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by opticksversi 18y ago
we have an analogous situation here on HN. Karma ... People upmod because they agree, or because they think the post is interesting. This blends two quite different characteristics into one number. False analogy. Karma-score blending is a
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by opticksversi 18y ago
IQ is more a measure of a nations current economic development than something inherent in the population. If that were the case, what would explain the outliers -- high-IQ nations that are poor, and low-IQ nations that are rich?
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by opticksversi 18y ago
the inadequacy and bias of the IQ system in measuring and representing intelligence Why do you believe there is inadequacy and bias in mental ability testing (the IQ system, as you put it)? Have you read this Citation Classic on the subje
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by opticksversi 18y ago
I'm pretty sure their government has ... to do with the hyperinflation. Indeed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reform_in_Zimbabwe Land reform in Zimbabwe began after the signing of the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979 in an effort
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by opticksversi 18y ago
Racist shit To what, specifically, in his comment are you referring?
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by opticksversi 18y ago
Zimbabwe (British-relative) national IQ: 66 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_IQ#National_IQ_and_QHC...
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by opticksversi 18y ago
Please also see: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=426778
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by opticksversi 18y ago
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=427621
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by opticksversi 18y ago
http://www.gardenweasel.com/News/AUGUST2006Newsletter.pdf [PDF] In [Dean, of Segway fame] Kamen's opening statement he noted that some people might call him a "Patent Troll" since he now limits his activities to developing product ideas
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by opticksversi 18y ago
According to this... http://www.irefeurope.org/col_docs/doc_26_fr.pdf [pdf] ... any given nation would be nicer, with no income- (including capital-gains) or consumption- taxes. . if the tax rate tends towards zero percent, its influenc
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by opticksversi 18y ago
Cultural progress just allowed more people to: a) live longer up to their genetic maximum, b) be smarter up to their genetic maximum. How did you come to believe that there could be such a thing as a genetic maximum to phenotypic traits
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by opticksversi 18y ago
study and hard work [lead] to higher IQ as an adult. How did you come to that conclusion?
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by opticksversi 18y ago
We need to research VC's before we talk to them. Try researching your VC's by talking to the people who have been funded by them. . There is no NDA at this point. You are thinking of asking a VC to sign an NDA? . http://robertplattbell.b
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6.8% of TV households aren't ready for digital transition(businessweek.com)
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by opticksversi 18y ago
The meat: In the interests of making one tiny, tiny optimization in this all-too-complicated matter of time (And we haven’t even factored in general or special relativity yet!), I propose that we all adopt UTC immediately. Forget about day
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by opticksversi 18y ago
This one? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA No.
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by opticksversi 18y ago
From the article: one man found to be guilty of the crime, a 25 year old Ukrainian by the name of Maksym Yastremskiy, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Yastremskiy, who went by the name of Maksik, is thought to have sold hundreds o
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30 years for the TJ Maxx hacker (copied 40 million credit cards)(daniweb.com)
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by opticksversi 18y ago
From the article: An advent of a price rebound in both DRAM and NAND flash contract markets is finally unfolding, signifying that capacity cuts are proving to be the sole solution to reverse pricing, according to memory research firm inSpe
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DRAM and flash prices have bottomed, starting to skyrocket(digitimes.com)
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by opticksversi 18y ago
Something I have not seen pointed out yet (in articles and discussions over the preceding many years) is the fact that CAPTCHA tests are essentially Gestalt Completion tests. A Gestalt Completion test is a type of IQ test. As CAPTCHA tests
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by opticksversi 18y ago
Telenurse.com . Webnurse.com . Netnurse.com . Plentyofnurses.com http://news.google.com/news?q=aging+population+health
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by opticksversi 18y ago
These things would be great for romantic dates between shy people. Imagine: two telepresence robots, in a car at a drive-in movie -- or taking a long roll on a beach, or in a park.
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by opticksversi 18y ago
Thanks for the lead. http://www.nber.org/~rosenbla/econ110-04/lecture/stickywages... [pdf] Mr Bewley’s theory has some interesting implications. Pay cuts are more likely at firms whose demand for labour is price-sensitive, such as those
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by opticksversi 18y ago
What kind of corporate structure would let people decide to leave on their own, not have someone force them out? Why bother firing anyone when, instead, you can simply reduce their compensation?
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by opticksversi 18y ago
The harder it is to fire employees, the harder it is to find a job in the first place. Tenant-rights laws work the same way. The harder it is to evict tenants, the harder it is to get an apartment in the first place.
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by opticksversi 18y ago
[Everybody] is born with ... a right to NOT be coerced. I was born with a right to not be coerced by gravity? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity What entity is charged with enforcing my right to non-coersion-by-gravity?
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by opticksversi 18y ago
I remember talking to Danish friends on how ridiculously high the taxes were. Yes, I was amazed that you guys pay 180% tax on cars. http://www.skovgaard.org/europe/denmark.htm The Danes believe Denmark is the best country in the world,
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by opticksversi 18y ago
Food is pretty essential. Why don't you get the government to provide that too? Done. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_subsidy#United_Sta... The subsidy programs give farmers extra money for their crops, as well as guarantee a
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by opticksversi 18y ago
There is a link at the bottom of the news page labelled "FAQ". http://ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

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