pervycreeper

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by pervycreeper 9y ago
see my other comment in this thread.
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by pervycreeper 9y ago
>There is a much better PDF LaTeX is not an aesthetic cure-all. The original, at least, has been subjected to the critical eye of a typesetter. There is no disputing taste, but I will anyway. If you're using an e-paper device, btw,
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
By omission. The account was not merely a critic. Critics aren't exactly hard to find!
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
If we define "troll" as anyone who posts inflammatory, bad faith, needlessly aggressive, insulting, false, or otherwise unproductive content, then the entire class of authors of the genre of news article decrying trolling and hara
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
The article writer's inability to grok Chiang's work is an amusing illustration of (among other things) the divide between Snow's "Two Cultures".
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
Can anyone suggest some recordings that illustrate the points being made in this review?
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
>I feel like I'm starting to sound like a shill in this thread... I don't work for MS, don't use Azure, and am generally considered an "Apple fan boy." Apple is no better on IP issues. Being a fan of theirs does
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
>this is the kind of thing that seeds fake news and forwards One could argue that careless readers are "that kind of thing", more so than anything else.
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
>This strongly suggests Do you mean that that single example constitutes strong evidence of your claim, or merely that it seems to support an opinion which is strongly held?
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
Why can't both those goals be combined?
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
I think it boils down to the culture of those kinds of sites, which reportedly encourage an elitist secret club type of mindset over one which encourages preservation or dissemination of information.
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
A chance to once again demonstrate the truth of the great man theory of history. May they be favored by fortune.
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
I don't understand the point of this, aside from the hipster factor.
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
Pocket lacks the very useful send-to-kindle feature in Instapaper. Instapaper frequently fails to send images properly in their kindle digests, but it's still better than nothing (the key feature IMO). On the other hand, the Instapaper
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
Why would they be?
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
You think that no attendees of 'women in business' networking events hold any kind of power?
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
That's certainly the most common rationalization that's given for the disparity, but even if accepted as valid, the criterion of being an "avenue for social advancement" is difficult to apply to one, but not the other. W
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
That's a consequence of their increased empirical longevity.
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
Those may seem like mere words in the short term, but there is an implicit threat that comes along with those labels. Following such a branding, people have been subject to physical violence, career destruction, vandalism of their property,
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
What component is failing in order to cause that iphone's screen to fade out in that way?
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
It uses SLC flash for longevity, is smaller and lower-profile, and can easily be attached to other boards.
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
He could embarrass Apple by releasing the app on Android.
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
Also, his name is James Duane, and the book's title is "You Have the Right to Remain Innocent", in case anyone is interested.
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
How does the number of ratings on IMDB relate to profitability exactly?
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
I think your second explanation goes a long way to explaining the whole San Bernadino iPhone 5c dog-and-pony-show that Apple put on early this year.
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
My guess would be that it self-regulates in some way.
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
> noise-canceling headphones, they do not produce a constant pressure on your eardrums, which has been suggested to cause hearing loss and certainly plays a role in listening fatigue. Are you saying that the feeling of pressure will stre
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
It could be related to increased moderator diligence in culling Apple threads today. Previously, the front page would become clogged the days new models were announced. # of upvotes on single threads is not particularly useful absent more c
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
>I think the title's a bit clickbait In this case, the article's content is far more interesting than the title suggests, contrary to the usual pattern.
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by pervycreeper 10y ago
>"das Mann" that's a bit of jargon from a different German philosopher (Heidegger). IMO, that sentence is trying to smear Theil as a Nazi, since Heidegger was one and some of Nietzsche's concepts were reappropriated b

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