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by Just_Smith 8y ago
That doesn't really hurt the argument at all - you're just arguing about factors now, and if you're really going to go there, 12 wins due to having more factors. The mathematical correction you'll have to do to measure 1
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by Just_Smith 8y ago
You're missing the point if you don't see the problem of an infinitely repeating measurement. That doesn't translate to a tangible action. You can't cut 1/3 of a meter, and there's no subunit to roll down to th
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by Just_Smith 8y ago
And what I personally find disturbing is your idea that their view conflicting with yours is somehow an indication that they are obstructing advancement. To me, that seems much more problematic than them favoring the number 12 for common me
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by Just_Smith 8y ago
Your absolutism is a bit silly. I don't think the Imperial system is good for anything beyond construction or cooking, but there's a reason it excels those areas. And it's exactly because it's more usable by humans in ce
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by Just_Smith 8y ago
People don't really think in terms of 10s either - that's just societal conditioning based on the usage of fingers to count. If you can accurately picture 1/3 of set, but your number system cannot, it's not really that a
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by Just_Smith 8y ago
Also, the statement that metric is more useful for measurement largely ignores the fact that Imperial has stuck around so long because of its usefulness in trade work. It's definitely ONLY because of base12, but being base12 - imo - po
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by Just_Smith 8y ago
I think it's important to remember that the Snowden leaks occurred shortly before the "Big Data" craze went into full swing. Even Snowden said at the time that their was more data than could be effectively analyzed. While I a
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by Just_Smith 8y ago
Why do you believe that the wise live longer? That seems a hasty conclusion to come to, especially when the age you live to can be influenced by factors that wisdom can't circumvent.
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by Just_Smith 8y ago
I found this an interesting read, and it certainly makes a good point. Echo chambers are definitely going to have a greater net throughput of information compared to a network in which members aren't keen to share with one another due
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by Just_Smith 8y ago
I find this the most baffling. I'm also of the mind that assuming malice here is a bit too much, but what's the point of info security if not to protect systems from being used in ways they weren't intended?
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by Just_Smith 8y ago
I see they responded - should've refreshed first.
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by Just_Smith 8y ago
The primary mode of input was via a d-pad that was fairly small to allow room for the number pad, which is largely defunct after the initial creation of a contact. I think what they were getting at was that dedicating space to a number pad
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by Just_Smith 8y ago
The reason why it's so hard to build a different type of business model within the web is because the business model precedes the web - and I'm surprised that this hasn't been mentioned already. The original post blamed the b
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by Just_Smith 8y ago
I haven't used an ad blockers for Spotify in a long time (because I'm a premium user when I can afford it), but when I was using one, all it did was mute the ads when they came on. Not perfect, but it certainly didn't break t
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by Just_Smith 9y ago
I believe what they meant is that you have to "Login with Facebook"and migrating your account before deactivating Facebook, not that they didn't know how to migrate Spotify. I deactivated my Facebook before, and I had to go t
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by Just_Smith 9y ago
You're right about some of the ads touching the individual level, but if they're following any "best practices" in their data models, those individuals are likely just unique identifiers. Granted, everything I'm say
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by Just_Smith 9y ago
If my job was limited to what was understandable to the average consumer, I likely wouldn't have a job.
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by Just_Smith 9y ago
Your comment makes me wonder how you believe this data is viewed in the business. I work in BI, who are usually the developers who turn such data in to insights that can be comprehended by the people in businesses who don't know the fi
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by Just_Smith 9y ago
Thank you. I'm sure your point will be lost in a flurry of defensiveness, but this is an important detail OP is being ignorant. The whole point of adhering to the judicial process, whether guilt is obvious or not, is to insure protecti
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by Just_Smith 9y ago
You're correct, technically. It's "tu quoque", which is arguably a more forgivable fallacy.