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by lukifer 12y ago
> It is amazing how many people on HN really hate science. Counterpoint: medical science is insanely difficult and expensive, due to individual variations in genetics and lifestyle, and the huge number of variables that it is effectivel
902.
by lukifer 12y ago
Out of curiosity: did the finger hot dog trick not work, or did it not translate to the magic eye?
903.
by lukifer 12y ago
There is another reason 24-bit music is desirable: it's good for remix culture (silly IP laws notwithstanding). If I pay for music, I want to truly own it, including the possibility of someday making a mashup, a music video, a hip-hop
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by lukifer 12y ago
Here's how I (accidentally) learned to do it: hold up a forefinger from each hand, pointed at each other, with a very small gap in between. Now look at something in the distance through the gap: you should see a magic "hot dog fin
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by lukifer 12y ago
I haven't tried it myself yet, but modern Android and Chrome do seem to be trending this direction: http://www.mobilexweb.com/blog/home-screen-web-apps-android-... Also, the fact that the underlying Chrome engine
906.
by lukifer 12y ago
Even if it's a bad idea, I still prefer a community that encourages people to try anyway and make things for its own sake. HN culture felt much more positive and constructive when I joined a few years ago. While that ethos is still pre
907.
by lukifer 12y ago
> ensure fair complexity of the incoming password As we all know, a typical password validator formula is a great way to encourage people to choose "Secr3t!", or something else equally bad. I'd really like to see a passwor
908.
by lukifer 12y ago
Funny, I googled "programmer testifies..." and the first autocomplete was "...about rigging elections": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjvtSquZkhs Journalist Greg Palast also has evidence of electronic
909.
by lukifer 12y ago
I agree that this is the pattern generally, but it doesn't explain Netflix's decision specifically, unless they're secretly planning an ad-based revenue model, which doesn't seem likely.
910.
by lukifer 12y ago
Not exactly; just considering the trade-off of sacred cow vs. tasty burger. I'm not opposed to property or possessions, but I do think the burden of proof is on the believer rather than the skeptic, and our society seems to put a highe
911.
by lukifer 12y ago
How is property a fundamental right? (Honest question.)
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by lukifer 12y ago
The endorphins from exercise work wonders against depression. Of course, getting the patient to "take their medicine" is non-trivial, but even a short walk can be helpful.
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by lukifer 12y ago
> Typewriters are subject to attack, but it's a much more laborious and non-scalable process. I definitely subscribe to the idea that security is not about making unauthorized access impossible (no such thing), but rather about maki
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by lukifer 12y ago
I'd much rather the punishment was in the form of time (community service, etc); a monetary fine disproportionately punishes the poor over the rich, but losing four Saturdays stings for just about everybody.
915.
by lukifer 12y ago
It's worth looking at first-generation prohibition through the proper historical lens: it was a womens' issue, largely a proxy for addressing domestic violence and unemployment as a result of untreated alcoholism in men (this was
916.
by lukifer 12y ago
While Apple's software quality has never been perfect, it certainly feels like it's been trending more negatively than positively in the past several years, since Tim Cook took over and Forstall [left / was kicked out]. My gu
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by lukifer 12y ago
We're not to Minority Report yet, but we're laying the groundwork: collecting massive data-sets that will someday be used for Bayesian predictive algorithms to determine pre-crime. While the current population would vehemently rej
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by lukifer 12y ago
Can you specify some of the forthcoming improvements? I want to like Angular, but every time I've actually used it has been a practical and conceptual headache. (Also, the idea that they're creating a new compile-to-JS language se
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by lukifer 12y ago
I can't back this up, but I would lay odds that the influence the NSA/CIA has over the President is far greater than the reverse (and that this has been true for decades, regardless of who sits in the chair).
920.
by lukifer 12y ago
I find it funny that the obvious gay marriage slippery-slope is seldom discussed by its opponents: polygamy and group marriage, which have far more potential for societal impact than gay marriage ever could. I suspect this is at least parti
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by lukifer 12y ago
The generic version of this is weinre [1], which also uses the WebKit debugger. I love the Safari/iPhone flavor, but I wish it persisted between page loads. Having to constantly re-open it from the menu gets annoying fast. [1] http:&#
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by lukifer 12y ago
I like that design a great deal, and at a glance I find it subjectively more readable. I'd have to A/B test it with real wiki content for a while to be sure.
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by lukifer 12y ago
Apologies. That struck a nerve.
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by lukifer 12y ago
The disease model of psychology is fundamentally flawed from the gate. So there's that. But fuck you right in the eye for making assumptions about other people's health decisions. Are there people jumping on a trendy gluten bandwa
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by lukifer 12y ago
> and yet people are willing to believe police are corrupt but so unwilling to believe it about politicians My impression of most citizens is the exact opposite: that police are seen as mostly good people stuck with a hard job (and a few
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by lukifer 12y ago
These are good suggestions; I'm glad that the Foundation recognizes common sub-units as a problem, and is making it a priority. There is a massive psychological barrier to buying "only" a single bitcoin for ~$400, and most la
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by lukifer 12y ago
There is a downside to too much power in individual states: the "race to the bottom" where capital can make states compete for resources and jobs by allocating them to whoever makes the most concessions, whether it's tax brea
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by lukifer 12y ago
It's a shame that "states' rights" has largely been associated with slavery (or these days, other hot-button issues like abortion). I think America has benefitted greatly from per-state experimentation of policy and gove
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by lukifer 12y ago
As others have mentioned, first-past-the-post makes third party voting counter-productive (although it's a better protest vote than not voting at all). I look forward to the day when individual states enact ranked/approval voting
930.
by lukifer 12y ago
Most of us in the U.S. don't really get to vote either. There is no anti-drone party, no anti-NSA party, and no anti-Drug-War party: the two dominant parties agree more than they differ, especially when looking at actions rather than r

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