Typhon

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by Typhon 15y ago
In that case, Fukushima is even less relevant to the discussion.
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by Typhon 15y ago
How many people died at Fukushima ? 1 How many people die every year because of coal plants working perfectly normally ? 30 000 in the US alone. See http://squid314.livejournal.com/292620.html Nuclear waste is a bigger problem indeed, but
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by Typhon 15y ago
It's a matter of fashion. Right now, bitcoin is new, shiny, and fashionable. It won't last. I predict that in a year, we won't hear about bitcoins anymore.
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by Typhon 15y ago
On one hand, I want to say you should read the thread before posting, on the other hand, if someone reaches the same conclusions independently from the rest, it decreases the likelihood that we're all insane.
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by Typhon 15y ago
There is a future tense in English, through the use of auxiliary verbs. Just because it's not formed by affixing a morpheme doesn't mean it cannot be thought of as a future tense. The question is : does it behave like one ? « Hungarian ha
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by Typhon 15y ago
In some situations, the difference lies in the case of the direct object (partitive vs genitive/accusative). Otherwise, it's a matter of context.
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by Typhon 15y ago
I know that, and that's beside my point.
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by Typhon 15y ago
This is the reason I gave other examples. This doesn't apply only to words. It applies to expressions as well. Literal translation being possible is the exception, not the norm.
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by Typhon 15y ago
« The German language doesn't even have an expression for "small talk", she says. » When will this idea that because Language X doesn't have Y, the idea Y represents is alien to X speakers finally disappear ? Although language does have
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by Typhon 15y ago
The Luna 9 probe, which achieved the first-ever soft-landing on the moon, used air bags. http://www.astronautix.com/craft/lunae6.htm Use of such is not incompatible with the use of retrorockets.
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by Typhon 15y ago
They used airbags.
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by Typhon 15y ago
« Entrepreneurs love using the word “broken” when describing an industry they are about to “disrupt.” » I wonder where this meme comes from. Perhaps from the saying "If it ain't broken, don't fix it". Conversely, if your company solves a
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by Typhon 15y ago
Firstly, I should say there's less to worry about than people might think. I know how Sarkozy governs : he or his government create a big buzz. People are obsessed over it for a few weeks and talk about nothing else. Then nothing really ha
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by Typhon 15y ago
Would they really stop at Chrome infinity ? I'm pretty sure they would make a version aleph one next. And so on.
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by Typhon 15y ago
Aren't we depressed because we think better, rather than the opposite ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depressive_realism
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by Typhon 15y ago
Actually, there are several trademarks for "apple", and it resulted in several lawsuits.
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by Typhon 15y ago
How about "Apstor" ? I bet nobody trademarked it yet.
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by Typhon 15y ago
It still doesn't make coffee, but I expect it won't be long now. My mind is still blown.
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by Typhon 15y ago
> actual The word you're looking for is "current". Let's have a little patience. We're getting rid of Sarkozy soon enough, but we need to find a suitable replacement. There's the rub.
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by Typhon 15y ago
I read entire novels on my laptop. I know what I'm talking about when it comes to reading. What you're saying is not obvious. You can't use an Internet research to know how something feels . I wasn't bashing anything. Please take the ti
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by Typhon 15y ago
Note that a software that doesn't let you copy and paste doesn't prevent you from copying text. You can copy it manually to a computer, or write it by hand. This is poorly designed software. If there were a law preventing you from copying
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by Typhon 15y ago
It seems to me that it's the point of open-source software : To allow anyone who can improve the software to do so, regardless of who they are and what they think.
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by Typhon 15y ago
First mistake : attacking Google, also known as the overlord of the internet (as far as the internet has one) Second mistake : attacking a feature that was largely unknown. I just learned of its existence, thanks to this story ! Third mist
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by Typhon 15y ago
There's no visual distinction between the map link and the rest of the text. That's bad.
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by Typhon 15y ago
It's not always useful to call bullshit. Specifically, when confronted to that kind of emails, the best policy is not answering. Calling bullshit out loud is useful so that others can know it is bullshit. Otherwise, the energy is best spent
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by Typhon 15y ago
A least, the Eschatology's unusual : « Repent, repent, miserable sinners ! Soon, I tell you, those machines you count on will turn against you ! Soon, yes, in 27 years ! »
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by Typhon 15y ago
By the way, there's something I've been wondering about for a long time. I read somewhere that there are no antiphotons and antimatter emits light just the same as normal matter. So, I assume that there's no way to tell whether a photon
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by Typhon 15y ago
I was reluctant to update from 10.10. Finally, I updated to Natty, to see what everyone was talking about. I then discovered that my hardware is not compatible with Unity. I can't even complain about what it looks like, because I've been l
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by Typhon 15y ago
Depends on what you mean by "grokking Lisp". If it means a full exploitation of all the language's possibility, I agree, but it seems a bit obvious that a mediocre programmer would be unable to do that. If it merely means being able to pr
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by Typhon 15y ago
Which essay are you referring to ?

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