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by backprojection 13y ago
Silly question: shouldn't be piss-simple to write with whatever syntax you like and parse it to markdown, with tools like Python?
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by backprojection 13y ago
>Users are vastly better protected from the kind of network surveillance they mention with Apple products, thanks to their curated, controlled approach to third party software distribution. I'm a strong proponent of free software, b
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by backprojection 13y ago
Tin foil is not audit-able since it's hardware.
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by backprojection 13y ago
Sorry, I'm not following, why is that BS? It sounds like you're saying it's BS since other stores are not Trader Joe's.
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by backprojection 13y ago
Sorry, I don't know anything about finance/business. What you say makes some sense to me, that going public lets initial investors cash out, if they so wish. But I'm still confused, why not sell public shares from the get-go.
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by backprojection 13y ago
Could you trust any that remain operating, after the Lavabit fiasco?
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by backprojection 13y ago
Yes, if we had this kind of data for several campaigns, then you could compute a (normalized) <% of goal> vs. <time>, and from that estimate the final <% of goal> for this campaign. The problem with your original calculati
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by backprojection 13y ago
Because the earth isn't designed to take care of us. If we had stayed a small pre-industrial society, we would still eventually die of something - there are myriad ways species go extinct. The only way to ensure long-term survival is t
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by backprojection 13y ago
> The system only works if it's round trip. I'm confused, why is this? From the tweet: "Return the pack on your journey back or keep it & we'll bill you the difference"
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by backprojection 13y ago
I don't think our 4th amendment applies to foreigners, does it? I do agree with your sentiment though.
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by backprojection 13y ago
But Musk hasn't really released any real details about it. How can you comparte this to something you don't know anything about? Or has he released more details?
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by backprojection 13y ago
Are the USPTO managers paid according to the fees they collect? Are they not on a fixed salary?
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by backprojection 13y ago
Interesting. It looks like (from info on wikipedia pages) the Xeon Phi 3100, gets about 3.3 GFLOPS/WATT, whereas the Epiphany E64G401 manages about 50 GFLOPS/WATT. So something like 10 of these might compare to 1 xeon phi, and still be che
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by backprojection 13y ago
How does this compare the the new Intel MIC (Xeon Phi) co-processor boards? I think they claim 1TFLOP. Can we think of this as a low-powered alternative? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_MIC
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by backprojection 14y ago
> The eventual plan is to refactor to a simpler system and get rid of the duct tape. Yeah, we're on the same page. I think the critical thing with the software/systems-analogy is that it's far easier for us to understand these technolog
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by backprojection 14y ago
I see your idea, that going after money-influence in politics might always end up consisting of simply adding more rules, and thus complicating and expanding government further. I would take the idea more seriously if its something that can
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by backprojection 14y ago
> A minimal government is one not worth buying. A big and intrusive government is one totally worth buying. I get what you're saying. If a government barely has any powers, they yes, it's not worth corrupting, but I really don't think w
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by backprojection 14y ago
This one is much better and on the mark. Fitzgerald's quote needs a corollary, which appeals to intelectual honesty. If reason definitively tells you x, but you want to believe y, then you might be tempted to abuse Fitzgerald's quote.
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by backprojection 14y ago
Works on my Gnex too. I still find the zoom buttons are best though, they're more 'robust' to use.
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by backprojection 14y ago
I completely agree with your sentiment. My impression is they're releasing more models, redesigned like this, in the near future; we can only hope they'll have a high-res option. I really don't mind paying $200 extra for a great screen. &#6
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by backprojection 14y ago
>People want to blame others for their problems. Whether it's junk food Sure, personal responsibility and all. That doesn't imply that a drug-pusher/dealer isn't an asshole.
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by backprojection 14y ago
So what's the motivation for using these batteries in the 787 anyway? Can they just switch to whatever they've used before?
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by backprojection 14y ago
>For example, he doesn't discussed the causes of accelerating returns, doesn't support the causes with data, only the effects. I agree with this. It seems to be a huge hole in the entire discussion. It's not enough to cite historical da
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by backprojection 14y ago
I don't think the analogy works, because you're already an AT&T customer. AT&T building out capacity, doesn't necessarily lead to more sales; the price/GB drops, they don't necessarily make more money, whereas building more printing
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by backprojection 14y ago
On the other hand, why not just wait a week 'till all the fervor is over. If you're cool-headed enough to realize this is all to build buzz, then surely you can wait a week.
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by backprojection 14y ago
I think this makes sense from a high-level point of view. It seems like it would be bad for the economy, if more wealth flows from consumers to bank profits. This is maybe simplistic, but I'm thinking progress is better served if more peopl
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by backprojection 14y ago
Note how NPR is one of the most right-biased in this result. It's pretty evident from years of listening that the NPR staff generally are progressives, and would left. So I think this result exemplifies how genuinely 'fair and balanced' NPR
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by backprojection 14y ago
I live in Texas, and I voted for Johnson. If I lived in Ohio I would have voted for Obama. It's hard to find numbers at the moment, but it looks like Johnsons's pulling 5%.
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by backprojection 14y ago
Isn't what you're describing more an effect of a two-party system? Unrelated policies tend to get pushed together just because they fit best under one party vs. the other one.
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by backprojection 14y ago
So Meles was Tigray, and the new guy is from Wolayita, not Amhara. Why would these guys want to stamp out local cultures and replace them with the Amharic language? I think rule #1 with regard to Ethiopia is that non-Ethiopians don't know w

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