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by chunkbot 16y ago
I believe the close proximity of animals and people (for the first time in history) is what was responsible for the new diseases. Of course, the higher human population density means increased likelihood of contagion.
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by chunkbot 16y ago
And your research comes from...?
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by chunkbot 16y ago
Actually, diseases are largely a result of agriculture. Hunter-gatherers were much healthier (and about 6 inches taller) than their farmer successors.
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by chunkbot 16y ago
This belongs on reddit.
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by chunkbot 16y ago
Could you enumerate the reasons? I'd like to know why "open books" hasn't taken off.
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by chunkbot 16y ago
I'm inclined to agree with you regarding devices that you take outside the house, like a digital camera. My comment was more about desktop peripherals. To address your points: 1) A 24 pack of AA batteries somewhere near your desk should las
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by chunkbot 16y ago
I'm going to play devil's advocate and say that you should listen to your teachers. I've seen plenty of students "diagnose" themselves, only to neither mindlessly crunch questions nor appreciate the beauty of mathematics.
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by chunkbot 16y ago
For wireless peripherals, non-charging AA batteries are a better choice than any charging dock or solution. Why spend every day docking/undock the thing (or charging the batteries when they die) when I can slip new batteries in once every 6
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by chunkbot 16y ago
s/hackers/crackers/gi;
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by chunkbot 16y ago
The use cases are really interesting; online product demos will be a killer feature, and we wouldn't have to worry about piracy (we're able to monitor the piracy rates of our desktop app, and it's about 25% of our paid subscriptions)...
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by chunkbot 16y ago
I mean, why Macs in general? I thought most people here were using some form of Linux, but I guess not?
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by chunkbot 16y ago
I noticed that everyone here is using a MacBook Pro 15" laptop. Why is that?
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by chunkbot 16y ago
When you think about it, the command line is the ultimate "single text field" app.
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by chunkbot 16y ago
There were 17 comments when I wrote this one. Pretty random!
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by chunkbot 16y ago
"never drill, file or arc solder anything with tiny and sensitive electronic parts around!" He used dead drives during the construction, so this isn't a big deal.