cfadvan

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The Bygone Baguette Mailboxes of French Polynesia(atlasobscura.com)
2 points by cfadvan 8y ago|0 comments
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by cfadvan 8y ago
Science fiction is presented as fiction, people discuss it as fiction. The comments here are very much a different story, so please take the time to read them.
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by cfadvan 8y ago
Coming to a stop on a motorway mid-lane is probably among the most dangerous things an autopilot system could do. You’re replying to someone who specifically said coming to a “safe stop” and not what you’re saying.
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Cell by Cell, Scientists Map the Genetic Steps as Eggs Become Animals(quantamagazine.org)
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First Big Steps Toward Proving the Unique Games Conjecture(quantamagazine.org)
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by cfadvan 8y ago
I think the idea is that non-nuclear power would be insufficient given the rocket equation, so the only way they could have rocketry is if it was nuclear powered.
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by cfadvan 8y ago
How do you know people are taking it at face value? ...The dozens of comments taking it at face value? I don't even see why it's relevant whether it's true or not. If it isn’t true how is it relevant to anything?
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Pentagon Wants to Stop Vehicles with High-Powered Microwave Beams(thedrive.com)
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American General Says 'Adversaries' Are Jamming AC-130 Gunships in Syria(thedrive.com)
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by cfadvan 8y ago
It’s the equivalent of a Penthouse “you’ll never believe what happened next” letter for office drones. I can’t believe so many people are taking it at face value!
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by cfadvan 8y ago
No, but you on the other hand...
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Why Were Members of Congress Asking Mark Zuckerberg About Myanmar? A Primer(lawfareblog.com)
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This soft robotic arm is straight out of Big Hero 6 (it’s even from Disney)(techcrunch.com)
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by cfadvan 8y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theology#As_an_academic_disc... In some contexts, scholars pursue theology as an academic discipline without formal affiliation to any particular church (though members of staff may wel
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by cfadvan 8y ago
There are a handful of sociopathic people who reach those heights, while most of the rest do not. Mistaking arrogance for an active ingredient in success is probably a mistake likely to lead you down a bad road. Ruthlessness, arrogance, gre
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How Fast Can You Type a Million Letters?(fivethirtyeight.com)
5 points by cfadvan 8y ago|7 comments
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This DeVos-Style School Turned Teachers into Gig Economy Workers(fastcompany.com)
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What Happens When Your Bomb-Defusing Robot Becomes a Weapon(theatlantic.com)
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Chain Reaction: How a Soviet A-Bomb Test Led the U.S. Into Climate Science(undark.org)
1 points by cfadvan 8y ago|0 comments
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First Big Steps Toward Proving the Unique Games Conjecture(quantamagazine.org)
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by cfadvan 8y ago
Problem: Want to part many fools from many millions of dollars. Solution: Blockchain! I think that’s the frame rails this whole messy thing is built on, loveingly maintained by scammers and some True Believers.
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Facebook warns GDPR could flatten or reduce European user count(techcrunch.com)
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Zuckerberg hasn’t answered any of Congress’ questions from Facebook testimony(theverge.com)
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Memex: As We May Think(en.wikipedia.org)
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by cfadvan 8y ago
“Consider the source.” Not to mention that the “conent” opening with “printing money is wealth theft” isn’t worth the time it took to read, never mind responding to it.
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by cfadvan 8y ago
The vast majority of the value of gold (more than 70%) is purely for jewelry. There is no shortage of gold for its technical uses, and if gold were no longer desirable for aesthetic purposes, there would be an enormous glut. By contrast pla
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by cfadvan 8y ago
You are essentially explaining why people and companies need to be held accountable for externalities. If you were taxed on the order of your waste, you’d rapidly change your behavior because you’d actually be paying for it.
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by cfadvan 8y ago
So I guess you didn't study the history of fiat... ...As written by two Blockchain sites. Ya got me.
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What You Can't Say on Facebook(theatlantic.com)
3 points by cfadvan 8y ago|0 comments
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European Regulators Ask If Facebook Is Taking Too Much Data(nytimes.com)
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