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by jpttsn 8y ago
I predict “aliens would leave all sorts of cool weird stuff” and you predict “nope just more rolling hills”. My theory is wrong, but it assigns higher likelihood to Stonehenge than yours. That’s why I don’t like the license plate example.
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by jpttsn 8y ago
So the UFO people are right? They predicted this sort of thing all along, without any prior knowledge of Oumuamua. I don’t recall hearing about fractal comets before?
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by jpttsn 8y ago
I don’t follow. If my “ancient aliens” theory says that Stonehenge should occur on 50% of planets, would you automatically favor it over any theory that sets steeper odds?
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If so, shouldn’t we add more data—-a fourth integer? TFA seems to suggest removing even what little benefit the three integers bring.
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You’re saying it’s not even one of the reasons ?
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by jpttsn 8y ago
Is tolerance also a factor? My daily average nicotine dose is likely above LD50.
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by jpttsn 8y ago
VIPs don’t have to pay to get in to nightclubs. Do you think that’s a huge cost? If so, why would club owners agree to it?
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by jpttsn 8y ago
Same thing, different perspective. If I supply something (dev time, clean water) I think there’s no shortage; they just need to pay more. If I demand something (dev time, clean water) I will say there’s a shortage if I can’t get it for a ce
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by jpttsn 8y ago
The Taleb thing (going furter off topic) seems too reliant on an “efficient market.” I bet bad surgeons harm patients at a higher rate than good surgeons throw bad suregons out of the boat. https://forbetterscience.com/2016&
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by jpttsn 8y ago
Surely that’s wrong. If Apple makes a “bad” UI but all other UI is even worse, then Apple is still the pinnacle of usability. Saying “Usain Bolt Too Slow” is obvious clickbait.
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by jpttsn 8y ago
A name drop no less. “McDonald’s is dead cows.” “Too much Smirnoff will get you drunk.” It implies comparison to the competition, and cheats it’s way in front of an audience that wants to compare products.
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by jpttsn 8y ago
That way you don’t have to picture your team dead. But it’s a reminder that they wouldn’t help if they had financial security.
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The money raised should go to you, right?
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by jpttsn 8y ago
Vague is apt on easy mode.
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by jpttsn 8y ago
Law is a bit like programming. Imagine reviewing commits to a vast codebase on a tight deadline. This feature seems to belong in a different package. It should be factored out. But the code builds, and rejecting the whole pull request wou
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by jpttsn 8y ago
For me that’s a supply constraint, not demand. If MBPs got better as fast as iPhones I’d upgrade.
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by jpttsn 8y ago
Phone lifetime is bottle necked by performance moving on, not by wear and tear. Even so holes in the wall fix the common hardware issues for like $100.
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I’d love to learn more
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by jpttsn 8y ago
A regulator that can give you everything you dream of, can also take away everything you value. At the risk of sounding like a freshman libertarian.
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by jpttsn 8y ago
Maybe it’s because OLED phones do black backgrounds well: next to them LCD phones look their best with colorful backgrounds.
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by jpttsn 8y ago
The interviewer doesn’t need to know the number of windows. They need to know that you will take things seriously on demand.
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by jpttsn 8y ago
Humans attach prestige to solving problems the old school way. We have ladders but watch pole vaulting at the Olympics.
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I dont think the average consumer wants to pay $25 more per year.
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Just making an observation. Can’t relate hearsay, that might even violate rules.
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There are ways to download apps on a desktop without using iTunes.
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Lords stuck around until, if ever, violently deposed. Executives are accountable for producing something people will part with money to get.
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by jpttsn 8y ago
You are free to measure companies any way you want. Investors measure the ROI, but don’t let that stop you.
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by jpttsn 8y ago
What if record companies finance artists in ways that banks wouldn’t?
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by jpttsn 8y ago
Then let the record note I subscribe to no such opinion, lest readers over-infer ill will. Just saw a “why” and thought I’d contribute.
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by jpttsn 8y ago
A longer exclusivity term makes it possible to recoup more investment costs, for those who invest in artists. This theoretically enables larger investments that can support the artist further up front.

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