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1321.
by perfmode 13y ago
This is very clever. I love it.
1322.
by perfmode 13y ago
Does secrecy matter? There was a period in history where this claim was certainly true. Now, not so much. Information of this nature loses value when revealed. That private key holds value until it becomes public. Then, the wallet is plunde
1323.
by perfmode 13y ago
Possessing the launch codes is one thing. Positioning oneself such that it is possible to extract value is something else entirely. The difference is the private key gives the beholder power over the wallet at any time from anywhere in the
1324.
by perfmode 13y ago
link: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/09/the_doghouse_...
1325.
by perfmode 13y ago
Let's suppose you represent the coordinates as four 8-bit values: 37deg 54', -85deg 57'. Then these 32-bits provide the whereabouts of about $238 Billion dollars[1]. For this information to have a higher value-density, it mus
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Is this the most value-dense information on Earth?(blog.perfmode.com)
34 points by perfmode 13y ago|48 comments
1327.
by perfmode 13y ago
Using a GUI is a great way to get your feet wet. One challenge with git is simply getting an intuitive understanding of how parts of the system relate to each other. After some time in SourceTree, it is possible you'll start to appreci
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by perfmode 13y ago
"On the basis of observation, Wilbur concluded that birds changed the angle of the ends of their wings to make their bodies roll right or left.[30] The brothers decided this would also be a good way for a flying machine to turn—to &quo
1329.
by perfmode 13y ago
"Even though an amplifier and a computer are both made of transistors, they have almost nothing else in common. In the same way, a real brain and a three-row neural network are built with neurons, but have almost nothing else in common
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The disturbing fetishization of machine learning(blog.perfmode.com)
1 points by perfmode 13y ago|0 comments
1331.
by perfmode 13y ago
Advances in storage and compute have led to a disturbing fetishization of machine learning. While the modern Machine Learning Movement makes sense in a historical context and is a reasonable reaction to the disappointing returns from symbol
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by perfmode 13y ago
For those who find this new baffling: Uber operates in the following cities: 1 AMSTERDAM 2 ATLANTA 3 BALTIMORE 4 BERLIN 5 BOSTON 6 CHICAGO 7 DALLAS 8 DENVER 9 DETROIT 10 HAMPTONS 11 HONOLULU 12 INDIANAPOLIS 13 JOHANN
1333.
by perfmode 15y ago
When does this issue hit news stands?
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by perfmode 15y ago
Fundamental? Yes. Superficial? No.
1335.
by perfmode 15y ago
In the future, we will only concern ourselves with two versions: today's and yesterday's.
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by perfmode 15y ago
Many apps made these days make use of infinite scroll. Users are getting used to this style. If the purpose of the Skip All button is to compile a list of restaurants the user has not yet visited, and if this information is sufficiently use