jpwagner

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by jpwagner 16y ago
Here's the thing: true democracy, theoretically, involves individuals voting in their interest with full knowledge of what is being presented. Last election I was discussing some of the spending bills with randoms in line waiting to vote.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
This article is about the efficacy of the system of "democracy" and whether california is appropriately testing the sociology experiments that have been running for tens and hundreds of years. Politics would be more [he-said-she-said].
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Is there no method to the ordering? If the breaks are pretty regular, wouldn't you want to hear more simplified (clear-cut?) cases immediately after a break and more complex ones when more alert?
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by jpwagner 16y ago
so because you cannot "see" the genetic advantages and it's not a "proper" sport, the original comment is not ridiculous?
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by jpwagner 16y ago
not a golfer?
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by jpwagner 16y ago
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/y/yogiberra141506.h...
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by jpwagner 16y ago
I couldn't disagree with you more. This is not a posting of a lolcat, it is relatively witty. Sure it's no Silence Dogood essay, but you're way too harsh here.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
In practice, there is.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
http://www.slideshare.net/dmc500hats/zapmealscom-closing-the...
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by jpwagner 16y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
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by jpwagner 16y ago
You're hired!
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Well, obviously posts/discussions like this can actually be contributing to the "problem" as some see it, but I'll make one point I don't see made here. For me personally, I've learned a lot and grown a lot over the course of the 4 years I'
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by jpwagner 16y ago
I think they might have a point, but their ineffective communication style and adversarial tone will surely guarantee they are ignored this time around.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
From the title, I expected something much more clever...
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Were you also confused by the previous comment when it asked "How is that a great response?"
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by jpwagner 16y ago
your assumptions: - the "intention" of the robots.txt standard is as you state - the url is included in the information not allowed by that standard - if the url is not included it should be because of the "intention" - toolbars a
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by jpwagner 16y ago
"...the Bing toolbar is effectively a search indexer which does not respect robots.txt..." maybe i don't understand, but your logic seems correct until the above statement. suppose you had a system that only used clickstream data. so you
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by jpwagner 16y ago
I think this response is convincing. Period. Full stop.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Great response. I wouldn't have used the term "click fraud," but the analogy is easy to grasp (ie, that the "test" purposely attempts to strengthen an association between things that are not associated.)
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by jpwagner 16y ago
maybe i took "true" too literally.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
And on a pedantic note: 39/43 rounds to 91% rather than 90% Maybe they were going for one sigfig. This comment doesn't really add anything, so next time you find yourself typing "And on a pedantic note" press delete 22 times.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
(1) The original question is ["elsewhere it's like [this], is that better?"] I merely point out a major caveat. (2) From the article: "In reality, fairness is not so much about the actual distribution of loot as it is about the psychology
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by jpwagner 16y ago
The fact is that if Eric Schmidt were fined 100% of his "net worth" he would be among the rich again within a year or two. Suppose a professional gambler made exactly the same amount as Eric Schmidt per year. This "system" would fine them
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by jpwagner 16y ago
fat chance...maybe the above joke is silly, but no one has "a way of establishing the true magnitude of an individual's compensation."
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by jpwagner 16y ago
see the above comment from jws that cites the appropriate text. here ya go: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+be+helpful
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by jpwagner 16y ago
I didn't know that, can you point to a ref doc for this? thanks!
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by jpwagner 16y ago
someone bought a domain name before they knew what to do with it...
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by jpwagner 16y ago
It looks like it does not attempt to preserve geographic location exactly. It seems to load them in alphabetical order and fits the next one as best it can given the already plotted bubbles.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
"I found it easier to have a list of 2 or 3 actions ready near the bed or the desk. So when I wake up, I know what I have to do." Isn't it possible that this change is the one that made him more productive rather than a change of schedule
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by jpwagner 16y ago
That's fair. But then did they deserve recognition for their "technological achievement" in this year's crunchies?

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