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by clubm8 8y ago
> That's the point. Why do science like physics if you are in a simulation? Remember that Neo flies at the end of the Matrix? :)
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by clubm8 8y ago
> Whenever the simulation hypothesis comes up, there's always the questions like: Who is simulating us? Where is the power coming from? What happens if they pull the plug? But why would any of that matter? Reminds me of one of, in
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by clubm8 8y ago
I think maybe a better way to think of "smarts" leading to success is to not look only at IQ, but also attention An oversimplified example from electrical engineering: Watts are units of power. Amperage * Voltage = wattage. Ampera
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by clubm8 8y ago
Glassdoor is often useful. Sort by "low" and read with a grain of salt. If it's large enough, specific issues will bubble up.
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1982 Siberian Pipeline Blast Allegedly Caused by Trojan Horse (NY Times)(nytimes.com)
2 points by clubm8 8y ago|1 comments
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by clubm8 8y ago
>Seriously, why are we still outsourcing chip manufacturing to other countries? I actually agree it might be better for the Americans to manufacture things in America - especially things used in critical government systems. But this seem
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by clubm8 8y ago
>measuring angular momentum on a special fixture Can you elaborate on this concept a bit? I'm not familiar with this term and the sources I looked up were pretty physics-y and out of my depth. This sounds like a very interesting and
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by clubm8 8y ago
> These denials remind me of the vehement denials the big tech companies gave when the Snowden leaks came out. Did they turn out to be false? At what point do such denials constitute a deceptive trade practive, enabling the Federal Trad
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by clubm8 8y ago
So that's what happens in Germany if you don't get tenure? ;)
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by clubm8 8y ago
>Login to a cloud server that has your backups / restores / setup scripts / data. Preferably encrypt those backups before you upload them to the cloud server. >Only reason why I don't do it more frequently is it&#x
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by clubm8 8y ago
> I fail to see the relationship between a billionaire getting away with something, and my sense of rule of law. It simply means new Zealand has equal rule of law power to every other first world country Uh, no. Other 1st world countries
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by clubm8 8y ago
>Vaguely recalling an article about how he created a push in new Zealand to bring in more techn workers Cool, well I've provided a source earlier showing it leaked due to investigative journalism. >to your original point - a bill
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by clubm8 8y ago
>And in doing so created a huge push by the New Zealand immigration peeps to incentivize other tech workers to come in How so? He never even revealed the citizenship - it was discovered by NZ based investigative journalists.
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by clubm8 8y ago
Also, grandparent is assuming a bad season/sequel doesn't tarnish the original. For example, my perception of House of Cards has been diminished by the subpar later seasons.
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by clubm8 8y ago
>This is a shame, my partner and I have been spending the last couple months seriously considering new Zealand as a new home, after we tire of SF, specifically because we felt that legally it was going down a better path than the USA. Wh
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by clubm8 8y ago
And how do you restore the phone? I assume you travel with a laptop? What happens when they want access to the laptop?
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by clubm8 8y ago
>Not after they subpoena this HN comment. ;) Anyone subpoenaing this comment would discover I post on HN exclusively over Tor :)
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by clubm8 8y ago
Neither am I a lawyer, but the key part is if you're (a) doing this as a regular security precaution or (b) doing it specifically to evade customs. If it's the latter, it's probably illegal. If it's being done for legal
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by clubm8 8y ago
>That sounds like willfully evading customs, which is a serious crime. Do you have any citations or evidence that choosing to back up this line of thinking? I'd love to read more about the specifics of how downloading legal data fro
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by clubm8 8y ago
> There’s a border patrol show on Netflix and they show a few phones being searched. It’s pretty clear it’s not about terrorists and bad people having bad files in the cloud. It’s about people coming on a tourists visa and working. They’
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by clubm8 8y ago
This is also why casinos use chips, not cash, for betting
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by clubm8 8y ago
I worry this won't end well. Netflix already lets series run on too long. Shows that start out good will cater not only to the long tail that sees them through to the end, but a smaller segment who votes.
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by clubm8 8y ago
Washington is also in the 9th circuit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals... A ruling on Cali's law in the 9th would impact WA as well.
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by clubm8 8y ago
I adjusted my budget so dining out is included in the broad category of "entertainment", along with bars, movies, and other stuff. (I do track calories from these things though :))
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by clubm8 8y ago
Do you make more in cash back than you'd make not buying something? Keep in mind, to make 20.00 at 5% you need to spend $400. ($1000 at more common 2% rewards)
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by clubm8 8y ago
Living on cash only is not doable. But only using a CC for bills/groceries and moving your day to day stuff - bars, eating out, small errands to cash is doable.
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by clubm8 8y ago
What stops a student from giving false information? Tyler Durden, lover of crafts and urban exploration, would like one espresso.
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Do you use cash/have you increased your cash usage out of privacy concern
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by clubm8 8y ago
> I feel like this is viewed negatively because it has "Chinese" attached to it. You can certainly feel whatever you want, but I see many many comments with specific privacy concerns that don't even mention China. In fac
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by clubm8 8y ago
> When it comes to password, you're better off using some offline tool. It can be useful for low risk scenarios. (Ex: setting up a new netflix passphrase to share with a new partner)

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