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jjsalamon
11y ago
You might like this app which highlights noise :) http://www.hemingwayapp.com/
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11y ago
Amazing work! Where I lived in Australia tourists often would get lost and quickly dehydrate, be at risk of hypothermia overnight or immobilize themselves by breaking a leg. Phone coverage is not good in the country so you couldn't cal
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11y ago
Congrats guys! I've been looking forward to using Rethink. Is windows support coming anytime?
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12y ago
Agreed, most moocs follow a traditional method by recording lectures and posting them weekly. For a better way of learning check out udacity. Go at your own pace and is somewhat more interactive. Khan academy is also good for specific subj
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12y ago
Surveillance aside, You do realize computers can aggregate data? It doesn't take 4 million agents to look at 4 million citizens (or 2 million, or 1 million...). The data can sit there and be deciphered any number of ways. The word game
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12y ago
>Nothing wrong with calling it out. Says who, Jesus? The down votes are likely from sounding entitled and looking to be offended, especially if it was as you mentioned the second comment.
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12y ago
At the time of writing there is only 1 parent comment poking fun at the bible. Let's not get too delicate here.
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12y ago
> The average person doesn't care about government snooping. Last week New Zealand re-elected their head office just days after government spying came to light. The majority of voters don't care. To quote another reddit threa
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12y ago
The governor general can fire the government.
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12y ago
Simply not having the American system doesn't default to 'fine.' Besides, Australian education is now well on its way to a similar system.
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12y ago
That could be changing after student fees get deregulated[1]. $50,000 for an arts degree and $100,000 for medicine. No doubt that price will go up. Australia is actively being made dumber as we devolve in to a class system. [1] http:/