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by a-priori 16y ago
See, from my perspective it's overzealous to assume that the conscious mind is not materialistic in nature. With a question as ill-posed as the nature of consciousness, what's reasonable and what's overzealous depends entirely on your per
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by a-priori 16y ago
But then you're back to square one, except you've made the problem worse by dividing it into 100 units instead of 5. What's "100%" mean? It's pretty clear what "0%" means (no signal), but what's "1%" mean?
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by a-priori 16y ago
Philosophy ceases to be philosophy when its claims can be tested empirically. The major branches of science (physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, etc.) were once considered topics in philosophy, but are no longer. It appears that Philoso
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by a-priori 16y ago
Re #1: You're ignoring metabolic byproducts that are excreted in urine or feces or sweat. Are there any byproducts that are released in the breath?
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by a-priori 16y ago
Obligatory: http://xkcd.com/723/
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by a-priori 16y ago
The mainstream is composed of a million niches.
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by a-priori 16y ago
As always, the best solution is somewhere in the middle of the two extremes. Everything has a cost. YAGNI has a cost of rework later if it turns out you do need it after all. Architecting For The Future has extra up-front and maintenance co
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by a-priori 16y ago
Ah, yes, you are right about that. I don't know where I got the idea that "speak" was Latin-based.
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by a-priori 16y ago
I'd like to add that this split can be traced back to the Norman invasion of England in 1066. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_conquest_of_England#Lang...
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by a-priori 16y ago
English is interesting in that we almost have two independent vocabularies. When speaking informally, you tend to use Germanic words more, and when speaking formally, you tend to use Romance words. I'm writing this formally, which is why I'
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by a-priori 16y ago
Court summons?
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by a-priori 16y ago
No, and that's not what the comment I replied to says. It says that a hotel has those things, but this new lodging doesn't.
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by a-priori 16y ago
So basically this is a hostel with good internet access?
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by a-priori 16y ago
Also the hard "G" sound, as in " G ift".
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by a-priori 16y ago
Bull. Urine pH can vary anywhere from 4.4 to 8 and still be considered normal [1]. And that's the urine. It says nothing about the pH of the blood or other fluids that could actually cause the sorts of problems the OP is encountering. With
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by a-priori 16y ago
False dichotomy. There's no reason different people can't tackle both at the same time.
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by a-priori 16y ago
This is also true of nicotine. Smokers say that a cigarette 'calms the nerves', but if you measure their anxiety levels you find that it only relieves the withdrawal symptoms and returns them to the normal range.
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by a-priori 16y ago
Under most circumstances, those benefits take time to kick in. In Ontario, for example: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/pub/ohip/wait.htm...
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by a-priori 16y ago
A better defense would be to have a device that introduces random frequency variations into the building's power so it doesn't correlate with the power grid anymore.
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by a-priori 16y ago
I too am a layman on this topic, but here goes: When you make a recording in most environments, because of power lines and equipment nearby there will be a mains hum in the recording at about 60Hz. This is true even if the recording device
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by a-priori 16y ago
Except that by then you have already spent time and, possibly, money on developing said widget.
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by a-priori 16y ago
And using the word 'fanboy' is professional?
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by a-priori 16y ago
To misquote Churchill: "Science is the worst form of learning about the world except for all those others that have been tried." Science isn't perfect. Far from it. But at it's best it's a very effective way of learning about the world we l
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by a-priori 16y ago
"A scramjet is a type of jet engine designed to operate at the speeds of rockets. Its main difference from a rocket is that it collects air from the atmosphere to burn its fuel rather than carrying an oxidizing substance on board. More conv
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by a-priori 16y ago
I agree. For a democratic system that is completely at odds with the US or UK one, take a look at Switzerland. While in most ways it operates as a republic, for their executive branch, they don't have one head of state. They have the Swiss
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by a-priori 16y ago
Subdued lighting in the evening promotes the production of melatonin. Conversely, staring at a lightbulb-like LCD screen inhibits its production. That's why you get tired reading a Kindle in bed, but not an iPad.
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by a-priori 16y ago
Our ancestors also didn't have automobiles and airplanes. That doesn't mean that it's not faster to travel that way than on foot.
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by a-priori 16y ago
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur. Translation: "Everything said in Latin, seems deep."
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by a-priori 16y ago
According to the analysis I posted to a Myers-Briggs survey that appeared here this summer, about 75% of Hacker News is introverted according to that test. The INTJ and INTP types alone account for 60% of those surveyed (compared to 6.4% in
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by a-priori 16y ago
I once had Facebook suggest a former freelance client as "someone you may know". I found him over an online job board (Elance, I think), did a job, and hadn't heard from him in about 6 months. He lives on the other side of the continent and

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