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by kbart 9y ago
Because it's from MIT? It's a golden standard when it comes to technology, so I guess everybody was expecting some super-mega-hack and were disappointed to find just a mediocre essay that one could expect to see on some noname, lo
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by kbart 9y ago
According to statistics[0] you are about >5 times more likely to die in fire in India than pretty much any Western country. Just because you don't see it personally doesn't prove anything. What houses are made of are less rel
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by kbart 9y ago
Scientists also look at the old children fairy tales for historical facts[0], but that doesn't make them to be true. The story that has been passed from generation to generation for ages accumulates a lot of secondary knowledge not nec
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by kbart 9y ago
"to not get even one "get-rich-quick scheme"." It's stressed in the article that the most important thing to get rich is to be born around 1835, so you could start with this.
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by kbart 9y ago
The whole sentence is illogical as 'annual' implies 'per year'.
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by kbart 9y ago
You have taken it out of context, where it was ironically written about the most common uses of revolvers, so it was clearly a joke (the whole article was written in humorous manner, for those who didn't read).
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by kbart 9y ago
There are 50 sovereign countries in Europe[0], you named 9, so that just illustrates my point. And that doesn't even include nations that have no independence, often taken away during reigning of neighboring empire. 0. https:/&#x
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by kbart 9y ago
" I always get a chuckle when I see Europeans deriding the American Empire. Pot calling the kettle black much?" You can't put all European countries in a single pot here, only a small part of them were leading empires. Most
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by kbart 9y ago
"It's a feelgood option like a lift door close button." What's with a lift door close button? Open/close buttons certainly does work in my apartment building and pretty much any non-ancient lift I've encounte
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by kbart 9y ago
I don't think that puritanism is the problem here. Adult content, especially users made one, is notoriously hard and risky to moderate. Just one underage model on your site might be enough to bring everything down, stain your reputatio
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by kbart 9y ago
So how do legitimate porn sites collect money? It's a multi-billion industry, I'm sure they've solved this problem somehow.
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by kbart 9y ago
Monopoly in what? There are plenty of sites that specialize in sex cams, private shows and amateur porn, so why not just go there? There are legitimate reasons to avoid adult content in your private site as it is very easy to get into serio
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by kbart 9y ago
When using non-English keyboard layout, top row numbers are often converted to the locale characters, so you have to switch back and forth between languages to use them.
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by kbart 9y ago
I guess practice is what matters most, it happens naturally now -- right hand enters digits, while left inserts a-f, x when needed.
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by kbart 9y ago
I've tried regular USB numpad, but it's just not the same as having everything in a single keyboard. You need table or stable base for that and typing is slower when you have to reach for it, especially if it's not fixed and
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by kbart 9y ago
(Embedded) System engineer, so lot's of hex typing and editing. It's a pain without full numpad.
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by kbart 9y ago
"numpads on a laptop are a terrible idea." Terrible idea for you , great idea for me . As I've mentioned in my other comment, numpad is a must for me, even on laptop, so you shouldn't generalize like that.
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by kbart 9y ago
"Is entering numbers with a numpad so common use case that it justifies the inclusion of mini-numpad at the cost of off-centering the main keyboard?" At least for me - definitely yes. I won't even look at the laptop that do
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by kbart 9y ago
You can't leave unprotected access by law, because you , as a camera owner, are responsible for personal information stored as a record. If you talking about hacking, I wouldn't worry too much -- anything can be hacked and there
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by kbart 9y ago
But (at least in most countries) these records are only available to police and with written request, one by one basis.
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by kbart 9y ago
Exactly. Saying "You are overqualified and would be bored to work here" is the same as saying: "You are really nice, but let's just be friends". Nobody today is going to tell you straight: "You are too old, sor
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by kbart 9y ago
These "elitists" give their own spare time to write Wiki articles for no compensation, calling them like this is simply rude imho. Yes, I agree that there are many articles that lack proper introduction or are low quality overall,
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by kbart 9y ago
What's wrong with the articles written by experts for people who seek deeper knowledge? It's not like many people read articles on advanced math on their spare time during coffee break. I like Wiki precisely for the fact that I ca
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by kbart 9y ago
You mean making meat robots that can code? Higher education is supposed to be much more than just acquiring technical skills. If you want purely technical skills, there are plenty of intense courses, workshops etc. available.
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by kbart 9y ago
Usually, as soon as you get through the first interview, your papers won't matter much. Credentials might help to get you that first interview, but getting a good engineering job still requires deep technical skills and that's whe
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by kbart 9y ago
"Manufacturers or software developers who're especially privacy-conscious" Those are few and far between. I still don't see how you are going to get major players into this. Niche -- maybe, but we already have few of t
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by kbart 9y ago
I'm not going into Internet political discussion, because it never leads to anything constructive, so I'll just ignore a good portion of your comment. My described incident was different because it was pushed heavily by Russian pr
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by kbart 9y ago
"So, like, anything not agreeing with the mainstream US opinion on things?" I live in a country (Lithuania) RT constantly pours BS on, so no, I can assure you it isn't just alternative news -- it is a pure propaganda machin
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by kbart 9y ago
"tho animal rights groups would go nuts." Why would they? Cats have to move to stay healthy, but home cats are notoriously lazy. I feel slightly guilty that I play with my cat too little. Robo-laser is on my project list, though
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by kbart 9y ago
Who will pay for that and how are you going to force manufacturers to participate in such scheme? Most people "have nothing to hide" and don't care about privacy, so they won't be happy as manufacturers pass cost of this

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