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by frossie 18y ago
(I submitted this story). Much as I don't like the tone of the piece, I think the point about the traditional media focusing on competing on accuracy and not speed is valid. The question in my mind is, is there a large audience for slow, al
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Weekly publication an answer for newspapers?(guardian.co.uk)
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by frossie 18y ago
I doubt any seasteading community will ever give a government something to worry about. These kind of intentional communities always look attractive on paper but are very limited in practical ways. If they are small enough that they remain
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by frossie 18y ago
I don't want to comment on the grammatical correctness, being a non-native English speaker, but on the subject of the passive in general I can safely say I sure wouldn't mind some code to screen it out of our bug reporting system. Quite oft
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by frossie 18y ago
If endurance running has significantly affected human evolution, why are there not more pronounced differences between men and women? Anthropological evidence is unequivocal, I thought, about the fact that men hunted far and women gathered
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by frossie 18y ago
Gmail needs a better way to deal with Contacts. The current situation is archaic, lacking both UI polish and underlying functionality. I use gmail for one of my personal accounts and would consider switching in an instant (yes, and even pay
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by frossie 18y ago
Thanks e1ven - don't worry I don't scare that easily :-) I don't know whether this helps at all, but I "read" HN for months through the RSS feed - so in a way I was not on HN at all, if HN is defined by reading the commentary and/or upvotin
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by frossie 18y ago
I am one of those recent arrivals. I do work in software, but in a semi-academic environment and don't have the slightest interest in owning or working for a start-up. I came here for the signal to noise, so I guess I am exactly the newcome
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by frossie 18y ago
It's a good idea - but I am surprised it is not marketed for little kids too. I have the reverse problem - the grandparents (who get by on gmail) are demanding that my 2 year old (!) have her own email address to send her pictures and so on