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Over 40 Internet Companies Come Out Publicly Against SOPA(techcrunch.com)
13 points by markkat 15y ago|0 comments
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by markkat 15y ago
You could potentially use http://hubski.com as a blog, which is built on top of news.arc, and thus, has a similar commenting engine. It allows for richer content, like embedded videos and pictures. But no nice url... A few people submit t
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NASA Mars Rover Finds Mineral Vein Deposited By Water(marsrover.nasa.gov)
25 points by markkat 15y ago|2 comments
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News needs to be decentralized(hubski.com)
6 points by markkat 15y ago|0 comments
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by markkat 15y ago
I see your point. I'm still not sure how it would be implemented in a way that the signal/noise was high, that the associated articles were relevant. I run http://hubski.com that was built on top of news.arc. One of the things that I did
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by markkat 15y ago
I think that identical URL submissions don't work. However, sometimes a discussion isn't just about the topic, but the specific coverage of the topic. I'm not sure that merging discussion based on topic would work, or how it would be decide
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by markkat 15y ago
This is in part my motivation for http://hubski.com , which is a sharing-based aggregator. I think that news that comes with crowd-sourced analysis is infinitely more valuable than the MSM formula, and that's where aggregators shine. Howev
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by markkat 15y ago
I'm with you. I just recently got a U260 and I love it. My wife, who is a mac user, is even impressed. http://i.imgur.com/R5aw8.jpg It's a sexy beast. Performance is good. It is quiet and cool too. Battery life is fair, but I keep it plug
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by markkat 15y ago
I'm gonna +1 on making it easier to read (maybe slightly bigger font, but definitely lower font weight) and I'm a 19y/o with 20/20 vision. :) Awesome. Thanks heynk. I'm still searching for the perfect title font. If have any more feedback
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by markkat 15y ago
Thanks. I increased titles and subtitles by 1px. It does make it a bit easier on the eyes.
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by markkat 15y ago
Dexter? Why didn't I know that? A2 here, but Hi5. I think this one is almost more effective. Maybe a mix between the two.
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by markkat 15y ago
Thanks! Maybe I should go a bit bigger with the font...
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by markkat 15y ago
Thanks. The imgur: http://i.imgur.com/NYrMf.png
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Show HN: Hubski, my idea of a better aggregator
18 points by markkat 15y ago|10 comments
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by markkat 15y ago
What? How would that be justified?
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by markkat 15y ago
Yes, but I think one of the problems is that the reviewers can't sufficiently judge statistics. It is peer-review, after all. I've had some reviewers ask some questions that indicated that they didn't really understand the t-test.
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by markkat 15y ago
So very true. I went from physics into biology, and the shoddy application of statistics is surprising. This is a failure that could be easily addressed at the university level. More stats classes.
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by markkat 15y ago
It's true. Many anti-depressant drugs have no significant effect when compared to placebo. http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fj...
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Japan’s Phillips Curve Looks Like Japan(qed.econ.queensu.ca)
2 points by markkat 15y ago|0 comments
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by markkat 15y ago
True. I have little interest in actual discussions on G+ or FB because of the public use of my full name, and the connections that I have there. There are, and will remain, plenty of people that enjoy interaction that has a bit more anonymi
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Hubski - a Reddit alternative and more(dailydot.com)
8 points by markkat 15y ago|0 comments
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by markkat 15y ago
Bingo. There is good reason to fear being scooped. It can cost you funding, and thus, your job.
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by markkat 15y ago
I absolutely would if I could do it and still get funded. I'd love to share everything openly. Just pay my bills as I do it. Currently, science is funded based on individual results. You can't blame folk for wanting to be promoted or to win
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by markkat 15y ago
To disrupt scientific research you need to change the way that science is funded. Science is not for-profit, unlike the disrupted industries mentioned here. If you have to show how determining how a flagella works is going to produce revenu
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by markkat 15y ago
That totally depends on the content, I have found. We've had a couple of links and it brings a couple of hundred hits. However, we've also have had a few that brought a couple of thousands, with little difference in the rank/time.
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by markkat 15y ago
That was my thinking. Try it for the first month, and see what comes. It looks nice, at least. :)
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by markkat 15y ago
I go to the 'travel' category see the Hipmunk logo, but I can't click on it?
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by markkat 15y ago
That definition is so broad, it could be applied to almost any action that has benefit. Foe example, would mean that warming bread to make it crusty and crunchy is a hack?
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by markkat 15y ago
A friend of mine that is pretty versed with wines, and who used to be a skeptic, wrote an interesting piece about this last year: http://www.triplesequitur.com/winespeak/ It's an argument that changed my thinking on this. Wine tasting and
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by markkat 15y ago
This would be very difficult in biology. Any single experiment isn't evidence of much, and once I do get a notion that I am on to something, if I slap that up on the web, I'll probably get beaten to the punch by someone that has more resour

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