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by kirrent 10y ago
Apparently the claimant doesn't believe so. The atomic clock isn't mentioned in all the independent claims.
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by kirrent 10y ago
Presumably you'd say the same things about other traditionally gendered inanimate objects in english such as countries or the moon?
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by kirrent 10y ago
Hofstadter wrote a nice piece on how an ant colony could be thought to be an entity in itself. My favourite quote pasted from an online source: Anteater: "I reject holism. I challenge you to tell me, for instance, how a holistic descri
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by kirrent 10y ago
I don't get the argument that using the name Autopilot implies that the driver need not supervise the car. In aircraft autopilots require pilot supervision who can take over in the event of autopilot failure. In marine applications aut
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by kirrent 10y ago
The well known Streisand effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
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by kirrent 10y ago
But the proportion of your tax dollar they're getting makes that a bit of a moot point if you were thinking about donating directly and making a tax deduction.
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by kirrent 10y ago
Is the vote for a simple majority? In my country, Australia, a referendum must achieve a double majority which means a nationwide majority and a majority in a majority of states. Are there any similar provisions for this referendum?
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by kirrent 10y ago
I wouldn't be too surprised if you were right. In an advanced comp sci class I took recently I was surprised to find that when we had to ssh into the university's supercomputer and edit some code something liked 75% of students us
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by kirrent 10y ago
Man, if I was Russian I think I'd be even more likely to believe it happened than if I was American. I mean, given the propensity for governments over the years to call events American conspiracies, the fact that Russian leaders haven&
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by kirrent 10y ago
the PSLV's payload to LEO is 3.25 tons. Wikipedia gives the cost of a launch at 15 million USD so that gives about $4600/kg to LEO. For context, that's nearly twice as expensive per kg as a Falcon 9 launch but they're di
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by kirrent 10y ago
It's much better to never release your product instead. You can't paint yourself into a corner if you never get out the rollers. Seriously though, I'd disagree with her statement. I play plenty of indie games in VR on a varie
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by kirrent 10y ago
There are so many believable candidates for Satoshi, it's hard to know which one to pick. For another just as credible example: http://hackaday.com/2006/06/08/i-just-invented-bitcoin/
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by kirrent 10y ago
I mean, that payoff would have been there if the distinction hadn't been made explicit.
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by kirrent 10y ago
The final couple of episodes of the second season they make it an explicit point of friction between the two. It sounds pretty stupid and I'm glad they stopped it.
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by kirrent 10y ago
Good comedy can be a mirror. It reflects reality, makes you laugh, and then makes you think. I think all of those shows you mentioned would lose something if they weren't uncomfortably close to what they're making fun of.
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by kirrent 10y ago
If you continue to cycle the batteries as deeply as you were in the car this might be true but if you're willing to charge and discharge slower as well as cycle shallower the gain in life for a Li-ion battery is quite remarkable. Obvio
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by kirrent 10y ago
I always find it fascinating how much nutrition as a science is clearly in its infancy. It's true that rigorous science in medicine is relatively recent compared to other fields of study but in nutrition we're still seeing major c
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by kirrent 10y ago
There's no requirement for state parties to sign up to the treaty. In effect there's no difference between each signatory implementing national laws independently from the treaty or implementing them because they're required
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by kirrent 10y ago
SpaceX is still an American company and they'd be launching from an American registered ship. I think an argument could certainly be made that the US would remain the appropriate state party to regulate such a launch but finding ways t
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by kirrent 10y ago
Haven't read the article because of paywall but it's likely a requirement of the outer space treaty where the government is required to ensure conformity to the articles of the treaty by private entities. Specifically, article VI
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by kirrent 10y ago
I agree. I currently take a drug which has theoretical pathways that could cause significantly elevated cancer risk over the course of your lifetime. Research hasn't shown any significantly increased risk over 10 or 20 years but we don
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by kirrent 10y ago
You may say that, but I've literally never met anyone who thought that consciousness in a computer might arise in any other way than how you've described.
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by kirrent 10y ago
Douglass Hoffstadter wrote about consciousness like this in many of his metamagical themas columns. By analogy he mused that consciousness might arise as a higher level construct which would watch and supervise lower level functions. While
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by kirrent 10y ago
While I understand the scepticism if you've used a VR headset then you'd likely know that it's a very compelling experience in a way a 3d tv isn't. I don't know if it'll get big enough to drive trends in comput
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by kirrent 10y ago
Why do I love the aesthetic of a Tarantino film? Because it's fun. Violence and catharsis are powerful tools that can enhance a bit of media when used correctly. They can be critical and make you feel negative emotions a la Spec Ops: t
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by kirrent 10y ago
Yes, of course it's possible. Something like FTL is a fun, engaging game which makes use of conflict as a game mechanic and driving force. The game wouldn't make sense without it. You might as well bemoan the 'violence'
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by kirrent 10y ago
Compatibility with other GPU companies?
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by kirrent 10y ago
I have to agree with you on the piece of paper. It always confused me when friends would take easier university courses to keep their GPA higher when they could take a harder one and learn more. In the real world, people don't care abo
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by kirrent 10y ago
Australia is also a popular destination for Chinese students and sees high rates of cheating for many of the same reasons as those given in the article. Poor language skills allowed by lax student visa requirements, isolation, and the high
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by kirrent 10y ago
If there is no-one who has the moral high ground isn't a universal and free internet all the more important?

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