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by erikig 5y ago
Is there a showcase of live apps that are built on Judo?
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The Power of Intimacy in Male Friendship(theatlantic.com)
3 points by erikig 5y ago|0 comments
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by erikig 5y ago
I've always suspicious of state lotteries and the many unintended consequences (including being an unseen tax on the lowest income earners) but this seems like a decent idea. I wonder what unintended consequences (if any) lie ahead...
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Ohio’s million-dollar idea: Lottery prizes for vaccinations(apnews.com)
6 points by erikig 5y ago|1 comments
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by erikig 6y ago
Thanks for sharing. I'm intrigued by the topic but every time I've tried to find some good reading material, I've found myself going down some pseudo-science rabbit holes.
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by erikig 6y ago
If like me, you were looking for the obligatory butterfly wing clap video from Lund University: https://youtu.be/FfeiU_eIB1c
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by erikig 6y ago
Here's a list of all the new fun ways HNers are using Gist ~ https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=gist.github.com
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by erikig 6y ago
This made me chuckle. Having been an outsourced technical partner for a number of marketing agencies, I completely feel your pain.
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by erikig 6y ago
Obligatory CGP Grey Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thOifuHs6eY
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by erikig 6y ago
The hexagon is the bestagon.
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by erikig 6y ago
Will definitely check this out. I find books that take a 50,000ft view of human development deeply insightful even if I don't entire agree with their theses.
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by erikig 6y ago
So did Pol Pot...<//s>
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by erikig 6y ago
I'd imagine that at the speeds that the tips are spinning each droplet of water is almost like a little bullet hitting the rotor due to surface tension /ArmchairPhysics
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by erikig 6y ago
Stand-up Maths did a really good (and quite self-deprecating) video of both the Special Theory of Relativity the General Theory of Relativity and how they explain time dilation that helped my brain make sense of what it was having a hard ti
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by erikig 6y ago
It is even more confusing on mobile :( When I have a .docx file on Google Drive - will I need the Google Drive App , the Google Docs app or should I just get the Microsoft Word mobile app?
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Why Are Men Still Explaining Things to Women?(nytimes.com)
3 points by erikig 6y ago|4 comments
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by erikig 6y ago
This is perfectly devious and would only work if what the OP said is true. I love it.
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by erikig 6y ago
Wirecard fell under strict and already existing regulations.
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by erikig 6y ago
Here's an archived link to the WSJ Article - Fintech Can Come Out of the Shadows - https://archive.vn/3C57W
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by erikig 6y ago
I remember seeing this and being extremely impressed by his candor, his forethought and his graceful humor. These tidbits especially stood out: - As CEO, I am accountable. - I'm OK with having failed at this part of the journey. - This
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by erikig 6y ago
I had a chuckle at this proposal: "...Perhaps an editor might begin a reformation in some such way as this. Divide his paper into 4 chapters: heading the 1st, Truths. 2d, Probabilities. 3d, Possibilities. 4th, Lies"
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by erikig 6y ago
The humor of the request by a /u/rsync for a comparison of two books was not lost on me (or as the cool kids on reddit say "Username checks out")
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by erikig 6y ago
What a loss, I just finished reading Debt this week and even though I don't completely agree with his conclusions I enjoyed the way he came to them. He also had one of the best laughs I've heard. He will be missed.
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The Euthanasia Rollercoaster(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by erikig 6y ago|0 comments
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by erikig 6y ago
"Fear of death" and "fear of dying" are distinctly different. The article does a good job of examining the former but kind excuses itself from the latter.
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by erikig 6y ago
Or at least a conspicuous vane on the leeward/downwind side that makes the whole thing a little more conspicuous to birds.
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by erikig 6y ago
Violence and War is “the continuation of politics by other means.” - Carl von Clausewitz
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by erikig 6y ago
Related: https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1990/10/25 The outcome of Calvin's "experiment"
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How to Reopen Schools Safely(nationalreview.com)
1 points by erikig 6y ago|0 comments
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We Can Reopen Our Schools Safely(nationalreview.com)
1 points by erikig 6y ago|0 comments

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