JCThoughtscream

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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
And if so, what are the ontological implications of it creating universes with a strong anthropomorphic bias?
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
Works just fine here. (SF Bay Area, CA)
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
Regarding deforestation, it seems less digital media's direct blame, and more a national and state-level issue of how we run our power grids. Coal's a nasty piece of work anyhow - the radiation they emit, along with the pollutants they gene
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
The perspective is selfish: nowhere does he ask "if I were to reveal my state of health, would the girl I'm dating care?" Assuming the author falls in love, and the feeling is reciprocated, there are not one but two individuals that'll be i
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
Eh, it's still a comparative advantage, in macroeconomic terms. It isn't such a hypernarrow specialization that they'll be particularly vulnerable to market changes.
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
I can understand putting your feet on the table if A. you're at home, B. nobody else's gonna be using that desk, and C. you DON'T have company. Otherwise, it's a goddamn pair of smelly feet you're sticking within nasal range of somebody els
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
Current business models reach their complexity specifically because of the technologies and social pressures they've evolved into - it may be that the only way to adapt to new technological paradigms is to start completely over. A critical
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
Not sure if a universal ban on software patents is ideal, but this is certainly a step in the right direction. Rather think NZ has just set itself up as a potential software development mecca.
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
...I fell for it like a common rube.
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
A gearbox with sufficient volume, but whose design prevents the gears from meshing as intended?
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
In a discussion with a student physicist, it was pointed out to me that "observer" in the sense of quantum mechanics does not necessarily hold the same meaning as it would under lay definitions. The quantum zeno effect, it was told to me, w
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
This is pretty significant news. Pew's last estimate as to home internet penetration in the US was hovering at around 74%ish, last time I checked, and that's over the decades it's been around now. A 50% penetration rate for smartphones, and
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
After reading Illuminatus! last night, I really couldn't help but click on this link. Talk about an eye-catching headline. Voodoo Histories, by David Aaronovitch, would be a fun followup.
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
Amphetamines have the distinct disadvantage of being more rigorously regulated - not to mention a whole host of various physiological drawbacks including overdose-induced psychosis. Modafinil, sure. Its drawbacks are fairly minor. I seem to
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
Piracetam has the distinct disadvantage of having to take large doses of it before any noticeable effects. I think one of the more popular tips for it is to mix it in with orange juice to dilute the taste. Coupled with the headaches it can
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
Hrm. I might be mistaken, but isn't the restriction on transmitting devices? It'd make a difference, I think, on how much they'd care about what you're using at the time.
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
But /how do they taste/?
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
Already posted at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1205609
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
I've only seen minimal behavioral disruptions. Granted, despite living in SV, I've not been in the thick of things (a wee young for that, for one) - but from a general social perspective, the real disruptions are few and often dwindle when
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
The blogpost bases an entire conjecture on the "bubble" of Silicon Valley life around the quirks of one calendaring system. While the point does have merit, might it not be stretched a bit past the point of credibility?
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
Hey, Paul. Thanks for the heads up. Hope to hear from you soon.
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Ask HN: I/O Ventures?
5 points by JCThoughtscream 17y ago|7 comments
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Jamais Cascio: Pushing Back Against the Methane Tipping Point(openthefuture.com)
1 points by JCThoughtscream 17y ago|0 comments
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Self-Propelling Rotating Space Elevator(physorg.com)
5 points by JCThoughtscream 17y ago|2 comments
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
While arguments can be made that Twitter, Facebook et al encourages only superficial coverage of weighty governmental concerns... hey, at least it acts like a gateway. Seriously - what do you notice first? A line on your facebook feed, an a
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
An interesting premise, but the real meat is unnecessarily delayed, I feel.
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
Oh man. So they have to up their censorship efforts while establishing and maintaining a nationwide email system... and deal with the huge backlash when those inconvenienced by the move (ie: damn near everybody that has a few thousand email
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
This is a very - 1 GIGABIT/SEC - interesting development on part of Google. They've successfully - 1 GIGABIT/SEC - established unified control of - 1 GIGABIT/SEC - their entire chain of service without strangling competition. Where Google g
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Climate Debate Visual Guide(informationisbeautiful.net)
1 points by JCThoughtscream 17y ago|0 comments
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by JCThoughtscream 17y ago
The analysis is pretty wonky. What were Nokia's numbers the year before? And Apple's? And the rest of them? Nokia only gets to keep bragging rights if they've /increased/ their share of the pie in the last year. If the trend instead shows t

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