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by jpwagner 13y ago
I couldn't agree more with your "first principle" approach. However with regards to " ...this reverses vs. the abortion issue regarding political lines ", I'll just gently suggest that you reconsider what your
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by jpwagner 13y ago
This is a great read on the topic: http://dustincurtis.com/sleep.html
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by jpwagner 13y ago
IMHO, KA aims to solve the education-accessibility-gap and does not aim to academically discover the most ideal explanation (as the open letter writer seems to think). As one KA person mentioned earlier, they're just following "Co
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by jpwagner 13y ago
"Where in any of my responses have I said anything about a conspiracy?" as if the scientific consensus emerged from political donations... ...it's only in climate science that we see people actively fight the broad
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by jpwagner 13y ago
Anywhere policy decisions are made, it is practical to vote on alternatives. This is where the "consensus" is justified. The rest of your conspiracy crap has no place here. You are hung-up on a subpopulation that is likely not e
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by jpwagner 13y ago
i think many people need to be reminded that whenever we talk of "consensus" we talk of politics and not science. that's nothing to do with the specific topic at all, so no need to troll. my criticism of the OP is that this
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by jpwagner 13y ago
Neat idea! but I'd prefer we change one systemic variable at a time so we can account for the results...
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by jpwagner 13y ago
ha! i mean, honestly, this is great, but would be so inappropriate for the OP's sister that i had to laugh.
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by jpwagner 13y ago
You need to normalize to nutritional value rather than weight. But the whole point of this thread seems to be that such an analysis is hard to do.
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by jpwagner 13y ago
For those of you missing the point, this "bill" is a bit tongue-in-cheek. He's simply saying "Hey everyone! read the f$%^ing Constitution!"
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by jpwagner 13y ago
Terrific points! and all without even addressing the whole social travel problem (that traveling involves _places_ and places are where _people_ are). Plenty of room for innovation in this space.
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by jpwagner 13y ago
Maybe it wasn't so eloquently stated, but it's a valid point. The article is written by someone who is not yet 30 and started his company, a small web design company, 14 years ago. He has likely worked with young, small teams and has no ot
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by jpwagner 13y ago
It's great when adults who do not usually say "I don't know" can admit to not knowing something. Other than that, I cannot agree with anything else you say.
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by jpwagner 13y ago
Indeed there is something wrong with someone saying "I can't do math..." but it is not what the author identifies. In blunt summary, the author says "you may not be able to do the specific math you claim, but don't worry I'll teach you." I
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by jpwagner 13y ago
"flying car" is just the modern version of "faster horse"
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by jpwagner 13y ago
didn't inspiration used to be more subtle?
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Smack Attack: Steering-wheel e-drumkit(kickstarter.com)
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by jpwagner 13y ago
a similarly fascinating topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expletive_infixation
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by jpwagner 14y ago
Your critique is spot on for those trained in music. Is that his target audience? What about for those being exposed to music and its notation for the first time? What if you had never had a concept of putting your brain in G major mode.
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by jpwagner 14y ago
This is really neat. You should get rid of the words "a weekend project", you don't need an excuse if something is not perfect.
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by jpwagner 14y ago
since a master craftsman finds essential value in their art, it's okay on a moral level for them not to be rewarded in the form of food and shelter it cannot be true that this is what you think the story is about
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by jpwagner 14y ago
After THAT story, you're going to comment on the monetary value of a profession! I wish you had not added your own words following the quote!
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Design for people, not awards (video)(youtube.com)
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by jpwagner 14y ago
Seems to be a (sort of) Flipboard(like) OS(like) app
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by jpwagner 14y ago
if all you meant was text-overlay, then yes. in fact, lot's of sites do this.
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by jpwagner 14y ago
I may misunderstand, but it seems that rap genius has a specific type of annotation (ie best explanation rather than comment-thread). I think the OP's suggestion is more similar to how soundcloud does comments.
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by jpwagner 14y ago
It's all part of the "euphemism treadmill". In 40 years it will no longer be acceptable to use the term handicapped: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_retardation#History_of_...
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by jpwagner 14y ago
Think about all the other factors as well: time of day, day of week...
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by jpwagner 14y ago
In other words: does anyone with a reader setup they love want to share their OPML file so I can try out Newsblur? Thanks!
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by jpwagner 14y ago
So far I am not a user of ANY reader. Between googlenews, twitter, and HN I get my daily digest. I would like to try Newsblur but it seems that to get immediate value I have to have been some reader user: I can migrate my googlereader acco

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