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by iwwr 15y ago
In a manner of speaking. If the number of dollars increases at the rate of economic increase, the value of each dollar stays exactly the same (and helps protect against deflation). It's a smaller fraction of the pie (economy), but the pie
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by iwwr 15y ago
One way or another, they'll meet the modern world. It went on rather good, considering other possible outcomes. Note that contact with these people is not generally a problem, but governments, or companies with a license from governments st
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Alien minds and mathematics (universal language, yet different flavors)(christopherolah.wordpress.com)
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Fixed-point sucks, why not use 128bit integers for numerical calculations?(facepunch.com)
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Finnish hackers build 1000-man realtime FPS to impress girls(rockpapershotgun.com)
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by iwwr 15y ago
Your imagination is too... terrestrial ;)
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by iwwr 15y ago
My main issue with the Singularity is the idea of exp-exp growth (growth that makes exponential look linear). Or am I misunderstanding things?
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by iwwr 15y ago
Off-topic, but intriguing if Google's space program succeeds: solar sailing yachts.
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by iwwr 15y ago
Large fleet fights can't be effectively handled in any known way. Synchronizing 1k people for real-time battles leads to several minutes lag for any action (on a good day). On a bad day, the local 'node' will just crash. The total number of
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by iwwr 15y ago
It's easier to grow fast when you start at a lower base.
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by iwwr 15y ago
So we have so far no other evidence for dark matter other than the absence of matter to explain the rotation-speed curve of galaxies?
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by iwwr 15y ago
Bitcoins are less anonymous than cash, since all transactions are visible. Anonymous identities may be inferred from known identities in a step-by-step process.
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by iwwr 15y ago
The answers can be hashed in many ways to ensure anonymity.
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by iwwr 15y ago
I wonder how bitcoin would change this. Consumer use of GPGPU has probably spiked well enough to draw the attention of AMD.
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by iwwr 15y ago
Supposedly, census data should be anonymous. This means the records should be anonymized as soon as possible and should not just be stored.
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by iwwr 15y ago
How does this Today, governments and businesses across the globe simply assume that social reality is merely a set of individuals freely making rational choices. connect to this Wars have been and are still being fought to bring such fr
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by iwwr 15y ago
People had a healthy mistrust of banks and also means to store money outside them (precious metals). The bank panics didn't have lasting damage, recovery was fast and they didn't get bailed out by the government. Perhaps government control
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by iwwr 15y ago
Not just handset manufacturers: Cheap Chinese takeout is also going to be tough on the carriers. The problem here will be the collapse of the contract system and increasing phone sales through third parties like Walmart.
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Smartphone wars: Apple marketshare soon to be usurped(esr.ibiblio.org)
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by iwwr 15y ago
It's a non-sequitur. mtgox is just an exchange.
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by iwwr 15y ago
One man's unintended consequence is another man's tool in the power-(ab)using chest. What makes you think the effects are unintended?
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by iwwr 15y ago
Have fractals been used in stock strategy models so far?
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by iwwr 15y ago
The original was deleted, for some strange reason. Here it is (was): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2665235
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Math Tutorials (resubmit since the other was inexplicably deleted)(patrickjmt.com)
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by iwwr 15y ago
The world needs more math experts who break stereotypes, not reinforce them. If public schools create such a stigma against nerds (driven by the violence against them?), perhaps it is the environment that needs reform. It shouldn't be up
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by iwwr 15y ago
This appears to be an actually consequential discussion, compared to what normally happens on HN.
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by iwwr 15y ago
Yet, courtship in the yesteryears appears to have been much more involved and complex. Are humans bucking this trend?
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by iwwr 15y ago
Still, there is no reason to take needless risks. Most may be helpful and polite, but the balance of power is not in your favor. There are way too many laws to make sure you are always on the right side. There may also be honest but false r
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by iwwr 15y ago
Lots of these 'real problems' end up as bottomless money pits.
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by iwwr 15y ago
Of course, not being hacked is better than being hacked, but being lax about security is inviting trouble. Trouble coming your way can be more devastating than a potential public humiliation at the hands of LS.

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