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by jdimov 12y ago
What's really irritating is that supposedly smart folks (Hawking, Musk) are really vocal about this doomsday crap and their fear CLEARLY comes from a place of ignorance as opposed to insight.
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by jdimov 12y ago
So why are you asking?
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by jdimov 12y ago
No, you would not. You'll have more money when you become financially literate. Until then, no amount of "justice" is going to put more money in your pocket.
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by jdimov 12y ago
Seems like 'regular citizens' have a problem then...
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by jdimov 12y ago
Do you really think your life will be better if they stop doing things like that?
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by jdimov 12y ago
Yes, this is correct. Thank you for the clarification.
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by jdimov 12y ago
Ok, agreed. Got confused.
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by jdimov 12y ago
"Currently, if a UK VAT-registered business sells anything overseas but within the EU, it must charge VAT at the UK rate of 20 per cent under the 'place of supply' rules. " This is simply not true. In fact, the exact opp
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by jdimov 12y ago
Does this mean we probably need a new, more minimalistic concept for a modern kernel?
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by jdimov 12y ago
Google GLASS might finally become useful. Image -> text -> speech. Hugely beneficial to the visually impaired. I can also see applications in physical security and law enforcement.
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by jdimov 12y ago
It's not the ability to predict the future that defines life. It is the ability to create it.
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by jdimov 12y ago
EU "delegates" don't have what it takes to pressure the US on anything. It's usually the other way around. EU regularly bends to US demands, not vice-versa. E.g. providing the NSA with personal data for all airline passe
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by jdimov 12y ago
There's the EU-funded FI-WARE cloud platform. Completely free to use for European start-ups and comes with 80 million euros in EU grants for start-ups using it. http://www.fi-ware.org/
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by jdimov 12y ago
What's obvious about it? And what exactly do you mean by "cognitive communication"?
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by jdimov 12y ago
This may be far wiser than almost anything that has ever been posted on HN, but you can't feed this shit to people who are not ready for it. It is a lesson which can not be taught. The real truths in life are not something you can read
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by jdimov 12y ago
There is only one correct solution - abolish all taxation based on profits.
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by jdimov 12y ago
What (if anything) is this saying about the quality of the OCR process? Especially since none of these seem human readable.
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by jdimov 12y ago
That's exactly the point. "Just" being a "not Google" just might make you a trillionaire.
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by jdimov 12y ago
And why should any government official care about your civil liberties? Because otherwise.... what?
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by jdimov 12y ago
Not sure why this is suddenly trending on HN... Perhaps many people have never heard of it. If you're in the UK and want to see a real Jaquard Loom, there's currently one on display at the Science Museum in London.
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by jdimov 12y ago
This is an awesome tool with a lot of potential and I can't wait to see it evolve. Even though all the hard work is actually done by the 3rd party checkers, THIS ties all these other tools together and makes them an order of magnitude
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by jdimov 12y ago
You shouldn't be afraid of the Gates and Buffetts of the world. These guys have found their place, they know their value and their worth and they know how to create wealth for themselves and for others. They are secure, confident, valu
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by jdimov 12y ago
What's wrong with being an asshole? The fact that you can't handle it is your problem, not the asshole's. An asshole is simply someone who won't allow themselves to be swayed by anyone else's ignorant opinions.
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by jdimov 12y ago
There's a more general and more interesting pattern at work here. As humanity, we have grown too fond of our safety and comfort over the past 50 years to the point of being unwilling to take the risks that are necessary for us to grow
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by jdimov 12y ago
Not a great year for Glaxo... first the China bribes, now this. I'm sure they'll manage, though.
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by jdimov 12y ago
Trust me, your description is orders of magnitude more confusing to the layman.
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by jdimov 12y ago
All the explanations of why this is bad seem to involve CGI. Didn't the CGI interface die in the 90's? Who uses that nowadays?
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by jdimov 12y ago
It's not about the second mover advantage anymore (and certainly not about the first mover advantage). It's all about the LAST mover these days. Doesn't matter how many others have tried something before your or how successfu
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by jdimov 12y ago
Fuck those 8 jillion blabbing places. WE are the only ones who can do something about it! WE, the hackers, the creators of our reality, the readers of this site. Those discussions belong HERE.
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by jdimov 12y ago
Frankly, I am appalled by the LACK of discussion of these topics on this hacker site. Why is there a taboo on politics? Why is it out of reach? 400 innocent children were killed indiscriminately in the span of 6 weeks in Gaza. But your vim

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