anExcitedBeast

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1. 61.▲
   by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

   Then go ahead and break it down.
2. 62.▲
   by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBIL2sdfoVc Not all TED talks are worth their weight in bandwidth.
3. 63.▲
   by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

   Not necessarily. It's worth reading the entire article. We've observed small life surviving raw space exposure before.
4. 64.▲
   by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

   I think it's fair to call 'libertarian' a descriptor of political, economic, or philosophical ideas. There are many different types of libertarians who have occasionally conflicting positions. The only thing they share is a v
5. 65.▲
   by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

   The bitterness between the go and chess communities is silly to me. There is more depth in either game than any one person could ever fully appreciate. Hell, checkers has more depth than any one person can appreciate, and that's a solv
6. 66.▲
   by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

   Chess.com has a good app with tactics training, live play, and (my favorite) correspondence play (1-5 days per move; great for busy people). My favorite place to play live chess is lichess.org.
7. 67.▲
   by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

   As a chess player and fan, this will never happen. Poker can be very fun to watch, even for people who don't know how it's played. Chess is often boring to watch, even for people who do know how it's played. Can it's pro
8. 68.▲
   by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

   That's not usually the best way to think about charity overhead. Check out this TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pallotta_the_way_we_think_about...
9. 69.▲
   by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

   Your commute to work every day is much more dangerous than an armed neighbor will ever be. Source: survived countless armed neighbors and lost plenty of friends to cars. Also, statistics.
10. 70.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    It's stunning how much rhetoric is founded in the politician's syllogism.
11. 71.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    I really don't think we should try to dumb down UX for the benefit of less experienced users. You run the risk of creating a false understanding of how a computer works which can cause harm down the line, as well as frustrating and con
12. 72.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    Just because a HN blog post complained about this supposed "echo chamber" yesterday doesn't mean we all have to stop talking about it. The role of government is a complicated, unsolved issue and it happens to be something tha
13. 73.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    True. We do have a problem with murderers, though.
14. 74.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    Bingo. It's amazing how many people don't understand this.
15. 75.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    It's not about hard work, it's about how much of who you are must be devoted to the career. I work very hard at a 400 person company. but I get to go home after about 42-48 hours a week and enjoy being me. That involves chess, gui
16. 76.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    Shit is useless, destructive and smelly. Unrefined code by an unrefined developer often works, but not as well as it can and is usually difficult to work with. Big difference. Just like most of the stuff reddit calls "epic" or &qu
17. 77.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    Same. This is just silly.
18. 78.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    I know hacker news doesn't generally appreciate comments like this, but moving to Europe is the last thing you want to do if your objection is based on the political theory of individual liberty. Practically speaking the US is losing r
19. 79.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    On an only tangentially related note, read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It explorers why human beings are able to make quality decisions in the face of massive branching factors such as making a chess move or (more relevant to
20. 80.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    This is pretty common verbiage in chess books, forums, and youtube channels. If you haven't been keeping up with the online chess community I assure you it's worth your time!
21. 81.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    Rolling Stone should stick to music.
22. 82.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    mailinator is still my favorite, but when I need an alternative I like SharkLasers. http://www.sharklasers.com/
23. 83.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    BladeRF looks pretty awesome.
24. 84.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    This is my favorite site to play on. Could not recommend more.
25. 85.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    I don't think I buy this idea, and I don't think most honest developers would either. People want to know when their users aren't happy with their service, and they especially want to know if they're feeling alienated.
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    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    There's also only one person who could single-handedly stop this from becoming law. And that one person, that one single point of failure who doesn't have a hive mind to hide behind, is Obama. But to your point, congress certainly
27. 87.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    Damn good game.
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    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    I was agree with your analysis of the political system, but not so much with your analysis of the people. You give them both too much credit and not enough. First, no one really cares that citizens can be targeted or tortured with no trial
29. 89.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    8) Cult of personality
30. 90.▲
    by anExcitedBeast 13y ago

    I assume (incorrectly?) you're female. Believe it or not, plenty of women are fine with and participate in profanity. And plenty of men don't. At lunch I said, "That's a good fucking burger." Female coworker says, &