observer4

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   Dan Scolnic Shows That the Universe Is Still Full of Surprises(trinity.duke.edu)

   4 points by observer4 2y ago|0 comments
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   Stolen Ferrari found by tracking the owner's AirPods(9to5mac.com)

   2 points by observer4 2y ago|0 comments
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   by observer4 4y ago

   Interesting.
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   by observer4 4y ago

   LOL. That's right. Well observed. Just the "origins of C" would be a lot more honest. I also liked the commentary on theory and practice, which could have something to do with C and UNIX and the whole story.
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   by observer4 4y ago

   Thanks to whoever posted this. Thanks to the writer. It's a relief to find intelligence out there.
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   by observer4 4y ago

   "Love affair." It's clearly a joke. The blogger is a joker.
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   by observer4 4y ago

   Loved the simplicity of the writing.
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   by observer4 4y ago

   That's a very cool experiment. Congratulations for the initiative.
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   by observer4 4y ago

   I would have preferred a more explicit writing style.
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    by observer4 4y ago

    The article seems to oppose a mainstream view of pornography. Such mainstream opposition, properly done, as is the case in the article, is refreshing. I seem to learn more by reading nonmainstream views like that and somehow this very state
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    by observer4 4y ago

    Cool info. Thanks for the references.
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    by observer4 4y ago

    I think that's about taste. It so happens that I find simple writing more elegant as well. It feels to me that if I can't do it simply it means I don't master the subject enough --- indeed that's a theorem taking liter
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    by observer4 6y ago

    Nobody seems to have mentioned a book that appeared here 19 days ago. [Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son (1922)](( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23358380) ). It explains electricity without any technical jargon.