SuperGent

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Privacy: The Last Stand for Fair Algorithms [video](infoq.com)
1 points by SuperGent 7y ago|0 comments
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by SuperGent 7y ago
The man owns the company, or at least 60% of the vote, and can do what he likes with it. If you don't like it get out or stay out of investing in Facebook, especially if you think that he will bring down the share price.
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Meta-Learners – Learning how to learn(blog.fastforwardlabs.com)
213 points by SuperGent 7y ago|8 comments
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by SuperGent 7y ago
Indeed, the only time I have seen this is when someone was being investigated for gross misconduct, or a 'surprise' redundancy. I assumed that the company just didn't want anything untoward happening.
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by SuperGent 8y ago
Some years ago, I accidentally ordered two new phones from different providers at the same time. AS I had a 14 day 'cool off' I phoned one company to cancel, as I didn't like that phone, and they offered me a much better deal
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One teenager is making millions by hacking legally(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by SuperGent 8y ago|0 comments
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by SuperGent 8y ago
I noticed that whenever there was more than one person, or something touched the face, the results looks horrific.
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by SuperGent 8y ago
I'm surprised that this sort of thing hasn't been addressed before. At most big conferences, the exhibitors want to know who you are, where you work and what you do and bigger/more clear the badge is will only help them. Of c
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by SuperGent 8y ago
When asked about the Freedom fine, [Patel] responded, "I decided to take it as a cost of doing business." This is the problem, why should you not take dubiously legal or moral action, if there isn't a significant deterrent?
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by SuperGent 8y ago
I assume it's because its the first plant grown 'on' the moon.
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Processor Socket History: The Upgrade Path Is Shrinking(tedium.co)
1 points by SuperGent 8y ago|0 comments
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Best cities to Live and work remotely for digital nomads(nomadlist.com)
4 points by SuperGent 8y ago|0 comments
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by SuperGent 8y ago
HN discussion and original report - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18550854
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by SuperGent 8y ago
Traffic makes a big difference. I was in Venice recently, and the only noise I could hear was suitcases rolling over the cobbles. It really brought home how much noise traffic makes.
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by SuperGent 8y ago
Whereas I agree with the sentiment, I find that nearly all subscription TV (Sky, etc) has 15 minutes of adverts an hour. These include the premium channels, such as Sky films and Sports. I don't see why anyone would pay £60 a month for
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The Search in Germany for the Lost Skull of Tanzania's Mangi Meli(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by SuperGent 8y ago|0 comments
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How paedophile's hands led to his conviction [video](bbc.co.uk)
2 points by SuperGent 8y ago|0 comments
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by SuperGent 8y ago
Because of the way that STEM is taught, free thinking is often discouraged, and the 'freaks' leave academia as soon as possible or become conformist. This is not a new thing, Einstein was mocked for his free thinking ideas.
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by SuperGent 8y ago
Also Telepathy, although they cite organisations that are researching these 'wonderful, weird (and possibly worrying) ways the world might change in the foreseeable future', which is more worrying!
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by SuperGent 8y ago
If I think that reviews could be suspect I use ReviewMeta[0]. The process usually indicates if the reviews are legit or not. although for this product, it claims that it passes. Might be that 99 reviews have been deleted though, and Amazon
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Three YouTube vloggers die in Canada waterfall plunge(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by SuperGent 8y ago|0 comments
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by SuperGent 8y ago
This reminds me of the Paranoia RPG. The GM was expected to kill off many PCs, usually in a funny and elaborate way, so each player got 6 'clones' that activate upon death. It was a really great game for letting off steam! [0] ht
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by SuperGent 8y ago
So why can't we have the option of using 'power user' interfaces? Also I doubt that Youtube has ever been for powerusers..
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by SuperGent 8y ago
So why are they not using this tech for balls/strikes? The point of this article is that during extra innings, umps are miscalling pitches. With Hawk-eye the home base ump could know near-instantly if the ball is in the zone. Then ther
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by SuperGent 8y ago
Bee Downtown - Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, 25 Breaux Capital - Derrius Quarles, 27; Ras Asan, 27; Brian Williams, 25 ConvertKit - Nathan Barry, 27 Discord - Stanislav Vishnevskiy, 29; Jason Citron DotCom Therapy - Emily Purdom, 29; Rachel Robinso
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Man flies rocket to 'prove earth is flat'(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by SuperGent 9y ago|0 comments
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by SuperGent 9y ago
Me too, I was wondering how anyone would know. This is actually about the management of secrets.
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by SuperGent 9y ago
Yes, but it's about 'making' luck or, more accurately, taking advantage of luck when it does come. If you don't get out there then you can't be in the right place at the right time!
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by SuperGent 9y ago
That's not necessarily true. There are thousands of examples of good products that failed due to lack of marketing.
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by SuperGent 9y ago
Indeed, but those that spent 2-3 years gaining the knowledge[0] and then paying for their cab, and licence are then being usurped by a Uber driver with a GPS and a cheap car. Even with the 'star' system the service levels will dro

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