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by awt 15y ago
I didn't detect any anger in pg's post. To me it seems more like a stock tip. PSST!! Hey! Invest in entertainment via the internet. Sell Hollywood short, etc.
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by awt 15y ago
I'm not talking about natural selection, I'm talking about sexual selection, which is a completely different animal. Sexual selection leads to really bizarre adaptations, like male peacock tails and mating dances that seem maladaptive in t
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by awt 15y ago
I agree. I would add that if I want to impress a girl, I might buy tickets to a concert by a great artist. If she's impressed, I get a fraction of attractiveness credit with the girl just by having the ability to recognize good stuff. Th
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by awt 15y ago
It seems like this line of reasoning perhaps conflates sexual arousal with attractiveness? To illustrate, if you're looking to marry (and have kids), and you had a choice between a physically attractive but dull porno actress, and an attrac
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by awt 15y ago
Who said anything about Freud? In any case, you need to ask yourself why it feels good to make an imprint on another human being's mind and soul. There is a reason. It's not random or unexplainable.
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by awt 15y ago
This is insightful. Along the line of discussing what art is really about (not money), I would say that it is about sex. Art will not go away if it's no longer possible to become a millionaire doing it. Some evolutionary psychologists pr
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by awt 15y ago
I disagree. Experts are known to perform quite badly when they are distracted by stress. In the case of job interview, doing anything out of the ordinary (such as writing on a white board) can cause stress. This diminishes the capacity o
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by awt 15y ago
3 hours of prep work X 5 applications (1 application a day for a week) = 15 hours of unpaid work per week, or 60 hours of unpaid work per month. Given that a typical job search lasts multiple months, this is not an insignificant workload t
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by awt 15y ago
Thanks for this insightful and thorough response. You definitely gave me some concrete techniques that I can try out.
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Ask HN: How do you apply deliberate practice to programming?
6 points by awt 15y ago|3 comments
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by awt 15y ago
Anyone thought through the advantages of using Parse vs. iCloud for sync? For a multi-platform app, Parse seems to be the way to go. The only disadvantage I can see is that I ( as a service provider ) have to pay the storage costs of pars
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by awt 15y ago
I don't think markbao was referring to their morality in his post, simply their terrible, terrible usability. I think also cost is not the reason, especially for the low numbers we're talking about. I would say people use GoDaddy because
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How to make sense of Conspiracy Theories(youtube.com)
2 points by awt 15y ago|0 comments
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by awt 15y ago
It's definitely a tired meme that is really losing effectiveness in terms of getting my attention. I think the best titles tease you with a bit of insight.
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by awt 15y ago
I often reflect on how much the executive branch resembles a machine executing code. Government based on written laws has been around for such a long time that I am surprised (when I think about it) that more safeguards and tools such as v
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by awt 15y ago
It's fascinating watching the ecosystem evolve. Kind of remends me of Star Trek III - The Search for Spock, where evolution is "sped up" on a planet originally devoid of life. Mt Gox was at the right place in the right time, but poorly exe
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by awt 15y ago
So if the early adopters attempt to sell a large quantity of bitcoins, won't that move the market (down), severely limiting the amount of fiat currency they can get for their dump?
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Ask HN: Is Bitcoin really a Ponzi scheme?
7 points by awt 15y ago|8 comments
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by awt 15y ago
Why is it inherently a bad idea? Why is it a pyramid scheme?
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by awt 15y ago
With mercurial I think is better to abandon the idea of rewriting history to make it look nicer or more linear. The good point is that your history reflects precisely what happened and how developers merged the code Rewriting history does
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by awt 15y ago
"The people that are using digital innovations to solve real world problems like energy, health care, agriculture, and transportation are ahead of the curve." Those are all capital intensive. Most 20 year olds don't have that much capital.
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Remind HN: HN Parents Google Group(groups.google.com)
2 points by awt 15y ago|0 comments
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by awt 16y ago
If it is a bubble, then what ( as a software developer ) should I do? I don't work for any of the overvalued companies, so changing jobs isn't a good option. I don't own any stock in them, so I can't sell it.
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by awt 16y ago
It seems like there may be no way to make dating easier, due to evolutionary reasons. If some men find a way (resource) to get access to higher quality females, there will immediately be as much competition for this resource as possible. T
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by awt 16y ago
Your first point is key, and is what ultimately took me off the fence as to whether or not compulsory education is necessary. I feel like kids also don't need to be in school for 12+ years to only be qualified to work at Walmart. Let's sh
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by awt 16y ago
What do you do in Norway? How did you come to live there?
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by awt 16y ago
Wheras in enlightened california, we only pa a measly 40% of our income in taxes.
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by awt 16y ago
I find that I do experience a lot of negative emotions - envy, lust, etc. while browsing Facebook. On the other hand, I like seeing and responding to funny posts from my friends and family.
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by awt 16y ago
any comment from google on this issue recently?
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by awt 16y ago
His wife supports him.

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