Scipio_Afri

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by Scipio_Afri 8y ago
Well, that seemed like a hilariously specific combination of things for that fictional person you speak of.
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by Scipio_Afri 8y ago
Let's not be stupid... The repeal of Glass Stegal was the "Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act" in 1999. Those are 3 republicans in the name of that act. It was a republican house and Senate and some of the last months of the Clinton admi
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by Scipio_Afri 8y ago
Does every traffic light or change to traffic that occurs after a fatality at long time known about dangerous intersection mean that traffic light manufacturers and traffic engineers collude to further their influence over shaping of our tr
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by Scipio_Afri 8y ago
They simply categorized internet providers as a utility. They most certainly are since it's a natural monopoly, merely a different implementation of telecom infrastructure, and is a vital service to the underlying economy... Much like
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
Immediately thought of the arstechnica article and was going to post but you beat me to it. Excellent relevant articles and comments, far more than I could provide. Thank you.
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
Would be amazing... but realistically I think the only way we could do that is with a material like graphene/graphite and that probably is several decades away.
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
The second one I think is the most likely assumption, but the most reasonable/obvious can be wrong which is why studies are important.
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
APRIL 9, 2006. Can mods put a year in the title?
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
The intercept is known for previously having some sensationalist in an anti-surveillance and anti-US way As for the title here being edited by mods to further be more sensational, Ycombinator has interesting backers. See previous discussion
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
You mean other than the externalities of running the business that Uber places on its drivers through them being contractors, using their own cars (no benefits, drivers pay for wear & tear and gas).
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
No surprise that this falls before the reforms brought forth by the church committee in 1975. They were presidents spanning from 1960-1976
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
Apple has $238 billion in cash in it's bank accounts. It was able to do this even if the tax code didn't change.
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
That's a great question. I bet the DoD does something like investigate and place fault with an independent way to appeal the ruling.
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
Will be quite awhile before that is as cheap and has as much bandwidth as those cables. The other disadvantage(s) is/are broadcasting your communication emissions in open air, weather or otherwise other types of interference (naturally
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
I would guess that their cyber offensive operation computers, which if I were to design from a systems level their IT department probably is distinct from other parts of their network, is different than their intelligence gathering and stor
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
Acela isn't exactly great comparatively as it's not an economically viable daily commute option. I don't know what it is for Boston to Providence, but DC to Baltimore is $40 one way in 25-30mins. Compared to 15-20 mins more f
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
The few books I've dug into from them on python are good and recommended by the 6.00 series of MIT MOOC on python. Also, free book of theirs is offered everyday on their website. I'm not sure how long that is going to keep happeni
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
Really interesting documentary. I've heard good things about Adam Curtis's documentaries. He works, or at the very least use to, at the BBC and I remember reading a post if his on his blog where he saved something like 50 terabyte
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
Does your comment imply that people who started as programmers tended to be more productive at FPGA design?
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by Scipio_Afri 9y ago
I only read a bit of the introduction and the conclusion, but what a fascinating read. This might come from a no longer active program, based upon a skim of this is a related read: "Meet the Former Pentagon Scientist Who Says Psychics