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by afpx 7y ago
Is anything that you’re saying based in a published theory that I can read about? Or, are you just making this up?
872.
by afpx 7y ago
Let’s assume this trend continues for another couple decades. What happens next? Something has to rise from the ashes, right?
873.
by afpx 7y ago
How is this even legal if wiretapping is illegal in many places?
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by afpx 7y ago
I have a friend who’s trying to work with state governors (in the USA) to establish a block-chain where each state hosts one node of the network. But, I haven’t keep current with what he’s doing.
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by afpx 7y ago
Please explain for those of us who fail to see the connection.
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by afpx 7y ago
What would it take? Too much work to make it a net-positive outcome. Plus, fewer people use email, and it will eventually become an anachronism. Better would be a standardized, secure public service to store and retrieve data on top of whic
877.
by afpx 7y ago
It can be morally wrong. What if they found that eating blueberries was linked to a negative and then decided to hide the results? I’m generally dismissive of corporate funded science because the biases are built in from the start. Please h
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by afpx 7y ago
Knowledge is not equivalent to experience. Many things require tacit knowledge just to understand which properties of a thing are important. Haven’t you ever re-read a book after gaining much practice and realized how much you’d missed on t
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by afpx 7y ago
I imagine you could call it that, if you're a moral relativist.
880.
by afpx 7y ago
What we need are innovative ways for organizations to manage and organize themselves without relying on the traditional method of putting a few people or special interest groups “in charge”. Inevitably, the types of people who seek out thos
881.
by afpx 7y ago
Interesting idea. I would def donate a lot of money to a non-profit fund that financed independent armies with pro-democratic aims. To me, democracy and individual rights have been essential to my livelihood and happiness. I want everyone t
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by afpx 7y ago
Eliminate “broken windows” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory
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by afpx 7y ago
Don’t hardware products evolve in terms of form and function? The iterations may be longer, but it’s still iterative and incremental.
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by afpx 7y ago
The only problem is that it takes at least 10 years to get to that point. No one has found a shortcut, yet.
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by afpx 7y ago
Github-type companies become repositories of functions, and programmers pick the function they want and just do functional composition.
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by afpx 7y ago
Of course they would. Lots of people made loads of money the last time, and no one went to prison. Seems like an obvious thing to try if you're a smart and low-empathy person.
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by afpx 7y ago
Wouldn’t it mostly discourage people from buying properties for the only purpose of renting them? I think the long-term effects will be interesting. Hopefully, a bunch of rental properties will hit the market.
888.
by afpx 7y ago
I’m seeing the opposite in DC. Our recent “junior” candidates have been very impressive. I can see the affects of competition being played out. And, especially the female candidates - just outstanding.
889.
by afpx 7y ago
I’m not quite at that stage yet. But, you can find similar cities, and probably similar communities, all across the northeast.
890.
by afpx 7y ago
Some of these small cities have decent infrastructure, lots of charm, natural beauty, and cute city centers - for really cheap! I recently purchased a street of $30,000 homes that I’m turning into a creative community.
891.
by afpx 7y ago
Approximately how much does one have to spend per month to get prioritized feature improvements? We spend about $200k per month, and AWS treats us like we’re unimportant. I would like to try Azure or Google a try, but neither seem to make i
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by afpx 7y ago
But, we should also mention that Google also has some of the best software designers and architects in the world. You can't get a well-engineered library without someone experienced at design leading it. All of Google's open sourc
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by afpx 7y ago
Macy's quality has plummeted over the last decade. It makes sense that Nordstrom would try to attract their customers - should be an easy group to sway.
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by afpx 7y ago
It’s an old person thing. We learned to program way before the internet, when one only had a language reference, some vague requirements, and a lot of time. Things took much longer, and communication tools didn’t exist. Maintainability was
895.
by afpx 7y ago
https://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Book-Classic-Intelligent/dp/...
896.
by afpx 7y ago
I assume you mean non-fiction. If so, the rules outlined in “How to read a book” are a good place to start. It’s been a while since I’ve read it.
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by afpx 7y ago
The evidence is out there. If you look at successful libraries and applications, they almost always gave well-defined design and architecture guidelines. In fact, I can’t think of a good software library out there that doesn’t have a solid
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by afpx 7y ago
Wait, so, more women than men get bachelors and graduate degrees. And, women are almost at parity with men for faculty positions [1]. But, yet only a small portion of women get tenure. I'm calling Occam's Razor here. [1] https:&#
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by afpx 7y ago
You didn’t say where you’re from, but from where I’m from, the tourists don’t talk with the locals. In fact, most don’t speak the language. But, they sure do block the sidewalks.
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by afpx 7y ago
That site seems to do a poor job predicting the future. https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=zerohedge.com

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