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by njloof 11y ago
How different is Gelernter's point from Kaczynski's in the end? (Quoted from Kaczynski, 1995): 172. First let us postulate that the computer scientists succeed in developing intelligent machines that can do all things better than
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by njloof 11y ago
Clearly Clinton was wrong; Iraq was the biggest security issue in America by the end of the Bush administration.
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by njloof 11y ago
As in this article, there will be lots of whitewashing of the relationship between Minsky and Rosenblatt today, I'm afraid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptrons_(book)
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by njloof 11y ago
The article also notes that sticking candles in your ears may result in burns. I expect to return to that page in another ten years and read, "Putting ice picks in your ears can result in bleeding. Christ, what is wrong with you people
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by njloof 11y ago
I'm working on a legacy desktop app (~25 years), currently around 600 projects. Maybe one developer per 7 projects. Common workflow is to create custom solutions around your working set of projects, but that's not ideal for whole
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by njloof 11y ago
That's fair (re: 64-bit) and I'll amend: VS2015 should be able to handle a solution with (say) 1,000 projects without crashing. If that can be done in 32 bits, hurrah.
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by njloof 11y ago
Visual Studio is superb? It's still a 32-bit app that crashes in daily usage.
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by njloof 11y ago
That number would be 5150. If you ask to be committed, you remain in control and can get help. If you are not in a condition to admit yourself, the only way to deprive you of your civil rights in the US, even for your own safety, is the pol
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by njloof 11y ago
There was an essay sent from student to student around finals every year at my university. It reminded us that success takes many paths. It reminded us that for some, this may not be their path, and that was okay. Success isn't about g
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by njloof 11y ago
My experience from being in a mixed-class grade school was that the older kids punch you.
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This seems related to what corporations were doing when they were taking out life insurance on their employees.
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by njloof 11y ago
All undergraduate accounts at Carnegie Mellon were on AFS in the 1990s. It may have been ahead of its time -- all I know is (a) it was much less reliable than NFS; (b) its security policy was different enough that people (admins included) l
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by njloof 11y ago
By founding a startup.
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by njloof 11y ago
Best advice I received: imagine you're going to be on the plane for the rest of your life. Don't watch the clock. I constantly underestimate the temporary IQ loss from altitude and jet lag. Bring light entertainment. Comedies, tel
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by njloof 11y ago
His take on the U.S. is fascinating too.
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by njloof 11y ago
Piano rolls have survived for over a century. I wonder whether these performances will have the same longevity.
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Imminent Threat as a Service?
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by njloof 11y ago
No wonder that daily scrum meeting works so well.
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by njloof 11y ago
I learned this as a kid -- I think from a program in Cursor Magazine (distributed on cassette tape!) for the Commodore Pet. You can only count to 99, but it's a little more practical for base 10 calculation: https://en.wikip
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by njloof 11y ago
Thank you for your contribution to the discussion. Have a great day!
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by njloof 11y ago
To answer your question, OpenVPN is no problem at most ISPs in Canada or the United States. The only ones I have heard of that restrict VPN use from home just want to charge you more money for their "business" service instead of &
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by njloof 11y ago
And as an aside they're the easiest way to exchange money when overseas. It's like a bank where the bank meets you at your hotel and gives you cash, and you never have to worry that your PIN won't work or your home bank will
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by njloof 11y ago
Is this the same? http://liguangming.com/shadowrocket
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by njloof 11y ago
Hotel WiFi may not be as restricted as the average citizen's connection. Local 3G/4G service may be more restricted than your home provider's roaming service. It's a bit of a crapshoot, but the GFW is definitely targeted
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by njloof 11y ago
And let's not forget BlueCoat. These are our colleagues designing and implementing these tools of oppression. We should ask them why they exercise their talents in this way.
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"It's the Web 2.0 version of fuckedcompany.com!"
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Solving these sorts of problems better would do wonders for the persistent gender gap in high tech.
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by njloof 11y ago
Exactly. First establish near or total monopoly, then profit! See also: http://zerotoonebook.com
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I blame Project Quaternion.
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by njloof 11y ago
Well documented in the film "Merchants of Doubt." Many cut their teeth in the tobacco industry and went on to ply their trade in environmental denialism.

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