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by dejb 16y ago
Oh I see. You're using the term "smart drugs" in 2 different ways. One to mean 'intelligence enhancing' and the other 'a smart idea to take'. Kind of like a pun or some really corny anti-drugs commercial.
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by dejb 16y ago
>>> Yet another article about "smart drugs" that's actually about stimulants! > "smart drugs" is more of a catch-all So which is it? It seems to me (and you apparently) that the term "smart drugs" is rightly a catch-all fo
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by dejb 16y ago
> You don't think it's a bit niche? Maybe, but there could be lots of niches. Actually I'd like to see it taken a step further where you can buy your own peripherals from different manufacturers and attach them to your phone. The device
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by dejb 16y ago
Yep. Decent idea though.
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by dejb 16y ago
I wonder if this applies to sites from outside the US? Or is being overseas protection enough from this sort of trolling?
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by dejb 16y ago
I think there are a lot or reasons that MMA is probably safer. These include - Flash KO's, leading to fast stoppages in MMA as opposed to standing counts in Boxing - Less emphasis on head strikes and more emphasis on wrestling/control/submi
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by dejb 16y ago
As a reluctant and occasional watcher of AFL (QLD'er) I can say that the comparison to AFL has no value. The rules of AFL impose many constraints on the tackler and the pay-off amounts to less than the turnover of possession in soccer. The
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by dejb 16y ago
> Fragmentation is not a synonym for choice - in fact it's very nearly an antonym. Err, not exactly. The word 'choice' doesn't inherently imply that each option must never contain any constraints (even though it is generally desirable
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by dejb 16y ago
And the Apple Fud campaign begins to take hold...
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by dejb 16y ago
A partial solution would be to have something like Google street view for the insides of stores. At least then you could check to see if the store had what you wanted. Some objects could probably be automatically recognized.
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by dejb 16y ago
> it's just a sampling from the subset of HN users that can figure out what the buttons do Or those who don't experience layout problems. Often there is a significant part of the down arrow that results in an upvote or vice versa. Gene
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by dejb 16y ago
> Are there? Cite some for me. I'm sure you are aware of them and if you had any actual contradictory position on this you would have mentioned it. > You don't actually need to be a super genius to go into tech. I'd say you need to
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by dejb 16y ago
I suspect that not having the correct ethnicity or religious beliefs would be an obstacle for some though.
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by dejb 16y ago
> But if we start from the assumption that gender shouldn't matter There's your problem. By using the word "shouldn't" you seem to be conflating "our best guess at objective reality" with "what we think would be morally correct". It is
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by dejb 16y ago
All I'm doing is to point out the implications of your reliance on current sales as a measure for future success and/or 'goodness of product' (whatever that means). If you try to mix and match your metrics (or tenses) without explanation th
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by dejb 16y ago
The same argument says Windows is the best desktop/laptop software. "The customers have spoken."
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by dejb 16y ago
> Further, more injuries occur to cyclists on sidewalks than on roads. What type of injuries though? And is this in any way biased by the fact the young or inexperienced riders are more likely to be using the sidewalk. On the sidewalk y
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by dejb 16y ago
> When someone makes a bad decision I like to encourage them when they do an about-face. The bad decision is only being reversed on a case by case basis - this isn't good enough.
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by dejb 16y ago
> It's not like he could have known that in a few years it would have become one of the world's biggest web sites. That's the exact reason a lot of people see this as such an insight into his true nature. The true mark of character is n
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by dejb 16y ago
Did he say they should be forced to block by the law or was he making a strong moral argument that they should block? My impression is that both FB and CL were (possibly inconsistent) moral arguments and not so much about the right to free
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by dejb 16y ago
Actually if you "hover your mouse over the cards to see the hands that would be dealt" you'll see that the opponent gets quite a good 'second best' hand as well. Lot's of things like '4 of a kind' beats 'full house' action. For some reason
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by dejb 16y ago
> It was called the MSPT or Mining Super Profits Tax. Fair enough > It's the ultimate definition of unfair. When you are using a non-renewable resource then what is 'fair' has to be balanced with the changing value of that resource.
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by dejb 16y ago
> best to bank as much now while the price is good Possibly true but on the other hand who's to say the price won't go up further in the future? If we are going to consider the possibility of major price drops then shouldn't we model th
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by dejb 16y ago
> While the asset prices (ie houses) keep increasing that level of debt remains serviceable. Isn't this just another way of saying that the bubble is fine until it bursts? You mentioned our increasing population but I thought both of ou
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by dejb 16y ago
How so? It seems that he is making a point that requires acknowledgement of the existence of racism and the impact it may play in shaping social policy. Hopefully we are mature enough to be able to discuss this on it's merits.
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by dejb 16y ago
> says the memory usually works in the opposite way, with traumatised people reliving experiences they would rather forget. I don't see how this contradicts the notion that there could be people who would repress memories. If anything i
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by dejb 16y ago
Actually wasn't the it called mining 'super' tax becuase it was to fund superannuation? I know there was to be some increase in funding but I'm actually not 100% sure because the govt did such a poor job of selling it. Anyway I think this m
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by dejb 16y ago
> I don't condone this type of government action just to make my life easier It is certainly easy to have one's opinions shaped by personal circumstances. But do you really think that Australia's long term future will be best served by
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by dejb 16y ago
> The tax was beloved by pro-government tax-raising types and lovers of economic theory and hated by pretty much everyone else. From a 'web startup' point of view I can tell you it seemed like a lifeline to have some downward pressure o
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by dejb 16y ago
I think basketball would have been a better example but the point stands. If you are 5'5 and really good at sports you should play soccer instead of basketball if you want to reach the highest levels.

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