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by pavelrub 12y ago
> What's the point on logically arguing from a position of faith anyway? Doesn't that defeat the point? What point is that? On the contrary - it is necessary for certain "beliefs" be exempt from doubt in order for any
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Basics of Space Flight(www2.jpl.nasa.gov)
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by pavelrub 12y ago
> it seems awfully unlikely that none of them have done so yet. Based on what? How did you estimate the probability of a random intelligent civilization sending detectable (from Earth) Von Nuemann probes into the universe? For a probabil
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The Trouble with Wilderness (1995)(williamcronon.net)
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by pavelrub 12y ago
The media uses the word "agent" to refer only to those who work in intelligence and defense agencies, so your explanation doesn't seem sufficient. And even if you are right - the word "agent" has a clear and differe
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by pavelrub 12y ago
The UN isn't a nation-state. The US obviously acts to promote its own interests, as it should. It doesn't purport to be an objective and an unbiased protector of human rights across the globe. The UNHRC does, and that's the w
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by pavelrub 12y ago
The underlying assumption of this entire post is that "economic, innovation and productivity performance" is the most important thing in the world. Yet this "belief" in itself is nothing but a product of the culture the
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by pavelrub 12y ago
Differential cryptanalysis was known to the NSA before IBM "discovered" it.
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by pavelrub 12y ago
Well in that case I guess it's ok to downvote all those "tiring" comments.
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by pavelrub 12y ago
Right. So that's why he was downvoted. And that's why every pro-Israeli comment in this discussion is being downvoted.
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by pavelrub 12y ago
Well in that case you shouldn't have any trouble providing written evidence of people who have accused Israel of spying on the US, and as a result had their reputation and careers destroyed, and where labeled as "antisemitic terro
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by pavelrub 12y ago
I don't see anything at all in your comment that doesn't contribute to the discussion. The fact that you are downvoted on HN for just for stating an uncommon opinion is disgusting and extremely disappointing.
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by pavelrub 12y ago
Please tell us exactly "how much" does Israel spy on America relative to other countries, based on what information, why is this "amazing", and provide some proof that "if you dare to say it publicly then your reput
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by pavelrub 12y ago
The only source of your claim that "Israel is the number-one allied country spying in America" is a single Newsweek article from 2014, citing anonymous sources. Yet you treat it as an absolute fact. I don't remember anybody d
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by pavelrub 12y ago
"Machine" is an abstract term, not limited to Turing machines. Somebody who is just learning about functions has no understanding of what "computable" means, nor why should something be "uncomputable" according
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by pavelrub 12y ago
Why is this "absolutely wrong"? This is a natural, useful and benign description of what a function is. It doesn't contradict the formal set-theoretic definition, which came long after mathematicians started talking about fun
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by pavelrub 12y ago
I started reading the draft chapters about a month ago - got to around chapter 6 before I became really busy with university exams. I haven't read the previous editions but I really liked this one. I'm looking forward to rereading
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by pavelrub 12y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mTbuzafcII
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by pavelrub 12y ago
It's usually the case that large cultures can be divided into subcultures (same with ethnic groups). The question isn't whether this is the case, but whether they form a larger culture with shared values and beliefs, and what thos
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by pavelrub 12y ago
> It seems incredibly unimaginative and frankly egotistic to think that you can make generalizations about overall Chinese culture Why? What does it mean "generalizations about overall Chinese culture"? Are you claiming that i
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by pavelrub 12y ago
I completely disagree, and I believe this is harmful advice. If you are poor, no amount of book reading will convince you that you do not need money. What will convince you is not being poor. Only then will you feel like you are able to giv
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by pavelrub 12y ago
I find it bizarre that the author finds the use of the Axiom of Choice troubling here, but he is apparently okay with the requirement that each prisoner memorizes an infinite amount of information, and will also be able to look and see infi
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Judging Jim Gant: Violence and legitimacy in Afghanistan(warontherocks.com)
2 points by pavelrub 12y ago|0 comments
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by pavelrub 12y ago
You are confused. What is considered beneficial to society is individual freedom, not fascism.
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by pavelrub 12y ago
> there's no credible reason to think we will need this particular trillion-dollar aircraft > A single ballistic-missile submarine is enough > the absurdity of a combat aircraft with a human pilot in 2014 I'm curious to k
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12 english words known by men but not by women (and vice versa)(zipf.ugent.be)
16 points by pavelrub 12y ago|10 comments
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by pavelrub 12y ago
You could have also said the same thing about "Buddhist monasteries in China" when they first appeared there 2000+ years ago, or about the "Buddhist monasteries in Tibet" when that happened. Same with Japan and even Sri
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by pavelrub 12y ago
One doesn't have to study Buddhism with "seriousness" in order to be considered a proper Buddhist. Buddhism differentiates between the Sangha - the monastic community that requires real devotion and study, and Upasaka - &quot
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by pavelrub 12y ago
And yet you are quoting the description of a study that concluded that closed laptops = better understanding of the lecture, regardless of whether the students find the teacher engaging or not. Your reply is a bit like saying "the solu
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by pavelrub 12y ago
The problem with your comment is that it can be said about any criticism of anything new, regardless of whether it is objectively good or bad. Not every way of communicating and experiencing the world is psychologically equivalent. If my ch

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