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by kebman 6y ago
You don't even wanna know how many times specialized searches have saved my ass, after multiple years on uni, and working as a writer, journalist, programmer, en even a musician! You can safely say that my entire life revolves around b
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by kebman 6y ago
The first time I really lost faith in the news was during the Oslo Peace Accord Talks, when CNN hosted a debate between a Palestinian and Israeli spokesperson. It seemed to me that it was quite a delicate political situation, and that simpl
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by kebman 6y ago
When you've been working on Node.js for too long. xD
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by kebman 6y ago
I think it was on this site that someone posted the very interesting perspectives on consciousness by Roger Penrose.[2] From that I found this video by Dr. Stuart Hameroff, M.D.: Microtubules & quantum consciousness.[1] Higly recommende
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by kebman 6y ago
I remember a party that was very interested in facial measurements. They used it to discriminate too. Why should corporations suddenly get away with this now?
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by kebman 6y ago
I think those are valid conserns. And I also think it can be handled, for instance by fractal algorithms. Most houses are just subsets of a general style, so I'd be quite interested in seeing some work done on procedurally modelled hou
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by kebman 6y ago
Honestly, to me a completely faithful representation isn't necessary. I want to learn to drive a car, or enjoy a very realistic car driving experience in simulated traffic. While having a one-to-one representation of the world would be
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by kebman 6y ago
I don't buy that. I think procedural programming could do the trick, with details only for key buildings, for instance (which is how Google Maps started their modelling anyway). Yes, that would necessarily mean that you won't reco
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by kebman 6y ago
I kinda liked it, but you're right, it's not a car sim, and its world is kind of limited. It should be possible to make real driving routes with todays tech, for instance. Outerra proves it.[1] [1]: https://outerra.com&
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by kebman 6y ago
Here I am, and all I ever wanted was a decent car driving simulator. Not racing. Not off-roading. (And no, not GTA either...) Just following various traffic rules, dependent on which country you're driving in, and following along digit
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by kebman 6y ago
I'm a musician. But I will never make music like that. Also I will never use Daniel Ek's platform, unless I just by pure chance become one of the biggest out there, which I doubt. But then I don't make music for a living, and
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by kebman 6y ago
I've been downvoted several times for asking simple questions. No shouting or accusations needed. It's enough that you are seen as political, and your post will be downvoted. Sadly this is turning HN into a stigmatizing and self-c
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by kebman 6y ago
Why not go for the original idea, and go straight for Communism instead?
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by kebman 6y ago
It has been discussed to death, but for the sake of argument, let's review these two completely opposing factions, who both agree that UBI doesn't work: Zero Hedge on why UBI doesn't work: https://safehaven.com&#x2
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by kebman 6y ago
Oh, you mean tenure? UBI is a general thing for the whole population, and not something just for scientists. Tenure is in general a good, as long as scientists keep working, and there are some controls keeping them producing at least "
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by kebman 6y ago
I used to think Flickr was great, until it became free, and then not free anymore, and they told me they'd delete all my pictures unless I paid.
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by kebman 6y ago
Don't worry about it. As long as you avoid obvious anglisisms, you should be fine. Considering how much Norse has affected English, it's really just going full circle. And if you're ever stuck, there's always "Det n
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by kebman 6y ago
It's what it's for.
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by kebman 6y ago
Tech Ingredients has made a couple of videos on stuff like that, so you might find your answer by looking at his vids: [1]: Masks, Gloves and Making Disinfectants! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLWBG_fbJR0 [2]: Obtaining
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by kebman 6y ago
Downvoting is a bit like flipping the finger to someone, or sticking out your tongue. It's not really an argument, just a rather nasty symbol of dismay. Now watch this post get downvoted just for divulging this HN secret. ;)
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by kebman 6y ago
I'm really sorry if that is all you got out of Norwegian history classes. Though I might add that what you get out of it is indeed highly dependent on who you get as a history teacher, because the books themselves are appalling. I wo
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by kebman 6y ago
I can't really speak for the media landscape of Hungary, but on a general basis a diverse media landscape that allows for different and even unpopular opinions, is very important for a functioning democracy, because, believe it or not,
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by kebman 6y ago
This looks similar to the logline pitch suggested in Save The Cat by Blake Snyder, or really most books on scriptwriting. Hell, it could even be said for writing your thesis. Always focus hard on your idea, or you logline, as it were,
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by kebman 6y ago
This is something I'd expect James Bond to have in his pocket.^[007] [007]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye8KvYKn9-0
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by kebman 6y ago
Oh, did hacker season just start? * Grabbing popcorn! * So this was an accident, or is it connected to the Twitter hack?
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by kebman 6y ago
Recent news from Norway claims that data centres could increase the power consumption of the country by 20%. Part of the interest is due to the clean energy and heavy reliance on hydropower in Norway, plus the cold weather conditions in the
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by kebman 6y ago
IDK. A municipality of Kvaløya in Norway were warned against even touching their own tap water, after highly toxic machine oil used to lube windmills had leaked into their reservoire of drinking water. I know this, because I grew up there
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by kebman 6y ago
> Raspberry Pi is way underpowered to run any SaaS on. Now there's a sentence that triggered a lot of anecdotes to prove the contrary lol! I gather that while it is indeed possible, I have my doubts as to how practical or economic
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by kebman 6y ago
Is this so great? There was some wind power controversy with the Gibbs documentary Planet of the Humans. As I've understood, there are some concerns also with solar power, especially due to the rare earths needed for the constructio
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by kebman 6y ago
Can we assume that the 'research' part will be of particular value to Apple, or am I wrong here?

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