atlanticus

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by atlanticus 13y ago
You have no responsibility to take to the streets to protest the evils of the Canadian government as long as you can blame the Americans.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Non-linear systems are inherently non-deterministic. Even if you had one sensor for every cubic foot of the troposphere nonlinearity would quickly swamp your model forecast.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Apparently you are not aware that Canada is part of the five eyes. If you are then I don't know what to tell you.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
I know the editing wars take a toll on Wikipedians(thanks for being one) but I still have to take issue with the idea that useful articles on Wikipedia are rare. As for being the encyclopedia that any bozo can edit, that is true, but unavoi
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Why the hate for Wikipedia? In my humble opinion it is the clearest embodiment of internet ideals.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
The more that people buy into the idea that the only problem is the US the easier it is for the entire West to continue with business as usual, regardless of election time posturing by EU nations.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
This comment from another site is appropriate: >The deep rooted anti-American theme of the EU does not take long to emerge. This undertone is rarely flaunted, but is intuitively detected. Few seem to understand that it is one of the base
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Skype, Spotify creators hope to inspire European innovation(reuters.com)
1 points by atlanticus 13y ago|0 comments
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Europeans are always upset that the first country to market with new products is the US, but if they spent even half the time they spend complaining about America to actually build something useful they would be much better off.
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Disney Uses Haptic Feedback To Create Tactile Display(redorbit.com)
1 points by atlanticus 13y ago|0 comments
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Apparently you are not in northern Europe.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Even in five years their will be amazing technological advances, but the question was 100 years. Goal post moving aside, I would be highly surprised if in 100 years energy is not mostly a solved problem. But doom is more dramatic and sells
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by atlanticus 13y ago
A hundred years is an eternity in terms of current technological advancement. We only learned the universe is accelerating its expansion in 1997. Think about that next time you think a 100 year supply is tiny.
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Over 100 long-lost Doctor Who episodes found by dedicated fans in Ethiopia(mirror.co.uk)
38 points by atlanticus 13y ago|11 comments
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by atlanticus 13y ago
>so if Google can iterate, than why can't Apple? Google is known for no customer service because you are the product, Apple while not being perfect, it is clear that their users take precedent over advertisers and even developers.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
The key to using melatonin is to stop every few days and see if you sleep through the night. If you don't keep going otherwise wait until you have two nights without proper sleep. I had major sleep problems but this system has worked g
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New technique identifies novel class of cancer's drivers through 'Junk DNA'(sanger.ac.uk)
2 points by atlanticus 13y ago|0 comments
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Most of what the government does is wrong, or at least terribly inefficient, so the less they do the better.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Internet hippies are like locust, except they want their data private.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Dammit!
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Even someone with the name anonymous can make a mistake, right BH?
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Interstellar Winds Buffeting Our Solar System Have Shifted Direction(unh.edu)
2 points by atlanticus 13y ago|0 comments
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by atlanticus 13y ago
People want to pretend that their government is not cutting deals with the US for the same info, which is fine as long as you realize you are just pretending.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
>This means that the temperature at the bottom of the pond will rise to over 90 °C while the temperature at the top of the pond is usually around 30 °C. Can that really be right, it seems like a very high gradient.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Like evolution, market forces are there whether you believe in them or not.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Sadly, if you believe in evolution and market forces we are on the optimal path.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Pretending the Spanish government has no responsibility for its actions makes it so much easier for the US to get its way, but I guess it makes people feel better.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Your house is yours because of an agreement with the country you live in.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
The fact that my friends and I can't show up at your house unexpected and stay indefinitely must seem ridiculous to you as well.
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by atlanticus 13y ago
Canada is part of the "Five Eyes" but enjoy your placebo.

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