JoyxBen

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by JoyxBen 14y ago
Just ordered the book, thanks!
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by JoyxBen 14y ago
Like Minority Report except instead of three psychics it's a pattern matching computer algorithm running over your data.
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by JoyxBen 14y ago
this is perfect, thanks for the tip Edit: I notice it uses MD5 though. Question: how secure would this kind of system be with bcrypt and an OS X Password Assistant "memorable" 12 char password?
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by JoyxBen 14y ago
My rule is simple: anything I can get through iTunes I don't pirate. I also have a cable subscription. Yet living in a non-english speaking country MOST content I'm interested in is not available through these legal channels (No TV shows av
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by JoyxBen 15y ago
He says: 'Whether the currency a century from now is based on gold, seashells, shark teeth, or a piece of paper (as today), people will be willing to exchange a couple of minutes of their daily labor for a Coca-Cola or some See's peanut bri
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by JoyxBen 15y ago
I'm curious too. Japan has had fingerprint scanners on phones for a while. E.g. http://www.nfcrumors.com/11-15-2011/fujitsu-launches-nfc-pho... Would be a great feature to have on my iPhone. At least in Apple's case, perhaps the problem i
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by JoyxBen 15y ago
Brilliant. Now for an interesting theory of why there is so much bullshit see Harry Frankfurt's essay "On Bullshit" (Google it) :)
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by JoyxBen 15y ago
I meant most recent "mega-book" since its a brick like GEB (but not sure of the size of "I am a strange loop", so maybe that's a brick too) I can see how the poem translations can get weary, but they do a brilliant job of illustrating his i
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by JoyxBen 15y ago
If someone wants to start one for Hofstadter's most recent mega-book, Le Ton Beau De Marot, count me in.