KaiP

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Meet the Marijuana Snack Kings of the Future(correspondents.theatlantic.com)
30 points by KaiP 17y ago|12 comments
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by KaiP 17y ago
"Even Google was unable to handle the load." I was under the impression that Google's problem was due to an automated attack response, not due to bandwidth issues. Also, the article cited: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10273325-93.html
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Surreal Appeal of the Falkirk Wheel(quazen.com)
48 points by KaiP 17y ago|17 comments
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The Coming Age of Internet Censorship(wikileaks.org)
34 points by KaiP 17y ago|25 comments
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by KaiP 17y ago
Explanation of the proof by the person who implemented it: http://www.cecm.sfu.ca/organics/papers/lam/paper/html/paper....
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by KaiP 17y ago
First use historical statistics and if possible, historical examples of the ideas being implemented. What the article presented was not much more than circumstantial (costs are going up, we have these programs, therefore these programs are
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by KaiP 17y ago
This article is a pretty clear demonstration of what I dislike about popular economics (liberal and conservative) compared to hard science. Conclusions are drawn up based on ideological assumptions, then evidence is gathered, then public p
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by KaiP 18y ago
The main problem I have with video over text is that it takes much longer to convey the same information. I can read about 5 times faster (450-500 wpm) than most video (90-100 wpm). So other than special cases where video is crucial, I mu
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by KaiP 18y ago
From the article: http://adds.aviationweather.gov/phputils/wrap_image.php Not that you should use it to make travel decisions. The odds that your plane goes down, even in icy conditions, are extremely low.
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by KaiP 18y ago
I was curious about your claim, but looking at GDP/hour, it doesn't appear true: http://www.conference-board.org/economics/downloads/Producti... (page 18) What studies are you basing your claim off of?
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by KaiP 18y ago
The reason people find Google less objectionable than Microsoft is that it is far easier for the average consumer to switch search engines than it is for them to switch operating systems. So while Microsoft could force out better competito
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by KaiP 18y ago
Top football programs basically fund entire athletic departments. So in order to maintain a top brand, paying an excellent coach 10% of your budget doesn't seem to be a bad investment. See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12285330479358495
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by KaiP 18y ago
Interesting news, although pretty light on the details. Also, why is the author so angry?
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by KaiP 18y ago
I enjoy reading interesting (#6), serious (#7), and succinct (#8) comments. Hopefully this new system will encourage such behavior.
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by KaiP 18y ago
I'm tired of hearing about a better battery. Yes it would be useful and lucrative, but it's a very hard problem that has been worked on by lots of people for a long time.
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by KaiP 18y ago
Here's the course list for this semester: http://www.decal.org/courses/index.php Other DeCals include: The Ethics of Star Trek, Bookworlds: Introduction to Mythological Creatures - Here There Be Dragons, and I Keeps it Real: Race Relatio
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by KaiP 18y ago
http://ijlit.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/16/1/1 is the full text of the original article if you want more technical info.
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by KaiP 18y ago
I prefer this kind of failure chronicle to the ones usually listed here. It talks about specific, obvious problems encountered and doesn't try to extrapolate any huge overarching themes about startups in general, which are usually somewhat
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by KaiP 18y ago
I'm not sure how having a testing framework leads directly to good design. I know they help show that things aren't broken, but I don't see how they affect the design of the modification.
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by KaiP 18y ago
I would argue distraction is a service, but not an easy one to monetize, at least in this form.
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by KaiP 18y ago
Interesting article, very thorough in its explanation of all the ways bands can get screwed financially. I'd be interested to see more hard data as to how common this case is, where it fits in on the spectrum (percentile-wise) of band sign
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by KaiP 18y ago
Berkeley is awesome. Nothing you can't get here academically that you could get at another school. Great bang for your buck. (EECS senior)