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by HSO 10y ago
> Note that Kuhn doesn't think that normal science is bad in general. Yeah, I did not write that well. I was thinking too much about myself. From a population point of view, I agree with you (or Kuhn) that "normal science&quo
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by HSO 10y ago
> Now that I've gone back to do my PhD, the only reason I can do something I consider meaningful is because I am not a regular PhD student. Interesting, your experience matches mine very closely! I once quit a doctoral program in
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by HSO 10y ago
While I generally share your sentiment, I also think it's a stretch to hold up Gawker as an example of the freedom of the press. Outing someone or publishing a "sex tape" of someone against their will clearly breaches boundar
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by HSO 10y ago
> I would very much appreciate it if someone could explain to me the appeal of this art form I think you might be expecting a bit much from an internet comment :-) May I recommend you Ernst Gombrich's (more general) Story of Art
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by HSO 10y ago
> that RenTech and Thiel are supporting Trump. RenTec is not supporting Trump. Mercer is. Simons, for what it's worth, is supporting Clinton. As, I'm almost sure, does the majority of employees. Mercer is the outlier.
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by HSO 10y ago
> Reductio ad 'X' means assigning guilt by association to X. Not really. Reductio ad absurdum is a common proof strategy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_absurdum
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by HSO 10y ago
This was a beautiful answer. Thank you! :-) (I especially liked the line "Just as dog fighting isn't merely horrific in its own right, but extra horrific because it is a perversion of something good, factory farming takes somethi
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by HSO 10y ago
You've just put a new idea about "the good life" into my head… This sounds positively delightful, to combine tech with rural living. I just might give that a try someday! As someone who has struggled with his diet for ethical
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by HSO 10y ago
I didn't mean to be pompous. My native tongue is German and I didn't know a better word than Zeitgeist for what I wanted to say. I feel that language in general is being used in a different way today than even just a few years a
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by HSO 10y ago
This is obviously painful for the family and the fans, and I hope my words are not taken in the wrong way. But I really wish Americans (and yes, I think it's mostly Americans who have this tendency) would choose their words more carefu
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by HSO 10y ago
> Retailers of CD-ROM games (when they were a thing) and video games do not charge that kind of markup. Maybe not anymore but the app store was launched in 2008. If you look at the percentage a writer or a band makes from a physical bo
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by HSO 10y ago
> The whole point of the App Store is to help in discovery and I already pay a 30% cut for my app. Actually, the point of the app store was distribution. That's what the 30% cut was for IIRC. And that's how they sold it, by c
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by HSO 10y ago
Well, in Google's case, there's ETH Zurich. Just today, I saw in the newspaper (WSJ university rankings[1]) that ETH was rated top of the pops globally in computer science. (On a related note, I remember vaguely that Disney built
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by HSO 10y ago
It better be, given the cost of living and the salaries here… :-) On a more serious note, although I have no idea how this report was produced, one might note that it was produced by the WEF (a business-friendly Swiss organisation) and that
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by HSO 10y ago
Agree, with one minor quibble: In what sense "elitarian" (do you mean elitist)? To my discredit, I went to one of those "elite" institutions before doing something better-suited for me, and I have to say those "elit
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by HSO 10y ago
> how empirical work destroys blackboard economics The value of empirical work hinges on the assumption that the economic environment you're modeling is ergodic, or at the very least stationary AND that you have enough data of goo
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by HSO 10y ago
This reminds me of an old George Carlin trope: How many big oil companies are out there: Three. Big banks: Three, four. Presidential candidates: Hillary or "The Donald". Visa or Mastercard. Red or Blue. But: 32 ice cream flavors!
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by HSO 10y ago
> Am I part of a dying demographic, who doesn't use/need/want any of this fancy Star Trek futuristic life Yes, it's called "older people". Just kidding… :-) TBH, I've never understood this kind of pos
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by HSO 10y ago
Touchy much? None of the little tricks or habits I listed above leads to a "marginal existence" or makes you a "hermit". They serve to cut out the middleman, or to minimize my data trail, given that I still want the bene
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by HSO 10y ago
I also try to find a compromise. If we're talking pragmatic, as opposed to ideal, my suggestions in the current environment are: 1) Be offline as much as possible. I have banished the webbrowser from my phone and tablets. The main comp
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by HSO 11y ago
No need to make it about Apple vs Google or some newspaper narrative. In a world with negative short rates, money essentially becomes a "bad" (or negative good). Ceteris paribus, companies who deliver a lot of it today or in the i
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by HSO 11y ago
Those who think Japan is unique in its condition and/or that the answer to its problems is more of the same old "advice" as proffered by standard issue economists and business types might profit from Robert Gordon's rece
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by HSO 11y ago
Re: Declining iPad sales I think the biggest thing Apple could do here is to change their app store policies to (re-)motivate existing developers and attract new ones. Letting prospective buyers test-drive apps, upgrade pricing, and better
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by HSO 11y ago
RMS, yes! How could I forget? Lessig, different story. Never read Cory Doctorow. I was thinking more about something along the lines of Chomsky, McLuhan, and Orwell updated to the current day. But we'll see…
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by HSO 11y ago
> I just don't get why you think you are alone. I would hope I'm not but it sure feels that way. Maybe I'm not reading the right stuff or talking to the wrong people. Can you point me to some (contemporary) arguments a
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by HSO 11y ago
I had the exact same idea. Problem is that on iOS there is no way to get rid of the browser. Also, I fear that even if it is possible on Android, I would be too weak: As long as it's "just software", I'll find a way arou
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by HSO 11y ago
Abstaining from "social media" is for amateurs !!! ;-) Many years ago, I threw my TV out and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Internet is the new TV. I see the irony of writing this on HN but I really try to
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by HSO 11y ago
Because nobody, as far as I know, has brought together the issues of knowledge and control yet. In short, my argument goes something like this: 1) It is possible to manipulate or influence people. This extends to their memories, perceptions
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by HSO 11y ago
Well, if it makes you feel better, see what the algo thinks is hot… https://polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/tI9QTAblYVanuA9 :-)
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by HSO 11y ago
Ok, now you're just being silly. I will not waste more time on this thread.

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