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by FD3SA 13y ago
Absolutely right. War demands men of merit at the helm. When the risks of incompetence include utter annihilation, parasites are routed rapidly. In addition, war demands investment in the most rational enterprises at the state level. The bi
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As a realist, I wholeheartedly believe this to be the rational choice (and I've made it). As an idealist, I stubbornly have hope that like-minded intellectuals will affect change, not just for the US but globally. Moreover, fixing US d
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by FD3SA 13y ago
This is a perfect example of the disconnect between "hackers" and the real world. I consider myself part of the HN community because I hope for a society shaped by its ideals, but the real world is so far removed that time spent h
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by FD3SA 13y ago
It is my sincere hope that this understanding becomes pervasive in society, such that the inane social movements based upon naught but angry emotional mob mentality become part of history. As it stands, young boys are medicated with psychia
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Beautifully written and optimistic, but I would like to advise caution. There is only one currency in existence: Power. Historically, power has been proportional to a willing population. Technology allows power to be decoupled from populati
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Required watching [1], straight from Dale D. Myers (Deputy NASA administrator 86-89) himself. An extremely fascinating tale regarding the importance of engineering constraints in mission critical designs. 1. http://ocw.mit.edu&#x
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Quite possibly, though that begets one more question: Why are certain religions much more successful than others? @herbig >Certain religions are more successful than others for the same reason that other organisms are more successful: th
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Please share your thoughts. I honestly love this subject, and am willing to waste an inordinate amount of time discussing all possibilities.
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Agreed and amended. I henceforth swear to never again employ religious vocabulary in scientific discourse.
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Unfortunately, by releasing the God Delusion, he engaged creationists as equals in an intellectual debate. He would have been better served by supporting research on the evolutionary psychology of religion, while staying very far away from
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For the life of me, I never understood why evolutionary biologists engage in such ridiculous behavior. Instead of explaining religion from a scientific point of view, they instead debate nonsense as if it is on equal footing with empiricall
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The Second Machine Age(washingtonpost.com)
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I don't normally do this but...the SR-71 was not a fighter jet. It was a strategic reconnaissance aircraft.
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What I find most fascinating with the evolution of the entire "gender war" social movement, is its complete denial of the scientific foundations of human sexuality. The study of sex is a massive field in evolution, and it is not a
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Precisely. Most intelligent people understand very quickly that it isn't their technical ability that will make them wealthy, but the ability to commandeer the technical ability of others at the lowest possible price. Hence, the H1-B,
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I've always been baffled by the investment choices of billionaires. If you accept an empirical view of the universe, no matter what you do, you will eventually die. Your experiences of the world will cease to exist. Therefore, the only
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Keep in mind that The Washington Post was recently acquired by Jeff Bezos. This article makes much more sense when viewed in the light of Amazon's current PR problems due to their treatment of poorly paid warehouse workers. They are de
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by FD3SA 13y ago
My friend, you are an incredible optimist and I hope this is our future. But history shows that power gained is never relinquished without a vicious struggle. How do you think a non-violent revolt can succeed in a society where mercenaries
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And now for something completely different: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w__PJ8ymliw Debate class is in session.
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Unfortunately, I think this concept is totally lost on inexperienced disciples of Rand. An understanding of the world and its historical development is a perfect cautionary tale as to why purely "meritocratic" systems will never p
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by FD3SA 13y ago
This is undoubtedly a win for science, but I wish we could push the envelope even further. For example, which company is willing to fund Dr. Bussard's IEC Fusion research [1]? The government is currently the only interested customer, a
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by FD3SA 13y ago
Someone has taken Iron Man saving NYC from a rogue nuke a bit too seriously. If only we could shoot down ICBMs with fighters, my favorite military vehicle, the aircraft carrier, would be far more prevalent in the world.
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Excellent analysis from first principles. However, this is an extremely simple model. In reality, human ability is roughly distributed normally about a mean. Technological progress began automating work starting at the very left tail, and w
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One important point to realize for the author is that games are not services, they are works of art. As such, you can't say this is an incredible game with the same objectivity as this is an incredible service . Ryzom was a great ga
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I agree with most of what this article is saying, but the existence of YC is a perfect counter-argument. Although I've disagreed with PG regarding his opinions on "Zuckerberg-likeness" being important in founders, I know that
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I am absolutely blown away by the video you linked. I recommend everyone here watch it to see John Carmack's brain at work. Just an example: he used his sensor experience from Armadillo Aerospace to calibrate the gyroscopes on the Occu
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I'm the biggest proponent of basic income, but the US has serious divides along racial and socioeconomic lines that I don't see being resolved in our lifetimes. This will probably prevent any sort of basic income from being implem
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Having attended UWaterloo's CS program as well as other institutions, in addition to completing many courses from elite US universities (MIT, Harvard, Stanford, etc.), I've come to an interesting conclusion. Elite US schools have
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Precisely. It never ceases to amaze me how splintered the socioeconomic classes become via interest groups. Men vs. women, Black vs White vs Hispanic, Christian vs Muslim vs Jew vs atheist, Democrat vs Republican, gay vs straight vs trans,
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"The demand for sexy results, combined with indifferent follow-up, means that billions of dollars in worldwide resources devoted to finding and developing remedies for the diseases that afflict us all is being thrown down a rathole. N

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