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   by KC8ZKF 12y ago

   Anything else is declared misleading linkbait.
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   by KC8ZKF 12y ago

   Podcasts are a content-agnostic platform. They've been around for a while, the software is easy to use, they're easy to find. NPR, NYT, ESPN and many others have all had podcasts for quite a while. If you want live radio, you c
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   by KC8ZKF 12y ago

   Yes it does. Learn and read about photosynthesis. Plants get carbon from the atmosphere.
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   by KC8ZKF 12y ago

   What happens to the wood you don't burn? It decomposes letting CO2 into the atmosphere. Fossil fuels release carbon captured millions of years ago, over millions of years, in a very short time. That's the difference.
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   Why I'm Not a Fan(laweekly.com)

   1 points by KC8ZKF 12y ago|0 comments
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   by KC8ZKF 12y ago

   I guess one person's indie is another person's desperately mainstream.
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   by KC8ZKF 12y ago

   Another theory is that there are far fewer symbols in Lisp than python or coffeewhatever, making it easier to read.
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   by KC8ZKF 12y ago

   They are also replacing TTL circuits in small volume command and control applications. Circuits with dozens or hundreds of 7400 series ICs wired together in Byzantine ways.
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   by KC8ZKF 12y ago

   FPGA in the datacenter may be a red herring; a relatively small percentage of digital circuits are computers. FPGA is widely used in control circuits for industrial uses, for example.
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    by KC8ZKF 12y ago

    It's not a new idea.
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    by KC8ZKF 12y ago

    Fighting wars doesn't help the economy, but preparing for (potential) wars can. Not that I agree with this argument, but that is the thesis of the article.
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    Priceline to snag OpenTable for $2.6B in all-cash deal(cnet.com)

    1 points by KC8ZKF 12y ago|0 comments
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    by KC8ZKF 12y ago

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_tasting_tea "David Salsburg[5] reports that a colleague of Fisher, H. Fairfield Smith, revealed that in the test, the woman got all eight cups correct.[6] The chance of someone wh
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    by KC8ZKF 12y ago

    I think falsifiability came from Popper.
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    Is “Do What You Love” Elitist?(partiallyexaminedlife.com)

    2 points by KC8ZKF 12y ago|0 comments
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    Gödel on math(partiallyexaminedlife.com)

    2 points by KC8ZKF 12y ago|0 comments
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    by KC8ZKF 12y ago

    Terminals were commonly 80 characters wide, which doesn't explain anything . Why were terminals commonly 80 characters wide? Perhaps terminals were commonly 80 characters wide because punch cards were commonly 80 characters wide, whi
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    by KC8ZKF 12y ago

    It's ontologically subjective but epistemologically objective, in the sense that we can ask questions and observe behavior. Pain is a good example.
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    by KC8ZKF 12y ago

    "Nature and Ideology: Natural Garden Design in the Twentieth Century" http://www.doaks.org/resources/publications/doaks-online-pub...
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    by KC8ZKF 12y ago

    You are seeing the mechanics of programming and missing the programming. Do Parse or Visual Studio Code Search change what a lambda expression is?
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    by KC8ZKF 12y ago

    Does Google let teachers share assignments? That would help, a library of assignments could be built and improved.
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    by KC8ZKF 12y ago

    I don't agree with this. A lot of people, especially young people, like to learn things without any specific job that needs to be done.
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    by KC8ZKF 13y ago

    And not enforcing traffic laws must be good for pedestrians.
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    by KC8ZKF 13y ago

    Hey, the same thing happens with native English speakers. I just heard a radio spot where someone was reprimanded for using the term "pussyfoot" at a meeting. That's nothing, though, compared to this: http://pinke
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    by KC8ZKF 13y ago

    c) You sign terms of service granting rights to the publishing vehicle.
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    by KC8ZKF 13y ago

    Of course headlines are important, so is the principle of charity. It seems like there is a thread in too many stories where the headline is parsed in the most uncharitable manner.
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    by KC8ZKF 13y ago

    Q.E.D.
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    by KC8ZKF 13y ago

    It wasn't false. "Why UPS Trucks Don't Turn Left" is not "Why UPS Trucks Never Turn Left." If a truck does not turn left at an intersection, you can ask why it didn't turn left, even if it has and will t
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    by KC8ZKF 13y ago

    Mythbusters covered this. http://youtu.be/ppCz4f1L9iU
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    by KC8ZKF 13y ago

    "Ethical debt."