RobLach

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   by RobLach 8y ago

   Ethics aside is a HUGE aside. You've just internally justified serial killing.
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   by RobLach 8y ago

   Every company should be "hit by a bus" resilient if it expects to last.
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   by RobLach 8y ago

   I don't beyond browser fingerprint+ip throttling which may be a step in the wrong direction. Does spark the idea to create a LibreCaptcha.
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   by RobLach 8y ago

   Cool, but having to give data to Google to create an account is a major detractor.
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   by RobLach 8y ago

   Fighting/dealing with that repulsion is an endeavor some people seek.
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   by RobLach 8y ago

   All these statements are nonsense. There are train lines from Miami to Seattle, and the US rail system is the most efficient in the world for metrics it cares about: $/ton and on-time. Miami to Seattle is ~4400km, which would be 11 hou
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   by RobLach 8y ago

   I think that case is fine since that is already covered by laws which punish harassment and malicious defamation. It gets more complicated if you account for celebrity.
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   by RobLach 8y ago

   Scratching it is what was expected of the test since that's the reason you'd want to use diamond, to resist scratching. Breaking it into a number of a pieces with a laser is beyond the scope of testing its ability to resist scratc
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   by RobLach 8y ago

   I work with kids in tech (including “at-risk youth” with limited means), and their abilities these days are downright frightening. When I was 11 I was riding a skateboard around until I got into coding and by 13 I had Hello World and an Ope
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    What about the American mind makes electric scooters so alluring? That statement sounds ridiculous.
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    Both of those sound like applications for AR.
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    What’s up with PBS?
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    If you look past the sciencese of "short-term adjuvant treatment for mood and anxiety disorders", basically: "It feels fun to shock your body with cold"
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    Influences and Effect Sizes Related to Student Achievement(visible-learning.org)

    1 points by RobLach 8y ago|0 comments
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    meritocracy is a structure under which participants are valued based on their contributions or demonstrated achievement (merit). Of course what is considered meritorious or an achievement is almost entirely dependent on the stakeholders i
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    What's Google going to do? Make their own phone?
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    The author seems to have totally missed Tumblr which allows for editing of theme htmls and is easy to share which fosters and exploring creative community. Kids these days have significantly stronger design aesthetic and coding ability so i
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    The numbers here are staggering. The state of Wisconsin under Scott Walker subsidized this project at a rate of $14,000-$19,000 per citizen, not including the environmental and infrastructural impacts. I wonder how much economic stimulus to
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    I have a feeling Tesla didn’t capitalize enough on their first mover advantage and now it’s going to be tough as proper competitors move into the market. Audi is matching the Model X with the E-Tron, but without Tesla build quality: https:
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    You'd be surprised. Apple has $245 billion cash on hand. That's enough to build their own feature equivalent social network and give $20 to anyone who signs up.
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    A pilot engaging reverse thrust mid-flight can break apart a plane: https://lessonslearned.faa.gov/ll_main.cfm?TabID=3&LLID=34&L...
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    If I tried something like this I’d have my developer account totally revoked and all my apps pulled; but I can’t imagine that happening to Facebook. It makes sense but it’s interesting that there’s a systemic de-risking of the way big playe
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    What critics don’t get that there’s a huge market for what I call “dinner party toys”; something a bit ridiculous but inherently curious that you can whip out amongst your peers in an attempt to make an impression and gain some social capit
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    I assume you’ve read the essay the term comes from https://www.worldcat.org/title/rise-of-the-meritocracy/oclc/... If not; it’s pretty fun.
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    Now that Google is killing Hangouts, do you have something new planned?
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    You’d think this would be bigger news.
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    Content marketing piece for a book.
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    Excellent breakdown for comparison. Thank you.
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    I don't see how the effectiveness for something like public transit could be measured so quickly, especially over a phone call. It's barely been 2 years. After it's built it'll take a couple decades for housing developer
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    by RobLach 8y ago

    Don’t you pay TurboTax? A virtual tax accountant is still a tax accountant. If someone makes a virtual real estate agent to replace real ones, I don’t doubt they’ll still charge a fee.