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by jpau 14y ago
I love the idea of surveying such data and would love to see the results. But you're going to need a huge set of data because potentially interesting and non-intuitive factors will be several 'layers' deep. The data will show a very strong
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by jpau 14y ago
I think such a thing would require a large adoption to work, but the use cases are too bizarre and already have work arounds. For your example, why not a friend, family member, or neighbour?
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by jpau 14y ago
Really, it is a trade-off between the advantages (displaying professionalism (openness = trust = professionalism); offering opportunities to be contacted) and disadvantages (lots of spam, just like being in the phonebook). By making it easy
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by jpau 14y ago
My experience is that my enjoyment of a restaurant (or take away joint, or whatever) is partially dependent on my knowledge of that venue. For example, my local burger bar. I've tried all of the burgers (well, at least the ones that sound a
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by jpau 14y ago
Could you please elaborate? While the service being free means that there is no barrier for usage, this is not itself a reason to use it. The OP stated that he - hypothetically - does not mind his name attached publicly to the domain. Can y
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by jpau 14y ago
For me, only a miniscule amount of 'my science' (say, 5-10%) comes from latest papers, and when it is - it's through relatively mainstream media (HN; BBC; New Scientist, etc.). Instead, 90-95% of my science consumption comes from learning f