Outdoorsman

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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Most trades develop a vernacular particular to the trade...this makes it easy for those in the trade to distinguish between knowledgeable tradesmen and those who are new... It's a rite of passage... Go work a construction site...a hosp
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
I posted this... I think it's interesting to consider Apple's claim that "Less than 0.00673% of customers have been affected by government information requests" Suppose that Apple is compelled to do everything in it&#x27
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Apple's Privacy Policy (copyright 2016)(apple.com)
2 points by Outdoorsman 11y ago|1 comments
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
>>If the most urgent question of our times is why we fail to care deeply about the most urgent issue of our times, then there are lessons to be learned in the shadow of Comox Glacier.<< A sobering statement... Nice write up, and
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
One strategy that's been around for years to save a substantial amount of money on a 30-year mortgage is to make 13 payments a year (vs the traditional 12), or the equivalent... More info and examples here: (and elsewhere) http:/
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How Should Mathematics Be Taught to Non-Mathematicians?(gowers.wordpress.com)
5 points by Outdoorsman 11y ago|0 comments
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Good point... I would have to believe that within China there are many brilliant economists who knew that their "expansion" could not continue forever... Further, I think government officials were informed of the same... We have a
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
IQ tests attempt to measure how many "contexts", human "constructs" across various disciplines, a person is familiar with and fluidly capable in... The fewer the contexts...well, I'll leave that to individual interp
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Agreed... A very astute comment... Things move quickly...and that's an understatement... There is a fever that descends upon a team on the brink of hitting a "home run"...the push is incredible.. Do what needs to be done NOW,
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Most journalists and editors are now trained to end the title of an article with a question mark when results are inconclusive... A good way to filter what you read...
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Similarly, some children with stunted growth seem to benefit from using insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1)...with FDA approval ... For the layman, that's a supplement extracted from deer antler velvet...
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Fascinating...thanks for posting this... I especially appreciated this quote: >>“Basically, this was the birth of the modern scientific process,” she says. “Inspired by what they saw in the workshops, the great natural philosophy and
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Saw the same... Reloaded the page and began to get randomized tweets, some in foreign languages... MAC being tracked...?
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Up-vote... Not sure why you got down-voted...the New Yorker is quite famous for an occasional lighthearted "survey--type" article like this...maybe the down-voter is unaware of this... I've been a subscriber for over 25 years
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Programming computer animation in 1964 [video](youtube.com)
80 points by Outdoorsman 11y ago|12 comments
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The Work of John Milnor, a giant in modern mathematics [pdf](abelprize.no)
92 points by Outdoorsman 11y ago|18 comments
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
MSN Chat...looked for that...didn't see it... Had many memorable chats at "philosophy and absurdity" and "poetry shack".... All gone....all gone...
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
We're human...everything we attempt involves other humans... Most "intelligent" humans think, at some point, that the way we go about our lives, on this planet, could be improved upon... How to build consensus...? How to de
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
From my experience you are correct... Most of my clients are "afloat" because they have a viable product..."big data" is something far down the road to them...
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Can't resist commenting... I'm very forgiving by nature.. I often nod when people are speaking to me...not because I realize they're making a point I agree with...rather it's to keep from obstructing the point they'
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
IIRC, in America items placed near bins, used for regular refuse pick up fit into the legal category of "abandoned" property, and are thus pretty much fair game...or are treated as such for all practical purposes... Where I live t
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
To the downvoter...you do realize that the article includes several screenshots of his work...? His work looks clean to me...I'll leave it at that...
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Thank you, so much, for taking the time to post this reply... I read the Wikipedia article you linked... very nice work...and congratulations on choosing to so freely share the knowledge you earned...I look forward to learning more... Well
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Nice to see someone organizing the re-purposing of perfectly re-usable items... Not sure what's in play in Australia, but in the U.S. there are more than a few individuals (entrepreneurs) who drive around looking for "curbed"
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Well done...the UI looks great... And thanks for your service...!
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
That's an interesting point... I think it's certainly worth considering that ocean weathers and, especially, temperatures factor in... I would expect survival rates, in the event of an accident--tipping over, developing a leak, bl
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Maine...Australia...Arctic Circle...
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
That's one (of many) of the reasons they're making far more...out-sourced labor...
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
>What I find more sobering is that the real US median income decreased 6.6% from 2000-2012.< I think your point is very important... My take is that this can fundamentally be attributed to our (increasingly full) participation in the
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
I don't use Twitter, but I agree with your point that crowd-sourced opinion, without constraints--the "dislike" option you offer, for instance--often produces a questionable consensus... Consider 1} Cunningham's Law: &q

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