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by jsmcgd 16y ago
This fact concerned me, especially when they suggested using this in India. 80% of Indians currently rely on a finite subterranean water supply. When this runs out, this will pose a very serious humanitarian problem. I'm hoping the technolo
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
Why doesn't Google instead completely open up the platform and offer Android certificates for hardware that passes muster? That way the platform stays open and their brand doesn't get destroyed by 3rd rate hardware.
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
This is a very cynical use of the patent system that I hadn't expected of Google.
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Clojure: (map println (range 1 1001))
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
Making someone look like a moron can be done with tact :) I would say that this is essential and more effective. Doing it without tact makes everything you say easier to dismiss.
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I think if you believe that the current trends of the tech industry are towards less original derivative content, then you would have to accept the essence of this article. The Valley is, and has been, an allegory for the tech industry. Per
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
The problem has nothing to do with whether these commodities are traded on exchanges, it's whether an individual or organization is allowed to buy so much of one commodity that it dominates the market and can permanently drive the price up
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
The article states that the regulation changes that allowed unlimited commodity speculation only started in 1991 and then only for 16 institutions who were given exemption.
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
I now check 'new' articles more often. There are a lot of gems in there that are not voted up.
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
Not a bubble. Relatively few high valuation investments do not make a bubble. I think there is an inverse correlation between the likelyhood of a bubble versus the amount of people talking about a potential bubble. Perhaps almost by definit
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
Personally I look forward to the day when there is a bubble because then and only then will the bubble speculation stop, if only for a brief while.
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
Why do we need an accelerator which operates across Europe?
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
I like these geographical data visualizations but I'm always slightly disappointed when the data turns out to be 90% what you would expect. I always think it might be more interesting to show some slightly more nuanced data if possible, lik
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
Don't worry about it. I've been through this countless times as I'm sure all creative people have. It's depressing, but the other side of the coin is that this is the thing that gives you confidence in the right ideas. The trick is to keep
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
Personally I thought this review wasn't funny and quite shallow. I got the impression the author had only read the introduction and one or two other chapters.
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
I used to think so too until I learnt about Haskell's very lazy evaluation. It's worth reading up.
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
This seems like a great mechanism for the populous to protest against the government. Casually and habitually using forbidden words will demonstrate and communicate their dissatisfaction and because it isn't a serious crime it can flourish
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
But also you have to agree that there are lots of reasons why storing everything in the cloud is a feature. It wholly depends on the user's situation and Chrome OS caters to one such situation.
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
True, but if the first humans on Mars were to find the complete works of Shakespeare buried under the Martian soil, it probably wouldn't be prudent to dismiss it as a cosmological fluke.
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
I really like this. I'm already reading the content of posts more (as that's all there is) as opposed to involuntarily being swayed by extreme points and high profile user names. I'm not sure I'll use it all the time but it has already had
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Ask HN: How do I think more holistically?
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
I reckon that most people notice most threads but only read the ones they're interested in. So in this instance it is probable that those who don't care to read the thread also don't care to vote either way and therefore implicitly tick the
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
This is a good thing as far as I'm concerned. I don't think society is ready yet for the consequences of an internet that never forgets. I wish more websites would periodically delete content (with adequate warning).
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startsnapper.com
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I would argue medium is correct syntax which can be constructed out of text. I'm not just being pedantic, I think it's a very important distinction.
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
Yes this is exactly what we want. I said this implying it was a good thing.
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Isn't the fact that you are guaranteed to pay legal fees, which the poor will always find expensive, to be the greater obstacle to suing? I think the 'English rule' would encourage many poor people to litigate if they believed their case wa
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by jsmcgd 16y ago
Reading the GPL should answer a lot of your questions. http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
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Hah, that's exactly how I make my big decisions except I asked it from the perspective of 'what will I regret not having done the most when on my deathbed?'.
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Indentation communicates most of what parenthesis do and therefore are mostly redundant as far as the (human) reader is concerned. Having them all bunched up at the end of the line is the most efficient way to (not have to) handle them. We

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