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Without causality, storing a number in a row in an immutable table isn't going to happen. Bitcoin's value is certainly derived from its ability to keep things immutable, but keep in mind there is another force at play here as well
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As the poster child for this stuff from a few years back, I've lit on the simple intent on being present for a small amount of time each day. There are hundreds of ways to meditate - find one that works well for you and practice it. Wo
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That nova was in another galaxy, albeit a close one. The one we're talking about here is about 1-2K light years away.
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Here's the binary they are discussing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KIC_9832227 Here's Tabby's star: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KIC_8462852 I'm not sure how to do the calcu
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I would hypothesize abductive reasoning works better for collectives which accept mistakes as one means of learning. For today's AI, it might be better to ask for a bit of context from your observers before making conclusions. "Am
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Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed in the quality of this article, especially given it tries to tackle something that is so non-intiuitive. Unpredictability runs the universe, so it's evidently not a horrible strategy at some level,
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While I see the clock on the wall, I also remember that it really doesn't take long for something wonderful to transpire if it's ready to do so. Time is timeless, if you live it properly. Being "defeated" is just life as
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I submitted this yesterday around Noon and got 3 votes. Today, here it is in another submission. Take a look at the URL. HN apparently uses the entire URL, including hashes, which means this is considered a separate submission. Interesting.
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> carving IOUs in stone I would consider Rai Stones as a good analagy, given they also stored suffering in a trustworthy way: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rai_stones . When I say "suffering" I'm refer
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Bitcoin's intrinsic value is related to its ability to store a moderate amount of "debt" related data in an immutable way. As long as this "feature" continues to work well in our current economic environment, people
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I’m learning to code at 56. Here’s an epic beat-down of my critical inner self(medium.freecodecamp.com)
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Chatbots in Support is Putting the Cart Before the Horse(blog.helpshift.com)
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> Since blockchain enthusiasts had already self-selected for gullibility Just by that statement alone, it would appear some of your arguments against Ethereum/blockchains are based on fallacious arguments. Fallacies are a strong ind
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Existence is simply perceiving something while simultaneously being limited to how much perception and interaction you can conduct with the reality over a given moment. Consider it a resolution/cost of time, if you will. It's also
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Ideally, who speaks for your wants and desires? Realistically, who do you allow to speak for you on a regular basis? Your mom? Your boss? Perhaps an unhealthy narcissistic friend? Facebook? Speaking for others is formulating emotional respo
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Need a cold beer quick? Call Beer Drone!
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David Bohm posited reality is what we think and talk about. Private vs. Public, if you will. I would say quantum gravity is an arbitrary goal concocted by humanity, but that initial idea had to come from someone's brain to kick it of
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I'd suggest mentioning Feynman in the article, given his contributions were what made them face the truth of the matter.
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A new spin on quantum computing: Scientists train electrons with microwaves(phys.org)
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At least the crystals are excited.
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The marketing team at a company and the technology team at a company are comprised of completely different people. Your comments are ad hominem based and biased. Without being present in the company yourself, you have no idea what they are
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You, and the commenter voted into oblivion below, are blamers. If one perceives a loss of control around having a "free" existence, the easiest thing to do for resolve is to blame someone else for a) taking one's external con
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> Probably, and they should come forward and be open about it. No software developer is obligated to do anything for any of us. It's on US to figure things out and share them as we see fit. Nobody cares if you are willing to invest
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I quit Facebook in 2010 because of an article that ran in the NY Times. Grateful it's given me time to do other things. Grateful it's limited Facebook's ability to influence my thinking with dissonant communications which unf
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I did something very similar a few years ago with http://stackmonkey.com . Note the site's cert is currently invalid and there are no pool controllers running, so you can't start a server until someone starts a pool con
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> But, he says, dozens, maybe hundreds of entrepreneurs will be ready to take his place. This is one of many examples of the dialog where this individual is speaking for others while ironically indicating he's running a "busin
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It's well within his power to change a comment. What's not cool is that he changed it to a lie. If he's the CEO, he's paid.
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We're going to need to integrate cryptocurrencies with APIs. Encrypted pay to play is the only way.
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Here's a detailed hypothesis by a team out of Finland: http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/adva/6/6/10.106...
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> debunked, I would say That's actually NOT for you to say. Rationalizing why it's not without doing the analysis yourself doesn't buy you that right, even if you read it somewhere and it sounds good.

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