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by dmfdmf 11y ago
I agree with this rant but with the caveat that its not digital -v- analog but a fundamental failure to comprehend that AI is an epistemological problem not a technological problem.
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
> It's easy to prove me wrong. The NYT started in 1851. Can you demonstrate how the Catholic church was an important 'cultural maypole' in the US before then? Again you need to widen your context to the whole history of We
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
> It's hard for me to really tell which is the greatest. I think you are getting mired in concretes and missing the forest for the trees. Moreover, I don't know how old you are but I suspect you are too young to realize how th
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
Yes, a very high bar indeed. In the broad sweep of history the printing press led to a revolution in science, technology and ultimately the Industrial Revolution. Moreover, as Shirky mentions, it destroyed the monolithic political and socia
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
This is a long winded version of Clay Shirky's article from 2009 "Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable". Shirky's site is down so here is an alternative link; http://edge.org/conversation/newspape
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
Why should we believe anything the govt now says regarding spying or these hacks? They have totally lost all credibility in my view and have made no effort to make amends and continue to rationalize unconstitutional spying. What about Clap
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
I agree these are questions for a tax pro. Also, I think the gift tax and rules are different for related vs non-related parties. If you pulled $100K in "gifts" from a Kickstarter project I'd bet the IRS would rule that as in
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
I think the drug laws are one of the main reason that cops have isolated themselves from non-LEO. When was the last time you went to a party or even a dinner party and an off-duty police officer was present? The LEOs are isolating because
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
> Beyond how they look, it's like they're at times forgetting these are citizens and not enemy combatants. This can't be stressed enough. What needs to be stopped is the false distinction of civilian vs non-civilian in pol
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
I agree, after reading all these comments and links it has to be viewed as charity donations. They need to sever ANY expectation of outcome and can't offer any inducements or incentives or promises to buy, etc. In essence a Kickstart
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
Thanks for the clarification but I'd guess in due time the FTC will rule this is investment. Its inherent even in the name "crowdfunding".
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
I hope the FTC doesn't try to enforce consumer laws on an investment site. In the article they even refer to the contributors to the game as "consumers" which I think is a mistake. Anyone contributing to a Kickstarter projec
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
I think we should pick a day, not too far out, and we all should immediately switch to IPv6 and the metric system world wide. Just rip off the band-aids and move forward.
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
I highly recommend the youtube videos by Alan Thrall, very good description of the basic lifts and how to have the proper form so you don't get injured.
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
I can second this and saw the same benefits. However since I am going to the gym anyway, I add bench and overhead press too. That's it and I am out in less than an hour. I've had back problems since my early 30's (including s
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
Everything revolving around Musk seems fishy to me. His Tesla and Solar companies are harvesting government subsidies and he writes a half-baked technical paper on hyperloop and suddenly there is money to spend on this boondoggle too. Somet
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
You might be right about Germany, granting asylum would certainly impose high political cost that they may not want to bear. However, of all the other countries I'd think that Germany would be one that knows a thing or two about the da
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
Give them the sky, homesick quench, silver path of stardust Give them the sky, the master of light and love and as a sign of forgiveness give them wings again
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
I agree. They would lie to get him home and if the government reneged on an agreement most Americans wouldn't really care so he would be doomed. I think political asylum in a Western European country would be his best option now. Hopef
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
"The bug has been observed on all Pentiums I have tested or had tested to date, including a Dell P90, a Gateway P90, a Micron P60, an Insight P60, and a Packard-Bell P60." This made me laugh... we used to call them Packard-Sme
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
Like the North Koreans were behind the Sony hack, right? This smacks of convenient scare mongering ahead of the Patriot Act renewal.
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
"But if you are disaffected with both the mainstream right and progressives, then you are in search of an alternative theory of why everything is going so rotten. And in that case, Moldbug's theories are a revelation." Far
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
There is a lot to say about paragraphs one and two but I'll limit my comment to number three; "I do agree with the long-winded part. Some people like his whimsical, sci-fi jargon infused, verbose writing style, others cannot stan
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
Read it to see for yourself but this is long-winded, pseudo-intellectual garbage advocating fascism. Moldbug is a follower of Thomas Carlyle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Carlyle
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
Another alternative I saw at the Maker Faire last weekend. http://www.sketchup.com/
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
On a related note, I think radio commercials with sirens and honking horns should not be allowed. I have been confused by these a number of times and it is a real nuisance.
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
Its not the military equipment but the military mentality that is the problem. The whole idea that the police are not "civilians" needs to be repudiated. The police are not above the law and are just citizens empowered to enforce
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
Well, if that's the case we'd better be careful with our definition and use of concepts or we will lose our freedoms.
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
I'd just like to point out the Pao and Reddit can do anything they want on their property and it is not censorship . Private parties cannot censor, only the government can censor which why the recent nationalization of the US Intern
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by dmfdmf 11y ago
I hope he reads the Declaration of Independence for 72 hours.

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