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by lev99 9y ago
I would rather go bald then eat McDonald's fries often.
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by lev99 9y ago
Did anyone get tech specs on the display? How many characters can it display at once? One line or multiple lines? What's the resolution? Are images supported? I don't think a monochrome device will sell, but the display is (to
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by lev99 9y ago
I imagine there could be hardware limits on the laser.
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by lev99 9y ago
I agree that the creepy thing about Google Glass isn't the camera or the display it's Google.
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by lev99 9y ago
I agree. I own a lot of music (some legal digital downloads, some rips from CDs and vinyl) that isn't available for streaming on any platform. Apple Music is the best at allowing me to mix in my library with theirs. Many people subsc
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by lev99 9y ago
True, but the investment pays off at about the 4th executable running.
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by lev99 9y ago
In many socialist points of view companies do not provide value, they are viewed as rent seekers. Value = {Raw Resources} + {Labor} + {Tools used by labor}. Companies own the tools, and take a margin of value. If labor owned the tools the
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by lev99 9y ago
In my mind child abuse is hurting a child for selfish reasons and discipline is punishment to cause behavioral changes. Some cultures allow for different severity of punishments. However the intent of the parent is very important when labe
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by lev99 9y ago
I have worked for companies that use g-suite. This is a paid product targeted towards businesses that tracks end users.
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by lev99 9y ago
Summary: Blockchains are for fools, but smart contracts have untapped potential. Invest in Ethereum.
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by lev99 9y ago
Is my safe search off or....
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by lev99 9y ago
Vive Pro is mostly an incremental step. Hopefully in 3-5 iterations we can comfortably read small text, improved screen refresh, and decrease the weight. For screen refresh and resolution numbers I wonder if the bottle neck is having affor
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by lev99 9y ago
Interesting numbers: Facebook spends more then 1/3 of it's money on R&D. YoY increase of Daily users by 14%. Facebook paid an effective tax rate of 23% in 2017. Most important quote: "2017 was a strong year for Facebook,
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by lev99 9y ago
Is there a list of protected classes? Seems ambiguous to me.
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by lev99 9y ago
Start with whatever answer you like, and then ask the right questions to get the right answers, and you can make a spreadsheet that backs up your initial position. All arguments inspire nihilism when deconstructed. Descartes started an argu
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by lev99 9y ago
> Appignani contends that atheists are one of the few minority groups in the country to still be widely ostracized by society. What is a "minority group"? Drug Dealers are a minority group that are ostracized. Yes we should be
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by lev99 9y ago
Interesting Statistics from the Article: While this law has removed 95% of all "Vacation Rentals" in Berlin this article says nothing about how the renting market was effected. There are >3.4 million people living in Berlin and
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by lev99 9y ago
Why are you making this about me? I'd be more then happy to talk numbers but unwilling to talk about myself.
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by lev99 9y ago
According to their statistics smoking a pack a day from age 18-65 would save the country $5489. I disagree that we should only be looking at medical costs when considering the total cost of smoking vs non-smoking. About $5500 per lifetime,
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by lev99 9y ago
This is my favorite part of iOS UX over Androids. Push notification settings for all applications is in one location and easy to set. I change my notification settings multiple times a week. {Turn email sound/homescreen/banner
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by lev99 9y ago
Reduced width of top notification would work well on the X and Plus, but would be less usable on the smaller phones, with it being specifically unusable on the SE. With the exception of the iPhone X, all iPhone devices have almost identical
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by lev99 9y ago
I agree that I am expanding upon the metaphor that the brain is a computer and an individual is a program. It's no more a delusion then any other metaphor which only inaccurately describes the world. All metaphors can cause poor under
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by lev99 9y ago
Even if it isn't a prerequisite without I/O there would be two challenges. 1. How do we prove it is conscious. 2. How do we gain value from it if we cannot interact from it.
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by lev99 9y ago
Most people would accept being able to see and interact with the world a prerequisite to consciousness. I understand this as an I/O problem. There must be continuous high-bandwidth input (visual, audio, tactical) as well as very deta
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by lev99 9y ago
It's being suggested that Tivo did things correctly (Collected $1.6 billion in patent court) by creating a "boring" product. If you could go back to 2006, it would be better to create a Stripe then a TrialPay, even if Stripe
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by lev99 9y ago
To say more then 70% of tech workers do not work on friday is probably incorrect. Your experiences differ very much from mine, and places like the Gigafactory don't have this perk.
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by lev99 9y ago
Staffing agencies are reliable sources open to all programmers, but I have never personally taken a contract from one. The best paid work comes from a professional network. When I look for a new project I send an email to former co-workers
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by lev99 9y ago
Being a contract developer is a happy place to be. Here are some things you haven't mentioned. * Contract developers have greater flexibility on taxes. "Pass through" entities are big now. * Contract developers are more ind
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by lev99 9y ago
Is anyone here a member of the mentioned freelancer union? I'd be interested in hearing a member's perspective.
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by lev99 9y ago
Netflix's mail services offers less 1080p material then SD, and (last time I checked) no 2160p material.

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