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by md224 12y ago
Is it that they don't properly understand the benefits of switching on their productivity, or that they just don't think the productivity gain will be large enough to justify the switch? If it's the former, then yeah, a logic
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by md224 12y ago
This is great... I love the way it lays out popular ways of narrativizing our lives and making sense of what we need to be content. This game captures a popular narrative and popular needs, but it's also a great starting point for rumi
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by md224 12y ago
Are you saying this is a bad thing? Personally I think it's a good thing that the duplicate detector is easy to get around. Allows for submissions to get multiple chances.
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by md224 12y ago
I wonder if the "?hn" at the end of the URL was added to get around repost prevention† or a favor for the people watching analytics at Wired? † Original submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7628952
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by md224 12y ago
Does a 60% approval rating count as well liked? http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-univers...
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by md224 13y ago
For what it's worth, here's a somewhat negative review of Piketty's book from James K. Galbraith: http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/kapital-for-the-twent... I don't have much background in econ
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Carhart-Harris and Nutt: Was it a vision or a waking dream?(journal.frontiersin.org)
1 points by md224 13y ago|0 comments
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by md224 13y ago
I sympathize with your position, but I want to point out that it's equally foolish to assume that technological progress poses no dangers to society and that no control is necessary. It isn't really about controlling the technol
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by md224 13y ago
This happens a lot. Mods don't like heated discussions. I've spoken out about this before but didn't get much traction. See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7527229
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by md224 13y ago
> There is already a major thread on this topic, and it has already spent time on the front page. Anyone who wishes to participate in that thread is welcome to do so. Is he saying that because a thread exists for a topic, anyone who want
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by md224 13y ago
Check out the concept of information-theoretic death: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information-theoretic_death Regarding brain death, I think you may be mixing up cause and effect. When the brain's activity ceases
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by md224 13y ago
Hey guys, don't worry! The mods have safely moved this thread off the front page, so we don't have to discuss this anymore.
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by md224 13y ago
Thanks for the response, your points make a lot of sense. I will say, however, that after searching for info on the mosquito net situation you described, I came across this article which seems to contradict your point: http://www
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by md224 13y ago
Honest question: do you have a criticism of "charity" besides your own negative psychological reaction to derogatory uses of the term? I believe charity can be an empowering force if it helps people break out of the cycle of pover
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by md224 13y ago
I think ekpyrotic is suggesting that pre-WW2 Nuclear Physics would not have fallen under the category of "things with tangible, well-defined outputs." So the suggestion is that the US would not have researched Nuclear Weapons if t
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by md224 13y ago
Interesting that this was downvoted... I wonder if it was the tone or the content. While I don't think it's clear that this person's desire for self-improvement is their "biggest problem," I like that this comment p
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by md224 13y ago
> If, by happiness, you mean contentment, then removing desire can give you that. But would this not require, in some sense, the desire for contentment? I suppose this is just a semantic issue; somehow our usage of "desire" exc
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by md224 13y ago
> Like sequoia, I've noticed that controversial topics brings out the most incredible responses from both sides, and often with very little definitive evidence. To me, this is a sign of how deeply felt this topic is, and how much it
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The Rise of Anti-Capitalism(nytimes.com)
17 points by md224 13y ago|15 comments
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by md224 13y ago
Sorry if the suggestion of naivety came across too harshly; didn't mean to imply you didn't know what you were talking about. I just find this topic really interesting (competing narratives, the Lippmann-Dewey debate, etc.), so I
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by md224 13y ago
I sympathize with your position and the uncertainty it brings; I myself have struggled with these issues, which is what got me interested in epistemology. Sadly I think, if anything, your position is still a bit naive; the Internet may have
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by md224 13y ago
Interesting experiment. Here's a thought: what if users could break down arguments into smaller "atomic" propositions (yes, this is somewhat inspired by the now defunct philosophy of Logical Atomism). For example, taken from
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Ask HN: Do you miss public comment point counts?
4 points by md224 13y ago|2 comments
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by md224 13y ago
Two things to remember: 1) I don't think anyone is saying that inequality, as a general principle, needs to be extinguished from the earth (as if such a thing were possible). Rather, it's the degree of inequality that is troubli
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Mini Metro: Subway Layout Game(dinopoloclub.com)
2 points by md224 13y ago|0 comments
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> I'd need to find the backstory on the title This might be of interest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map-territory_relation
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A change to Vine content rules(blog.vine.co)
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Ask HN: Anyone else seeing the new Google search results style?
1 points by md224 13y ago|1 comments
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by md224 13y ago
I wonder if we'll ever reach a point where one could have a DMT experience in a comfortable and legal fashion. It would be nice if the laws allowed for licensed psychedelic exploration centers where one could be attended to by experien
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by md224 13y ago
I tend to agree with your view, though I'm curious if this assertion: > the representation of a given gender, religion or race in an arbitrary body (a school, a company, an industry, a governing body, etc.) would pretty closely matc

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