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by hydrox24 9y ago
> when ... presenting data plots you dont wnat to draw it. You want to show the data. I agree with you whole-heartedly. The criticism of powerpoint is not so much it's broader context. There are plenty of ways to present structured
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by hydrox24 9y ago
Perhaps I am ignorant and don't know it, but the USSR collapsed, its nuclear arsenal was split, and nothing awful happened. Even during one of the most spectacular system-wide failures in modern history, a massive arsenal of nuclear we
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by hydrox24 9y ago
> The conservative faction are protesting something which hasn't yet happened. This is a fact, but not really true in the sense you mean it. The conservative faction were rubbed the wrong way by the footnote. The issue is that while
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by hydrox24 9y ago
The reason why governments don't innovate faster or disrupt more is because they are responsible for the disrupted. A startup is not. When a startup succeeds in disrupting an industry, they gain the benefits, and grow as a consequence.
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by hydrox24 9y ago
I have always had one question about defining measurements in terms of universal constants. Perhaps it is a silly one. What if universal constants are, in the long run, variable? What if over the course of 500 years the speed of light, or t
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by hydrox24 9y ago
I believe gravypod is referring to previous years in the graph that starts the article. For instance, look at the 2008-2012 period. There is a definite downward trend.[0] [0]: https://img.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkbl
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by hydrox24 9y ago
> Inspired by apps like Shazam that recognize the voices of pop stars, they figured how to distinguish the sonic signature of sand from other sounds, like flowing oil. It is interesting that the Music industry and Oil industry have a few
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by hydrox24 9y ago
While there is good thought behind this article, I found it unnecessarily difficult to read. For instance: > "Get Compact when you find a rule you can follow that makes it Worth It to Get Got." Now, he defined "Get Compact
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by hydrox24 9y ago
What problems were created by the unexamined unanimity? I am not trying to argue there were no downsides, only that we should account for the benefits. The comments I responded to seemed to be ommitting the existence of some benefits. Wheth
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by hydrox24 9y ago
I'm arguing precisely this. Perhaps you misread my comment?
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by hydrox24 9y ago
One substantial benefit of Television was that everyone was simultaneously watching the same thing. This increased political homogeneity by providing a shared belief system, or at least some more common ground. Such homogeneity is correlate
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by hydrox24 9y ago
Make sure you know the definition before you start using it casually as he has! > Noun. grundle (plural grundles) (US, slang) The area between anus and scrotum in a male or between anus and vulva in a woman. [0] [0]: https://e
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by hydrox24 9y ago
If you're interested in discussing the paper itself, here's the HN discussion link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15051243
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Wu (2017) – Gender stereotyping in economics job rumor forums [pdf](dropbox.com)
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Evidence of toxic environment for women in economics(nytimes.com)
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by hydrox24 11y ago
He actually did a TED talk two months ago at TED2015. It's from 4 years after the article above was written, and it's one of those talks that leaves you with lingering thoughts for days afterward. https://www.ted.com&#x
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by hydrox24 13y ago
I'm not sure what your trying to say, but with the people of countries/areas like PNG, the only real option is to replace their violent, torturous and inhumane superstition with one that is, at it's core, focussed on something more positive