dood

28 ms·

241.
by dood 18y ago
From the little I know about these kind of experiments, they're a good start and useful groundwork, but in my opinion too simple to reveal much about the real thing as a whole. I don't think real insight will be gained until we start to mod
242.
by dood 18y ago
I wasn't entirely aware I was conveying sentiments ;) As far as economics goes, my creed tends toward mysterianism (though you correctly deduce I have a soft spot for libertarianism). I don't think we will make much progress in the field un
243.
by dood 18y ago
A far stronger case could be made that the crash was because markets aren't free enough, since those taking risks knew governments would back them up. It's an interesting and very complex topic, but this article is little more than nakedly
244.
by dood 18y ago
Infrequently, in extreme cases, I've actually written out a full dialog with myself. It can get confusing, but occasionally is a good trick to expose hidden assumptions or lack of perspective in a particulalry vexing quandry. More commonly,
245.
by dood 18y ago
A little more info here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/sep/18/corpus.cl...
246.
The Corpus Clock & Chronophage(youtube.com)
2 points by dood 18y ago|1 comments
247.
by dood 18y ago
I don't understand why you auto-kill feature requests, seems to me the visibility and resultant discussion could be quite useful.
248.
by dood 18y ago
I also recently learnt async/event-driven programming with Twisted. One of those really fun learning experiences: a few days of fumbling around in the dark wondering if my brain is broken, then the great moment when the lightbulb goes on an
249.
by dood 18y ago
Thanks for that, but my understanding of the passage you refer to is that it is discussing T'ao Yuan-ming's poem "Peach Blossom Spring", not the Tao Te Ching. I've recently been reading Ellen Chen's new translation and commentaries [ http:/
250.
by dood 18y ago
Heh, I hadn't noticed either, just picked it up in the cogsci subreddit.
251.
Tetris Dreams(sciam.com)
30 points by dood 18y ago|14 comments
252.
by dood 18y ago
How not to be seen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4ZnGprplKU
253.
by dood 18y ago
Sorry, deleted and rewrote the comment to better explain what I was getting at.
254.
by dood 18y ago
To say fasion/clothing predated language assumes language as we know it arrived very suddenly, and also that this event can be accurately dated. As I recall, neither assumption is generally agreed upon. It seems more likely to me (not that
255.
In search of Western civilisation's lost classics: a library buried in AD79 is slowly revealing its secrets(theaustralian.news.com.au)
16 points by dood 18y ago|3 comments
256.
by dood 18y ago
Oops, sorry I deleted my comment because I didn't think it added much. For the record, it was something like: "I also suspect Go is related to AGI, so I'm finding the strong advancement a little unnerving (as someone so far skeptical of the
257.
by dood 18y ago
As far as I'm aware this is the first time a Go program has been shown to play at or above Dan level at 19x19 [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_ranks_and_ratings ].
258.
History made: Go program MoGo beats professional player in 9-stone game(usgo.org)
48 points by dood 18y ago|21 comments
259.
by dood 18y ago
Another suggestion: add a line to the guidelines asking users to make polls rather than "vote up if" submissions, and maybe add a link to the guidelines on the submit page, May not make a huge difference, but better informed users and less
260.
by dood 18y ago
While we're sharing random anecdotes: my last PC (which I inexpertly built, fairly cheaply) lasted about 5 years of heavy use. While waiting for a new one, I used an old Dell that was lying around which is at least 8 years old, and worked f
261.
by dood 18y ago
How about removing the karma threshold for making polls then?
262.
by dood 18y ago
A very good arguement for removing the karma threshold for making polls. "Vote up if..." is the last thing HN needs.
263.
by dood 18y ago
Many of the modern web successes have shadows in the 90s, I don't think that should hold anyone back. The changes in internet culture and technology, as well better understanding what people want means a lot of old, failed ideas could work
264.
by dood 18y ago
Agreed, I've lost count of the number of apps that have tried this over the years, probably all let down by not getting the social aspect right: lack of community/friending/critical mass. The idea always seemed to make sense, just waiting f
265.
Tough Choices: How Making Decisions Tires Your Brain(sciam.com)
25 points by dood 18y ago|9 comments
266.
The Coffee Junkie's Guide to Caffeine Addiction(nymag.com)
20 points by dood 18y ago|16 comments
267.
by dood 18y ago
The site is a bit maze-like so here is a brief overview: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/20/for-the-love/
268.
Love: a procedurally generated MMOG written by one guy(quelsolaar.com)
65 points by dood 18y ago|14 comments
269.
by dood 18y ago
Jaanix isn't really what I have in mind, though it is hard to explain why. The problem I think may be a combination of interface, the basic conceptual decisions, and the chicken-and-egg problem. To get a site like this to work may require a
270.
by dood 18y ago
True, it would need a nice interface which makes the benefit to the user very clear. Of course you wouldn't need all users to vote all the time, as long you have enough users voting occasionally. I do agree, this sort of approach would requ

More ›