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541.
by jp555 12y ago
Saying you can't measure value in dollars is kind of like saying you can't measure a distance with inches. Inches are also a kind of abstract concoction.
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by jp555 12y ago
I'd say integration and control are N+1 optimization, not 0+1 invention. Things like new forms of quantum logic/algorithms, artificial atoms, metamaterials, even subvocal tools (moving us from graphical user interfaces towards tho
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by jp555 12y ago
That drive has a bit of an issue that even if it worked, it would probably destroy it's destination in a annihilating blast of gamma radiation on arrival.
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by jp555 12y ago
You could just as likely be looking at it backwards. Could it just be a 300% increase due to 1000% increase in testing? It's not really surprising; our brains are profoundly good at finding patterns, even when there are none.
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by jp555 12y ago
I consider how we understand that at the speed of light, all distances are zero. So even if you can somehow travel at C, there would be nowhere to go, because you're already everywhere. Given this, travelling faster than C can be seen
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by jp555 12y ago
We are currently in the midst of a singularity of tools. Stone > Bronze > Steel > Silicon > Software > It's the "geek rapture" version that's more fantastic and extremely unlikely.
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by jp555 12y ago
Am I the only one who has to live without, or am I choosing for everyone? Do you mean there's either an internet or automobiles, but the existence of one means the other never did?
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by jp555 12y ago
A balanced portfolio consisting of REITs, ETFs, & Bonds is easily performing above 7% in Canada. But the post does seem extremely naive. What it costs to maintain real estate (property tax, maintenance, insurance, etc) makes even typica
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by jp555 12y ago
It's not like copyright. Copyright is automatic, a patent requires expensive application, and even then it's only as good as it works in court. This is why the patent trolls choose venues for their actions that have a historical b
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by jp555 12y ago
A patent is nothing until it is tested in court; which is very expensive, patent reform or not.
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by jp555 12y ago
I think its because most people have a browser in their pocket at all times. Why would I write it down for you when I can just text you a clickable URL? I have a smartphone within a few feet of me much more often than pen & paper.
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by jp555 12y ago
I mean that if I'm physically with someone talking with our mouths about a domain address and one wants to visit said address, 99.9999% of time the result is: "Cool, text/email/tweet/etc me that link".
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by jp555 12y ago
"Oh, let me write down that web address so I can type it into the address bar in my browser later" said no one ever.
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by jp555 12y ago
Do you find it jarring when you do see "the news" now that you're desensitized to it? I find it weird that the do-anything-to-get-attention bias of "the news" so much more obvious now for me that it all seems like s
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by jp555 12y ago
I would have thought 20% was skim reading?
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by jp555 12y ago
And what of the commodification of plastics & textiles. Nike still seems to be able to carve out a big profitable chunk with them. In fact, how do you know it's about hardware? What if Apple isn't selling hardware? Is Nike sel
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by jp555 13y ago
I do understand Android as significantly larger, but the users are significantly worse. While there are still sub-markets that are decent, most Android users don't spend much money and don't use their devices anywhere nearly as mu
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by jp555 13y ago
Not just 20% market share, the top 20% most engaged, most spending mobile users. Out of a market very soon to be 6-7 billion strong. They may not always be the best market, but I'll try to serve them first every time. 800 million credi
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by jp555 13y ago
Coffee is not good for me because you think I'm just telling myself that it is? Do you have an actual reason (supported by evidence) for your claim it's not good for us? Because all I see in your contribution is straw-man cynici
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by jp555 13y ago
you pay yourself to put a pot of coffee on at home? I thought you were talking about tap water? A 10-cup pot of coffee at home is like $0.10 of ground beans. I meant that is pretty close to how "free" my tap water is.
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by jp555 13y ago
That's still more hypothesis, not conclusion. "Self-completed questionnaire on use of cannabis before and during pregnancy." = Observational study = result can ONLY be a hypothesis. It's right there in the conclusion &qu
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by jp555 13y ago
Actually more than anything it's the condo pool (and the dozens of owners who have not yet moved to low-flow toilets) that kills our water bill. :P ... also coffee is almost entirely water... so by your logic it's "almost fre
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by jp555 13y ago
Your first claim is illogical. THC is an insecticide, yet not a single human has ever died from consuming cannabis. NOTHING is "Good" or "Bad" without proper context. "Suggest" is not a very convincing word to
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by jp555 13y ago
Coffee is very good for you. Water from the tap is not free, it is a cost everyone pays in some way or another (built into rent or part of property taxes). Even if you still live with your parents, a dollar they spend on the water bill is a
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by jp555 13y ago
Ah the yeasts! I recently heard that middle-eastern ancients regularly rubbed old-bread on wounds to speed recovery. Probably more for penicillin mold, but maybe the yeasts were at play as well?
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by jp555 13y ago
Do we know specific pro-biotic species that have been found to be significantly more beneficial than the rest? How do we know? Does "pro-biotic" refer only to beneficial prokaryotic organisms or are there known beneficial "pr
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by jp555 13y ago
here's a great overview of maximum genetic muscular potential which touches on the role steroids can play. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/whats-my-geneti...
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by jp555 13y ago
I would say the way steroids build muscle more easily is via reducing recovery. The person you present would get that benefit, be able to train more frequently and grow faster than a person doing the exact same things except not taking ster
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by jp555 13y ago
Steroids significantly reduce recovery time, so you can go back and deliver another "build muscle" stimulus sooner than without the steroids (if you chronically lift before you recover you'll LOSE muscle mass). But you cannot
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by jp555 13y ago
The "seemingly impossible" is important. The way human bodies adapt to progressive overload weight lifting does not change that much whether you're 8 years old or 80. Being lean is 90% diet. It's just that 99% of people

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