my family, those things are just the opening moves.
915.
by Dove 16y ago
If only someone were accountable for measuring that . . .
916.
by Dove 16y ago
The 'someone else' is air travellers. When a major terrorist plot succeeds using a car, cell phone, or computer, a different group will suffer. The question at hand is, "What is acceptable in the name of defending ourselves against terrori
917.
by Dove 16y ago
Creating correct incentives is difficult because it requires (A) Articulating exactly what you want (B) Measuring that accurately (C) Keeping out things you don't want None of these are easy problems to solve. And they are ge
918.
by Dove 16y ago
I was thinking of the US. I'm aware that the government helps on the food front, but I don't think that's why food is abundantly available and cheap. Folks who have nothing go to soup kitchens before they apply for EBT, and they eat pre
919.
by Dove 16y ago
But what we can both agree on is that only Government could do it if it is possible. Hell no. A combination of private charity and vigorous markets have provided quality universal food and entertainment. Government is presently attempti
920.
by Dove 16y ago
Well, I don't like these sorts of "what if the shoe were on the other foot?" comments. A person's motives for writing both unknowable and immaterial, and I find speculation on the matter annoying. If someone makes a good case, they make a
921.
by Dove 16y ago
Oh, you're serious! I apologize for the critical response; I thought you were just making fun. So, the ontological argument in its ancient form is very much vulnerable to the criticism you gave. When I encountered it in philosophy 101, i
922.
by Dove 16y ago
I know. I put "Why does my {mom, dad, brother}" in there, and was instantly sorry I had.
923.
by Dove 16y ago
How can I get my {wife, cat, dog} to . . . http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#start=How+ca... Will my {boyfriend, cat, dog} . . . http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#start=will+m... My {friend, wife, husband} i
924.
by Dove 16y ago
The "Barack Obama is a cactus" thing had me really confused until I searched for it myself. It's an Onion article, and a funny one. The "ues" "am" and "ael" entries seem to be a result of how the query is handled. "Hillary Clinton issue
925.
by Dove 16y ago
In spite of the sarcasm, it's actually a good argument. Warfare before the advent of nuclear weapons was a devastatingly bloody affair, with death tolls in the hundreds of thousands. And warfare these days in which only one side or neither
926.
by Dove 16y ago
Consider that most the acceleration you can possibly exert is the friction between your tires and the road. Consider that your brakes are almost always powerful enough to hit that max (and more -- you can induce a skid). Consider that you
927.
by Dove 16y ago
Couches are standard issue in women's bathrooms. They're pretty darn handy if you're breastfeeding.
928.
by Dove 16y ago
Do you know the actual odds, though? I mean, there's low and then there's low . If evolution on a habitable planet has a 10^-4 chance of happening, then the universe is almost certainly teeming with life. If it's 10^-18, the size of the
929.
by Dove 16y ago
You've got what there, 10^16? That is certainly a very big number. But then, the article is claiming that the chance of becoming complex is a very small number. Is it less than 10^-16? (Is it even knowable ? At a minimum, the author th
930.
by Dove 16y ago
Well, ontological arguments are ancient and always seem like cheating. I am not a fan of them myself. But as I understand things, Plantinga's contribution is to formulate the ancient argument more rigorously. Even he does not claim the a

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