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by nimai 16y ago
It's because eleven notes is the maximum that fit "nicely" into the harmonic series our eardrums pick up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic_series_(music)
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by nimai 16y ago
I'm expecting everyone to just go completely insane within the next few years - custom-tuned computer systems synchronized with each other will make people feel "lucky" enough that they go completely manic and need to be hospitalized.
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by nimai 16y ago
How do people decide what language, platform, engine, etc. to use these days? It's articles like this that make me want to give up tech and start working as a musician or artist.
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by nimai 16y ago
Oh come on. Intel, you're no fun anymore. Also, your opcodes are complete shit. In case someone's actually reading.
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Dubstep Acapella(youtube.com)
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by nimai 16y ago
Why? What problems would prosecuting them solve, beside the reactionary need for "justice"? It's not like they're ever working in big data again.
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by nimai 16y ago
If I ran a motel in the middle of nowhere, and I was using wireless security cameras, it might make sense to have a separate, secured network in addition to the open network guests use. In this situation, hiding the network would make sens
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by nimai 16y ago
They're a non-profit tutoring organization focusing on creative writing skills. This is one of their fundraising methods. http://www.826la.org/about/
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by nimai 16y ago
Fructose has proven to be particularly harmful - your liver shuts down while it's being processed, leading to all sorts of fun side effects. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose#Liver_disease
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by nimai 16y ago
I think the point is, stop arguing about these things and get coding.
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by nimai 16y ago
You're joking, right? The only people HDCP has been affecting have been legitimate customers. Pirates have had HD video for years.
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by nimai 16y ago
I thought "smart fingers" would be another "measure your own hands" hack, perhaps with improvements and tips of some sort. Who exactly would buy these things? They're clearly not designed as a precision measuring tool, but how often do cas
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by nimai 16y ago
"In other words, the only thing that will change about computing is the shape of the tail fins." This article seems geared toward older people, explaining things that frighten and confuse them in terms they can easily understand. Nothing ne
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by nimai 16y ago
I noticed this gem in the "Programming Scientists" section: "Putting worcestershire sauce on volume 1 of Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming and stabbing it with a fork until pudding-like."
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by nimai 16y ago
"For his valor during that October 2007 mission, the White House announced Friday that the 25-year-old sergeant, of Hiawatha, Iowa, would become the first living service member to receive the Medal of Honor, the military’s most prestigious
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by nimai 16y ago
I think a better question is, what intelligent, tech-savvy person still gets their phone from their carrier?
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by nimai 16y ago
This appears to be a common scam: http://www.mysears.com/Vizio-32-in-Diagonal-Class-1080p-Eco-... This is absolutely disgusting. The product page: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM1880500503P?mv=r... has only a tiny indicato
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by nimai 16y ago
Bald eagles aren't pathogens, or vectors for disease. They generally stay out of our way.
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by nimai 16y ago
If your content really is that good, having a single social person start reading it is more than enough attention to get the word out. Not a single one of the blogs I subscribe to have ever promoted themselves beyond selling merchandise or
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by nimai 16y ago
Why not extend that logic to malaria itself? Or cholera, HIV, or any other pathogen? Perhaps start selling "Save the plague!" bumper stickers?
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by nimai 16y ago
Let's say you are a member of X community - vintage cars, death metal, whatever - and your interest in this is completely independent of reputation or profit. You actively pursue this interest in your free time, and find that many of the pr
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by nimai 16y ago
Imagine you're doing a sector-by-sector scan of a massive, corrupted hard drive taken from a crime scene, trying to find out who the owner of the drive was. It makes no sense to do a rigorous analysis of the first possible file fragment th
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by nimai 16y ago
I would go with an FMRI, while showing photos of symbols from different areas - unique street signs, fast food restaurants, anything identifiable and strictly regional. Start with a broader scope to get a calibrated reading of his recogniti
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by nimai 16y ago
The problem with AI translation isn't that the AI isn't working, it's that humans don't express their thoughts as clearly and consistently as they'd like to think they do. Even a human can't create a 100% accurate translation of a text wit
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by nimai 16y ago
That's only using the older variant of hangman where you start with the first and last letters. I think the article is pretty clearly discussing the more modern, "wheel of fortune" variety.
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by nimai 16y ago
Most of the times I've read something and had my "mind blown", it was something written respectfully and humbly, with the author taking their time to explain each of their supporting points. With this nonsense, if a layperson wanted to as
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by nimai 16y ago
Evolution was an epic kludge. Good biology professors already teach this. Also, if more people thought of stupidity and bad behavior as software problems, education might actually get the funding it deserves.
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by nimai 16y ago
This is exactly what I mean when I say the right to privacy is obsolete - by itself, it's no longer capable of protecting the freedoms it was originally intended to preserve. We need something better.
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by nimai 16y ago
I think this is a good indication that the right to privacy is obsolete. If an investigator can hear a conversation you're having in your house using amplification technology, who needs a warrant? The whole point of the right to privacy, a
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by nimai 16y ago
This is based on the assumption that the car is only ever used on public roads. It's usually a safe assumption, but data is still being transmitted from private property whenever the car is parked.

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