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by mechnik 14y ago
Good thinking. I wish a high quality device without pre-installed OS was available. Great specs similar to GNex, at an affordable price comparable to $350 Google charges for unlocked units. Let customers run whatever OS they wish. WebOS, An
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by mechnik 14y ago
Abe Fortas of Gideon's Trumpet fame resigned from the U.S. Supreme Court following ethics allegations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Fortas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideons_Trumpet
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by mechnik 14y ago
Can consumers sue Apple for denying them the opportunity to acquire Galaxy Nexus?
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Samsung Banned From Selling 'Galaxy Nexus' in U.S.(online.wsj.com)
2 points by mechnik 14y ago|0 comments
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by mechnik 14y ago
Sell to hoi polloi.
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by mechnik 14y ago
Exciting stuff. Sebastian might be staying up late working on the 'Milk and Cookies' humanoid android release.
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by mechnik 15y ago
Might want to revisit all those centuries of Chinese history. There is a gap of over 300 years between the fall of Ming dynasty and the establishment of the People's Republic of China, roughly from the time Mayflower Pilgrims landed on Plym
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by mechnik 15y ago
Fascinating story. One of this book's main characters, Micah True aka Caballo Blanco, died last week on a remote Western wilderness run. Don't know if he had his boots on. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hZ-OB7jl7Y...
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MITx 6.002x course website is live(6002x.mitx.mit.edu)
5 points by mechnik 15y ago|0 comments
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by mechnik 15y ago
Steve Jobs, imperfect. His core, perfection itself. Old pond, droid jumps in.
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by mechnik 15y ago
Zen first flowered in Japan during the Kamakura period because it appealed to samurai as a no-nonsense approach to dealing with that time period's problems (i.e. Mongol invasion) Over the years, the mumbo-jumbo factor accrues, but there are
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by mechnik 15y ago
The OP article is as good exposition of Buddhist thought and practice as you will find. Shunryu Suzuki mentioned in it was an exponent of the Soto school of Zen which emphasizes 'just sitting'. Just that, sit with straight back. Look up
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by mechnik 15y ago
sounds like a Mother Goose tongue twister: she sells seashells by the seashore, the shells she sells are seashells I am sure, so if she sells seashells by the seashore, I am sure the shells are seashore seashells.
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by mechnik 15y ago
I hope Cyanogenmod or someone else will release one. Cyanogenmod version of 2.3 for N1 and other phones, came out as 'nightly' release ages before the official Google release. Does anyone know what are the hardware limitations to adapting I
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by mechnik 15y ago
The NYT obit for Al Davis http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/sports/football/al-davis-o...
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by mechnik 15y ago
Many thanks. This makes my Cr-48 even better.
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by mechnik 15y ago
According to your link, they can write out prescriptions with the exception of controlled substances other than codeine and testosterone: "Controlled substance prescription are limited to testosterone and codeinecontaining substances in
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by mechnik 15y ago
S.Jobs legacy is his creativity, his passion to 'think differently'. Not flaccid dogmatism.
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by mechnik 15y ago
Those 29% who "practiced CAM before visiting any physician" would be better served visiting a physician who utilizes CAM as an adjunct to his practice, who would recognize their concerns, and encourage those patients not to delay any requir
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by mechnik 15y ago
Please check your facts. Naturopathy may or may not equate Naturopathic Medicine legally. Naturopathic doctors who graduate from accredited programs can be licensed as primary care physicians, for example in Washington state. States which d
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by mechnik 15y ago
You are welcome to your opinion.
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by mechnik 15y ago
Speak for yourself.
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by mechnik 15y ago
Great reply. I thought the OP toxic enough to make one ill.
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by mechnik 15y ago
Feynman is not wrong. Technical skill does not equal understanding something. Consider an idiot savant who is technically proficient at playing piano but can't string two words together. These definitions of 'understand' may help: 1. P
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by mechnik 15y ago
Nice. I wish I could say I know nothing about it and understand it worse than anyone else.
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by mechnik 15y ago
right. nobody knew where buy.com obtained all those units before anyone else. HP Museum Forum has some interesting information, e.g. WP 34S project.
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by mechnik 15y ago
$79.88, free shipping A $5 off coupon for purchases over $75 http://www.buy.com/retail/coupon.asp?prid=85094736 over 1,000 in stock at the moment
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HP 15C Scientific Calculator now available at buy.com(buy.com)
2 points by mechnik 15y ago|3 comments
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by mechnik 15y ago
Stupid quote: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/quotes?qt=qt0427901
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by mechnik 15y ago
I understand your point about the meaning of 'finite'. My point simply is that those who primarily viewed willpower as a limited resource, finite and exhaustible, did not perform as well as those who believed that exercising willpower incre

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