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by Jun8 9y ago
Every now and then I think it's important to get reminded of other important things in life. I read this post every year on the anniversary of his death, which was yesterday.
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The last post (2011)(webcache.googleusercontent.com)
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by Jun8 9y ago
The GenderTrender article has more details ( https://gendertrender.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/philosophys-e... ). tl; dr: her article analyzes the similarities of the cases of Caitlyn Jenner (transgender) and Rac
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Should the Chinese Government Be in American Classrooms?(nybooks.com)
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by Jun8 10y ago
This is the first time I've seen the You Will ads, they're awesome! Modulo some laughable glitches like paying the toll with a cc in the car and phone booth video calling. But the fact that the majority of the predictions were spo
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by Jun8 10y ago
Fascinating article! Consider this tidbit: "One morning in class, Rifaat taught the word for “mud brick.” In ancient hieroglyphs it was djebet, which became tobe in Coptic, and then the Arabs, adding a definite article, made it al-tuba
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by Jun8 10y ago
Similar case of Joyce Vincent: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Vincent . Found in her apartment much later with half wrapped Christmas presents and the TV on.
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by Jun8 10y ago
Quick question: I've been unable to order these in US but will be traveling to UK in May, is there a store that carries these (and other similar goodies)?
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by Jun8 10y ago
You're right, such monstrosities are quite rare in regular language. Also, technically, the "mısınız" part at the end should be written separately so even this example is two words.
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by Jun8 10y ago
Very apt obeservation! I was thinking on how to address that for some time. Any ideas? Would you like to collaborate on this?
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by Jun8 10y ago
For examples in other languages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculator_spelling#Other_lang...
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by Jun8 10y ago
The 37% solution to the Secretary Problem is derived by letting n (number of candidates) tend to infinity ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem#Deriving_the... ). Most of us are not that lucky in love affairs
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by Jun8 10y ago
Wow, there are so many interesting bits here that I felt compelled to comment on some: 1. "... they gave thanks that they were permitted to see so much, and begged forgiveness for their desire to see more.” When I discover with mind-
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Thinx Founder Miki Agrawal Accused of Sexual Harassment(fortune.com)
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by Jun8 10y ago
An older coders club is an excellent idea, I'm in. Looking at the discussion for this and some other HN threads there's definitely interest, but this a horribly served segment, I think. Most material (blogs, videos, etc.) are do
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by Jun8 10y ago
"Drawing from the 44 volumes of their letters and journals..." This has been commented on many times but never ceases to amaze me: The sheer bulk of correspondence, journals, and other writing educated people kept in earlier times
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by Jun8 10y ago
AFAIK, Kaggle ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaggle ) is the go-to site to hone your skills in data science using challenges, similar to Project Euler. The nice thing is that not only you can make money if you solve a c
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by Jun8 10y ago
Your blog post mainly consists of the statement: "Get a clue, people. Hacker News is an awesome discussion forum because it serves a business purpose. Please stop acting like there is something bizarre or ethically questionable about t
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by Jun8 10y ago
I think the main criterion for selection for this article was perhaps ones that were covered previously by Quanta Magazine. For physics any such list that doesn't include the physicist Lisa Randall is not well-done. A few more that can
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by Jun8 10y ago
What is causing the variation on the prescription opioid graph do you think? The other two graphs don't have similar patterns to such degree.
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by Jun8 10y ago
Although the field had its crackpots it was never as off-the-rails as the Economist writer makes it out to be. Mosteller and Wallace's analysis of the Federalist Papers is a well-known early effort ( https://priceonomics.co
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by Jun8 10y ago
According to the post this was caused by a letter from Department of Justice (pdf link from the post: https://news.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-08... ), which states that two representativ
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by Jun8 10y ago
It's not an "edge point". One can discuss the inherent moral goodness or lack thereof of using a certain tool, whereas you seem to subscribe to the view that something is bad if "evil people" use it and not otherwi
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Where Oscar Best Picture Nominees Are Liked Most(nytimes.com)
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by Jun8 10y ago
The reporting on this is a bit hazy right now, according to CNN it was not a formal briefing but a "press gaggle" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_gaggle ) and the CNN reporter was barred by a WH staffer b
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by Jun8 10y ago
You're right in that this does not significantly block NYT, etc.'s ability to gather news (btw you can check the transcripts online: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings ) but it's an
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by Jun8 10y ago
"You teach best what you most need to learn."
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by Jun8 10y ago
More information from the Foundation here: https://www.macfound.org/programs/100change-2017-semifinalis... It can be debated which of these causes is "more worthy" of the $100M; however, I was surprised that
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MacArthur Foundation Picks Eight Projects That Could Change the World(nytimes.com)
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by Jun8 10y ago
The thing that struck me was the Glenn Extreme Environments Rig (GEER), ( https://geer.grc.nasa.gov/geer-overview/overview-of-geer/ ). That thing is a beast! Operating 24 days with 470 C and 1400 psia gas mixture (i

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