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by abcde 18y ago
Well, I'm a transhumanist so I don't believe that I will necessarily die. I would guess the best bet for a compsci major is to try to invent a AI or something that enhances cognition so that scientific research is sped up enough to find a
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by abcde 18y ago
It seems to me that what China needs is more entrepreneurial spirit, not more rote memorization.
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by abcde 18y ago
"These kids have the same dreams as all middle-class kids: to go to college, to get white-collar jobs, to own their own home, to have Nikes and name brands," Wanting white-collar jobs and their own homes, I understand, but name brands? Well
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by abcde 18y ago
Um, spending a couple of years just to get self-confidence is a pretty stupid deal.
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by abcde 18y ago
Well, I was thinking that if you wanted to find the connection between say, any connection between Ash trees and the portrayal of warfare in ancient mythology, such a search engine could be helpful.
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Free niche search engine idea
3 points by abcde 18y ago|3 comments
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by abcde 18y ago
But that's how the stock market works. :) Trying to do better than that is futile.
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Rainbow's End -- a novel by Vernor Vinge that shows what is possible. Now go build it.(vrinimi.org)
6 points by abcde 18y ago|5 comments
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Efficent Market Hypothesis: irrational to compare prices?
1 points by abcde 18y ago|3 comments
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by abcde 18y ago
I wouldn't agree with "debt based currencies are backed by the ingenuity of the people". Debt based currencies are backed by the trustworthiness of the debt issuing entity. It doesn't matter how ingenious Americans are as long as the Fed pr