jsmcgd

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by jsmcgd 18y ago
It needs a forum.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
I found this site through yours. Hand crafted keyboards. Check 'em out: http://www.datamancer.net/keyboards/keyboardfaq.htm Regarding your site. I'm interested. Thumbs up.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
Yeah unfortunately the altitude isn't really the problem. It's high speeds that you want. The altitude just gets you away from the atmosphere which will stop you achieving the high speeds.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
"Lies, damned lies, and statistics" - Benjamin Disraeli
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HN Feature Request: Relevancy voting.
2 points by jsmcgd 18y ago|1 comments
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
I'm indifferent on whether we should want/attempt to live longer than natural life spans. Either way sounds good and bad.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
The emissions of burning methane have less of a green house effect than methane gas itself. Why does it matter that it will run out?
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
Supposedly you can hear what people are thinking by sampling the nervous signals sent to the larynx. http://www.thinkartificial.org/machine-interfaces/audeo-neck...
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
How often is Google down? Is it worth worrying about? (questions are 80% rhetorical, 20% genuine curiosity)
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
37 - sneaky number choice.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
What do you want to ultimately achieve? Do you want to become a hacker or do you want to know about computer science for intellectual gratification? While these options certainly aren't mutually exclusive, they can however be very distinct.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
How can he not mention the significant threats posed by climate change and only mention polar bears and heat-wave deaths? What about the collapse of the Gulf Stream? What about the world's major cities and low lying countries being submerge
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
I don't think I have a philosophy. Do you need one?
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
You or may not be interested in the book "Fuck it: The Ultimate Spiritual Way". (probably not) http://www.amazon.com/Fuck-Ultimate-Spiritual-John-Parkin/dp...
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
$0.02: I would prefer to try the site or view a video before I hand over my email address.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
How does this development affect the issue then? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=389857
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3D Animation of LHC operation.(uk.youtube.com)
23 points by jsmcgd 18y ago|1 comments
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
Why do you think Clojure wasn't mentioned? Not mature enough?
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
It's probably for your language.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
I would say that point has passed. This site is no longer called Startup News for a reason.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
Implicit straw man: "Climates have always changed and they always will". Who is refuting this? "There is no relationship between CO2 and temperature". Please. The real shame is that although I believe that global warming is man-made I am ge
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
Nice heads-up advice. Basically it could be summarized by 'Abstract, abstract and abstract some more' or if you're a Python aficionado DRY (don't repeat yourself).
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
I would also like to believe that everyone will behave rationally but sometimes people don't especially when they get panicky. Here's hoping they do.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
If I was the Chinese et al I honestly wouldn't write the cheque. At what point does national debt drown an economy? Does crippling debt not normally precipitate war with the debtees? I'm a little worried.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
That's why I don't play the stock markets (that and a lack of cash).
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
So why do you think you didn't get the job?
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Interview with Steve Wozniak(news.bbc.co.uk)
8 points by jsmcgd 18y ago|1 comments
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
Wow - thanks for this. I can't believe I'd never heard of it before. Looks like it will take the late out of Latex!
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
overestimating :)
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
When do you use Couchdb then?

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