TheAmazingIdiot

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   by TheAmazingIdiot 17y ago

   There's days that I wish that people like Ray Kurzweil are correct about the Singularity. When that day comes, what we cherish the most will no longer be lost unwillingly.
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   by TheAmazingIdiot 17y ago

   It's not "feelings". If somebody makes a conscious decision and goes about to explicitly allow harvesting, then so be it. Decision's done. Instead, these people prey on organs from the recently deceased. In my case, he died not knowing what
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   by TheAmazingIdiot 17y ago

   I choose not to be a donor. My cousin died a few years back. He had an untreated cavity that turned very infectious. Now, a few months later, he got out of the shower and just died. The doctor said that he seemed to have died before he even
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   by TheAmazingIdiot 17y ago

   Oh come on now. We're hackers. That means some SHA1 with a little bit of salt does nothing for "Real Security". "Real Security" would require personal acquaintance with an operator or someone they have trusted. To go down that trust chain,
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   by TheAmazingIdiot 17y ago

   Simple answer: No. Complex Answer: It depends. If it's compromised, what do I lose? If the answer is an email account, then it's an 'Aww shucks'. That's why I have backups of my address books. However, if it's "Bank Account Numbers", it's a
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   by TheAmazingIdiot 17y ago

   Anybody who practices Buddhism understands why that is false. Nobody is the same day after day. Small changes around us change us. Eventually, those small changes lead to what we consider maturity and experience. But even when considering f
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   by TheAmazingIdiot 18y ago

   For those who like Kurzweil's ides, might I recommend books written by the author Greg Egan. His books, in particular "Diaspora", discusses the story line of ai-humans that live to invent, create, and discover. Their journey takes them thro
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   by TheAmazingIdiot 18y ago

   I cannot vouch for the "angry little man" comment, but you've run aground with massive sweeping generalizations that do not hold very true with many geeks. We all wern't made fun of in high school. Some of us even had plenty of jock friend
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   by TheAmazingIdiot 18y ago

   I had a good talk about introvert/extrovert differences with my philosophy professor. He explained that different cultures had differences in which one was perceived better. In places like the US, extroversion is accepted and liked. However
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    by TheAmazingIdiot 18y ago

    Good heavens. You mean that people really are claiming copyright violation on a makefile? Egads. Now, i never really got the idea of source pollution if the source is never grabbed to begin with. All projects that rely purely on the GPLv2 h
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    by TheAmazingIdiot 18y ago

    I've got a habit on middle-clicking when I want to open X content in a different tab when I know there's more content on the main page (like HN). Now, when I see those "GeniusWiki Documentation Center" and those other boxes with content, th
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    by TheAmazingIdiot 18y ago

    It's great to finally find an interesting community of (somewhat+) like minded individuals. I've spent my time on digg, reddit, and slashdot trying to recreate early usenet culture. I've been searching for a while for something 1/10 of 1% o