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by justaman 11y ago
I think there is an overestimation of the value added from the great data-grab we have seen in the last 5-10 years. Customizing adverts based on a recent conversation in [some-app] or similar means, probably doesn't increase the "
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Legalizing marijuana is _very_ different from changing the policy on crack-cocaine. Crack is one of the primary issues in lower income/black communities. A good first step? Absolutely, but it will be another generation before any polic
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Its been proven that repeating short phrases results in a catchier tune. The impact marketing has made on music is terrible to say the least. In recent years especially it has become more about what sells that what has emotional resonance.
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Yeah, but this is a _temporary_ solution that is aimed at sparking a higher quality of living in these 2nd and 3rd world countries. Fact is, they dont have the infrastructure to support services like Netflix or Facebook in its current state
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There is definitely something to this. From my experience(American), nobody writes their specs.
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Working in IT I often work with people who remote from India. Its all the same. You have those who are gifted and have a passion for what they do, and those who don't. I think the most important thing to consider here is communication.
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By manipulating stock price they change the dividend play. I suppose they are attempting to instil the idea that they are not going anywhere in the minds of investors. IMO the issue McDonald's is facing is the degradation of its public
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_distributed_computing_p...
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Economic collapse? Requiring barrels of cash to buy an apple? Simply put... No. http://www.pssurvival.com/
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Perhaps the only way around cognitive dissonance is repetition.
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First person to use a Duck Hunt zapper to control the UI wins a cookie. Its an annoyance to repeatedly use arrow keys on remotes.
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> "United States of America have been overthrown."
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Talking point: Would this work on American youth today? Is the Call of Duty Franchise a parallel to culture such as Wayne's Green Beret?
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A better idea would have been a "Rand-aid". A sticker in the shape of a band-aid that covers the webcam so you can still close your laptop.
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Google is the single most important factor in modern democracy as information is power. Hence "Don't be evil."
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Things will become worse before they become better.
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This person is being sarcastic. "Yay" is a celebratory expression. However in this situation by saying "Yay" they mean the opposite.
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TIL "fucking" is the 214th most popular word in the English language.
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It appears their margins are razor thin. http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2014/12/15/xiaomi-pro...
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In the long-term, VR will be big. In the short-term, augmented reality will be the way to go imo. --Walking down the street during lunch time and the restaurants you pass each display their Yelp rating. Social media updates displayed over a
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GOP are South Korean hackers. And I base that on absolutely nothing.
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>>The only reason the iTunes model has come to exist is because of torrents and illegal sharing. TPB is popular because Netflix is still budding. Had Netflix/iTunes been around in the late 90's I doubt file sharing services
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Don't use Wikipedia for citing. Your high school teachers would shame you!
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The worst thing a country can do is piss off the intellectuals/job creators.
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Computer equal to or better than humans at cataloging science(news.wisc.edu)
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I still think Google is at risk of forming a monopoly and are at risk of becoming Bell 2.0. Unfortunately due to the lack of quality ISP's, the first to offer residential fiber to the perimeter will rapidly absorb the market.
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One thing I would like to see represented in the Curriculum>Philosophy section is Spinoza's Ethics.
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Apple has long been about the user experience. In fact its largely where it derives its competitive advantage. The comments regarding the Occulus Rift or "OR" are largely, I believe, a different area of VR. I cant imagine Apple p
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I think the "high profile people" are not afraid of the robotic entity being nativity good or evil rather the affect the AI device has on humanity being detrimental to overall human advancement. For example, look at how smart phon
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Ironic or facetious?

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