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   by eej71 8y ago

   As in you think it would be "underwater" like venice?
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   by eej71 8y ago

   I'm old too and I truly believe that we will continue to be here 10-20 years from now with roughly the same world we've always had.
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   by eej71 8y ago

   The belief is rooted in the overall success of the industrial revolution and our post industrial world. We have fewer wars. healthier lives, longer lives, a larger educated class of people, and a level of wealth that is slowly but surely be
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   by eej71 8y ago

   I would think that any pessimistic prediction from 1918 about the year 2000 would be just as inaccurate about our own pessimistic predictions for 2100.
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   by eej71 8y ago

   Agreed. I think this is an important distinction that seems to get lost in some of the conversation. There is a fundamental distinction to be had between the government forbidding you from speech versus a private individual or corporation f
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   by eej71 8y ago

   Interesting that this story rises to the top. Curious what draws people to it?
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   by eej71 8y ago

   Is it fair to describe this as a rewrite from scratch kind of project?
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   by eej71 8y ago

   Thanks... unfortunately I've already co-opted the caps lock key to be the control key... a common thing for emacs users to do. Now I need to find another home for esc. shakes fist at sky
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   by eej71 8y ago

   The situation with emacs isn't much better!
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    by eej71 8y ago

    If only they might restore the escape key in the 15 inch model...
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    by eej71 8y ago

    Unicomp ( http://www.pckeyboard.com/ ) is a great source for the IBM Model M style keyboards.
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    by eej71 8y ago

    This article has a good quote from Warren that likely better captures his view on gold. http://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-compares-stock...
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    by eej71 8y ago

    I didn't mean to suggest that the npr article presented _the_ authoritative objective test on the topic. I was only attempting to answer the original question of "how to prove it" - in that - I think its possible to construct
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    by eej71 8y ago

    I think you'd have to be able to consistently pass tests along these lines - https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/06/02/411473508/...
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    by eej71 8y ago

    The Magnavox Odyssey 2 offered "Computer Intro!" which was something similar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGUfEbHt84g
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    by eej71 9y ago

    Very much agree. The other benefit that I see from the branding is that it serves as a bulwark against the (mis)information that will appear from those who might have a vested interest to downplay it (eg: intel).
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    by eej71 9y ago

    There is value in being able to package up the issue into something that is understandable and presentable to a larger non-technical audience. If a "cutesy logo" increases interest and engagement from a larger non-technical commun
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    by eej71 9y ago

    Would be interesting to hear more about the projects that failed. How big of a rewrite was it? How long did it take before the group or a manager recognized that the project was failing? How did the group deal with the failure in the social
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    by eej71 9y ago

    The gas tax at the pump is somewhat complicated here as each state does their own tax. This can create interesting price differences as you drive across state lines. Also, we have a change over in the summer to a "summer blend" of
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    by eej71 9y ago

    re: "NYT is a left-wing conspiracy" That's not quite the accusation and while you will likely disagree with the observation, I'd hope for a more fair representation of it. For those of us across the political aisle (so t
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    by eej71 9y ago

    What is it about the migratory nature of capital that undermines the argument?
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    by eej71 9y ago

    Perhaps I'm being rude, but it seems like it was pretty small if it was completed within a year's time. Wish there were more details about the actual size of what was rewritten.
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    by eej71 9y ago

    The text implies there is a way to try out the new one, but I have yet to successfully decode the meaning of their words. "You can find this new experience by clicking "more" after conducting a search on Google for finance-re
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    by eej71 9y ago

    You are probably thinking of this guy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Neale
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    by eej71 9y ago

    What sources would you recommend reading through?
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    by eej71 9y ago

    I think the Python 2->3 and Perl 5->6 _is_ different from GCC supporting different C standards. I think that you are overlooking the fact that the vast majority of python 2 code wouldn't run by default with python 3. Yes, there a
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    by eej71 9y ago

    I don't think he made that argument either.
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    by eej71 9y ago

    I do not read his words as "google is illegally discriminating". He has listed several discriminatory practices. And I see and use the word "discriminatory" in a non-pejorative/non-judgemental sense. The programs ar
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    by eej71 9y ago

    But at the same time, aren't you therefore implying that such diversity programs are inherently above reproach? To be fair to you, I don't think you actually think that. But it's almost like the author of the diversity memo t
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    by eej71 9y ago

    I'll half agree in that you are right, it is not censorship. But I think the caustic judgement of him and his words don't seem to match up with the text that I've read.