is74

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   by is74 14y ago

   It's valuable because his example proves to everyone that such change is possible. Simply knowing someone busy who managed to get fit is motivating. It gives me (and others, I'm sure) the confidence that I could get fit with a very reasona
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   by is74 14y ago

   I thought openID would solve the password problem, because it would allow for each person to remember one password only (which is still better than password1234). What reasons prevented the widespread adoption of openID? For example, if I
3. 33.▲
   by is74 14y ago

   One of the goals of mathematical rigor is to create formal structure that are somewhat consistent with our intuitions. The usual notions of randomness do not capture the common intuition that 1000000000000 is less random than 101010100101.
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   by is74 14y ago

   Also keep in mind that there is a big difference between a billion dollars in the hands of someone as capable as Elon Musk (who also happens to invest all of his time and creativity), and a billion dollars in the hands of a random investor.