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by b0rsuk 7y ago
I'm not a chemist, but perhaps a good analogy is making Mona Lisa with Game of Life? Recently posted on HN. Finding Mona Lisa in the Game of Life https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22552006 From the article: "Th
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I think computers used to be cool but are no longer perceived as such.
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https://read.cash/@Jiang_Zhuoer_BTC.TOP_CEO/serious-advice-f... "Is the death rate 0.5% or 5%？It depends on whether the hospital is overloaded. Let's take a look at the data."
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As with many things, there are two ways of looking at this. One is that old people need it the most. Another is that helping younger people is more cost-effective because they have more life ahead of them and if you cure them they're u
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This may explain why sexually-transmitted diseases get so much attention. They're probably the only kind of diseases that hit younger population much harder than senior citizens. THOSE are the diseases that make the rich earn less mone
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I wish I could PM this to you because it's third time I post the link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20577142 Advertising is cancer on society. Very thoughtful points.
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It's a good site, thanks. I posted here precisely because I wanted /your/ recommedations. There are some super smart people around here, and HN is my main source of thought-provoking articles. I mostly use a website with htt
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A Boy And His Dog (1975) Very good for a shoestring budget movie. One of main influences for Fallout and Wasteland. A bit politically incorrect and you may find it offensive.
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Turbo Kid (2015) Warning: some sadistic gore. The person playing the android had a ton of fun. A classic wasteland affair but with some pacing issues.
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Rollerball (1975) Proto-cyberpunk. Future world ruled by corporations. A cerebral slow-burner with no special effects, but some interesting questions. Motorcycle action done the hard way.
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District 9 (2009) Set in South Africa. Aliens come not as invaders or exploitable natives, but as confused refugees. Lots of action and spectacular special effects.
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Demolition Man (1993) A police officer and an escaped criminal are unfrozen in a cheerful future dystopia. Mostly a classic action movie but with some interesting future flavor and a few good situational jokes.
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Edge of Tomorrow (2014) A high-budget, playful action movie exploring the respawn mechanic and video-game logic as a military advantage.
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Robocop (1987) A crime thriller, a corporate dystopia, a lot of black humor and some social commentary.
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Idiocracy (2005) What could go wrong over 500 years if you keep making stuff user-friendly? It's an American movie, but Americans may find it insulting. The female half of the protagonists got a very disappointing role.
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Brazil (1985) An opressive bureaucratic dystopia. 1984 seer through the bottom of a beer bottle. Directed by one of the Monty Pythons.
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Jurassic Park (1993) Dinosaurs restored back to life from DNA.
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Phase IV (1974) How intelligent ants really are? A trippy slow-burner.
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Silent Running (1972) A space ark. A major stylistic influence on ones like Star Wars and Alien.
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2001: A Space Odyssey This is what this movie is primarily about, although it has an iconic second act (AI) and a terrible last act. One of most realistic depictions of space travel to date.
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Virus (1999) An American tugboat crew finds an abandoned Russian research vessel. Very good special effects and overall a pretty unique movie, but poor execution. I guess it doesn't stand the test of time but I liked the oppressive atm
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Her (2013) No guns, teleportation or colorful explosions, but a really in-depth exploration of (disembodied) artificial intelligence.
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The Martian (2015) Also called "competency porn", it shows the challenges of building a colony on Mars.
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Predator (1987) What if an alien life form hunted humans for sport?
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Les Visiteurs (1993) (Guests) A comedy about a medieval knight and his squire traveling into modern times.
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Coherence (2013) Low budget, with partially improvised dialogs, but pretty creepy and with believable human reactions.
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Blade Runner (1982) A classic movie about artificial humans (replicants).
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Dark City (1999) An overlooked, but very enjoyable movie in the style of The Matrix. WARNING! The theater version was shoe-horned into an action movie format, including a very spoiler-heavy narration at the start. Either watch the Director&
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The Clockwork Orange (1971) An interesting movie about society and the nature of morality
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Rick&Morty (cartoon serries) Not a movie, but does a really good job exploring consequences of alternate universes.

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