iQuercus

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The Curious Phenomenon of Stochastic Resonance(medium.com)
72 points by iQuercus 11y ago|17 comments
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by iQuercus 11y ago
Appendix B – "Correction to Appendix A" "It is reasonable to say that HTML markup is code (and writing HTML markup is coding), provided that people understand that it is comparable to using coded notations when talking or wri
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by iQuercus 12y ago
Good point. Reminds me of some research I've seen comparing differences between boys and girls in toy/play preferences. Differences within a gender (between girls for example) were larger than differences across the genders (boys
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by iQuercus 12y ago
Often in interviews Lee Kuan Yew was quick to point out that Asian cultures were inherently different to their Western counterparts, therefore what worked in one place would not necessarily work in the other. As a thought exercise, I do som
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The Only Probability Cheat Sheet You'll Ever Need(wzchen.com)
2 points by iQuercus 12y ago|0 comments
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Creativity is here to stay(medium.com)
1 points by iQuercus 12y ago|0 comments
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Design Lessons from the Culinary World(medium.com)
1 points by iQuercus 12y ago|0 comments
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by iQuercus 12y ago
I'd be leery of assigning "dark" and "light" intrinsic villainy or heroism to patterns like opt-in vs. opt-out. Yes, a tick normally should mean yes, but context matters. For example, look at the opt-in/opt-out
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What if games knew our health and fitness?(medium.com)
2 points by iQuercus 12y ago|0 comments
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by iQuercus 12y ago
Surely you jest. Let me skip the well regulated, well-tested, reliable, precisely dosed, quality controlled and impurities-removed, time-released (if you so desire), mass-market product in favor of a plant that I have to take care of, and c
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by iQuercus 12y ago
You mistakenly interpret Dweck's Stanford study as somehow undermining Baumeister's research into self-control, when in fact Baumeister's body of research actually tackles this very phenomenon. Baumeister's research show
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by iQuercus 12y ago
A valuable result would be: what benefits does meditation impart over other similar activities? For example something like 30 minutes of walking every day. A result over a non-treatment group in this case is scientifically noble, but practi
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by iQuercus 12y ago
There ought to be an equivalent phrase to "never get involved in a land war in Asia" for getting into a feature war in technology.
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by iQuercus 12y ago
As with all tools, it depends on how you use it. If a writer lets software dictate his style, then he's hopeless. But I think this can be a good tool for helping you introduce more variety to your writing. It can help open up stylistic
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by iQuercus 12y ago
"Thinking too small - A successful leader is going to create growth and opportunity for their team. A leader who thinks small is unlikely to do either. Instead of planning how to grow your business 100%, plan how to grow it 10x or 100x
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Why you want to study the history of your craft(medium.com)
1 points by iQuercus 12y ago|0 comments
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by iQuercus 12y ago
Menopause is not a clear counter example. For all intents and purposes it is a symptom of biological aging and thus the result of "accumulated damage" (assuming that is indeed the overarching mechanism).
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by iQuercus 13y ago
We can study the placebo effect without potentially murdering people by misleading them on a commercial scale.
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by iQuercus 13y ago
Setting aside what the policy meant in the context of keeping salaries down, the company's policy on its own was not illegal. The employee in question was presumably trained on the policy upon starting work and presumably informed of t
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by iQuercus 13y ago
Well, the article doesn't try to hide that it's trying to instigate an emotional response. In the big scheme of the moral calamity that this whole thing is, this particular exchange feels oddly trivial to get its own article. But
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by iQuercus 13y ago
Why would a well-done wearable medical device be niche? In America alone there are 1 billion doctors visits per year ( http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/docvisit.htm ) Surely there is untapped potential in giving peop
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by iQuercus 13y ago
Is our world particularly people-centric? It may be just what we are used to. If I want to mail something to someone, I go to a post office or a post box and mail it. If I want to have dinner with the family, I go to the dining room or the
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by iQuercus 13y ago
If I recall my history correctly, then through most of human history the notion of privacy has not been anywhere near as robust as it is today. We live in "luxurious" times as it pertains to what we consider privacy today.
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by iQuercus 13y ago
I think if you "can't believe" it might be beneficial to read the case and the patents in depth. It's a little more nuanced than is presented in most articles I've seen. It might help move you to "I disagree, b
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by iQuercus 13y ago
The one shown in the article, which has been in use since 2010 I believe?
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by iQuercus 13y ago
The old logo, warts and all is a classic by now. It's actually surprisingly timeless. In one word it's playful. I wouldn't change it just to follow the latest design trend.
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by iQuercus 13y ago
I genuinely wonder if with the increase in fingerprint biometrics we will see an increase in crimes resulting in missing fingers?