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931.
by iwwr 16y ago
The questions is if the bad guys are really Anon and not the FBI/CIA/NSA etc.
932.
by iwwr 16y ago
Real sustainable expenditure on space projects can only be from the private sector. What governments do are generally boondoggles, which sometimes show pretty results. The space shuttle, for instance, persisted not for the scientific or tec
933.
by iwwr 16y ago
No, but who watches them?
934.
by iwwr 16y ago
This doesn't answer the question.
935.
by iwwr 16y ago
"You cannot build a state budget on onerous taxes." Whatever happened to saving in the good years to spend in the lean years? Wait, was it all spent on bribes and political promises?
936.
by iwwr 16y ago
Don't forget Anousheh Ansari: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anousheh_Ansari
937.
by iwwr 16y ago
This is HN, we care about the website almost as much as the product itself.
938.
by iwwr 16y ago
Jobs would probably think in the lines of: "If you're not willing to break the law, you're not passionate enough"
939.
by iwwr 16y ago
Finally, some stats on payloads and orbit altitudes. Why is it so hard to get these sorts of numbers?
940.
by iwwr 16y ago
You could say that a lot of energy is being wasted because it's converted into heat via simple decay and not fission. Fissioning the available uranium and thorium would produce vastly more power, enough to push the human race up a few more
941.
by iwwr 16y ago
There is one system and it's called 'the market'.
942.
by iwwr 16y ago
There is a very clear distinction between IP and 'physical (real?) property', we can at least agree on that, can we? There is a great drive to define IP in the same vein as physical property, in order to derive the same kinds of protections
943.
Earth as a nuclear furnace (geothermal heat is mostly from radioactive decay)(en.wikipedia.org)
44 points by iwwr 16y ago|14 comments
944.
by iwwr 16y ago
The only solid position against patents is the principled one. It would be a shame if biotech were hobbled for decades to come. For those interested, a must-read resource: http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/intellectual/against.h...
945.
Write fast by just tilting an iPhone(youtube.com)
2 points by iwwr 16y ago|0 comments
946.
by iwwr 16y ago
Biological half life is the time the body takes to eliminate half the substance in question (or half the toxicity thereof). In this case, the shorter the half life, the less dangerous the specific thing is.
947.
by iwwr 16y ago
Hit the cloud and money can come out of it You mean like a pinata?
948.
by iwwr 16y ago
These same monopolies you're mentioning ( were | are ) in fact legally protected from competition.
949.
by iwwr 16y ago
Perversely, these monopolies are often granted on the basis of 'natural monopoly theory'. If it's a natural monopoly, why does it need to be further enforced (preserved?) by a law?
950.
by iwwr 16y ago
you can't speed up the first baby growth by throwing more people at it No, but you can make the process more interesting. You could... monetize the situation.
951.
by iwwr 16y ago
If there's CAPTCHA, then submit an app that collects these images and sends them to your phone. Send back the answer to help the bot.
952.
by iwwr 16y ago
OK, so not yet gigabit internet.
953.
by iwwr 16y ago
HURD is 11 years older than Duke Nukem Forever, if that puts things in perspective. Is it the oldest (ongoing) major software project that has yet to ship?
954.
by iwwr 16y ago
As a corporation becomes bigger, it becomes a target. If they don't have a lobby team in Washington, they will just be pounded on by other political factors (including other corporations) until they do. See the case of Microsoft, which unti
955.
by iwwr 16y ago
A webinar allows the public the opportunity to interact and partially direct the presentation. Although there should be a video recording of it afterwards.
956.
by iwwr 16y ago
It just means that you can have large numbers of participants being wrong and so, by their sheer weight become unmanageable to a smaller entity which however has the correct picture. This is why short-selling is not for the faint of heart.
957.
by iwwr 16y ago
The moral of the story: it's not the gross revenue that makes you rich.
958.
by iwwr 16y ago
You can build an anonymous reputation around a pseudonym.
959.
by iwwr 16y ago
1. This is why anonymity is important online. 2. It's unfortunate that the default position is encroachments on rights, requiring active defense for their preservation.
960.
by iwwr 16y ago
Heretical tales not part of the Canon...

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