darth_aardvark

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by darth_aardvark 13y ago
Yeah, that part kind of bugged me too. What is it about a meta-story (by the article's definition) that makes it neither non-fiction or fiction?
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by darth_aardvark 13y ago
How does the speed of someone on the sidewalk affect a driver?
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by darth_aardvark 13y ago
You're right. I should have specified that they can run certain algorithms with a runtime complexity impossible on a classical computer.
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by darth_aardvark 13y ago
Quantum computers are not just super-fast versions of normal computers. They allow the running of some algorithms that normal computers can't physically run. One particularly important algorithm is Shor's algorithm. Shor's al
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by darth_aardvark 13y ago
Do you mean...2 am?
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by darth_aardvark 13y ago
It's posted pretty regularly on HN. http://blog.dave.io/2011/10/0x5f3759df-true-magic-number/
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by darth_aardvark 13y ago
I was an engineering intern there for a summer. The interviews were as difficult as any other tech company in the valley, as was the workload. It is most certainly a tech company.
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Facebook is down.(facebook.com)
7 points by darth_aardvark 13y ago|1 comments
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by darth_aardvark 13y ago
As someone newly entering the workforce, this is a really depressing view into how bureaucracy can squash innovation.
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by darth_aardvark 14y ago
You mean the median is even less, right?
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by darth_aardvark 14y ago
A 10% change in value in an hour is not "normal volatility" for any other currency.
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by darth_aardvark 14y ago
They only average out if they're uncorrelated. I'd say it's pretty likely that high-budget, expensive games are more likely to be released with DRM than low-budget indie ones. You could try randomizing on budget, dev size, etc..., but there
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by darth_aardvark 14y ago
What an oddly specific parody.
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by darth_aardvark 14y ago
They're already doing that produce sound. http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-02/04/google-glass-...
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by darth_aardvark 14y ago
In the valley, they're usually around 95-105k, depending on equity and stuff.
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by darth_aardvark 14y ago
is it alright to dislike TBBT just because it's really unfunny and lazy comedy?