bjnortier_hn

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by bjnortier_hn 13y ago
> The whole price of Bitcoin is an illusion that they use to get people to keep buying. It's the result of a bidding war. The price of everything is an illusion according to the Subjective Theory of Value [1]. [1] http:/&#x2
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by bjnortier_hn 14y ago
Have a look at my project Shapesmith - http://shapesmith.net/ It's going through a major transition at the moment ( http://shapesmith.net/2013/03/06/ProgressUpdate.html ), and not necessarily kid-friendly, but it's open source so someone
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by bjnortier_hn 14y ago
The Guardian has that as well http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/datablog/interactive/2012/au...
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by bjnortier_hn 14y ago
I pledged for pretty much the same reasons, even though I'm not overly keen on a sword fighting console game. Perhaps you're right and that there's just not enough interest.
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Clang reaches funding target(kickstarter.com)
24 points by bjnortier_hn 14y ago|6 comments
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by bjnortier_hn 14y ago
Is this not too insular? I get & agree with some of the arguments in favour of surrounding yourself with other innovators. In the same way that the Pixar building is designed to foster these interactions. But if you surround yourself wi
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by bjnortier_hn 15y ago
'Anyone who [...] uses critical judgment and appropriate tools to make evidence-based decisions' Except for the experimentation part, that could describe a lawyer. Which begs the question, Where does it go wrong? Why do people from an evide
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by bjnortier_hn 15y ago
They have a twitter bot that responds to everyone who tweets about the issue - "we are investigating these reports and will provide more information as soon as we can.' Their twitter account is a disaster zone: https://twitter.com/#!/o2
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by bjnortier_hn 15y ago
I'm talking to someone now in their live chat so that I have a record of contact that I need to file the complaint.
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by bjnortier_hn 15y ago
The world is not a zero-sum game - you don't necessarily give corporations more power if you reduce the size of government. That power could be distributed to citizens. And removing the ability of corporations to influence laws can make the
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by bjnortier_hn 15y ago
What happened to "No taxation without representation"? This would skew the government even more towards rewarding the rich - increasing the size of the government-as-a-service market is a step in the wrong direction.
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by bjnortier_hn 15y ago
It is really disturbing that you need to pay to get access to your own government. The greatest trick the Lobbyists ever pulled was replacing "corruption" with "lobbying" in the dictionary.
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Shapesmith v0.2 - Hello Workplane(shapesmith.net)
1 points by bjnortier_hn 15y ago|0 comments
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by bjnortier_hn 15y ago
"Nobody will even notice!" Just because you might not doesn't mean everybody won't.
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I'm building a WebGL modelling tool for 3D printing (+ sneak peak)(1011ltd.com)
9 points by bjnortier_hn 16y ago|1 comments
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by bjnortier_hn 16y ago
The most interesting thing in this article is the big jump in the average review score for the Galaxy S during September. It would be great to understand why that happened, and if it was really because of a "changing mix of buyer" and/or "g
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by bjnortier_hn 16y ago
http://www.socialcaddy.com It supports LinkedIn, Gmail and Facebook. I find it really useful to catch up on things I miss out on in the streams...
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by bjnortier_hn 16y ago
The question around the [ir]rationality of markets is irrelevant. Markets determine the cost of borrowing. If California wants to lower the cost of debt, or maintain the current (low) cost, it must value the opinion of the markets. The calc
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by bjnortier_hn 16y ago
There's another article on HN today that could be of interest to you, where signups increased by 60% when they moved signups from the front page. YMMV. http://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/split-testing-blog/signup-...
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by bjnortier_hn 16y ago
Which Wikipedia article? There's a difference between propping up a failing bank (which I believe Friedman would be against) and providing liquidity to the banking system when a bank run occurs on a well-capitalised bank (which I believe he
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by bjnortier_hn 16y ago
Downvoting it without posing a counter-argument doesn't help me in examining my own subjective beliefs. If I'm wrong, I want to know why.
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by bjnortier_hn 16y ago
If you watch his "Free to choose" series ( http://www.ideachannel.tv/ ), Friedman blamed the Fed for the depression because they didn't keep the money supply stable. Because of bank failures the money supply decreased by a 3rd. He never adv
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by bjnortier_hn 16y ago
I would say that having "interrogation techniques" crossed out is a pretty good indication that the author's state of mind in an interview situation is aggressive and domineering.
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Embedded Erlang? Absolutely.(1011ltd.com)
17 points by bjnortier_hn 16y ago|2 comments
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by bjnortier_hn 16y ago
"And the truth is, simplicity does not sell". BS. Some people prefer simplicity, some prefer complexity. I'm not sure where the median is, it might be on either side. Preference can be a function of many things, including culture. You can m
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by bjnortier_hn 16y ago
Thanks :) Yes, you're right. There's a lot underneath the surface that most people are unaware of, only having been exposed to the Google Wave client. It never got to the point of showcasing the distributed collaboration.
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Why Google Wave "Failed"(1011ltd.com)
16 points by bjnortier_hn 16y ago|5 comments
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by bjnortier_hn 16y ago
I argue that a "well thought out procedure" is not possible for such a complex system as the internet. Every kind of procedure that can be thought of will either have holes in the logic, or will be gamed by users and providers in a never-en
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by bjnortier_hn 16y ago
Why should the priority go to the call? You don't know if the person is watching a Youtube video showing how to give someone CPR, and the person is busy dying. Would you prioritise a call from a telemarketer over that? Tele-medicine is just
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by bjnortier_hn 16y ago
If you consider high speed rail as a replacement for air travel, local transport is actually a smaller issue than with air travel. Airports are usually far away from city centers, whereas train stations are located in city centers, where th

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