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571.
by plg 11y ago
I use this form of brain-to-brain communication that involves using other parts of my body to make sounds that I assume other people can interpret using their ears, and map onto ideas. It takes a lot of training during childhood to get this
572.
by plg 11y ago
I guess ... but how "technical" do you have to be to know to resist typing in your password in a phishing scenario? We don't say one needs "technical" knowledge to resist giving out your SSN and bank PIN on the phon
573.
by plg 11y ago
I don't get the big idea though. If I trick you into giving me your house key, I can break in when you're not home and go through your drawers. Read your diary. Make phone calls from your house. So? This is news?
574.
Hackers Prove They Can ‘Pwn’ the Lives of Those Not Hyperconnected(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
3 points by plg 11y ago|4 comments
575.
by plg 11y ago
did they do their due diligence in preventing overfitting? I suppose I should read the paper and see for myself
576.
by plg 11y ago
can you install linux
577.
by plg 11y ago
tl;dr: assuming the null hypothesis is true (usually defined as no effect), discrepancies as large or larger than this result would be so rare that we should act as if the null hypothesis isn’t true and we won’t often be wrong
578.
The general public has no idea what “statistically significant” means(alexanderetz.com)
1 points by plg 11y ago|1 comments
579.
by plg 11y ago
price? what is the price? how come they don't have the price on the web page? is it secret? is it "if you have to ask ..."?
580.
Skinner-box rats trained to predict currency market movements(boingboing.net)
3 points by plg 11y ago|1 comments
581.
by plg 11y ago
also they don't have elite friends and family in high places one cannot underestimate the power of these social connections
582.
by plg 11y ago
So Tor? Tails?
583.
by plg 11y ago
Come on, EFF, please develop an ad blocker
584.
by plg 11y ago
Bigger, better, faster, more! Some men also are not so motivated by this either. I suppose it's slightly interesting that slightly more women than men say this. Maybe not though.
585.
Is Big Tech Too Powerful? Ask Google(nytimes.com)
2 points by plg 11y ago|0 comments
586.
by plg 11y ago
Laypeople don't argue using their "common sense" with engineers about whether bridge trusses ought to be larger or smaller. It's always been crazy to me that laypeople argue with scientists and physicians about things li
587.
Not Up for Debate: The Science Behind Vaccination(nytimes.com)
4 points by plg 11y ago|1 comments
588.
by plg 11y ago
"It felt at times as if the candidates were no longer living in a fact-based world." --Editorial Board
589.
by plg 11y ago
got 26/26 yes you are supposed to be able to tell even if you don't know the tunes my daughter who is 9 took the test, she said she only recognized about 50% of the tunes, yet she scored 100% although the test is likely skewed tow
590.
Sorry, Apple. Turns Out Designers Don’t Use iPads(wired.com)
2 points by plg 11y ago|0 comments
591.
by plg 11y ago
This assumes college is what determines salary after college... Sure it might have some effect but I bet other factors are also v important e.g. Parent's income, family wealth, social network, personality, life goals, etc. Also perpetu
592.
by plg 11y ago
I used to exercise regularly like this (not running but another sport) and recently I had to stop cold turkey for a variety of reasons. Boy do I feel better. I sleep better. My mood is better. I don't hurt all the time. I eat more mode
593.
Library Suspends Tor Node After DHS Intimidation(eff.org)
30 points by plg 11y ago|1 comments
594.
What Silk Road's Email Service Would Have Looked Like(motherboard.vice.com)
1 points by plg 11y ago|0 comments
595.
Jony Jive(jonyjive.com)
4 points by plg 11y ago|1 comments
596.
Web design is 95% typography(ia.net)
2 points by plg 11y ago|0 comments
597.
Laptop/desktop home/work/travel poll
1 points by plg 11y ago|0 comments
598.
by plg 11y ago
DW + DH + LT
599.
by plg 11y ago
DW + L(H/T) or DH + L(H/T)
600.
by plg 11y ago
L(W/H/T)

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