jcfrei

89 ms·

901.
by jcfrei 11y ago
I really hope that these types of blogs don't become mainstream on HN.
902.
by jcfrei 11y ago
So who decides what to flag? Is google analyzing the behavior of chrome users and then automatically flags websites? Or can users flag websites? I disabled "Automatically report details of possible security incidents to Google" an
903.
by jcfrei 11y ago
> That's a little bit like saying: don't learn web development, it's too easy, invest in learning fundamentals of computer science instead. But that's very solid advice, not just for an academic. A lot of the web deve
904.
by jcfrei 11y ago
This article has quite a few sources: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/free-movement-europe-... And a more recent report: http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=11945&langId=en
905.
by jcfrei 11y ago
Removing restrictions on immigration aren't a silver bullet. The opening of labor markets in the EU has caused much lower social mobility than previously expected (ie. many Greeks stayed in Greece even though they could get much better
906.
by jcfrei 11y ago
VAT is one of the worst possible solutions. The ones who carry most of the tax burden are usually the consumers, through higher prices (though it depends on the nature of the good). VAT is one of the most discriminating taxes out there, whe
907.
by jcfrei 11y ago
> It's hard to imagine the alternative: an effective and formal HFE mechanism being agreed. I believe a fiscal union is the only viable resolution to this crisis - any dissolution of the euro would look like a huge defeat for Europe
908.
by jcfrei 11y ago
I would also question whether this period of peace in Europe is really due to the EU. The EU and it's predecessors certainly contributed to it, but I would argue it's a marginal contribution. If you look at world history after WWI
909.
by jcfrei 11y ago
I'm pretty sure though that Switzerland spends - relatively speaking - much more on public transportation than the US (if I looked it up correctly it's about 8.7% for CH and 1.2% for the US on the federal budget). After all the te
910.
by jcfrei 11y ago
While the article is rather long and touches on many subjects, I believe I agree with the underlying sentiment. Namely, that income inequality is rising and social cohesion is eroding (whereby the former is largely responsible for the latte
911.
by jcfrei 11y ago
Outperforming the median human on an IQ test and outperforming every human is probably a very small step for AI.
912.
by jcfrei 11y ago
In their paper they mention that they only did the verbal reasoning part. I'm pretty sure an AI algorithm that solves all three parts ( logic questions, mathematical questions and verbal reasoning) without some hard coded heuristics fo
913.
by jcfrei 11y ago
I'm just curious: Can there be intelligence without some externally imposed utility function? For us humans it usually consists of access to (in decreasing order of importance) oxygen, water, nutrition, shelter, closure, etc. If an AI
914.
by jcfrei 11y ago
I would consider that the worst scenario. If each website was its own binary application it would undo the open source aspect of websites (even though that's only partly true today due to all the obscured javascript). But maybe that wo
915.
A new boson at 750 GeV?(resonaances.blogspot.com)
3 points by jcfrei 11y ago|0 comments
916.
by jcfrei 11y ago
Depending on the quality of your model I think it can be very much a good approximation of "stochastic reality" (ie. the real world probabilities).
917.
by jcfrei 11y ago
So, help me out here. Who is profiting from this? The companies who service the debt? Were costs for higher education in the US inflated under this program or is this a false impression?
918.
by jcfrei 11y ago
Yup, I've noticed the same with Wuala. The uploads were pretty slow. I've heard similar complaints from people using OneDrive. I would be very willing to switch to a smaller competitor even if it meant paying more than I do at Dro
919.
Scientists Seek Moratorium on Edits to Human Genome That Could Be Inherited(nytimes.com)
1 points by jcfrei 11y ago|0 comments
920.
by jcfrei 11y ago
I've switched to two meals a day with approximately 11hrs in between for about 1 year now. I also noticed a much higher sensitivity to insulin: If I eat sugary snacks now I experience a much bigger drop in blood sugar levels. I get rea
921.
by jcfrei 11y ago
"The Shift Card is a VISA debit card that currently allows Coinbase users in twenty-four states and territories (see list below) in the U.S. to spend bitcoin anywhere VISA is accepted." - So you have to live in one of the 24 state
922.
by jcfrei 11y ago
I doubt this comes as a surprise to most economists. After all demand for housing is pretty inelastic, universal and the supply in terms of property is finite. It reaffirms my believe that restrictive zoning regulations are one of the leadi
923.
by jcfrei 11y ago
I wonder: The arms race between bacteria and other organisms has gone on for a long long time, is there a defense mechanism against every bacteria? Because otherwise bacteria would be the only organism to inhabit this planet? Or is the only
924.
by jcfrei 11y ago
I was wondering why he would pick Redwood and Palo Alto as an example. To me that doesn't seem like a typical commute in the US. The distance is only 12.5km, you could almost travel by bike. Anyway I think VLM's first comment is a
925.
by jcfrei 11y ago
I think it's just prohibitively expensive at the moment. 100km (I think it would have to be a lot more anyway) is not much in terms of space exploration. And even then you will always use the majority of your fuel for acceleration towa
926.
by jcfrei 11y ago
I don't really see the benefits of space elevators, to be honest. At an altitude of 100km the gravity is still virtually the same. And you still need a huge amount of fuel in order to put your rocket/plane into orbit. Unless you b
927.
by jcfrei 11y ago
Can't wait to see those pop up as facebook profile pictures. Sarcasm aside, some of them really look fantastic!
928.
by jcfrei 11y ago
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10496638
929.
by jcfrei 11y ago
> However big is MMM, it's probably too small for the size of the bitcoin economy right now [...] That's very hard to quantify, but there might well be a feedback loop involving the media which leads to a price increase caused
930.
BAE Systems and Reaction Engines develop a ground breaking new aerospace engine(reactionengines.co.uk)
1 points by jcfrei 11y ago|0 comments

More ›