jonmc12

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New Contestants On the Turing Test(developers.slashdot.org)
2 points by jonmc12 18y ago|0 comments
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by jonmc12 18y ago
“The best index to a person’s character is (a) how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can’t fight back.” — Abigail van Buren (Pauline Esther Friedman), American newspaper advice columnist (1918-200
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by jonmc12 18y ago
This is a great article - it draws lines for decision making based on your emotional state. The curve should be modeled as a successive approximation function where the optimism level is really a relative representation of being 'informed'.
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by jonmc12 18y ago
I think what you say is true, but I disagree that it is not a useful question to ask. Just like the world needs people who focus on the happiness of themselves and those close to them, it also needs those who look at problems that affect a
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Study shows hotels' Internet connections unsafe(physorg.com)
1 points by jonmc12 18y ago|1 comments
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Google's $4.4 Trillion Clean Energy Plan through 2030(blog.google.org)
2 points by jonmc12 18y ago|0 comments
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Outlines of Ambient Information(inamidst.com)
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On The Cusp: A Global Review of the Semantic Web Industry(semanticbusiness.blogspot.com)
1 points by jonmc12 18y ago|0 comments
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by jonmc12 18y ago
From wikipedia - "Invention that gets out in to the world is innovation." In that sense, a real innovation is something that is well understood, and tested for its benefit. The thing about craigslist, twitter, facebook, wikipedia, etc is t
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by jonmc12 18y ago
Exploiting people's decision making through tricks or noise is nothing internet specific. Grocery store marketers have their equations to induce purchases on the shelf by using colors, gimmicks, etc - just like spam kings. Consumer brands
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by jonmc12 18y ago
Same silly data collection based on NLP and/or meta-data. Reuters is not going to jump start anything until they pair this with a meaningful notion of user intent.
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US Army Invests in 'Thought Helmet' Technology for Voiceless Communication(physorg.com)
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by jonmc12 18y ago
Google's brand is not a commodity. Google's technology for "technology for aggregation and distribution" is not a commodity. "Once the content creators and owners realize that simple fact, then we might have a turnaround in the media secto
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by jonmc12 18y ago
Thats what I used to think, but similar product brands it is generally not very different. For fresh, healthy food, there is no comparison.
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by jonmc12 18y ago
I've seen those 'kitchen gardens' on infomercials.. 'just 3 payments of $49.99'. You can grow your own lettuce. Would be cool if you could actually create something that would sustain a family - it will be difficult to find produce that wi
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by jonmc12 18y ago
I go to whole foods every 3-4 days. Pick up just enough: - Tuna salad, Turkey, Pre-sliced peppers, Broccoli, Yogurt, walnuts, Green / white tea, prepped salads, walnuts, etc Trick is to make sure its ready to eat - even if its a little mor
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Richard Dawkins' jaw-dropping talk on our bizarre universe(ovablastic.blogspot.com)
1 points by jonmc12 18y ago|2 comments
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by jonmc12 18y ago
http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/3d-solar.htm “We have demonstrated that we can extract electrons using this approach,” Ready said. “Now we need to get a good baseline to see where we compare to existing materials, how to opti
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by jonmc12 18y ago
nothing.. it just shows the beginning of a historical record of Buffett repeatedly warning about the danger of derivatives, and the financial world as a whole not listening. This week would be Mr. Buffett's 'I told you so' moment, if he wa
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Warren Buffet in 2002 Berkshire Letter - "Derivatives a Time bomb" [pdf](fintools.com)
6 points by jonmc12 18y ago|4 comments
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by jonmc12 18y ago
"People tend to look out for people of like faith, as in churches, and that support can make them stronger, thus improving the chances that they will live long enough to see their genes passed along." Its kind of a stretch as an argument.
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Cray, Microsoft announce $25k supercomputer(investors.cray.com)
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Ask HN: why do you upmod?
1 points by jonmc12 18y ago|4 comments
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15 Tips to create value for mobile @ Mobilemonday Amsterdam(slideshare.net)
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Isolator - forced concentration for apps in OSX(willmore.eu)
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by jonmc12 18y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_follows_function "It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic, Of all things physical and metaphysical, Of all things human and all things super-human, Of all true manife
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by jonmc12 18y ago
Demo announcement today: http://www.nss.org/news/releases/pr20080909.html
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Space-Based Solar Power(nss.org)
3 points by jonmc12 18y ago|1 comments
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by jonmc12 18y ago
“If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.” - Woody Allen
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Matrix Graph Grammars - An algebraic approach to graph transformation(mat2gra.info)
1 points by jonmc12 18y ago|0 comments

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