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by jsmcgd 13y ago
I just tried to work that out using a basic app on my phone. My 'calculations' say that Saturn will be to the north east of the moon if you're in the UK? I spent about 3 seconds on this. Can anyone confirm/correct this?
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
The thought crossed my mind too but I think this is probably legitimate.
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"While Privacy International intended to file the Prism claim in the Administrative Court, which would have made the proceedings public, Government lawyers, upon receiving notice of our intention, vociferously notified us that we could
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
That link is brilliant, well worth listening to.
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
Clearly the American intelligence services should act within the American constitution.
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
Has the path forward not been made clear by Snowden's revelations? It's crystal clear to me.
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
Here's how I interpreted the letter: "We cannot confirm or deny the thing you requested exists because that thing you requested is classified". Unless all FOIA fail, it seems to me, in some broad sense, that they just confirm
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
If he was receiving pay-checks from Russia for spying, it would probably come with the stipulation that you don't blab to the world's media that you're a spy. At the very least it's implied.
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
Sarcasm will get you down voted.
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
Perhaps it would be better if these fonts were created on a daily basis, or if people created their own independently. It could significantly add to the processing load of the OCR process.
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
I totally get your point that people often make fallacious comparisons. In the interest of making a concise point I omitted stating it myself. However just because some people do not debate with integrity, or they make mistakes in their re
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
Godwin's Law, or people's interpretation of it, has a lot to answer for. It's perfectly acceptable to make comparisons to the Nazis if it's relevant to where a conversation is at, at a particular moment. Not only is acce
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
There's a half way house here. Passenger's could pay a nominal fee for the right to ride the bus. They are issued with a card. If people abuse the bus service the card can be revoked. This way many more people could afford to use
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
I cannot believe that this is not getting more coverage.
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It would be great if he got elected.
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I disagree. Satire is a very effective form of political argument. There are probably many people in the politically apathetic masses who will have not followed recent developments. Unlike the regular media, gimmicks like this can effective
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
I would argue that developers can be impressed. However the ones that aren't are normally quite vocal. Commentary on the internet is normally toward the extreme end of opinion and should be regarded as such. It is difficult to adjust to thi
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
Lighttable is already very pleasant to use. It's light on features but it's new and it's coming along nicely.
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by jsmcgd 13y ago
There's no mention of compounding factors like an ageing population and improvements in detection. Without this there isn't much one can read into this.
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by jsmcgd 14y ago
I never knew that sketch artists were able to make such accurate drawing from verbal descriptions alone. Every time I've seen this on TV the interviewee is able to see and correct the developing image.
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by jsmcgd 14y ago
Interesting article but a bizarre conclusion. We may not encounter another population bomb but we are in the process of living through one right now. "The longest period of exponential population growth for any organism… ever. " If that doe
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by jsmcgd 14y ago
I don't think it's a dating service. I think it's like an anonymous 'man review' site. You might be on there ...
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by jsmcgd 14y ago
"Under the new system, Samoa Air passengers must type in their weight and the weight of their baggage into the online booking section of the airline's website. The rates vary depending on the distance flown: from $1 per kilogram on the airl
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by jsmcgd 14y ago
It works for me.
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by jsmcgd 14y ago
Awesome stuff. It would be great to use something like this for suggesting relevant tags of content. Perhaps a WordPress or Drupal plugin to get the ball rolling.
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by jsmcgd 14y ago
People who want to see a reduction in human population relish the same things you do. We can consume as much as we want if there are fewer of us. You can to almost anywhere on this planet and you can see human settlement encroaching on and
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by jsmcgd 14y ago
Check out this: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=2847.0
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by jsmcgd 14y ago
It's a pity that before we've even begun creating a new civilization, we've started issuing dictates. I really hope that this policy is purely for pragmatic reasons and not the personal pollitics/ideology of one person being put upon others
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by jsmcgd 14y ago
Wikipedia has two videos explaining what SAM is for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sample_Analysis_at_Mars It seems that it is related to the question of is/was there life on Mars. It can detect organic products that are most likely produce
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by jsmcgd 14y ago
Here's a reason. I, like most humans, live near the coast. When my home is submerged I'm going to come and live in your neighborhood. And when I run out of food, I'm going to go to your house and steal yours.

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