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by itp 10y ago
I basically agree with you, but this also reflects where you are on the prescriptivist/descriptivist split. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Etymology_and_pluraliz... Anyway, while I wouldn't put it like
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by itp 10y ago
Why is this tagged 2014? The article is dated Dec. 14, 2016 and includes a reference to AlphaGo.
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by itp 10y ago
410 mAh is a measure of battery capacity, not battery life. And the phrase "a good days worth" presumably describes the watch as shipped with Android wear. I think what the original question was getting at was more like "what
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by itp 10y ago
I feel like I just discovered the Coelacanth isn't actually extinct. I initially assumed either: 1) I misread the name of something that merely looked like irssi, or 2) there was a new project names irssi that unfortunately used a name
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by itp 10y ago
I can't tell you (yet) exactly what interests me. I'm definitely concerned about my poor mental model of human civilization, particularly pre-classical Greece. I'm looking to start with something of an overview and then figur
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by itp 10y ago
Thanks for the suggestions. Regarding your questions: I don't even know what I'm looking for. So, on some level I'm looking to begin addressing my broad ignorance of human history, and then see where that takes me.
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by itp 10y ago
I'm not even done reading this article, but it's already given me a great deal to think about. I work with technology every day, and my gaze is (understandably?) forward looking. I'm beginning to think that I don't reall
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by itp 10y ago
My understanding is that despite a lot of hilariously vague statements, the Chinese have never made a formal claim to this area, and what limited claims they have made have been rejected by tribunal in the Hague. Thus, international waters.
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by itp 10y ago
Is "in association with the geography" a tacit admission that the Chinese claim[0] appears ludicrous when you look at it? I could jot down lines on a map[1] too, and it wouldn't make it any more sane. [0] https://e
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by itp 10y ago
I'm curious and didn't see an answer to this question while reading that link (or the link to the original source) -- how does 'median tenure' distinguish between a company where people are leaving quickly, and a company
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by itp 10y ago
I think (s)he's right in pointing out that while location services as a whole has an initial prompt (I believe the default value is on, but you do have an opportunity to change it), the individual features in e.g. maps are default opt-
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by itp 10y ago
Fair point, although I suspect the counterargument centers around the reduction in participation in an opt-in system. I wonder if something like a global "privacy" toggle could work -- a way to indicate what your own personal pref
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by itp 10y ago
I'm not sure exactly how you mean enabled by default -- I think you are always prompted when setting up a new device, but the default position of the toggle is enabled.
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by itp 10y ago
I am sincerely not trying to be flippant, but can you just opt out then? I've set up a lot of Android phones, so I know that the entirety location services is explained with a clear opportunity to opt out at setup (plus, of course, you
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by itp 10y ago
As a data point, I am at _exactly_ 500 right now, and cannot downvote. So perhaps you have to exceed 500? EDIT: checking again at 507 and I now have the power to downvote. So there's our answer (plus my moderately shameless play for so
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by itp 10y ago
Disclaimer: I'm an unabashed fan of Neal Stephenson's writing, to the point where I have read everything he's written more than once. That said... Unsurprisingly, Neal Stephenson was ahead of the curve here yet again. From Th
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by itp 10y ago
> Given that, and the ability of the oceans to sink HUGE amounts of CO2 over thousand-year timescales Are you not concerned about the impacts of ocean acidification as a result? My understanding is that the ramifications of that are pote
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by itp 10y ago
I've been using these $25 TaoTronics headphones for months without any issues (combination of cardio and weightlifting, copious sweating involved). https://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics-Bluetooth-Headphones-Earph...
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by itp 10y ago
I can't say I'm surprised. I used to be responsible for the port and upkeep of a relatively low level product to OS X. It was far and away the most troublesome platform. We would frequently run into bugs that had been reported on
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by itp 10y ago
Because one is literally the definition of rent-seeking[0], and one is not. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent-seeking
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by itp 10y ago
I used to be firmly in your camp, and then I read this: https://qntm.org/abolish For the tl;dr crowd, pulled from that article (although I highly recommend you just read it): Abolishing time zones brings many benefits, I ho
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by itp 10y ago
It's explained pretty exhaustively in this article.
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by itp 10y ago
You could look at the WRT1200AC. It's available as a certified refurb on amazon.com for $90, and as part of their WRT line is intended to support open source firmwares.
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by itp 10y ago
Except that on a very real level, a website is a collection of resources along with instructions about how to assemble them. This is like getting upset at someone for putting together a Lego set "wrong."
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by itp 10y ago
I was gearing up to try to explain how substantial the difference between what Blue Origin and SpaceX have achieved is, but luckily I found that Randall Munroe has already explained it quite well[0]. Long story short -- a vertical takeoff a
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by itp 10y ago
I see what you're getting at. I'm reminded of the discussion and debate around the Rosenhan experiment[0]. That said, I think your analogy isn't quite on point. The noteworthy thing here isn't just that it's possibl
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by itp 10y ago
Right. But if the availability of these devices leads to lower levels of smoking (and my understanding is that it does), safer is what matters, no?
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by itp 10y ago
Not only is there a chart, but the article also includes the sentence "Tesla fell 40% from the end of December to February, but has since erased those declines."
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by itp 11y ago
Hey! Sorry if that comment came out a bit harsh; I definitely didn't mean it to. As evidenced by the fact that I continue to use the web app over any of the native options, I'm obviously a pretty happy user. So, random thoughts&#x
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by itp 11y ago
I don't know. Oddly enough, picking up my phone, placing my thumbs in a particular location along the body of the phone so as to minimize the structural rigidity of the device, and applying force just isn't part of my use case for

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