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by idm 16y ago
Here's my technique. I use +folder notation (me+folder@gmail.com) for my publicly listed email address. Any spambot that regexps \W or [a-z0-9\.] will get screwed up by the + that appears in the address. However, it's still a totally lega
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by idm 16y ago
Good catch. Furthermore: curl -v http://google.com/404 results in this HTTP header: Server:sffe Whereas: curl -v http://google.com/offers results in: Server: GSE So they're obviously proxying from a totally diff
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by idm 16y ago
It's geo-ip restrictions. I'm also in Canada. Works through a US-based VPN, but it's just not worth it, in this case...
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by idm 16y ago
An important distinction is peer vs. critic. In many cases, the uproar in popular media is created by uninformed sensationalism. Journalists with deadlines and without backgrounds in niche fields just can't formulate meaningful criticism.
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by idm 16y ago
I really like this list, but it's also rather painful to read because I can imagine concrete examples of these archetypes from my own history.
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by idm 16y ago
Doh! :) Nice article!
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by idm 16y ago
College rocked my world, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. You get out what you put in.
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by idm 16y ago
> These people are idiots. 2300 college students interviewed... Think about that for 1 minute. Common sense is no substitute for an intro stats class. 2300 is plenty.
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by idm 16y ago
Not a single comment on that great blog post. Where is the discussion? In a vibrant community like Hacker News. Facebook has something valuable... we've already logged in, so there's no barrier to making a comment that is voiced from our
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by idm 16y ago
I think we agree: autonomy is the whole point here. I'm not sure what you're arguing, but it's easy for me to say I'm 100% against the prohibition of any sort of recreational drug. The reason I mention the danger of alcohol and nicotine is
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by idm 16y ago
Mental illness is a major factor leading to the use of drugs, either by prescription or not. Lots of people have mental illnesses, therefore lots of people use drugs. Here's the trick: prescription drugs may be sanctioned, but they are no
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by idm 16y ago
> alcoholic being sold can be consumed in a safe manner without any physical harm > I don't think a "pure" version of hardcore drugs are safe under any scenario. One of these statements is wrong, and one is right. Which is which?
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by idm 16y ago
Devil's advocate: is criminalization tantamount to prevention?
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by idm 16y ago
Citation definitely needed on that claim. Alcohol kills, and so does alcohol withdrawal... The only drug that kills more people per year is tobacco/nicotine, which is also legal.
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by idm 16y ago
upvoted this
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by idm 16y ago
...and from the original article[1]: "Not too surprisingly, there was not a massive disparity in the results of my little test." 1. http://searchengineland.com/google-vs-bing-the-fallacy-of-th...
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by idm 16y ago
The whole site is open source. Here's a post where I explain how to grab the code and find karma thresholds: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=853964 There could be easter eggs that aren't in the publicly distributed source code...
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by idm 16y ago
In short: can our minds influence physical systems? description: "A very brief synopsis of the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research laboratory of Princeton University, whose research into mind-matter interaction forms the foundation of
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Princeton "mind over matter" research - 4 decades of PEAR Lab's findings (video)(player.vimeo.com)
1 points by idm 16y ago|1 comments
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by idm 16y ago
In short: can our minds influence physical systems? description: "A very brief synopsis of the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research laboratory of Princeton University, whose research into mind-matter interaction forms the foundation of
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Psyleron - Princeton Mind-Matter Interaction Research(vimeo.com)
1 points by idm 16y ago|1 comments
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by idm 16y ago
Administrative Contact: Telah Foundation
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by idm 16y ago
Yeah, that's the talk I was thinking about. UPDATE - after watching it again, they handled it pretty well.
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by idm 16y ago
"It may not be PC to say this, but it's important to distinguish unpleasant, but fundamentally innocuos flirting from awkward people, from bona fide sexual harassment like groping or inappropriate touching." Sexual harassment includes the c
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by idm 16y ago
This is different at every school, and I've never heard of the system you described. The two grad schools I've gotten a 'behind-the-scenes' look at work like this: - a team of 3 will review applications - the applications are split into 3 p
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by idm 16y ago
Thanks to everyone. I actually didn't get in to the phone, and I'm kindof perplexed. I have returned the phone to my relatives, but it's still a mystery what is on it.
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by idm 16y ago
Thanks - this works for accessing lots of other data on the device, however, so it's really neat!
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by idm 16y ago
Fantastic reference! I'm extremely interested in any updated details, since I won't have access to the phone until some time tomorrow.
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Ask HN: accessing my deceased relative's iPhone
2 points by idm 16y ago|9 comments
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by idm 17y ago
I think the title is a reference to Alexander Shulgin, the author of Phenethylamines I have Known and Loved (PiHKAL), among other books. On this basis, there's an errant "that" in the title, if that was the purpose.

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