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by mvf0 7y ago
Here is that exact documentary you were thinking of [0]. It's really a fantastic documentary on the incredible feats of von Neumann and worth a watch by everyone here. That person you quoted was Edward Teller and the interview can be f
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by mvf0 7y ago
Agreed. And it's pretty obvious too. If you ever have some serious misgivings about any of these IoT privacy invasions and voice it in a comment, a deluge of comments scolding you for being a Luddite start appearing within seconds.
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by mvf0 8y ago
Apparently a majority of HN doesn't know what CS is. Computer science isn't software engineering. Computer science isn't coding.
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by mvf0 9y ago
They learned a 'big word' and they use it to feel smart. It's like the time Peter Griffin learned the phrase 'shallow and pedantic'. https://youtu.be/yetwdpsiM8Q
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by mvf0 9y ago
Your analysis is incorrect. 'southpaw' is a boxing term that refers to left-handed boxers. It is in no way derogatory and did not originate with baseball [1]. In fact, it is more of a compliment because southpaws have a strategic
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by mvf0 10y ago
If the guy that replaced him was that much better than him, that that person should be treated like a first class citizen. Right now H-1B workers are treated like indentured servants and labor abuse is rampant.
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by mvf0 10y ago
Thank you for confirming this. These kind of errors drive me crazy when I try to work through proofs on my own.
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by mvf0 10y ago
I would argue that there are rabbit holes in Haskell that can lead to baroque terrors of syntax on par with the C++ horrors in the article. The difference between Haskell and C++ is that Haskell code always has a well defined meaning even i
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Yes, we can validate the Wikileaks emails(blog.erratasec.com)
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by mvf0 10y ago
Top Clinton aide Doug Band signals his concern over Bill Clinton's conflicts of interest https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/21978 “I signed a conflict of interest policy as a board member of cgi ...
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by mvf0 10y ago
Your head is in the sand if you think risotto is the only thing revealed by the Podesta leaks.
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by mvf0 10y ago
"The overall parameters (area surveyed, sensitivity, etc.) of the RATAN search are not reported by Bursov et al. ..." I find this incredible. They rushed to get credit for an ET candidate but didn't even bother to mention the
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by mvf0 10y ago
Your problem is that you don't seem to have sufficient understanding of the concept of limits.
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by mvf0 11y ago
I could write a node server that converts all that fixed length ASCII data into JSON faster than you guys can complain.