mdda

16 ms·

181.
by mdda 13y ago
One interesting thing to do is to scroll a Google Map world-view sideways, with your finger on European cities, and see where the correspond around the world. It's very surprising (and visual too).
182.
by mdda 13y ago
The pinball machines are right behind you, but you've got a deadline to meet, and the guys from marketing have decided to have a competition before they leave early on a Friday afternoon. Enjoy!
183.
by mdda 13y ago
Perhaps you should read a bit more of what The Economist actually writes before making such a claim. They do indeed have a (stated) political viewpoint : The are a Liberal paper (in its original English sense, not in the sense that the wor
184.
by mdda 13y ago
(I didn't downvote, but) : (0) Reread the first sentence; (1) Dismal tone; (2) Its; (3) Downvote complaint inaccurate in that it ignores (0).
185.
by mdda 13y ago
If people can't get a mortgage on a property in this area, then house prices will fall. This effectively hurts all the people who have been paying their mortgages - which seems like an ineffective solution.
186.
by mdda 13y ago
The problem is that guaranteeing a minimum means that a low-paying job that potentially pays a little more may result in no increase in total income : The pay being offset exactly by a withdrawal of the government handout. This is equivale
187.
by mdda 13y ago
I hate to pour cold water on this, but the tweet wasn't the value here : It was the announcement itself. Making it in the newspaper (as would have been done in the past) would have been just as effective. Or via Bloomberg (on their t
188.
by mdda 13y ago
While the mirror test isn't a positive test for consciousness, for a species not to be able to pass the mirror test indicates that their 'mental model' of the world is lacking in something that would seem to be a necessary co
189.
by mdda 13y ago
But the zombie idea is an interesting thought experiment. If the zombie isn't conscious then it also (likely) rules out the quantum hand-wavery of the OP - since any physical quantum effects would be replicated. It draws out the dist
190.
by mdda 13y ago
Looking at the GoLang graph : I have to admit that I'm a little surprised to see so much of that interest originating from China (Shenzhen specifically).
191.
by mdda 13y ago
There's a hardware/robotics company making these (cheap) sophisticated devices available for pressure-sensing applications (like robot fingers) : http://www.takktile.com/tutorial:takkstrip . It's another exa
192.
by mdda 13y ago
The primary reason they do this is less altruistic, though. Once you've agreed that the meal (as presented) is satisfactory, you're on the hook to pay the bill.
193.
by mdda 13y ago
I'm as glad as anyone that Kathy starting to blog again - but she mentioned an important "My father died unexpectedly last week" in the middle of the piece. Hopefully, writing can be beneficial to both her (and to her audien
194.
by mdda 13y ago
Actually, the UK is ahead of the US in equity (and debt) crowdfunding (the JOBS act is moving the US to the same place gradually). See, for instance, http://www.seedrs.com/ (or http://www.growingbusiness.co.uk&#
195.
by mdda 13y ago
But that could easily be for an idea that's proven to be over 17 years old (<1996 and counting up). So they'd be digging through the floor, and might fall through.
196.
by mdda 13y ago
Idea : Create a 'pictures of cats' site, and voluntarily put it on the ISPs' 'must be blocked' list. Then, people that want uncensored internet access can simply state that they liked to get to the innocuous cat pic
197.
by mdda 13y ago
The top comment at the moment (by tokenadult) expresses the hope that the story misquotes the parents when they say "The most important thing is that he can relate to his peers and not be seen as any different." My guess is that i
198.
by mdda 13y ago
I just wanted to point out that this is a UK family, talking to the UK press - so their attitudes (IMHO) may not be being interpreted correctly in 'American'. (I'm from the UK, but have lived in NYC for over a decade). I str
199.
by mdda 13y ago
The 9% would be the bloggers - in particular those that left 'real jobs' to become part of the new wave of commentators. Yes, they can produce huge volumes of readers when they get an HN hit, but once they've thoroughly exhau
200.
by mdda 13y ago
Perhaps you should lay out the obvious analysis : Once you're profitable you won't be in a position of needing their cash. Which means that they'll have to make themselves attractive to you, rather than the other way aroun
201.
Forget 3D printing - 3D subtraction is going to arrive in your garage first(qz.com)
3 points by mdda 13y ago|1 comments
202.
by mdda 13y ago
Not to defend their approach, but... The chatbot could be used to harmlessly engage with people in chatrooms, and flag 'grooming behaviour'. Then, those conversations could be stepped into by an actual person - saving having actu
203.
by mdda 13y ago
No : Potatoes will cost the same for everyone (even the rich). So the cost of purchasable goods does not decrease (which would happen, if some people got free potatoes, for instance). Agreed, there would be more money in the economy, so t
204.
by mdda 13y ago
But the cost (in human life, if not money) of re-transcription of the text was itself a filter for getting rid of the frivolous.
205.
by mdda 13y ago
One benefit of this is avoiding many sources of cancer, since there would be a whole lot less cell-machinery to go wrong. To me, this seems like the most obvious (though drastic) means of life-extension.
206.
by mdda 13y ago
It's interesting that in order to avoid the guy's head leaning over at exactly the same angle in every picture, they flipped the image on the left horizontally.
207.
by mdda 13y ago
Love the analogy. And I'm guessing that a fair proportion of the people espousing Freedom of Speech/Politics here are also carrying iPhones, and benefit from the rules-based system of the App Store. The common justification for loving Appl
208.
by mdda 14y ago
The Python Class Special Methods have got extra dashes in. (But I love the clean look & uniformity overall)
209.
by mdda 14y ago
I'm guessing that reputable dealers don't even give 'good deals' (i.e. discounts), but rather provide VIP clients access to their secret stash of exotica.
210.
by mdda 14y ago
I thought that HF traders are just paying to be faster than their competitors. If the exchange servers had a 1 mile (or 10ms, or whatever) exclusion zone around them, everyone would be huddling up against that instead.

More ›