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by iwr 16y ago
We have always been at war with E̶a̶s̶t̶a̶s̶i̶a̶ Eurasia.
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by iwr 16y ago
So now Workbench costs $2000?
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by iwr 16y ago
In Las Vegas gamblers get no bailouts.
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These machines mean nothing for security for two reasons: 1. Not being able to scan body cavities. At least metal detectors cover that aspect. 2. There is an unlimited number of targets. Terrorists could even hit the queues of people waitin
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by iwr 16y ago
You can't "opt out" when you are subjected to a legally-enforced monopoly. Using the air to fly is the same as using the roads. By your argument, there is no "right to walk" or "right to drive" or "right to take a bus", therefore it would b
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by iwr 16y ago
UV light would penetrate clouds better. Indeed, aiming the collimated beam would be a problem, but not an insurmountable one. Given the bandwidth benefits and the relatively small size of the transmitter (compared to microwave), many small
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Ronja, open-source freespace optic communication(ronja.twibright.com)
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by iwr 16y ago
I wonder if anyone has in the works an idea of using optical instead of microwave for satellite to Earth communication.
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by iwr 16y ago
So paradoxically, the Singularity Institute can grow into a great enemy of AI research. Should we deem Ray Kurzweil the first Pope of this anti-science religion?
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by iwr 16y ago
While these machines may stop terrorists from entering an airplane , it won't stop them from blowing up the crowded lines waiting to be scanned. Then install the machines at the entrance? The terrorists just have to move further outside. An
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by iwr 16y ago
If the youtube window loses focus while in fullscreen, for whatever reason, it reverts back to small web size. This is a PITA for people with multi-monitors who would want to use one screen as a webtv. So far, workarounds involve hacking th
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by iwr 16y ago
So what do you do if you require high speed external storage now and not two years from now?
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by iwr 16y ago
Per Schneier's point, focusing on "threat scenarios" is useless if you have a diffuse threat and unlimited targets. As an aside, try to look at the history of the definition of terrorism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definition_of_terroris
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by iwr 16y ago
Would you like to provide some examples?
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One point of note is that distances beyond 100M ly are difficult to measure and prone to large errors. Beyond 1Bn ly there is nothing but the Hubble Law. It could be that objects observed to have a large redshift (and hence appearing far aw
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by iwr 16y ago
The ammount of paperwork is astounding. Make simpler, better rules instead of just more regulations!
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I think MT is failing because they only allow busiless in the US, which is a tiny market for jobs that pay pennies/hour. But if Amazon managed to open up say, India or China, there would be a much richer ecosystem in place. An interesting f
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by iwr 16y ago
This is truly great, second only to a silent GPS navigator.
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Actually, there is a body of research attesting to your logic: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2006/11/peltzman_on_reg.htm...
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by iwr 16y ago
My neighbour should not get screwed harder so we are made equal. There's no such thing as a "fair share" of rape. Besides, if you look at the things the government is doing with the money recently vs. what Google is, there is no contest!
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by iwr 16y ago
I wonder if it wouldn't just be cheaper to design NAT-friendly apps. By the looks of it, the transition would last a decade and there would still be large legacy infrastructure in place after that. So why not learn to love NAT and ipv4?
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by iwr 16y ago
So what's wrong with setting up an account with a payment processor rather than paypal? The processor only provides the interface, but does not actually hold money hostage or have other arbitrary restrictions.