benbou09

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by benbou09 11y ago
If driverless cars always for go for the most favorable route for them, they might increase traffic a lot. Fortunately, it is also probably easier to force computers than people to follow socially optimal routes.
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Adblockalypse now: the threat to online ads(espresso.economist.com)
1 points by benbou09 11y ago|0 comments
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by benbou09 11y ago
Here: https://www.gjopen.com/ IIRC The Economist is involved in the project
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by benbou09 11y ago
When you are starting your career, it's quite hard to work part time because of the lower wages and the peer pressure. With more experience, it's really worth reconsidering the balance between work and money. The problem is that m
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Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting(bis.org)
1 points by benbou09 11y ago|0 comments
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by benbou09 11y ago
Nobody dared to oppose because of the recent Charlie Hebdo attacks. The opposition had a deal with the government to let the law be passed.
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by benbou09 12y ago
It would be nice to have other comparable sources, not least because The Economist is very influential, and like any other institution or person, they are often wrong. They seem pretty aware of this, and they write their articles in way th
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by benbou09 12y ago
It really starts at around 00:11:00
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by benbou09 12y ago
You seem to think that fast product iteration and testing with customers is the only way to go. It isn’t. The most ambitious projects sometimes need bold commitment. For instance if you want to create a space travel company, you will need
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by benbou09 12y ago
I agree. The pro bono lawyer is the real good guy, here.
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by benbou09 12y ago
In this case, the charges were clearly bogus, and they were dropped in the end (except for 1). It's not the same as facing a real conviction threat for something you are clearly guilty of.
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Koch vs. Koch: The Brutal Battle That Tore Apart America's Most Powerful Family(motherjones.com)
1 points by benbou09 12y ago|0 comments
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by benbou09 12y ago
"Robotgame is a game for hackers. You write robots in Python, test them with our kit, and submit them to our server. You can challenge other robots yourself, or wait for the server to match you up automatically."( http:/&#x2F
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by benbou09 13y ago
Take 20 min a day to meditate
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by benbou09 13y ago
I think 60$ average is a bit high Source: I bought it on Steam for 8€
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by benbou09 13y ago
Normal difficulty is not much harder than easy. Also, using and abusing of crew teleporters is crucial, because against normal ships you get more scrap if you kill their crew than if you destroy the ship, and against the final boss, you can
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by benbou09 13y ago
On the other hand, he also does his own dishes
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by benbou09 13y ago
I totally agree that this guide would be much more useful with each time a paragraph 'how can you help these people improve themselves'. But I think that as it stands now most people would understand that these are just clichés. I
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by benbou09 13y ago
Indeed... How do people google stuff like C or Go ?
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Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by benbou09 13y ago|0 comments
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by benbou09 13y ago
My favorie part: "Our simulators may be simulations themselves" You could write a book on this simple idea...
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by benbou09 13y ago
Maybe popularity doesn't have to be a goal per se
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by benbou09 13y ago
It wasn't easy for the attackers because they chose not to break the law. If they had just broken into every network in the neighborhood until they found the right one, it would have been simpler.
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by benbou09 13y ago
It would be nice to pass a law forcing companies to publish their profit and loss accounts amended with the externalities costs (or gains). It would be just for information but the psychological impact would be great.
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by benbou09 14y ago
Napster was created in 1999.
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by benbou09 14y ago
Interesting article, but I think that the humans will probaly evolve in ways that will extend their capacity of understanding. It may start by people living longer and then someday they will have memory implants and maybe even processing po